- Provide overall leadership and coordination in planning, implementation, and evaluation of all DHA-supported Digital Health, supply chain and regulatory systems strengthening activities in Ethiopia.
- Serve as the Activity’s chief local representative with USAID, FMOH, BMGF, Gavi, TGF, EPSA, EFDA, other U.S.G. implementing partners, and other national/international agencies, institutions, and stakeholders to ensure that the project team is responsive to client needs, requirements, and expectations. Create good client relationships and a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Communicate regularly with JSI headquarters project staff.
- Lead the management of all sub-contractors and sub-grantees.
- Recruit, supervise, and manage all program staff and consultants working on this activity.
- Ensure quality and timeliness of workplan implementation and completion of activities within budget and oversee risk assurance for program activities.
- Exercise fiscal responsibility for in-country budget and expenditures.
- Oversee the development of appropriate planning, monitoring, management and control systems to ensure informed decision-making and implementation of project activities.
- Identify short-term technical assistance needs, define the scopes of work, obtain travel approvals, and organize and support related work to ensure successful outcomes.
- Oversee monitoring and reporting of project activities and ensure incorporation of lessons learned into ongoing activity tasks. Ensure performance against targets. Institute corrective action where necessary.
- Produce technical reports, quarterly reports and other documentation on project progress for submission to the local USAID Mission, USAID Washington, TGF, BMGF and the JSI home office. Adhere to reporting guidelines and deadlines.
- Ensure compliance with JSI, USAID, TGF and BMGF policies, rules and regulations.
- Communicate and coordinate with the JSI country representative in Ethiopia to ensure consistent policies and procedures.
- Oversee/manage all elements of safety and security for the project to ensure staff safety throughout implementation.
- Represent JSI and the projects at local and international meetings and conferences.
- Responsible for enforcing, promoting, and upholding JSI’s corporate culture, values, and fraud/ethics policies.
- Assist in the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities.
- Coordinate with other JSI Chiefs of Parties and the Ethiopia Country Representative to ensure streamlined project implementation across JSI in Ethiopia – particularly in the area of Digital Health as JSI has several funded projects directly and indirectly supporting the digital health landscape across Ethiopia.
- Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Ethiopia Country Representative.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Post graduate or graduate degree in public health, digital health, information science, international health, business administration, project management, pharmacy, supply chain management or equivalent degree.
- Demonstrated experience in managing public health programs or projects in a developing country, with 8 or more years of senior management experience.
- Extremely strong understanding of health systems in Africa.
- Five years project management experience in digital health implementation and data use.
- Experience in managing, motivating, and supervising large field-based teams.
- Demonstrated client engagement skills.
- Excellent communication, knowledge management, negotiation, leadership, and analytical skills.
- Able to travel domestically and internationally to support project activities as needed.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) and Amharic.
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Global Fund experience useful.
- Previous work experience working in Ethiopia required.
- Previous experience in client-facing role engaging stakeholders.
Salary commensurate with experience.
