Job title: Program Officer, Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
Tracking Code 9714
Job Description
PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by
bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises,
and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With
expertise in science, health, economics, technology, advocacy, and
dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales
solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and
innovative approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide.
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Tools
for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) is a global
effort led by PATH to accelerate availability, adoption and scale-up of
tools to identify severe illness and decrease mortality in children
under five years of age. PATH and its primary partner, the Swiss
Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), will implement a
four-year project funded by Unitaid. TIMCI has two major goals that both
seek to improve detection of severe disease in children under five: 1)
to improve healthcare workers’ ability to diagnose severe disease by
equipping them with pulse oximeters (POX) and electronic decision
support tools; and 2) to accelerate the development and market entry of
non-invasive devices that augment the features of a standard POX with
one or more additional vital sign measurements. This high profile and
potentially high impact project will begin in July 2019 and will take
place in five countries: Kenya, Myanmar, Senegal, Tanzania, and the
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
PATH is seeking a Program Officer
who will be responsible for day-to-day country-level project management
and oversight of PATH-led activities. He/she should be able to provide
practical supervision for project staff and be a direct liaison with
implementation partners and MOH at national and district levels. The
Program Officer will report primarily to the TIMCI Project Director and
secondarily to the Tanzania Program Representative.
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Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
• Work closely with the health officials of related departments of
MoHCDGEC and PORALG to ensure buy-in and alignment with project goals,
activities and outcomes.
• Responsible for driving progress,
monitoring and controlling project activities, coordinating the Country
Implementation Working Group and Global Implementation Team, and
performing routine progress reporting to project information systems.
• Supports coordination and liaises with all in-country partners to ensure effective communications.
• Effectively aligns work between PATH staff, country partners, and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with local and regional
decision-makers and influencers to update polices and create and
implement scale-up and financing strategies.
• Actively engage with
PATH staff, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, country
partners, MoHCDGEC and PORALG and other key stakeholders to gain
alignment and ensure high quality delivery of project outputs.
•
Work closely with implementation partners, MOH, regional and country
Technical Leads and other stakeholders to ensure a coordinated approach
to project implementation.
• Works collaboratively and coordinates
with regional and/or other country Technical Leads as well as team
partners on the implementation of activities.
• Collect and
consolidate data for quarterly/ annual reports. Conducts data quality
audits, spot checks, and assessments to ensure fidelity in
implementation.
• Set up data collection systems for routine project monitoring and performance measurement.
• Ensure M&E activities are integrated in project work plans and
budgets and provide technical support in analyzing results for
dissemination products and events.
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• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in public health, science or medicine, business administration, public policy, or equivalent degree required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing health systems strengthening programs
• Knowledge of public health, health systems, and challenges affecting communities in the African context, including RMNCAH and primary health care.
• Experience implementing new programs into integrating them into existing systems
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-country, team-based organizational structure.
• Flexibility to work within multiple time zones and multiple teams across the globe.
• Exceptional problem solving, bridge building, and diplomacy abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically with diverse internal and external individuals.
• Comfortable managing in a flexible and changing environment, with ability to be ready to adjust plans and direction in response to local feedback and the iterative nature of the project.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, coordinating, and management skills.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills; demonstrated representational experience in professional and global fora.
• Experience with electronic decision support tools and/or health diagnostic tools desired.
• Experience introducing new tools and/or processes at the primary health care level a plus.
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Must have legal authorization to work in Tanzania
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
