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Senior Technical Advisor, Community Health and Social Services (STA-CHSS)


Senior Technical Advisor Community Health and Social Services (STA-CHSS)
POSITION SUMMARY
Provide overall programmatic coordination and implementation guidance to Project HOPE’s component of One Community Program (OC) implementation. Work collaboratively with the prime partner, sub-partners and other stakeholders to effectively implement the project.
Promote effective partnership with host government agencies, USAID-Malawi, facility and community based USG and non-USG partners implementing health, HIV/AIDS, and other relevant social services programs in Malawi. Serve as the main liaison with and ensure continuous communication between Project HOPE and OC field operations to ensure compliance with Project HOPE’s global mission statement and policies. Tracking periodic project performance and monitoring in line with the sub-agreement entered with the prime (JHU-CCP).
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Management:
  1. Lead Project HOPE’s team in the OC project planning and strategy design activities.
  2. Ensure Project HOPE’s implementation plan is coordinated and in synch with the bigger project work-plan.
  3. Lead the program implementation process of Project HOPE’s scope in the OC project.
  4. Ensure Project HOPE’s activities, implementation strategies and operations are coordinated with the entire OC project
  5. Oversee the implementation of community based case management and clinical activities including their monitoring & evaluation component.
  6. Supervise and guide Project HOPE’s OC team in meeting strategic goals and objectives of the project owing emphasis to activities mandated to Project HOPE as a sub. Team members may include staff, consultants & volunteers.
  7. Oversee staff capacity-building and promote staff development in collaboration with OC and Project HOPE in-country leadership.
  8. Lead production of program reports, studies, and other communications including but not limited to operational research and scientific publications.
Administration and Financial Management:
  1. Track the project’s in-country budget management and flow in collaboration with Project HOPE-Malawi Finance and Admin manager and Country Director.
  2. Ensure that administration and financial management in the project is in line with Project HOPE’s global policies & procedures, all local regulations & requirements, and all donor contractual requirements.
  3. Oversee Project HOPE’s human resource management in OC project including recruitment, staff development, and performance management. Collaborate with Project HOPE’s in country leadership for compensation and compliance with Malawian labor law and regulations.
  4. Ensure adequate internal controls are in place and followed regarding all administrative and financial activities within OC Project HOPE portfolio.
  5. Collaborate with Project HOPE in country office on all administrative and financial matters to ensure appropriate oversight.
Representation & Communication:
  1. Regular representation of Project HOPE in the “OC” project partnership consortium.
  2. Establish and sustain relationships with national and community-level actors across a variety of industries relevant for OC project implementation.
  3. Effectively communicate program results and advocate for Project HOPE capabilities in a variety of settings
  4. Ensure productive relationships are maintained with all partner organizations which includes: the prime (JHU-CCP), USAID-Malawi, government entities, corporate partners and other implementing organizations.
  5. Generate innovative ideas to advance programs and visibility in-country.
  6. Fulfill other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned by the Project HOPE Country Director and Regional Directors.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • MD or medical degree plus master’s in public health or related health sciences
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:
  1. Minimum 10 years of professional experience of which 5 years should be in health and/or HIV program management experience.
  2. Demonstrated experience and leadership in HIV/AIDS care and support or community based prevention program implementation.
  3. USAID/PEPFAR program implementation experience.
  4. Experience in public health program leadership, people and project management, as well as strategic planning.
  5. Demonstrated proficiency in building relationships with government partners and donors as well as private and community organizations.
  6. Experience living/working in a developing country setting particularly in Malawi.
  7. Strong communication skills and proven ability to build effective teams.
  8. Fluency in English is a requirement and proficiency in southern Malawian languages is a plus.
  9. Ability to travel to program implementation districts (approximately 25% of time)

HOW TO APPLY:
Please use the following link to apply on-line via our Project HOPE Careers Website:

Technical Assistant : Maputo, Mozambique


Mozambique is on an ambitious path to scale up HIV Care and Treatment services to reach Universal Access by 2015, with specific activities and strategies to achieve this outlined in the National HIV Acceleration Plan (2013-2017). Despite impressive recent gains in ART coverage, intensive efforts are needed to ensure systems and services are in place to achieve further scale-up, including a robust patient monitoring system. At its core, Mozambique’s current routine monitoring system for HIV Care and Treatment services is comprised of a package of paper-based forms used by health care providers to record enrollment and clinical follow-up of HIV positive patients. The revision of the routine monitoring system for HIV Care and Treatment services is part of a larger effort to simplify HIV routine monitoring systems used in Mozambique.
Under the Supervision of the Director of the National HIV/STI program in Mozambique’s Ministry of Health (MOH), the Technical Assistant for the Revision of the routine monitoring system for HIV Care and Treatment services in Mozambique is responsible for day-to-day activities in the revision of the routine monitoring system for HIV Care and Treatment services in Mozambique.
NOTE: This position is contingent upon project award and funding.
Location: Maputo, Mozambique
Major Accountabilities
  • Reviews current HIV Care and Treatment M&E tools in Mozambique and coordinates with key stakeholders to develop a revised tool package for piloting, including individual patient clinical forms, registers for pre-ART and ART, tools for pharmacy and lab, and a patient held record (ex: patient card).
  • Develops and implements a pilot of the revised tool package in a sample of health facilities currently offering HIV Care and Treatment services that are in close proximity to Maputo allowing for intense monitoring, follow-up and pilot troubleshooting.
  • Collects and analyzes the results of pilot activities in close collaboration with MoH and stakeholder counterparts compiling and introducing the necessary modifications into a finalized package of implementation tools.
  • Writes and presents a final pilot report to the National HIV and PMTCT Programs as well as the Department of Health Information (DIS).
  • Performs other related duties as directed.
Education
  • Requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health or related field. Master’s degree in Public Health and / or MD or clinical background, preferred.
Experience, Skills & Minimum Required Qualifications
  • Minimum five (5) years of experience in healthcare related M&E, with at least three (3) years’ experience working in Mozambique; knowledge of the public sector HIV program preferred.
  • Experience in developing, testing, and implementation of health information tools (registries, clinical models, clinical processes, etc.) at national level.
  • Speaks and writes in Portuguese.
Travel Requirements
  • Up to 20% travel to the provinces and districts throughout Mozambique (some trips requiring over-night stays).

HOW TO APPLY:
Note: This is a local hire position and the successful candidate will be an employee of ICAP in Mozambique and subject to the local terms and conditions of employment which includes a competitive salary and benefits package.
Please send an application letter and CV by email with a subject title “Technical Assistant” toicaphr@columbia.org.mz.
Please do not attach any certificates when submitting on line. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Head of Award Management


Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length: 2 years
The role
The Director of Award Management is responsible for delivering an efficient and effective award management function. They will lead award management for all programmes, and develop best practice award management processes across the Mozambique Country Office. The role has three main aspects to it: lead and develop the Country Office award management effort; capacity building staff, and contributing to the development of best practices systems and processes.
The role offers a leadership opportunity for an individual highly experienced in grants management, business development and donor communications. It requires an individual capable of providing strategic leadership to a dynamic team which is responsible for supporting ambitious fundraising targets as well as the management of a significant portfolio of awards.
The individual will be responsible for working with all other teams in the Country Office to develop the capacity of all staff and provide on-the-job support to develop an awards management process that supports Save the Children quality standards.
The individual will play a strong coordination role across the Save the Children global network and internally to coordinate funding opportunities. They will support development of high quality proposals that are reflective of Save the Children and donor strategic objectives, ensuring proposal budgets are accurately costed. During implementation they will provide support and information to the technical and field-based teams to deliver donor compliant awards and high quality and timely donor reports.
The maintenance of systems, processes and day to day management of the team will be a primary function of the Director of Award Management. The individual will play a key role in the development of a culture that promotes the primacy of ensuring Save the Children delivers high quality programmes whilst always seeking to improve national staff capacity to take on roles currently held by international staff.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
  • Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities
  • Proven track record of active contribution to a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions
  • Extensive experience with NGOs with increasing responsibilities including a proven experience of establishing and running the award management function in the field
  • Knowledge of the requirements of major institutional donors including budgeting, eligibility issues, compliance management, and reporting; experience of engaging with donors at a strategic level
  • Well-developed skills in staff management. Proven coaching and capacity building skills
  • Understanding of the financial aspects of award management, and understanding of operations and programming
  • Very strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to analyse trends
  • Excellent negotiations skills
  • Computer literate (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems)
  • Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
  • Patient, adaptable, able to improvise, and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
  • Strong communication (written and spoken) in English, and strong interpersonal skills, with experience in managing multicultural teams
Desirable
  • Experience with award management policies, procedures and systems and Save the Children's award management system (AMS)
  • Understanding of financial reporting from Save the Children's accounting software (Agresso)
  • Experience of Project Management, M&E Management or Funding Coordination
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

HOW TO APPLY:
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: 'jfawcett.40384.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'

Senior Finance Specialist : Maputo, Mozambique


Position Location: Maputo, Mozambique
Background:
Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 15 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.
Position Summary:
The Senior Finance Specialist will ensure full financial and contractual compliance of all project activities with USAID regulations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Work with the contractor’s internal auditing system and Financial Comptroller to establish internal control systems, quality assurance, and accounting and financial reporting protocols for local subcontractors and/or sub-grantees.
Supervise activity financial staff and program budget matters, including managing accounting and disbursement needs, verifying procurement compliance with USAID and contractor’s financial guidelines, managing sub-grants, overseeing staff and partner CSO training in financial systems, and assuring timely financial reporting to USAID.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
  • Masters of Business and/or Public Administration, Masters in Accounting and/or Financial Management, or appropriate equivalent Master’s-level academic degree;
  • At least 8 years’ experience in financial management of international development activities with increasingly levels of responsibility;
  • Working experience in Africa preferred; and
  • Must be professionally proficient in written and spoken Portuguese (ILR 3+) and English (ILR 3+).

HOW TO APPLY:

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