Chief of Party Career Placement - Population Services International (PSI)

Organization: Population Services International (PSI)

Project

Name: Family Planning

Project Uganda

Duty

Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports

to: Executive Director

of PACE

Population Services International (PSI)

is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization, with a mission

to measurably improve the health of poor and vulnerable people in the

developing world by influencing their behavior, principally through social

marketing of family planning and health products and services, and health

communications. PSI has programs in more than 60 countries and works in malaria,

HIV, reproductive health, child survival, and tuberculosis. PSI’s core values

are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained

improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on

measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an

aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local

level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve.

Job

Summary: The Chief of

Party will be responsible for ensuring successful implementation of an

anticipated Family Planning Project in Uganda. The COP will provide overall leadership

and strategic guidance to this project and will have technical, managerial, and

interpersonal skills and experience.

Key

Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
Manage

all donor requirements for program implementation, including effective

utilization of the budgets and ensure project deliverables are achieved.

·        
Develop

and manage a team that includes Program Managers/Officers and Technical

Advisors in different areas of expertise, ensuring they get the support needed

for maintaining high quality implementation of the project, as well as meeting

deliverables and building capacity as required.

·        
Build

and maintain strong relations with key stakeholders including government,

particularly the Health Sector, donors, and partners, coordinating regularly

with them on project updates and results and attending relevant technical

working groups and conferences as required.

·        
Manage

a strong and positive relationship with the implementing partners in the

consortium and ensure accurate reporting, both programmatic and financial.

·        
Render

support in the design, implementation and oversight of research and evaluation

activities, working closely with research and marketing departments to assure

research is driving an ‘evidence to action’ approach to social marketing

activities

·        
Ensure

project implementation follows all USAID grant terms and conditions

·        
Ensure

project reports submitted to donors and other stakeholders are accurate, complete

and on time.

·        
Ensure

the effective use and coordination of donor resources and the compliance of the

financial systems and controls with relevant donor standards.

Qualifications,

Skills and Experience: 

·        
The

applicant should preferably hold a Master’s degree in Public Health or related

field from an accredited University.

·        
At

least seven years of project management experience of public health projects in

Sub-Saharan Africa; preference given to candidates with Uganda-specific

experience.

·        
Five

years’ experience in a senior level management position as well as Chief of

Party or equivalent.

·        
Prior

experience in effectively interacting with the host country agencies, including

the private sector, central and local government, development partners, civil

society is essential.

·        
Prior

exposure and experience leading large, donor-supported programs in strategic

planning, financial management and performance monitoring are essential.

·        
Demonstrated

and recent (within last 5 years) experience implementing USG-funded grants

·        
Previous

experience in social franchising, social marketing as well as behavioral change

communications experience.

·        
The

successful candidate will be creative, innovative, and strategic thinker, and

will have: excellent communication, analytical, organizational, interpersonal

and cross-cultural skills and proven ability to produce results.

·        
Demonstrated

ability to represent PSI/PACE and negotiate at the highest levels of

government, donors and partner organizations.

·        
Proven

record of working with large and diverse teams.

·        
Ability

to perform internal control functions to manage day to day operations of the

project

·        
Previous

eExperience in running large-scale FP programs in developing countries

·        
A

strong reproductive health background is essential.

·        
S/he

must be fluent in English and must possess excellent oral and written

communication skills.

All suitably qualified candidates who

wish to join Population Services International in the aforementioned capacity

should apply online at the web link below.