Overview

Jhpiego seeks a Chief of Party (COP) to provide vision, leadership and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity for an upcoming USAID quality of healthcare project in Ethiopia. The Improving Quality of Healthcare (IQH) Activity aims to build capacity of urban and peri-urban Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs) and referral health facilities in planning and delivering of client-centered quality reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services. The three objectives of the Activity are to: (1) improve the readiness for and delivery of quality RMNACH services; (2) strengthen the management and accountability for quality service delivery; and (3) to restore health services in health facilities in conflict affected areas. The project is anticipated to operate over a 5-year period.

The COP will have the overall responsibility for leadership and management of and reporting on the project activities, making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and program quality and integrity and serving as the first point of interface with USAID on routine and strategic matters. This includes ensuring effective organizational management and communication when interacting with other projects, host country governments as appropriate, and international partners and agencies.

This position is contingent upon award from USAID.    Ethiopia nationals strongly encouraged to apply. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of the IQH project and to achieve rapid and sustained project goals, objectives and targets
• Ensure compliance with the project results and oversight of project activities to achieve the stated objectives
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships and alliances with USAID, local organizations and actors, other USG implementing partners, private sector partners and other key stakeholders in Ethiopia to maximize resources and avoid duplication of effort
• Represent Jhpiego’s interests and present progress, achievements and lessons learned to key stakeholders including USAID and implementing partners in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Provide technical leadership in the design, analysis, and synthesis of interventions
• Ensure the quality and sustainability of interventions through different service delivery channels particularly in the areas of RMNCAH and health systems strengthening
• Participate in relevant technical advisory groups with counterparts and partner institutions
• Lead the annual work planning process in close collaboration with USAID, the project team, and project partners
• Oversee preparation of project reports to USAID
• Mentor, support, supervise, and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results
• Provide guidance, in collaboration with key staff, to subcontractors and subgrantees and coordinate activities with other agencies
• Write and/or review technical components of materials and publications related to integrated health and its development
• Ensure resources for project implementation are available
• Work with finance and project staff to develop and track project budgets and ensure project is implemented within budget
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) staff to develop M&E frameworks and effectively track data and results and establish a culture of data for decision making 
• Work closely with Jhpiego home office staff to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation
• Ensure compliance with USAID operational policies and regulations

Job Requirements

• Advanced degree in public health, health administration, international health, or a related field
• Previous experience serving as COP or DCOP
• At least 10 years of experience managing international health projects, including substantial experience managing large, multi-year international health sector development projects (approximately $5M per year) that have implemented successful activities in areas such as RMNCAH, health systems strengthening
• Demonstrated experience managing consortiums and building capacity of local organizations
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing systems and overseeing project start-up
• Deep understanding of the Ethiopian (or similar) social and political context, and developments in the health sector
• Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving program needs
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID missions, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, PVOs, the private sector and other donors
• In-depth knowledge of USAID projects, regulations, compliance, and reporting
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skills
• Management, training, or clinical background in RMNCAH or health systems strengthening
• Expertise in translating research to practice—identifying best practices and adapting them to project realities, with strong attention to quality of care
• Previous experience working in Ethiopia, with intimate understanding of local health system and health systems strengthening, family planning/reproductive health, and maternal, neonatal, and child health care gaps and opportunities, and solid relationships with government agencies
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including TEAMS and PowerBi 
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to travel nationally, security permitting

How to Apply

Applicant are expected to STRICTLY follow the below listed application procedures:

• Only qualified and interested applicants can submit application letter and well written curriculum vitae saved in one complied PDF format.
• Applicants are required to state their current basic salary in their application letter.
• Applicants must make sure their application document is saved by their full name in PDF format.
• CREDENTIALS OR WORK CERTIFICATES MUST NOT BE SUBMITTED.
• The job position being applied for must be explicitly stated in the application letter.
• Applicants must use this E-mail HREthiopia@jhpiego.org to submit applications and make sure to state the job position title applying for in the subject line.
• Applications not fulfilling the requirements stated above will automatically be rejected. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package. The winning candidate is expected to start within short period after finalization of the recruitment process. 

The deadline for applications is April 2, 2022.