Pathfinder International’s project, (Re)Solve, focuses on identifying, implementing and evaluating innovative approaches to address reasons for non-use of modern contraception among women who do not want to be pregnant. The project partners with ideas42, Camber Collective, and International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to generate innovative solutions to resolve behavioral barriers and develop women’s resolve to use contraceptives to avoid unintended pregnancy. Pathfinder provides technical leadership, strong partnership management, and effective communications between country programs and key stakeholders, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We are implementing this project in three diverse country contexts— Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia. The consortium’s strategy considers the drivers of behavior in the context of current interventions. We seek to change behavior by creating a space to question interventions and develop new thinking around how existing projects can better adapt activities to the populations, behaviors, and contexts we wish to affect, and how we can integrate disruptive solutions to transform how women and their partners make FP decisions.
Position Purpose
The Project Director is responsible for responsible for ensuring quality and timely implementation of all project phases and activities across the three countries, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia and monitoring project progress across the countries and partners. H/she is also responsible for coordinating all international and country-to-country technical assistance and inputs at strategic planned touchpoints, ensuring the quality and integrity of the solution development process. The Project Director will coordinate with Pathfinder International’s in-country and Headquarters staff to conceptualize and plan workplans, diversify funding resources, manage and oversee the overall program and build on country and international best practices. The Project Director also provides strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the administrative, programmatic, technical, financial, and operational aspects for Pathfinder International. S/he ensures that program objectives are met and all activities are responsive to the needs of the host country.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary representative of Pathfinder International on all matters related to the project. Meet regularly with donor foundation, partners, local government agencies, and other key stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges.
- Ensure that the project activities are supported and implemented to achieve project milestones and contractual obligations.
- Directs the successful programmatic, technical, and financial implementation of the project including the timely completion of high quality reports, work plans, performance objectives and other mandated deliverables.
- Work with the Technical Director, (Re)solve and other Headquarters Financial, Technical, and Program Operations staff by providing accurate and timely reporting and updates on the Program progress and difficulties.
- Supervise Country-level Project Officers and assign roles and responsibilities, manage performance, and monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
- Coordinate all international and country-to-country technical assistance and inputs at strategic planned touchpoints, ensuring the quality and integrity of the solution development process across the three countries.
- Implement administrative and financial operations of the Project, ensuring compliance with ethical standards, corporate philosophy, local laws, and Pathfinder International’s policy and contract provisions.
- Promote Pathfinder International by attending meetings, delivering presentations, and cultivating positive, productive relationships with donors, partners, the Ministry of Health, and other governmental agencies.
- Develop management policies and procedures to ensure efficiency and quality, and that all resources are in place, adhered to, and in compliance with local laws, donor rules, and regulations.
- Supervise four full-time country staff on the project.
Basic Requirements
- Proven track record for achieving expected results on donor-funded projects in developing countries. Demonstrated experience in successfully fulfilling performance objectives, including the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities.
- Advanced degree in public health or related field.
- 10 years’ experience working in developing countries in the health sector and successfully managing a high-paced multi-disciplinary team to achieve development results.
- 5 years’ experience in managing donor-funded projects from design to implementation to completion in developing countries.
- Solid understanding of family planning, including High Impact Practices, existing barriers to accessing services, and knowledge of modern family planning methods, including long acting reversible contracpetion.
- Previous family planning program experience in Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Burkina Faso preferable.
- Demonstrated ability to perform at a senior policy level, demonstrated by previous experience in leading the development and implementation of international health sector development programs.
- Experienced in partner management, complex team supervision, and achieving results on program commitments.
- As demonstrated by experience, ability to liaise with senior officials, partners and donor officials. Demonstrated ability to lead and guide team in the timely completion of all required reporting and performance deliverables under a multi-million USD contract.
- Demonstrated ability to manage, motivate, mentor and direct staff while creating a positive team environment.
- Ability to present results and products to donor and other key stakeholders.
- Fluency in written and spoken English. French fluency is desired.
- Position requires up to 35% in-county travel depending upon project needs.
- Occasional travel to the US Headquarters may be required
- Position requires in-county travel as needed to achieve program objectives.
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- Job City Ethiopia, Burkina Faso
0 USD Ethiopia, Burkina Faso CF 3201 Abc road Full Time ,
40 hours per week Pathfinder InternationalPathfinder International’s project, (Re)Solve, focuses on identifying, implementing and evaluating innovative approaches to address reasons for non-use of modern contraception among women who do not want to be pregnant. The project partners with ideas42, Camber Collective, and International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to generate innovative solutions to resolve behavioral barriers and develop women's resolve to use contraceptives to avoid unintended pregnancy. Pathfinder provides technical leadership, strong partnership management, and effective communications between country programs and key stakeholders, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We are implementing this project in three diverse country contexts— Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia. The consortium’s strategy considers the drivers of behavior in the context of current interventions. We seek to change behavior by creating a space to question interventions and develop new thinking around how existing projects can better adapt activities to the populations, behaviors, and contexts we wish to affect, and how we can integrate disruptive solutions to transform how women and their partners make FP decisions.
Position Purpose
The Project Director is responsible for responsible for ensuring quality and timely implementation of all project phases and activities across the three countries, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia and monitoring project progress across the countries and partners. H/she is also responsible for coordinating all international and country-to-country technical assistance and inputs at strategic planned touchpoints, ensuring the quality and integrity of the solution development process. The Project Director will coordinate with Pathfinder International’s in-country and Headquarters staff to conceptualize and plan workplans, diversify funding resources, manage and oversee the overall program and build on country and international best practices. The Project Director also provides strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the administrative, programmatic, technical, financial, and operational aspects for Pathfinder International. S/he ensures that program objectives are met and all activities are responsive to the needs of the host country.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary representative of Pathfinder International on all matters related to the project. Meet regularly with donor foundation, partners, local government agencies, and other key stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges.
- Ensure that the project activities are supported and implemented to achieve project milestones and contractual obligations.
- Directs the successful programmatic, technical, and financial implementation of the project including the timely completion of high quality reports, work plans, performance objectives and other mandated deliverables.
- Work with the Technical Director, (Re)solve and other Headquarters Financial, Technical, and Program Operations staff by providing accurate and timely reporting and updates on the Program progress and difficulties.
- Supervise Country-level Project Officers and assign roles and responsibilities, manage performance, and monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
- Coordinate all international and country-to-country technical assistance and inputs at strategic planned touchpoints, ensuring the quality and integrity of the solution development process across the three countries.
- Implement administrative and financial operations of the Project, ensuring compliance with ethical standards, corporate philosophy, local laws, and Pathfinder International’s policy and contract provisions.
- Promote Pathfinder International by attending meetings, delivering presentations, and cultivating positive, productive relationships with donors, partners, the Ministry of Health, and other governmental agencies.
- Develop management policies and procedures to ensure efficiency and quality, and that all resources are in place, adhered to, and in compliance with local laws, donor rules, and regulations.
- Supervise four full-time country staff on the project.
Basic Requirements
- Proven track record for achieving expected results on donor-funded projects in developing countries. Demonstrated experience in successfully fulfilling performance objectives, including the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities.
- Advanced degree in public health or related field.
- 10 years’ experience working in developing countries in the health sector and successfully managing a high-paced multi-disciplinary team to achieve development results.
- 5 years’ experience in managing donor-funded projects from design to implementation to completion in developing countries.
- Solid understanding of family planning, including High Impact Practices, existing barriers to accessing services, and knowledge of modern family planning methods, including long acting reversible contracpetion.
- Previous family planning program experience in Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Burkina Faso preferable.
- Demonstrated ability to perform at a senior policy level, demonstrated by previous experience in leading the development and implementation of international health sector development programs.
- Experienced in partner management, complex team supervision, and achieving results on program commitments.
- As demonstrated by experience, ability to liaise with senior officials, partners and donor officials. Demonstrated ability to lead and guide team in the timely completion of all required reporting and performance deliverables under a multi-million USD contract.
- Demonstrated ability to manage, motivate, mentor and direct staff while creating a positive team environment.
- Ability to present results and products to donor and other key stakeholders.
- Fluency in written and spoken English. French fluency is desired.
- Position requires up to 35% in-county travel depending upon project needs.
- Occasional travel to the US Headquarters may be required
- Position requires in-county travel as needed to achieve program objectives.
