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Chief of Party

Position Reports To: Country Director

Position Supervised: Technical Director and Team Leads, MEL Director, Finance and Admin Director

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Overview:

The Chief of Party is responsible for driving project vision, leadership and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial results and integrity of the project. The Chief of Party will have the overall responsibility for leadership and management, as well as reporting of project activities. S/he will serve as the project’s main point of contact with USAID on routine and strategic matters S/he will be responsible for making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and project quality and integrity. S/he will also ensure effective organizational management and communication with all levels of the host country government and international agencies. This position is contingent award by the donor.

Responsibilities:

Leadership and Strategic Direction

= Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of the project and achieve rapid and sustained goals, objectives and targets

= Provide leadership to ensure the project implements technically sound, evidence-based, sustainable interventions that respond to the needs of Tanzania, its people and donors

= Serve as point of contact for USAID on strategic and routine matters and project representative at meetings and other forums

= Work closely with the project’s senior management and home office staff to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation, with finance staff to develop and track project budgets, and with monitoring and evaluation staff to develop frameworks and effectively track results

= Ensure compliance with the terms of the contract and USAID operational policies and regulations

Stakeholder Engagement

= Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Government of Tanzania, other donor agencies, implementing partners, private sector partners and other key stakeholders in Tanzania to maximize resources and avoid duplication of effort

= Represent the project’s progress, achievements and lessons learned to donors, other key stakeholders, and through meetings, conferences, and presentations

Develop Project Deliverables

= Oversee the delivery of Technical Assistance in line with annual work planning, in close collaboration with Government of Tanzania’s MOHCDGEC, PO-RALG, Government of Zanzibar’s MOH, USAID, other implementing partners, and project team

= Lead development, implementation and monitoring of project’s Sustainability Plan closely aligned with One Plan IV**

= Oversee the quality, preparation, and timely submission of project reports to donor**

= Write and/or review project materials and publications

Management and Capacity Building

= Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results

= Collaborate with project team to build capacity within reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition

Required Qualifications:

= Advanced degree (Masters-minimum) in public health, health administration, international health or a related field; MD, RN, PhD preferred
= Previous experience serving as Chief of Party or Deputy on U.S. government contract
= 10+ years’ experience successfully managing large, multi-partner, multi-year international health sector development projects (approximately $10M per year) that have implemented successful activities in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition
= At least five (5) years’ work experience in senior management positon in an international donor funded organization.
= Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing project systems and overseeing project start-up and close-out
= Demonstrated experience managing multiple sub-partners and institutional capacity development, including working effectively with diverse range of counterparts
= Demonstrated experience reviewing financial reporting on contracts to USAID and resource management for program results
= Previous experience working in Tanzania (especially in Geita, Simiyu, Mwanza, Mara, Shinyanga, Manyara, Katavi, Dodoma, Tabora, Tanga, Dar es Salaam), with intimate understanding of local health system and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition gaps and opportunities, and solid relationships at government agencies.
= Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needs
= Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with U.S. government, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector
= In-depth knowledge of USAID projects, regulations, compliance and reporting requirements for contracts
= Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skills
= Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts
= Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
= Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
= Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects and technical staff
= Proficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office
= Ability to travel nationally and internationally 30%

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Responding to the Changing Needs of Women and Families Worldwide

Since its founding in 1974, Jhpiego has been innovating to save the lives of women and families worldwide. From the first day, Jhpiego has been asking the question: How can we make lifesaving services available and accessible to the people who need them—all over the world?

Dr. Theodore M. King, an early innovator and champion for women’s health, was the moving force behind the founding of Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University. In the early 1970s, King recognized the need to make physicians, nurses and administrators from developing countries aware of reproductive health breakthroughs, such as laparoscopy (a procedure used to inspect internal reproductive organs for infertility or to provide contraception by closing off the fallopian tubes) and modern contraceptives. Originally known as the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, the organization was funded through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Under King’s leadership, as a founder, trustee and later president of Jhpiego for 14 years, the organization conducted a steady stream of programs throughout the developing world.

How Did We Get from There to Here?

Early on, Jhpiego established itself as a leader in reproductive health training. Beginning in 1974, Jhpiego held training sessions on family planning/reproductive health for doctors and nurses in the USA In 1979, Jhpiego started its first in-country training programs in Tunisia, Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, Thailand and the Philippines. From 1987 through 2004, Jhpiego conducted three global Training in Reproductive Health Projects, funded by USAID. Beginning in 1993, Jhpiego published learning materials on long-acting family planning methods.

Over the years—to respond more effectively to the needs of individual countries—Jhpiego became increasingly field-based and established its first field office in Kenya in 1993. Today, Jhpiego has field offices in more than 30 countries worldwide. Similarly, Jhpiego’s programming areas have expanded to meet changing needs in the field. In addition to family planning and reproductive health, Jhpiego now has expertise in maternal and child health, infection prevention and control, HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases.

Jhpiego’s work has also expanded to address reproductive health policy and guidelines and to support health systems strengthening. For example, in 1996 in Brazil, Jhpiego launched a performance and quality improvement approach, now known as Standards-Based Management and Recognition (SBM-R), which has since been implemented in 30 countries. SBM-R empowers health workers and facilities to improve the performance and quality of their services by providing them with the tools and methods they need to make decisions, solve problems and innovate at the local level.

Innovations in Training Methods and Technologies

In 1986, Jhpiego pioneered a competency-based training (CBT) approach that emphasizes learning by doing. CBT focuses on how the participant performs and promotes the trainer’s ability to encourage learning. Jhpiego also introduced the use of anatomic models for “humanistic training.” To minimize risk to clients, learners first practice on models until they achieve competency. In 1995, a clinical training skills manual—the cornerstone of Jhpiego’s training approach—was published. Using a systematic “training of trainers” approach, Jhpiego has created a global network of qualified physician, nurse and midwife trainers.

As early as 1984, Jhpiego collaborated with the University of the West Indies to deliver reproductive health courses, via satellite, to six islands in the Caribbean. In 1987, Jhpiego sponsored a global meeting on reproductive health education and technology with the World Health Organization (WHO) and introduced computer-assisted instruction to simulate clinical situations in several of its US-based courses. In 1995, ReproLine, an online source for reproductive health information, was launched. Today, Jhpiego continues to explore new learning technologies: mobile phones in Afghanistan, a computer-based learning management system in Ethiopia, computer-based training in Ghana, a distance learning program in Zambia.

Practical Solutions for Low-Resource Settings

Since the 1992 publication of its international reference standard Infection Prevention for Family Planning Service Programs, Jhpiego has been at the forefront in promoting evidence-based practices that can protect health care professionals, staff and clients from potentially life-threatening infections. To this end, Jhpiego has tested and introduced practical, low-cost infection prevention procedures that can be implemented effectively in settings with limited resources.

In developing countries, cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. In 1995, Jhpiego began research with the University of Zimbabwe to find a low-cost alternative to the Pap test that could make cervical cancer prevention a reality in low-resource settings. Based on the results of this research, Jhpiego helped form the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention in 1999 and received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its cervical cancer program. Since that time, Jhpiego has developed and piloted the single visit approach in which women are screened and treated during the same visit.

In 1995, Jhpiego began addressing HIV/AIDS and its integration with family planning services. Six years later, Jhpiego began work in HIV voluntary counseling and testing with a USAID-funded project in Jamaica. In 2002, Jhpiego received its first funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for work in HIV/AIDS and, the following year, developed a global learning package on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV—with CDC, WHO and university partners—to enable global scale-up. Also in 2003, Jhpiego began work on male circumcision for HIV prevention in Zambia. In 2008, Jhpiego developed a global learning package on male circumcision for HIV prevention with WHO and UNAIDS.

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Chief of Party

Position Reports To: Country Director

Position Supervised: Technical Director and Team Leads, MEL Director, Finance and Admin Director

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Overview:

The Chief of Party is responsible for driving project vision, leadership and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial results and integrity of the project. The Chief of Party will have the overall responsibility for leadership and management, as well as reporting of project activities. S/he will serve as the project’s main point of contact with USAID on routine and strategic matters S/he will be responsible for making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and project quality and integrity. S/he will also ensure effective organizational management and communication with all levels of the host country government and international agencies. This position is contingent award by the donor.

Responsibilities:

Leadership and Strategic Direction

= Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of the project and achieve rapid and sustained goals, objectives and targets

= Provide leadership to ensure the project implements technically sound, evidence-based, sustainable interventions that respond to the needs of Tanzania, its people and donors

= Serve as point of contact for USAID on strategic and routine matters and project representative at meetings and other forums

= Work closely with the project’s senior management and home office staff to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation, with finance staff to develop and track project budgets, and with monitoring and evaluation staff to develop frameworks and effectively track results

= Ensure compliance with the terms of the contract and USAID operational policies and regulations

Stakeholder Engagement

= Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Government of Tanzania, other donor agencies, implementing partners, private sector partners and other key stakeholders in Tanzania to maximize resources and avoid duplication of effort

= Represent the project’s progress, achievements and lessons learned to donors, other key stakeholders, and through meetings, conferences, and presentations

Develop Project Deliverables

= Oversee the delivery of Technical Assistance in line with annual work planning, in close collaboration with Government of Tanzania’s MOHCDGEC, PO-RALG, Government of Zanzibar’s MOH, USAID, other implementing partners, and project team

= Lead development, implementation and monitoring of project’s Sustainability Plan closely aligned with One Plan IV**

= Oversee the quality, preparation, and timely submission of project reports to donor**

= Write and/or review project materials and publications

Management and Capacity Building

= Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results

= Collaborate with project team to build capacity within reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition

Required Qualifications:

= Advanced degree (Masters-minimum) in public health, health administration, international health or a related field; MD, RN, PhD preferred = Previous experience serving as Chief of Party or Deputy on U.S. government contract = 10+ years' experience successfully managing large, multi-partner, multi-year international health sector development projects (approximately $10M per year) that have implemented successful activities in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition = At least five (5) years’ work experience in senior management positon in an international donor funded organization. = Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing project systems and overseeing project start-up and close-out = Demonstrated experience managing multiple sub-partners and institutional capacity development, including working effectively with diverse range of counterparts = Demonstrated experience reviewing financial reporting on contracts to USAID and resource management for program results = Previous experience working in Tanzania (especially in Geita, Simiyu, Mwanza, Mara, Shinyanga, Manyara, Katavi, Dodoma, Tabora, Tanga, Dar es Salaam), with intimate understanding of local health system and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition gaps and opportunities, and solid relationships at government agencies. = Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needs = Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with U.S. government, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector = In-depth knowledge of USAID projects, regulations, compliance and reporting requirements for contracts = Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skills = Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts = Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination = Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English = Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects and technical staff = Proficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office = Ability to travel nationally and internationally 30%

2020-12-01

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