Ethiopia: Program Manager, Resolve Project

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Resolve: Innovative models that drive intent to use and decision autonomy for modern contraception, is a four year project that will develop and evaluate innovative solutions to address non-use of family planning (FP). The Resolve project outlines a program for adaptive and disruptive change in family planning program design made possible by uniting insights and recent learning from the fields of economics, psychology, sociology, marketing, and cognitive science, with those of implementation science and studies in process design improvement. Resolve will accumulate and make available the learning gained on the nature of women’s and couples’ decision making about FP use and what drives and supports women’s and men’s resolve to use effective methods to inform future FP programming globally. Finally, it will engender accelerated sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes in three country programs (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia) through the application of innovative solutions, create a framework for their scale-up, and document learning about the process of adaptation and integration of disruptive solutions themselves to the rapidly evolving world of FP and public health. This knowledge will be shared as guidance to practitioners worldwide in creating similar spaces for innovation and adaptation.

JOB SUMMARY: The Resolve Program Manager is responsible for ensuring quality implementation of all project activities. The Manager report to the Operations Director on all project related work and reports to Pathfinder’s Country Representative as a member of the Country Office. The Manager collaborates closely with Pathfinder’s programs in country and manages Resolve subgrants to local partners. S/he ensures timely coordination and communication among partners working in the country. S/he co-leads the development and implementation of key technical activities, ensuring appropriate and timely implementation in alignment with the project workplan. S/he plays a key role in the development of project strategies, annual work plans, budgets and reports, and compilation of routine monitoring data to measure project outputs.

Responsibilities

Working under the supervision of the Resolve Operations Director, the Program Manager:

• Coordinates all Resolve activities in country, including coordinating with local and international partners, participating in key in-country partner meetings and following up with partners for completion of tasks
• Coordinates all logistics and steps of the human centered design solution development process and participates in solution development and prototype design, in collaboration with implementing partners

• Monitors and tracks project activities and outputs at the country level employing the Results Tracking Framework

• Supports the development, implementation, and review of program activities vis a vis monthly, quarterly and annual workplans, budgets

• Prepares reports in a timely manner

• Actively participates in internal and external project communications through agreed upon mechanisms

• Contributes to the contextualization of solution designs, tools and materials development during the different phases of the project

• Supports the day-to-day implementation of the prototype solutions throughout the evaluation phase, in collaboration with the local partner, including monitoring quality of implementation of the solutions

• Participates in the documentation and dissemination of project findings

• Travels in and out of country as required in line with project needs

• Implements other tasks assigned

Qualifications and experience

• Master in Public Health or Social sciences or related fields plus a minimum of 3 years’ experience in management of FP programs; or BA plus a minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior role in implementation of FP programs
• Experience with project coordination/management, donor reports and development and use of monitoring and evaluation tools is necessary
• Experience managing project budgets
• Excellent writing and computer skills
• Good interpersonal skills and fluency in written and spoken English
• Willingness to travel within country and internationally in line with project needs
• Thorough understanding of the human rights framework for Adolescent and Youth SRH is a plus

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