Country: Madagascar
Closing date: 28 Jul 2017
Job Title: Chief of Party, Total Market Initiative for Health Product Supply (TMI-HPS) in Madagascar
Department: Southern Africa
Based in: Antananarivo, Madagascar
Up to 20**%** international travel
Reports to the Regional Director, Southern Africa
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 be healthy by providing access to products and services that range from mosquito nets to HIV testing.
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.
Join us!
PSI seeks an experienced Chief of Party (COP) to lead the management, coordination and reporting of all activities under an anticipated $50M - $99.99M 5-year USAID-funded project in Madagascar. The project will improve health product availability and accessibility in Madagascar through a total market initiative (TMI), with the goal to ensure that quality pharmaceuticals and health commodities are available and accessible to all Malagasy people on a sustainable basis through coordinated efforts of the public, private, and commercial sectors.
The Chief of Party (COP) should have significant leadership, management and international development experience; a demonstrated track record in successfully managing government and private sector relations; a commitment to capacity building; a strong interest in private sector approaches to development; and experience successfully implementing Total Market Initiatives (TMIs). This position will be based in Antananarivo, Madagascar and will report to the Regional Director, Southern Africa.
Sound like you? Read on.
Your contribution
- Lead the implementation and monitoring of the Total Market Initiative for Health Product Supply in Madagascar.
- Oversee a management team in the project office, as well as key focal points across other regions in Madagascar.
- Build relationships and capacity among partners. Provide overall oversight of the project and maintain effective and regular communication with donors, implementing partners, Madagascar government entities and the private sector.
- Coordinate and manage the work of our key implementing partners/sub-contractors to coordinate a successful program.
- Lead internal and external program planning, communication and reporting with sub-contractors.
- Serve as the focal point for engaging in dialogue with the Government of Madagascar (GOM) at central and decentralized levels in conjunction with donors on key issues relevant to TMI-HPS in Madagascar.
- Serve as main point of contact/representative of the project to USAID.
- Ensure the effective use and coordination of USAID resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls with USAID standards.
- Ensure high-quality periodic reporting in line with USAID and PSI requirements.
What are we looking for?
The basics
- Master's degree or higher in Public Health, business, management or related field.
- At least 10+ years of demonstrated experience in the design, implementation, and monitoring of a USAID-funded project, preferably of similar size and scope, and in Africa.
- Familiar with U.S. Government regulations (e.g. Federal Acquisition Regulations and Foreign Assistance Act).
- 5+ years of experience building the capacity of the government, ideally in Africa including Madagascar.
- 5+ years of experience in the private sector or providing technical assistance to improve private sector performance, ideally in Africa including Madagascar.
- Fluency in English and French is required.
- References will be required.
What would get us excited?
- The successful candidate will be a creative, innovative and strategic thinker, and will have: excellent communication, analytical, organizational, interpersonal and cross-cultural skills; a passion for total market approaches to development; and proven ability to produce results.
- Demonstrated skills in effectively negotiating with host governments, donors, other USAID projects in Madagascar, local organizations and partners.
- Experience in building institution, local technical, management and leadership capacity.
- Demonstrated ability in the concepts, principles, methods and techniques of delivering TMI approaches to healthcare preferred.
- Ability to successfully recruit, train, develop and manage staff
- Ability to manage agreements and all required programmatic and financial reporting requirements, including sub-contract management.
- Ability to perform internal control functions to manage day to day operations of the project.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
- Excellent management skills.
STATUS
*Contingent upon funding.
PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.
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