Position Title: AYSRH Project Manager

Department/Program: SRH /RISE

Level: TBD

Reports to: Director, RISE

Based in: Addis Ababa

Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance and availability of funds.

Remuneration: As per organization pay scale plus other PSI/Ethiopia staff benefits.

Application Deadline: November 17, 2023

Who we are?

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.

Join us!

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds - from the medical industry to the music business - all with unique skills we bring to the job.

PSI/Ethiopia wants to reimagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door.  We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes.   We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities.  We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage. 

We are looking for an AYSRH project Manager to lead the institutionalization and scale up and implementation of smart start in the primary health care system of Ethiopia and oversee the day-to-day operation of RISE essentially in the RISE impetration regions of Ethiopia. The role owns the responsibility of geographic expansion as well as system influence to embed the innovation (Smart Start) as part of the Ethiopian Public Health System. Under the supervision of the RISE director, the AYSRH project Manager will primarily be responsible, to lead the system influence, institutionalization aspect of RISE.  Specifically, the role is expected to successfully deliver:

• Seamless integration/institutionalization and embedment of smart start and family circle in the key MOH’s policy, strategy, plan, M&E system and budget, and ensure that it is properly cascaded to RHBs and beyond.

• Successful delivery of RISE targets and KPIs

• RISE TA framework is accepted and applied to guide the integration and scale up processes at all levels.

• that RISE steering committees remained to be active, engaged and provide guidance to the progression on the ownership and sustainability of smart start as an integral part of health extension program.

• the co-creation of government led national RISE scale up strategy. 

• the co-creation of RISE TA transition and handover plan to the MOH and the structures

Sounds like you? Read on!

Key Responsibilities:

You will work under the supervision of Director, AYSRH/RISE. More specifically, your roles involve:

Technical Leadership

• Identify Smart Start integration entry points such as strategies, policies, platforms, curricula, partnership opportunities, systems, structures, and the likes

• Define the roadmap of the system influence and institutionalization and scale up process with defined set of activities; clear roles & responsibilities; MEL framework and Key performance indicators including dashboard design on DHIS2.

• Design and implement clear accountability framework to smoothly track the deliverables of the system influence/institutionalization process.

• Orient, train, coach, and mentor the implementers of the integration process at different level of the MOH structure. 

• Regularly update and guide the leadership at MOH, CIFF, BMGF (the donors) and PSI/E on the institutionalization process so that they can provide the necessary support.

• Steer the learning and knowledge management process within RISE in general and on the system influence component as it is a relatively new initiative for all the involved actors.  

• Ensure that quality service delivery for the girls is always the principle when the system influence/ institutionalization process is implemented. 

• Closely work with the program implementation manager-SRH and the team to track the impact of system influence over time.

• Work with case team leaders and the different directorates at MOH to ensure pain points for integration are clearly identified, and targeted and worked out

• Ensure alignment with key stakeholders and core process leaders to be able to leverage planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation processes are considerate of smart start.

• Provide technical guidance on the maintenance and enhancement of partnership with MOH, RHBs and other link minded organizations

• Leverage and tap all available platforms to advocate the buy in and integration of smart start in the broader health structures and system

• Lead the alignment and integration of smart start into the work plan, report, performance review, monitoring and evaluation systems from MOH down to the woreda and PHCUs levels

• In collaboration with the relevant directorates of MOH device and co-create an accountability mechanism to ensure a sustained ownership, coordination, and leadership on smart start at all levels.

• Assesses, analyzes and presents the level of execution under each of the major pieces of alignment areas and propose workable solutions to bridge gaps (if any)

• Routinely supports the scale up and implementation of smart start   and family circle and ensures that the health system embraces and owns  smart start and family circle to generate increased number of new users.

• Maps and leverages opportunities to share-out the learnings and impacts   of smart start/family circle and develop an advocacy strategy to promote with the wider SRH community of practice.

• In collaboration with MOH, RHBs and donors develops RISE transition strategy and ensure its execution

People Management

• Technically line manages and supports the regional level AYSRH teams

• Design a mechanism to support and coach the region based SRH teams in close consultation with the regional Health Bureaus, IFI managers, associate managers.

• Conducts virtual and onsite workflow monitoring and analyses with the integration teams to propose and present best practices on integration, recommend configurable and customizable integration options, and assist teams to make decisions regarding integration and alignment.

• Work collaboratively with internal and external teams including MOH, RHBs, etc to identify opportunities for integration and sustainability

• In consultation /collaboration with program SRH director and RISE director lead quarterly review with MOH teams, collect feedback and identify actionable items as a way forward, and support integration advisors to exercise the same in their respective regions.

• Provides motivation, leadership, and mentors integration team members.

What it takes to succeed

• System Thinker: Who understand the Ethiopian Primary Health care system and able to easily identify, leaver and amplify the nuances for system influence.

• A self-starter: You have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision; you are someone who is proactive in looking for new opportunities.

• Consistent and determined: Influencing system is time taking and labor intensive which requires to understand people and their interest in doing their routine. Someone who is determined and always look at the bigger picture regardless of the challenges on the daily basis is needed

• Eager and Passionate to serve young people: RISE is for and with the young people in general and married adolescent girls/couples in particular.

• Communicator: who has excellent interpersonal and written communication skill

• Evidence based decision Maker: capable to interpret both qualitative and quantitative data, transform it in to compelling communication material to influence both mind sets and skill sets as system is all about infrastructure as well as people.

• Flexible: who is capable to see other alternatives when trail/attempts fail; someone with strong conviction that CHANGE is possible!

Job Requirements

Your background

What are we looking for? The basics:

• Master’s degree in public health/RH, population studies or related fields with six (8) years of demonstrated experience in Ethiopian Primary Health Care system out of which at least four (6) years at a Managerial level.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, SRH, population studies or related fields with ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in Ethiopian Primary Health Care system out of which at least four (7) years at Managerial level

• Able to work within a very complex, program set up that involves government, implementing partner and high touch donor. 

What would get us excited?

• Computer application skills.

• Experience in working, flexible and agile partnership management.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and other local languages.

• Good time management and organizational skills.

• Experience in technical project implementation in general and family planning in particular.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with limited supervision.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and good team spirit.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% time away from head office.

• Ability to follow deadlines, accuracy and attention to detail.

• Have key competencies such as being Detail-oriented; Good delegator; Strong Manager; Believes in young people particularly in girls; Emotional intelligence; Master planner and executor; Good at multi-tasking; Problem-solving mentality; Demonstrated flexibility;

• Ability to deliver in time under stressful situation without compromising quality. 

How to Apply

Are you intrigued? Apply!

By following our 3 steps application process:

1. Fill out the mandatory application form using the following link: Online Application Form. It will only take 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Send your CV and application letter to recruitment@psiet.org clearly marking “Application for AYSRH Project Manager Position” in the subject line.

3. Check your email and make sure you receive an automatic response acknowledging receipt of your application which means your application was successful. If you don’t receive the automatic response, check again your subject line and if needed, re-submit your CV and application letter with the correct subject.

Application deadline is November 17, 2023. We’ll call or e-mail you back if there is a good fit on both sides.

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.