Job Title: Technical/Health Advisor
Jobs at: Pathfinder International
Deadline of this Job: 19th April 2019
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam , Tanzania , East Africa , 00000 , TZ
Summary
Date Posted: 15th April 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment
Type: Full_Time , Currency: TZS , Value: 625000 , Minimum: 437500 ,
Maximum: 1875000 , Period: MONTH
JOB DETAILS: Pathfinder Overview
Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive
health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we
do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is
critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families,
communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in
environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and
innovations in poverty reduction.
Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality
health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention
and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to
family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and,
through all our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we
serve.
Project Overview
Pathfinder International in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy
(TNC), communities, Local and Regional government in Kigoma and Katavi
are implementing a project called Tuungane to achieve health and
conservation outcomes. The project works to empower community members,
village governments, district and regional authorities in the management
of natural resources while addressing health and livelihood needs of
community members around the conserved biodiversity. Within the
collaboration, Pathfinder manages health component with focus on
strengthening health systems at community and health facility level.
Summary: Manages the full project lifecycle from initiation
through analysis and development to organization-wide rollout and
training. Ensures the success of the project by establishing sound
project and program management practices. Creates and executes project
work plans and reports, manages project staff and budgets, monitors and
evaluates outcomes for on-time delivery. Works with a multi-disciplinary
team and serves as the Pathfinder spokesperson on behalf of the project
to promote the project goals, achievements and strengths to key
stakeholders.. .
Key Job Outcomes:
• Project Work Plans and Execution: Creates and executes project work
plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and
requirements. Identifies resources needed and assigns individual
responsibilities. Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project
and scope. Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to
client. Enforces project standards. Ensures all project documentation is
complete, current and stored appropriately.
• Project Status Reports: Prepares for engagement reviews and quality
assurance procedures. Submits regular status project reports. Addresses issues and resolutions to mitigate risks.
• Project Budget: Manages project budget. Tracks and reports team hours
and expenses on a weekly basis. Reports budget to actual variance on
hours and cost
• Project Meetings: Holds regular status meetings with project team.
Keeps project team well informed of changes within the project and
organization. Communicates relevant project information to project
leads. Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion. Communicates
difficult/sensitive information. Facilitates team meetings.
• Project Schedules: Manages the project schedule and schedules for
Pathfinder staff related to the project. Plans and schedules to align
resources and deliverables. Serves as the primary point of contact for
exceptions and rescheduling.
• Staff Development: Trains other team members using train the trainer
approach. Approves team members' time and expense reports. Reviews the
status reports of team members and addresses issues as appropriate.
Complies with and helps to enforce standard policies and procedures.
• Technical Assistance: Provides technical assistance to country
offices, host-country governments, local partners, and other agencies to
assess needs and design SRHR and ISS & CB projects and services
that are responsive to the needs of intended populations.
• Quality Assurance: Works with the technical team to ensure that best
practices for services and service integration are well documented,
evaluated and poised for scale up. Coaches and builds teams to optimize
staff performance programming, target setting and project workplan and
scale-up.
• Partner Management: Manages day-to-day partner interactions.
Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:
• Country Specific Public Health System: Advanced knowledge of the countries’ public health systems.
• Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Advanced knowledge of
family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and
services of programs, including program strategies and indicators, and
the latest professional developments in SRHR and SSCB. Advanced skills
in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development and
intervention activities, preferably with USAID, WHO, or other donor organizations working in the health sector.
• Program Operations and Development: Advanced skills in implementing
and managing similar program operations in the developing world,
including advocacy.
• Proposal Development: Advanced skills in proposal development from
concept to full proposal, resource mobilization, and proven ability to
raise substantial research/development funds.
• Leadership: Advanced skills as a leader in health and health service
delivery strengthening in developing countries and proven ability in
developing strategic plans.
• Program and Project Planning and Management: Advanced skills in
program and project management and planning to fulfill performance
objectives, including the timely implementation and reporting of
donor-funded program activities.
• Operations and Financial Management: Advanced knowledge of operations and financial management in developing countries.
• Change Leadership: Ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility
in managing change across a broad group of stakeholders in an inclusive
manner.
• Presentation Skills: Ability to make presentations on results and products to small and large groups.
• Community Relations: Advanced skills in facilitating working
relationships between partners, government officials, and communities.
MINIMALLY REQUIRED ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES:
• Software Applications: Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
• Languages: Proven writing and speaking skills using local languages and English language.
• Communication and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence others through diplomacy and proven oral and written communication skills.
• Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Commitment to family planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of harmful traditional practices.
• Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to thrive in a matrix organization, ability to be detailed-oriented, and ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-pace environment.
• Confidentiality: Ability to maintain confidentiality on work related matters.
Minimally Required Education, Training and Experience:
• Must be a Medical doctor with a master degree in the related field
• 5 years’ experience in working in international development, preferably in implementing Family Planning and or Maternal and Child Health programs
• Prefer: Experience with USAID-funded projects
• Prefer: Experience in project design
• Prefer: Experience living or working in developing countries that aids in understanding of program context, field realities, and technical needs
Other Information:
• Travel required (at least 30%)
• Uses cellular and desk phone; laptop or desktop computer
Job application procedure
Please manually apply for this job using the details below:
Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV, including contact details for 3 references before the close of business on April 19,2019. Applications should be addressed to the Director for Human Resources and Administration, Pathfinder International, PO Box 77991, Dar es Salaam or sent via e-mail to Tanzania-jobs@pathfinder.org stating the position being applied for in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
