Chief of Party Vacancy at Jhpiego Nigeria

Chief of Party Vacancy at Jhpiego Nigeria
An internationally recognized non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on improving the health of women and families internationally and in Liberia is seeking qualified, skilled and highly motivated candidates to fill the following positions:


 Chief of Party Vacany at Jhpiego Nigeria

Job Title: Chief of Party

The Chief of Party (COP) will provide overall vision, direction, leadership and management to an upcoming project in Liberia which focuses on providing support to integrated Community level health services and activities. The COP will be responsible for ensuring that the project is implemented in accordance with the cooperative agreement, USAID regulations, and internationally recognized community health standards. The COP will be the primary representational link with the donor. The COP will work closely with the donor to provide project updates, discuss strategies, obstacles, performance plans, and indicator success. The COP will liaise with donor contracting officers, technical support staff and outside contractors. The COP will ensure that project initiatives adequately address the needs of the beneficiary population in the most cost-effective manner. This position is contingent upon award from USAID/Liberia.

Responsibilities
LEADERSHIP 

• Provide project leadership and strategic direction on community-based health 
• programs with focus on maternal, newborn, and child health in underserved 
• rural populations to achieve project goals. objectives and targets 
• Implement activities and ensure the project is technically sound and 
• evidence-based plans that are responsive to the needs of Liberia, its people 
• and the USAID donor 
• Write and/or review technical components of materials and publications related 
• to the project 
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders and USAID 
• donor in Liberia 
• Work collaboratively with other project team members and stakeholders to 
• ensure necessary project planning, development, resource 
• availability and management of activities function smoothly and 
• efficiently 
• Present progress, achievements and lessons learned to key stakeholders 
• including donor and partners

MANAGEMENT 

• Ensure high-quality project implementation, consistent with the programs g 0 a I s 
• and objectives 
• Prepare in coordination with key project staff strategiC work-plans with clear 
• objectives and achievement benchmarks, long-term and short-term 
• priortnes, implementation plans, financial projections and tools for 
• evaluation
• Manage the overall project by planning, monitoring and evaluating project 
• activities in accordance with the cooperative agreement 
• IdentifY technical assistance needs and arrange for the provision of needed 
• assistance 
• Manage sub-agreement partners; ensure coordinated inputs and 
• technical/managerial quality from all partnersfcollaborators 
• Provide financial and technical management to ensure the best use of 
• resources by preparing sound budgets, monitoring project expenses, and 
• ensuring timely submission of financial reports to USAID 
• Ensure that the project is implemented in accordance with the cooperative 
• agreement, USAID regulations, and internationally recognized quality 
• standards 
• Work with finance and program staff to develop and track program budgets 
• that can be effectively reported in an accurate timely fashion to the home 0 ff ice, 
• partners and USAID 
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) staff to develop M&E 
• frameworks and effectively track data/results; 
• Maintain productive, consistent open communication with key personnel, 
• technical and support staff 
• Work collaboratively with project and headquarters staff to ensure proper 
• financial projections, reporting, spending and compliance with project t e r m s 
• and conditions 
• Ensure compliance with USAID operational policies and regulations 
• Directly supervise several key members of staff

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Advanced degree in public health preferably in maternal child health or relevant 
• field 
• A minimum of 12-15 years of project management experience in large, multi-year 
• international health sector development programs that have implemented 
• successful activities in areas such as improved clinical services or NGO capacity 
• building 
• Demonstrated track record managing large consortium international health 
• programs for USAID along with following compliance, reporting and regulation 
• requirements 
• Demonstrated experience in implementing public health projects with 
• considerable funding in developing countries 
• Strong leadership and technical capacity to support service delivery 
• Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills 
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and 
• intense pressure to perform 
• Understanding of USAID regulations and compliance and reporting procedures 
• Fluency in English 
• Ability to travel in Liberia and internationally

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in knowledge of district level issues impacting upon health service 
• delivery and community participation developing successful, replicable and 
• sustainable projects 
• A team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating work to teams and 
• developing communities of learning among host-country partners and 
• counterparts 
• Working knowledge of Kpelle, Bassa, Mano and Dan. 

How To Apply
Please apply with a cover letter and detailed CV including three referees.
Applications accepted until the position is filled. Al! applications should be submitted to
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Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Application Deadline Date
Closes by 3rd September, 2013.