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Sr. Program Officer , Mozambique


Overview
Senior Program Manager (SPM) will work as an integral part of Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) Mozambique’s team. The Senior Program Manager provides support and leadership for the establishment and expansion of the MCSP Mozambique program. The Senior Program Manager coordinates the analysis, synthesis and reporting of project outputs and results as well as capacity development of the country team. The Senior Program Manager ensures timely and cost-effective implementation of program activities. The Senior Program Manager will support the Chief of Party in leading work plan development, reporting, and knowledge management. The Senior Program Manager will also work closely with the Chief of Party (COP), the Clinical Director, and the Community Director to develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with program partners and country stakeholders. The Senior Program Manager will actively build the capacity of the MCSP Mozambique Office staff to further develop management skills for sustainability of program effectiveness.
The Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) is a global, USAID Cooperative Agreement operating in 24 high priority countries to introduce and support high-impact health interventions with the ultimate goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths within a generation. The Program is focused on ensuring that all women, newborns and children most in need have equitable access to quality health care services to save lives. USAID’s MCSP supports programming in maternal, newborn and child health, immunization, family planning and reproductive health, nutrition, health systems strengthening, water/sanitation/hygiene, malaria, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and pediatric HIV care and treatment. USAID’s MCSP engages governments, policymakers, private sector leaders, health care providers, civil society, faith-based organizations and communities in adopting and accelerating proven approaches to address the major causes of maternal, newborn and child mortality such as postpartum hemorrhage, birth asphyxia and diarrhea, respectively, and improve the quality of health services, from household to hospital.
Mozambican nationals strongly encouraged to apply
Responsibilities
  • Manage and work collaboratively with program team members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource availability, and management activities function smoothly and efficiently
  • Oversee distribution and management of sub-contracts
  • Coordinate and manage field activities
  • Work collaboratively with finance staff and support technical staff to prepare and track the progress of project and activity budgets
  • Coordinate with COP and technical team leads to ensure compliance, quality and timely implementation of activities
  • Contribute to the programmatic leadership to ensure strategic programmatic and financial integrity of the project
  • Work collaboratively/liaise with HQ program staff to ensure necessary program planning and management activities function smoothly and efficiently
  • Inform relevant GPO staff (PO, RD and Global Programs (GPO) Vice President), of program successes, challenges and lessons learned
  • Support program strategy formulation, including development of goals and objectives, and oversee the process of designing appropriate approaches to attain them
  • Assist technical team members in coordination and management of field activities
  • Coordinate and/or represent the project team in professional circles through technical advisory groups, meetings, conferences, and/or presentations
  • Develop and/or review documents, reports and presentations according to donor guidelines for internal program needs and externally for dissemination
  • Coordinate and collaborate with government officials, donors, stakeholders, Jhpiego staff and consultants for effective program implementation—as well as liaise with other partners working in RMNCH, malaria and nutrition in Mozambique.
  • Contribute to the project’s monitoring and evaluation of activities to ensure project targets are met
  • Travel within Mozambique in support of activity implementation and monitoring, as needed
  • Promote and support the dissemination of project information among the project team and stakeholders
  • Contribute to proposal management, design, writing, and editing for Mozambique programs
  • Ensure compliance with Jhpiego and JHU operational policies regulations
  • Ensure financial stewardship of USAID funds by helping to create a culture of compliance
  • Perform or assume other duties as assigned by the MCSP COP
Required Qualifications
  • Advanced degree in public health, international development or related field
  • 7 years’ experience managing large complex international programs required
  • 2+ years of experience living and working in a developing country;
  • Proficient English and Portuguese/Spanish language skills (oral and written)
  • Skilled in writing technical and programmatic documents, such as technical briefs and reports
  • Understanding of public health and development approaches particularly in the Mozambican context.
  • Familiarity with the Mozambican health system, key stakeholders and relevant government policies/strategies
  • Understanding of monitoring and evaluation of programs, and skilled in use of data for decision-making and program management
  • Work planning and budgeting experience with USAID and other donor projects
  • Ability to interact with established networks of senior level international and national health professionals, donors, universities and other partners
  • Excellent presentation skills and verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent donor and partner relationship skills as well as new program development skills
  • Proven leadership skills, as well as skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
  • Familiarity with US Government donor policies and administrative procedures
  • Technical expertise in one or more areas of MCSP’s RMNCH, Nutrition and Malaria programming (preferred)
  • Demonstrated self-management (i.e., motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability) and the ability to project a professional, consistent image of confidence, integrity and competence.
  • Ability to travel nationally and internationally as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
  1. 10 years’ experience preferred
  2. Experience living and working in Mozambique preferred.
  3. Technical expertise in Malaria programming (preferred)

HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please visit: www.jhpiego.org

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