Location
Kinondoni, Mikocheni Dar Es Salaam
Description
Kinondoni, Mikocheni Dar Es Salaam
Description
Pathfinder Overview
Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.
Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.
Project Overview
Pathfinder International’s mission is to ensure that people everywhere have the right and opportunity to live a healthy reproductive life. In Tanzania, Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care – through a series of integrated projects. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning and HIV/AIDS, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.
Pathfinder International’s mission is to ensure that people everywhere have the right and opportunity to live a healthy reproductive life. In Tanzania, Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care – through a series of integrated projects. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning and HIV/AIDS, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.
Pathfinder is seeking highly motivated and self-driven staff to join a dynamic team to support the Mobilizing for Maternal Health Project. The project works very closely with local government authorities to improve access of quality maternal and neonatal health services in Mwanza and Shinyanga Regions. The project focus on strengthening community, health facilities and maternal and neonatal referral systems through use of innovative approaches including mHealth systems.
Position Summary
Leads and manages the project to achieve its intended impact in strengthening quality SRHR and SSCB service delivery (facility and community based) and globally increasing family planning use. Provides strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the administrative, programmatic, technical, and operational aspects of the project. Oversees the day-to-day work, including financial and budgetary oversight, timely implementation of activities, and stakeholder relationship management. Deploys staff and financial resources to achieve project targets. Positions the project as a leader in the field of SRHR and SSCB and as a successful partner in the development and cost-effective implementation of funded programs. Develops and maintains relationships with funding organizations and SRHR, SSCB programs operating globally. S/he will work very close with Touch Foundation in supporting the districts to improve quality of maternal and neonatal health services to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Leads and manages the project to achieve its intended impact in strengthening quality SRHR and SSCB service delivery (facility and community based) and globally increasing family planning use. Provides strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the administrative, programmatic, technical, and operational aspects of the project. Oversees the day-to-day work, including financial and budgetary oversight, timely implementation of activities, and stakeholder relationship management. Deploys staff and financial resources to achieve project targets. Positions the project as a leader in the field of SRHR and SSCB and as a successful partner in the development and cost-effective implementation of funded programs. Develops and maintains relationships with funding organizations and SRHR, SSCB programs operating globally. S/he will work very close with Touch Foundation in supporting the districts to improve quality of maternal and neonatal health services to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Key Job Outcomes:
Strategic Leadership: Provides strategic direction of
project activities. Develops and updates the project strategic plan to
ensure alignment with programmatic directions and international
priorities.
Project Implementation: Ensures that project performance objectives and mandated deliverables such as technical activities, annual work plans and programmatic/financial/technical reports are carried out in a timely fashion and meet the highest quality standards.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plans: Leads and directs monitoring, evaluation and learning strategies, frameworks, plans and indicators to capture project performance and results. Leads a periodic implementation review process to monitor progress and to identify specific actions that may be needed to achieve expected results.
Financial and Administrative Operations: Collaborates with project staff to establish and maintain the ongoing administrative and financial operations of project offices, and Minimally Required Job
Project Implementation: Ensures that project performance objectives and mandated deliverables such as technical activities, annual work plans and programmatic/financial/technical reports are carried out in a timely fashion and meet the highest quality standards.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plans: Leads and directs monitoring, evaluation and learning strategies, frameworks, plans and indicators to capture project performance and results. Leads a periodic implementation review process to monitor progress and to identify specific actions that may be needed to achieve expected results.
Financial and Administrative Operations: Collaborates with project staff to establish and maintain the ongoing administrative and financial operations of project offices, and Minimally Required Job
Specific Competencies:
Contracts: Contracts with and manages local individuals/organizations for identified tasks according to regulations and procedures. Negotiates consultancy agreements and develops capacity of local partners in mandated program areas.
Security Standards and Guidelines: Ensures that appropriate security standards, guidelines and procedures are established, maintained, updated regularly and adhered to by the staff in all project offices in compliance with donor rules and regulations.
Management and Supervision: Recruits, hires, develops and manages staff and subcontractors.
Management Reports: Develops and presents timely financial, technical, and operations reports and updates on the project progress and difficulties. Documents project achievements for communications materials such as the annual reports, brochures, and website updates.
Brand Ambassador: Cultivates and strengthens positive, productive relationships with donors, regulatory agencies, partners, and governmental agencies to ensure that Pathfinder International is consistently viewed as an effective implementing partner in meeting and achieving project targets.
Proposals: Provides input and support to proposal teams in planning for and developing proposal submissions for project support.
Contracts: Contracts with and manages local individuals/organizations for identified tasks according to regulations and procedures. Negotiates consultancy agreements and develops capacity of local partners in mandated program areas.
Security Standards and Guidelines: Ensures that appropriate security standards, guidelines and procedures are established, maintained, updated regularly and adhered to by the staff in all project offices in compliance with donor rules and regulations.
Management and Supervision: Recruits, hires, develops and manages staff and subcontractors.
Management Reports: Develops and presents timely financial, technical, and operations reports and updates on the project progress and difficulties. Documents project achievements for communications materials such as the annual reports, brochures, and website updates.
Brand Ambassador: Cultivates and strengthens positive, productive relationships with donors, regulatory agencies, partners, and governmental agencies to ensure that Pathfinder International is consistently viewed as an effective implementing partner in meeting and achieving project targets.
Proposals: Provides input and support to proposal teams in planning for and developing proposal submissions for project support.
Minimally Required Job Specific Competencies:
Country Specific Public Health System: Deep knowledge of
the countries’ public health systems. Deep knowledge of the political,
social, economic, and cultural context of working globally. Mastery of
knowledge of applicable US Government regulations and administrative
procedures on the country specific public health system programs and
projects.Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Services: Deep knowledge
of family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and
services of programs, including program strategies and indicators, and
the latest professional developments in SRHR, including special
challenges and measurement issues faced in the developing
world.Strategic Planning and Implementation: Advanced skills strategic
visioning and leadership in institutional capacity building and
developing.Proposal Development: Mastery of skills in proposal
development from concept to full proposal, resource mobilization and
budget management.Research Methods: Advanced knowledge and ability to
apply quantitative and qualitative research methods.Data Collection
Methods: Advanced knowledge in data integrity and collection
methods.Statistical Software Applications. Proven ability to apply
statistical software applications.Leadership and Management: Proven
ability to lead, manage, and develop others within a matrix
culture.Program and Project Planning and Management: Advanced skills in
designing, implementing and monitoring and evaluating development and
intervention activities to fulfill performance objectives, including the
timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities
in the health sectorCommunity Relations: Advanced skills in facilitating
working relationships between partners, government officials, and
communities
Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
Software Applications: Advanced knowledge of MS Excel,
PowerPoint, Word and OutlookChange Leadership: Ability to demonstrate a
high degree of flexibility in managing change across a broad group of
stakeholders in an inclusive manner.Languages: Proven writing and
speaking skills using local languages and English languageCommunication
and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence others, including
donor agencies and local partners, through diplomacy and proven oral and
written communication skills.Presentation Skills: Proven ability to
make presentations on results to small and large groups.Passion for
Sexual and Reproductive Health: Demonstrated commitment to family
planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child health
services, and eradication of harmful traditional
practices.Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or
as a member of the team, ability to work with people from different
cultures, ability thrive in a matrix organization, ability to be
detailed-oriented, and ability to manage stress effectively in a
fast-pace environment.Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrixed
organization.Confidentiality: Ability to maintain confidentiality in
work-related matters.
Other Information:
Travel required (at least 25%)Must be eligible to work in the USUses cellular and desk phone; laptop or desktop computer
Required Education, Training and Experience:
Master’s degree (or equivalent) in public health, social
sciences, health systems, nursing administration, management, or a
related advanced degree.Medical Doctor with Advanced degree in public
health will be added advantage10 years of experience designing and
implementing health service delivery strengthening projects, with five
of these years spent managing large, complex family planning projects
while living in developing countries.
Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV,
including contact details for 3 references before the close of business
on March 25,2018. Applications should be addressed to the Director for
Human Resources and Administration, Pathfinder International, PO Box
77991, Dar es Salaam or sent via e-mail to Tanzania-jobs@pathfinder.org stating the position being applied for in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Pathfinder International, Mikocheni 260 Chato Street, Regent Estate. Dar es Salaam - Tanzania
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