Deputy Chief of Party,Technical

Project Description: Clinical HIV/Aids Systems Strengthening

Job Summary / Responsibilities: The Deputy Chief of Party, Technical will provide technical support and oversight in the implementation of program activities. Technical areas/functions include prevention, treatment, care, laboratory and pharmacy support, M&E and quality assurance/quality improvement.

Main functions:

• Provide technical leadership in the design, planning and implementation and development of an HIV and AIDS project and ensure capacity building;
• Ensuring the quality and the period for compliance in the preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports;
• Implement a technical area of supervision plan, in close coordination with the project manager;
• Lead the development of tools and staff training in the technical area;
• Provide technical support in key areas of the project;
• Ensure that the project objectives and the mission of FHI 360 are met;
• Participate in the technical committees at central and provincial level of the Ministry of Health;
• Assist in the preparation process of the annual plans of the project, as well as in the development and monitoring of program of the sub agreements with local partners;
• Participate in the working groups in collaboration with USAID, CDC, MOH and other partners.
• Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation team in the analysis of project results;
• Represent whenever the Project Director is required;
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Project Director and the National Director of FHI 360;
• Assist in the documentation of good practices and its presentation through Quality Improvement methodology.

Qualifications:

• An advanced degree in public health or a related field (a clinical degree with experience in medicine, or an allied health field is desirable);
• At least 10 years of experience in public health, including at least six years of experience in HIV/AIDS, in developing and/or transitional countries;
• At least five years of experience in a senior technical position for a public health and/or international development project;
• Demonstrated skills, abilities, and experiences to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Fluent in Portuguese and English will be advantages;
• The ability to travel extensively to program locations within Mozambique and to other places, as required.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and/or experiences in:
• Comprehensive HIV/AIDS implementation
• Laboratory and pharmaceutical management to support HIV/AIDS service delivery;
• Health worker training to support HIV/AIDS service delivery;
• Malaria, family planning/reproductive health, and maternal, newborn, and child health integration into HIV/AIDS service delivery; (desirable)
• Gender issues, operational research, and other programmatic learning activities as they pertain to HIV/AIDS, health, and development programming.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

We offer competitive compensation and an outstanding benefit package. Please clickhere to visit FHI

360's Career Center for a list of all open positions.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. FHI 360 is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran with respect to policies, programs, or activities.

HOW TO APPLY:

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Country Representative - Mozambique

About WaterAid

WaterAid is an international development non-governmental organisation whose vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene. WA has been working in Mozambique since 1995. From the beginning, WaterAid in Mozambique (WAM) focused exclusively on improving poor people’s access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation in selected rural districts and informal urban settlements in the country. The programme has also recently begun expanding into new small town areas with significant grant funding. Furthermore, there is an increased focus on sanitation, scaling up innovative water supply management and sanitation, moving to a programme based approach, and playing an increasing policy advocacy and influencing role in the sector.

Primary Purpose of Role

Reports to:

Head of Southern Africa Region

Reporting to position:

Senior Management Team – Mozambique Programme

Budget responsibility:

Responsible for a budget of over £3.0 million

The primary purpose of the Country Representative (CR) is to provide strategic leadership to the Country Programme (CP) and to contribute to the global leadership of WaterAid. The CR achieves this by steering the direction of the CP through leading the developing and implementation of five year strategies that focus on bringing about the transformation changes needed to achieve universal and sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. The CR empowers and develops staff and partners to influence and support public and private institutions to improve policies, processes, financing and practice to deliver on this focusing particularly on empowering the poorest and most excluded - therefore contributing to wider poverty reduction and human development.

Candidate Profile

A successful candidate will be an influencer, and strategic systems thinker with a clear vision on what needs to change, on what drives change and how change can be supported. You will be proven, highly experienced and capable leader that is able to rally a highly capable team behind a common vision and purpose. You will have a sound knowledge of the key relevant development sectors, preferably the WASH sector or health, education and environment.

Accountabilities

1. Develop and deliver the Country Strategy in line with WaterAid's Global Strategy.
2. Lead and ensure the successful, on time, delivery of all multi year plans and budgets with a constant focus on the transformational outcomes and accountability.
3. Lead, manage and motivate a team, creating an environment that enables staff to maximise their potential and facilitates high performing teams; ensure that the Senior Management Team is effective in promoting effective internal collaboration and joined-up working.
4. Represent WaterAid externally; ensuring that WaterAid's vision, mission, values and aims are communicated in a positive and compelling way. Facilitate the building of relationships between partners, staff and other stakeholders.
5. Be an active influencer from WaterAid at national level in the country through regular strategic networking and assessing the political environment for key opportunistic moments. Actively facilitate relationships between sector stakeholders (actors) to support the development of the sector. Build alliances and collaborations that help to deliver on WaterAid’s strategic aims.
6. Collaborate with colleagues from across WaterAid to enhance relationships and ensure effective organisational working.
7. Contribute as a member of the Global and Regional leadership teams of WaterAid to support organisational effectiveness and development.
8. Lead the approach to ensuring that the CP has integrated Equity and Inclusion into its work as well as being a diverse and inclusive place to work.
9. Remain abreast of the latest organisational thinking and learning on other principles and thematic approaches and lead on ensuring the appropriate incorporation in the CPs work. Encourage and ensure that the CP systematically capture, incorporate and share positive and negative learning.
10. Manage income and expenditure to ensure that the country programme is fully funded and stay aware of local funding context to identify appropriate opportunities to increase income, in conjunction with the Head of Southern Africa Region and the Programme Strategic Funding Unit.
11. Develop thorough understanding of the external environment WaterAid is operating in, identify and manage risk including ensuring appropriate health and safety and security procedures are in place.
12. Ensure that WA’s global policies are adapted to the country context (as appropriate) and adhered to; represent WA’s stated global positions on key development issues effectively, adapting it to the country context as appropriate.

Person Specification

Education

• Degree or professional qualification in a relevant subject (essential).
• Post graduate qualification in a related subject (essential).

Experience (essential)

• Proven experience of heading a Country Programme/ Office.
• Strategic leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, preferably in water and sanitation sector.
• Experience in strategic planning development in a senior management capacity.
• Experience of developing key strategic and operational partnerships with national level NGOs for programme, policy and advocacy interventions.
• Experience of raising funds from government and/or international agencies (bilateral/multilateral), managing large budgets with diverse international donor base.
• Leading on engagement with national governments, bilateral and multi-lateral agencies on policy influencing.
• Proven leadership skills and strategic management skills.

Experience (desirable)

• Senior management experience in an international development organisation, preferably across more than one country context.
• Proven experience in managing organisational growth and change.
• Experience of leading on participative monitoring and impact assessment missions.
• Experience of working in Mozambique.
• Experience of developing strategic relationships with government ministries, multi and bi-lateral agencies at national level.
• Significant experience of community-based water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects.

Knowledge and Skills (essential)

• A clear and sound understanding of international development (policy and programme), especially in water and sanitation in developing countries.
• Ability to think clearly and analytically.
• Ability to develop long term strategic plans at an organisational level within a country and further developing operational short and medium term plans.
• Ability to plan own work, setting priorities and completing it under pressure or when faced with competing demands.
• Ability to lead financial and budget management processes and ensure high level of accountability to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to use computers both for word-processing and spreadsheet packages.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English.

Knowledge and Skills (desirable)

• A good understanding of participative hygiene promotion approaches and methodologies.
• Ability to develop innovative approaches to development problems.
• Ability to communicate clearly in Portuguese.

Personal Qualities (essential)

• A strong commitment to gender sensitive, inclusive and pro-poor development work.
• A commitment to WaterAid’s values and approach.
• Consultative and empowering management style and willingness to learn from others.
• Willingness to work within an organisational framework in the spirit of mutual trust and respect.

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications must be addressed to Mission Talent via email to applications@missiontalent.com statingWA-CR-MOZ/+your surname in the subject line.

To apply for this role, kindly attach your CV (in English) and a motivation letter (of 350 words or less) which summarizes how your profile aligns with the key requirements, skills and abilities of this role. Kindly send these to us as word files only.

After submitting your application you will receive an automatic confirmation. If you do not receive this (kindly check your spam folder as well), please contact Mission Talent viaapplications@missiontalent.com or via phone: +49 30 76 77 52 75.

Thank you in advance for your interest in this position. Please note that only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted by Mission Talent for follow-up. Mission Talent will be interviewing short-listed candidates on 26/27 May 2015.

Technical advisor for budget and policy reform

Chemonics seeks a budget and policy reform technical advisor for the anticipated five-year USAID Delivery of Comprehensive Clinical HIV/AIDS Services (D-SERVE) project in Zambia. D-SERVE will support the Zambian government in delivering integrated and comprehensive HIV/AIDS services at the national, provincial, and district levels. Key activities will include HIV counseling and testing, prevention of mother to child transmission, male circumcision, treatment services, care and support, laboratory services, and strategic information. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Measure policy effectiveness and assess the relationship between national financial flows (both revenue and expenditure) and health outcomes
• Provide policy advisory support and technical assistance to the Zambian government in support of sustainable domestic resource mobilization for HIV/AIDS financing

Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in law, economics, finance, or a related field​
• Minimum five years of work experience in a relevant field such as policy and budget reform, tax policy, health care financing, poverty reduction strategies, policies, monitoring and evaluation, and strategic planning, including considerable experience dealing with policymakers at senior level
• Experience in at least three years of working with ministries of health and/or finance is highly desirable, especially knowledge of leading policy frameworks and new directions
• Conversant with public expenditure frameworks
• Relevant experience in skills transfer and building local capacity
• Excellent presentation and report writing skills
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Excellent command of spoken and written English

HOW TO APPLY:

Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit a CV and cover letter to dserve.recruit@chemonics.comno later than May 31, 2015. Please include "Technical Advisor for Budget and Policy Reform" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. For more information, please visit our website at www.chemonics.com.​

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification formand submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.comwith only "Technical Advisor for Budget and Policy Reform – D-SERVE" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

​​​​Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.​

Finance and Procurement Specialist

DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION

Ayala Consulting is looking for professionals in financing and accounting matters, with experience on social development projects management. Ayala Consulting develops programs with high level international organizations and national governments.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

· Analyzing and processing project transactions based on international financing and accounting norms and regulations for professional work.

· Management of Cash and bank: register and control of cashbook, petty cashbook and preparation of bank reconciliations

· Control accounts reconciliations

· Controlling and verifying expenses. Validating financial transactions generated in projects.

· Creditors Supervision

· Register and control fixed assets

· Preparation of budget and cash-flow.

· Income tax, provisional tax, withholding tax/surtax

· Payroll programming, salaries and wages computation

· Prepare, register and control sales journal, purchases journal and general journal

· Presenting financial reports: timely production of monthly and quarterly reports. Preparation and presenting of monthly book summaries and journal vouchers to the general ledger.

· Management of control documents

COMPETENCIES

Professionalism:Proven ability to think critically, work under pressure, meet commitments, and show perseverance in facing challenges.

Integrity/Honesty: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Shows consistency in words and actions. Models high standards of ethics.

Interpersonal Skills: Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.

Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others; builds consensus through giving and taking; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.

Communication: Listens to others and shows real commitment to maintaining open, two-way communication with supervisors and other team members.

Teamwork: Committed to working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve project tasks for the team. Willing to learn from others and open to giving and receiving feedback.

HOW TO APPLY:

If interested in the position, please email your CV to Jessica Recalde, Human Resources Chief, at:jrecalde@ayalaconsulting.com.ec