Location:

Ivory Coast
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

FULL_TIME
Posted:

3 months ago
Category:

Healthcare, Management and Strategy
Deadline:

18/07/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DETAILS:

Pact Chief of Party – Primary and Community Health Ivory Coast Pact Jobs 2024

Pact looking for “Chief of Party – Primary and Community Health”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 18-Jul-24.

The Pact has published a job vacancy announcement on 03/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Chief of Party – Primary and Community Health to be based in , Ivory Coast. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: Pact

Job Title: Chief of Party – Primary and Community Health

Duty Station: , Ivory Coast

Country: Ivory Coast

Application Deadline: 18-Jul-24

Responsibilities:

Ensure high-quality, results-oriented technical programming through hands-on guidance and support grounded in the project’s strategic objectives and approved annual workplans.
Ensure that the project meets stated goals, outcomes, benchmarks, and reporting requirements., and in alignment with national strategies and policies for primary and community health care.
Serve as the primary liaison with the USAID Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) on project technical, management, and performance matters.
Ensure compliance with USAID rules/regulations and Pact processes.
Supervise the Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director, Senior Finance Manager, Senior MERL Manager, and others as needed.
Lead coordination among USAID and key stakeholders, including partners, government stakeholders, civil society, and other USAID projects.
Promote the use of recognized evidence-based tools and promising innovations in the delivery of integrated health services and strengthening the capacity of facility- and community-based service providers.
Manage and coordinate the implementation of activities across project partners, ensuring successful integration of activities.
Liaise closely with the Pact Africa Regional Director and Finance team, and Pact’s DC team to ensure that all project activities are compliant with USG rules and regulations, as well as consistent with Pact’s policies, procedures and best practices.
Oversee project planning (i.e., development of work plans and project budget), monitoring and reporting (i.e., review and approve periodic budgets, technical, and financial reports) in accordance with the highest standards and award requirements.
Oversee project budget and work in close coordination with Activity and Pact DC finance leadership to meet expected results, ensuring cost-effective use of donor and Pact resources.
Manage a team of flexible and adaptive employees and oversee evidence-based adjustments in programming to achieve greater impact.
Oversee project staff in helping partners establish reporting and tracking systems to provide key information in an efficient and timely manner.
Ensure the program meets programmatic and financial targets and makes accurate projections.
Represent the project at conferences, working groups, and meetings to support USAID and Pact’s thought leadership in primary and community health care.
Ensure that Pact’s operations in Cote d’Ivoire are compliant with national laws and regulations, and that Pact’s good reputation is maintained.
Champion and disseminate Pact’s values and strategic priorities to other staff.

Requirements:

Master’s degree with eleven (11) years’ work experience or bachelor’s degree with at least (13+) years’ work experience. Graduate degree in public health or relevant field strongly preferred.
At least six (6+) years management experience, preferably as a COP or in a comparable managerial position on donor-funded health projects, preferably for USAID programs.
At least ten (10) years of experience in the successful implementation of international development activities, with demonstrable experience in primary and community health, health systems, and health policy.
Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to perform and collaborate in complex and politically sensitive project environments.
Experience working on and leading teams for USAID contracts and/or cooperative agreements.
Knowledge of USAID rules, regulations and policies.
Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
Demonstrated track record of successfully building and effectively managing a diverse team of employees and partners with conflict sensitivity.
Demonstrated ability to work in complex environments, and work with and between different stakeholders, including local organizations, government institutions, private sector entities, and US Government agencies.
Demonstrated skills in problem solving and consensus building.
Fluency in English and French (oral, writing, and reading).
Experience with national health policy development and implementation.
Ability to travel within Cote d’Ivoire and occasionally internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience managing highly adaptive programs, as well as applying systems-driven approaches and/or thinking and working politically (TWP) principles.
Knowledge of the political, social, and economic context of Cote d’Ivoire.
Broad understanding of primary and community health, health systems, and health policy and practice in Cote d’Ivoire.
Preference for individuals with experience leading integrated maternal, newborn and child health and malaria projects.
Cote d’Ivoire nationals, especially women, are strongly encouraged to apply.