Deputy Chief of Party, Progarms, Ethiopia

PSI seeks experienced candidates for the position of Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)- Progarms. This position is for a proposed $50Million MARPS-targeted Mulu HIV Combination Prevention project. PSI/Ethiopia is a fast growing dynamic country platform with targeted programming in HIV prevention, HIV care and support, and child survival. The DCOP-Programs will be responsible for maximizing the impact of PSI/Ethiopia's health programs through high quality, evidence-based marketing, service delivery, and communications program design, implementation and evaluation. As Deputy Chief of Party, this position will coordinate program implementation under the proposed Mulu Prevention project, ensuring high quality, coordinated implementation by PSI and all subaward partners, according to national and regional priorities. The position is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and reports to the Country Representative.

*This position is contingent upon funding.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate project partners to ensure high quality, evidence-based program design, implementation, and evaluation according to the project cooperative agreement, technical deliverables and workplans. (Coordinate program implementation).


• Directly manage program design and implementation, maximizing DALY impact, and setting and achieving SMART annual performance objectives. (Impact)


• Ensure consistent use of evidence for program design and decision-making, including evidence-based logframes, logframe-based research briefs, and research/evidence-based DELTA marketing planning and program evaluation. (Evidence-based programming)


• Enforce program technical compliance with local and international guidelines, standards and best practices. (Technical quality and compliance)


• With the Deputy Chief of Party - Operations strengthen links between Program, Research, Communications and Support departments, building cross-functional institutional capacity and ensuring program cost effectiveness and compliance. (Cross-functional capacity building)


• Lead consistent programmatic involvement in research, from brief through dissemination and publication. (Program driven research)


• Lead technical capacity building of subaward partners and of PSI/Ethiopia program staff. (Capacity building)


• Manage Programs Unit staff performance including SMART MBO development, routine feedback, regular supportive supervision, performance appraisals and capacity building. (Performance management)


• Contribute to platform systems and procedures development, improvement and dissemination, ensuring continuous technical and cost improvements. Where possible, transfer strong systems and procedures to subaward partners. (Systems and procedures)


• Lead internal and external program planning and reporting, including joint annual workplanning with subaward partners, implementing partners, donors, and the Government of Ethiopia. (Workplanning and Reporting)


• Represent PSI and Mulu Prevention in technical, programmatic, and coordination meetings with the Government, Donors and Partners. (Representation)


• Contribute to development and implementation of platform strategic plan, participate actively in the platform Senior Management Team, and act as the platform Country Representative when required. (Strategic Leadership)


• Perform any other responsibilities as requested by the Country Representative

Experience:

• Masters degree in relevant field (MBA, MSW, MPH).


• Minimum of 8 years of experience in HIV/AIDS program management, including demonstrated staff management experience


• Broad technical knowledge of and demonstrated experience in evidence-based BCC, community-based programming, and/or combined HIV prevention, ideally in Ethiopia or another country with a mixed epidemic


• Demonstrated experience implementing US Government Agreements and/or Contracts for an INGO


• Technical familiarity with international health, development issues and the international donor community


• Experience in successful program design and technical/cost proposal development, particularly in seeking funds outside of formal donor solicitations


• Ability to work effectively in partnership with a variety of audiences and organizations, including senior government, donor, and implementing partners


• Fluency in spoken and written English and comfort with public speaking; Fluency in Amharic highly desirable


• Knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office


• Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills preferred

Additionally, the successful candidate will have: cross-cultural sensitivity; a capacity building approach to day-to-day work; creativity; ability to work efficiently and quickly under pressure; strong negotiation skills; and the interest to work on a team in a complex political environment. Preference will be given to candidates with relevant working knowledge of the public health sector in Ethiopia.

Deputy Chief of Party, Progarms, Ethiopia