Project Director, INTEGRATE – Washington DC

negotiable / YEAR Expired 4 weeks ago
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Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidencebased, datadriven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.

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ProgramsPact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industrywide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of crossfunctional, multidisciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pact’s impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.

Position Overview

Pact seeks candidates for Project Director of USAID’s upcoming $750M+ Integrating HIV Services into Primary Healthcare (INTEGRATopportunity. The goal of INTEGRATE is to contribute to sustaining the gains in the HIV response and enabling pandemic preparedness and resilience in the face of other external threats by integrating current health investments for HIV prevention, care, and treatment services into existing country health systems and primary health care (PHplatforms, in alignment with country priorities.

The Project Director will lead a consortium of organizations working together to deliver on this goal through actions at the global level, as well as at the national and subnational levels, as required by USAID. They will provide technical leadership, strategic direction and planning, and operational oversight for overall implementation of the INTEGRATE mechanism and serve as the primary liaison with USAID, project partners, and relevant project stakeholders. The Project Director will be responsible for all aspects of program and consortium management and will ensure clear, effective communication with a diverse range of stakeholders. They will have primary responsibility for achieving and executing the project’s vision and strategy, managing relationships with key partners to maximize synergy and collaboration, and ensuring that all performance milestones and contractual requirements are met on time and within budget, while upholding the highest standards of technical excellence and program execution.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Set the overall technical direction of the project and lead the global project team to ensure alignment between project activities and strategy and to achieve high quality programming and achieve project results.
  • Serve as the project’s primary liaison with USAID as well as senior counterparts in partner organizations, host country governments, and multilateral agencies, and other key stakeholders.
  • Provide regular written and oral program progress updates to USAID and other key stakeholders as required and requested.
  • Oversee project planning (e.g., development of work plans and operating budgeas well as internal and external reporting.
  • Oversee and ensure effective project implementation across all project/country buyins.
  • Provide strategic oversight to delivery of highquality technical assistance to local implementing partners; lead monitoring visits to assess progress and ensure high performance of local partners.
  • In collaboration with project team and partners, oversee effective reporting and tracking systems for timely and efficient delivery of key information.
  • Facilitate and manage relationships and collaborative ventures with private sector partners.
  • Manage the project budget to meet expected results and ensure effective, efficient, and transparent use of donor and Pact resources.
  • Represent the project at national and international forums and events and ensure close coordination with relevant global, regional, and national initiatives.
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures, including completing all compliance training topics by the deadline to satisfy each and receiving the corresponding acknowledgment statement that the training has been completed.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements

  • Master’s degree with at least (12+) years of work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor’s and 14 years of experience.
  • At least ten years of experience leading large, complex projects in developing or transitional countries related to HIV, health systems strengthening, primary health care, integrated health services, or similar, including prior Chief of Party, Team Leader, or Technical Director experience.
  • Experience working in one or more PEPFAR priority countries, with a demonstrated ability to build productive relationships with government and nongovernment actors working in HIV, infectious disease control, primary health care access and quality, and/or other health areas
  • Expert familiarity with PEPFAR and USAID policies, priorities, systems, and rules and regulations
  • Advanced degree in a relevant field, such as public health, medicine, nursing, or international development.
  • Proven project management, leadership, change/transformation management, and technical skills.
  • Eligibility to work in the US is required.
  • Professionallevel English language skills (written and ora.
  • Ability to travel internationally multiple times per year, including on short notice.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated track record of successfully building and effectively managing diverse teams of employees.
  • Demonstrated effective interpersonal and creative problemsolving skills.
  • Demonstrated ethical management practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with governments and civil society partners.
  • Experience leading multicountry programs based on buyins from different USAID missions and bureaus.

Washington DC, United States
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