Uganda: Chief of Party, Uganda Family Planning*

December 11, 2105
Job title: Chief of Party (Family Planning Project Uganda)
Based in Location: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to the title: Executive Director of PACE
Who we are
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. For more information, please visit www.psi.org
Join us!
PSI seeks qualified, dynamic candidates for the position of Chief of Party for Uganda. The COP will be responsible for ensuring successful implementation of an anticipated Family Planning Project in Uganda. The candidate will provide leadership and strategic guidance to this project and will have technical, managerial, and interpersonal skills and experience. Experience in effectively interacting with the host country agencies, including the private sector, central and local government, development partners, civil society is essential. This full-time position is based in Kampala, Uganda and reports to the Executive Director of PACE.
* This position is contingent on funding.
Sound like you? Read on.
Your contribution
Duties include but not limited to:

• Oversee 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.


• Develop 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.


• Assist in 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.


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  What are we looking for?

  
  


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  Master’s degree in Public Health or related field from an accredited University.

  
  


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  S/he must have at least 7 years of project management experience of public health projects in Sub-Saharan Africa; preference given to candidates with Uganda-specific experience.

  
  


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  S/he must have at least 5 years in a senior level management position as well as Chief of Party or equivalent.

  
  


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  Demonstrated experience leading large, donor-supported programs in strategic planning, financial management and performance monitoring are essential.

  
  


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

  
  


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  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.


• 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


• Experience in running large-scale FP programs in developing countries


• A strong reproductive health background is essential.


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  S/he must be fluent in English and must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
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  Exempt

  
  


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  Level 5
  APPLY ONLINE at http://www.psi.org.

  
  

Population Services International is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability status.
What are we looking for?

• Master’s degree in Public Health or related field from an accredited University.


• S/he must have at least 7 years of project management experience of public health projects in Sub-Saharan Africa; preference given to candidates with Uganda-specific experience.


• S/he must have at least 5 years in a senior level management position as well as Chief of Party or equivalent.


• Demonstrated 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


• 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.


• 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


• Experience in running large-scale FP programs in developing countries


• A strong reproductive health background is essential.


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  S/he must be fluent in English and must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
  STATUS

  
  


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  Exempt

  
  


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  Level 5
  APPLY ONLINE at http://www.psi.org.

  
  

Population Services International is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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