Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Advisor, the key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring program quality across Breakthrough ACTION Sierra Leone’s programs (GHSA, PMI, COVID)
• Ensure program activities and achievements are documented, including supporting the M&E officer.
• Providing administrative and human resources support
• Supporting the Chief of Party in managing GOSL, PMI, and partner relationships
• Supporting the COP in managing relationships and communication with the USAID Mission, CCP HQ, and other potential donors

Program Quality

• Lead technical areas, larger activity/ies and/or programs independently.

• Envision, design, and initiate new program activities according to a larger program goal.

• Manage country programs with support.

• Produce and edit documents, work plans, reports, and presentations.
• Act as liaison for consultant activities, ensuring statement of work, contract and deliverables are in place.
• Maintain frequent, open, ongoing communication with program team members in all locations (offsite, in headquarters, and internationally)
• Liaise with internal and external partners.
• Adhere to JHU, CCP and donor rules, regulations, and policies.
• Upload and save deliverables on relevant knowledge management platforms.
• Identify and address STTA needs independently.

• Lead and manage technical work independently, including the development of strategies, toolkits, communication materials, scripts, job aides, needs assessments, etc.
• Lead in-country technical activities, including trainings, workshops, and program support, independently.
• Demonstrate technical expertise in relevant technical areas (e.g., SBC, knowledge management, health areas, etc.)
• Demonstrate high level technical communication, including writing reports, creating, and giving presentations, and facilitating trainings or group discussions.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Work closely with research team to routinely review program performance data and initiate adaptations to program management and implementation.
• Lead the development of narrative and quantitative reports and documents for the GHSA RCCE project in Sierra Leone
• Support the M&E officer in monitoring and evaluating program implementation and delivering on key M&E indicators.
• Generate media briefs, reports, success stories, and other program documentation.
• In collaboration with research and evaluation division, contribute to design and implementation of research plans and activities.

Admin and HR

• Work closely with finance and administrative staff to ensure timely and compliant spending.
• Monitor budgets and make strategic decisions to reallocate funding according to strategic priorities.
• Supervise staff with support as required.

• Orient and train new staff members
• Conduct regular (at least quarterly) check ins and annual performance reviews with all supervisees.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to promote continued growth and improvement among supervisees and other staff.

• Support the Chief of Party in complying with USAID, JHU and Breakthrough ACTION processes and regulations.
• Initiate, track, and monitor procurements, contracts, work plans and other administrative and programmatic documents.
• Oversee and ensure the quality of work produced by staff or team, including that work is meeting JHU and donor branding and marking requirements.
• Manage group work and effective team functioning independently; includes identifying and filling staffing gaps and independent contractor identification and hiring.
• Operate with compliance to all JHU supervisory and operational policies.

GOSL and GHS implementing partner relationship.

• Support the COP to identify and go after new business opportunities for CCP in Sierra Leone
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with GoSL and partners at national and district levels.
• Support and build the capacity of GoSL and partners to design and implement SBC and risk communication activities.
• Ensure SBC and risk communication activities are implemented in coordination and harmonization with GoSL, partners, and other relevant platforms at all levels.
• Represent JHU and CCP at relevant external meetings and events.

• May include delivering technical presentations, networking, relationship building, and initiate and follow through with opportunities for collaboration.

• Professionally engage and collaborate with other programs across the Center.

Reporting Structure

The DCOP/SBC Technical Advisor will be reporting to the COP of Breakthrough Action Sierra Leone. S/he will also be working with project technical teams at CCP Breakthrough ACTION.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum Requirement:

Master’s degree (M.A., MHS, MPH, MSc) required. Five years related experience required. Additional relevant experience and/or training may substitute for some education.

Preferred qualifications:

• Has experience working in risk communication and SBC.
• Has proven ability to effectively engage partners and manage multi-partner consortia, preferred.
• Has experience interacting with U.S. government agencies including Missions, preferred.
• Able and willing to travel within Sierra Leone, as needed.
• Has experience with recruitment and performance management.
• Has experience with budget development, tracking and variance analysis.