1. 1.    Chief Of Party

Jhpiego seeks a Chief of Party (COP) to provide vision, leadership and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity for an upcoming USAID-funded primary health care project in Cote d’Ivoire.  The project will operate over a 5-year period. The COP will be responsible for leadership, management, and reporting of project activities, as well as making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and project quality and integrity. The COP will serve as the project’s main point of contact with USAID on routine and strategic matters. The Project Director will also ensure effective organizational management and communication with host country governments and key stakeholders at all levels, including international entities.   

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. Ivoirian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.  

Required Qualifications:

-        Advanced degree in public health or a related field; 

-        10+ years' experience successfully managing large, multi-partner, multi-year international health sector development projects that have implemented successful activities in maternal and child health, family planning, nutrition, malaria, HIV, WASH, health systems strengthening, and global health security (approximately $5 -10M per year). 

-        Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing project systems and overseeing project start-up and close-out; 

-        Previous experience working in Cote d'Ivoire with intimate understanding of local health system and gaps and opportunities in health systems strengthening; 

-        Experience in organizational capacity strengthening for local partners; 

-        Ability to work in insecure settings; 

-        Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needs 

-        Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs and CSOs 

-        In-depth knowledge of USAID regulations, compliance and reporting requirements 

-        Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts 

-        Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination 

-        Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in French and English 

Job Details and Application please go to:

 https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs/6204/chief-of-party/job

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer