Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 14 Jun 2017
Job Title: Deputy Chief of PartyDepartment: East Africa/Ethiopia
Based in Addis Ababa Reports to the Chief of Party **
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.
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!
Founded in 2003, PSI/Ethiopia has developed national results-based programs for malaria, HIV/AIDS and child survival. These programs are creating realistic opportunities for both private and public sector partners to make long-term investments that help Ethiopia's most vulnerable lead healthier lives.
We are looking for a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to help us plan and coordinate all activities under an anticipated 5-year USAID-funded HIV Key and Priority Populations Activity in Ethiopia. The DCOP will support the in-country management and implementation components of the program, aimed at identifying key and priority populations, providing HIV prevention and treatment services, and linking with community- and facility-based HIV services across the clinical cascade in Ethiopia.
This position is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is contingent on award.
Your contribution
- Provide technical and strategic leadership for evidence-based program design, rollout and demonstration of program performance
- Lead the design and implementation of new initiatives through regular performance and process improvement
- Lead the management of a differentiated care model for key and priority populations
- Manage a team of technical staff to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and services generated under the program
- In collaboration with the Strategic Information Director, ensure consistent generation of quality data for timely decision-making at all levels
- Lead work plans, and review and track performance
- Ensure responsiveness to donors, the Government of Ethiopia and stakeholders on programmatic matters
- Serve as the principal institutional liaison to Government of Ethiopia regional structures and institutions
- Oversee day-to-day program management
- Lead national level epidemiological thinking and thought leadership on key and priority population programs
What are we looking for?
- A Masters degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or related fields
- Minimum of 10 experience in implementing and managing large health and HIV programs involving multiple partners, in/for Sub Saharan/developing countries
- Minimum of five years of experience in designing, implementing and managing community based HIV programs, institutional/ organizational capacity building, in sub-Saharan/developing countries
- Demonstrated strategic vision, interpersonal skills, and written and oral presentation skills in English
- Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of internal and external stakeholders, including host country government
Desired Qualifications
- Proven thought leader
- Epidemiologist with solid program experience
STATUS
- Exempt
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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