PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity.
Chief of Party
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and technical vision to project staff and consortium members. Act as primary liaison with USAID and other stakeholders in Kenya.
- Provide administrative, programmatic, and managerial oversight to implementation of the contract; coordinate effective implementation of program activities, including development of work plans and facilitate their timely implementation; develop annual program implementation budgets and monitor budget expenditures; manage and supervise local staff including technical experts and program partners.
- Ensure compliance with project terms and conditions, USAID policies and regulations.
- Model and promote best practices among all staff and in particular with Deputy Chief of Party.
- Recruit and supervise staff to meet evolving program demands; provide technical assistance, mentoring and skills building to local staff and key local counterparts.
- Make programmatic decisions and trouble‐shoot implementation challenges; oversee program data quality compliance, including developing data tracking systems and monitoring records to ensure program meets USAID audit standards; approve local financial transactions and manage and authorize expenditures from local bank accounts; supervise and approve all aspects of project procurement and logistics, including office infrastructure and vehicles; sub grant development, including compliance with programmatic objectives and PATH/USAID financial and administrative regulations.
- Submit timely program reports to USAID and PATH Headquarters on a quarterly, semi‐annual and annual basis; disseminate program success stories and share information.
- Serve as a spokesperson and advocate, represent the project to USAID, donors, cooperating agencies, and others.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the PATH policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Management And Supervision
- Provide technical support and oversight to all employees and consultants/contractors working on the above.
- Coordinate with other senior program managers on strategic project management.
- Identify learning needs and coordinate learning sessions for program staff.
- Conduct staff appraisals as appropriate.
Required Skills
Required Experience
- A Master’s Degree or higher in public health, social sciences, business administration, or equivalent field.
- A minimum of seven years’ experience as senior staff in HIV/AIDS health projects.
- A minimum of seven years’ experience managing complex public health programs, including program, financial, and administration management; award contract compliance; sub-award management; and performance and cost tracking.
- A minimum of five years’ international experience in developing, managing, overseeing, and evaluating complex public health programs.
- Ability to provide strategic vision for PATH HIV/AIDS health program.
- Experience interacting with donor agencies including central and local government, development partners, and civil society and community‐based organizations.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in working collaboratively with other donors, host country institutions, and international organizations.
- Excellent managerial, organizational, analytical and result‐oriented skills.
- Oral and written fluency in English required.
- Knowledge of labor laws.
- Ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines.
- High standards of integrity.
Must have legal authorization to work in Kenya
More Information
- Job City Nairobi
