Chief of Party (Project Director) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

FHI 360 is a global development organization with a rigorous, evidence-based approach. Our professional staff includes experts in health, nutrition, education, economic development, civil society, environment and research. FHI 360 operates from 60 offices with 4,400 staff in the U.S. and around the world. Our commitment to partnerships at every level and our multidisciplinary approach enable us to have a lasting impact on the individuals, communities and countries we serve–improving lives for millions. FHI seeks a Chief of Party (Project Director) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

FHI 360’s Civil Society and Peacebuilding Department (CSPD) supports citizens to mobilize effectively to influence policy, improve lives, and build peace. CSPD works with civil society and governments to increase credibility, visibility and effectiveness by building capacity to:

• Advocate for social justice, economic reforms, fiscal transparency, gender equity and the prevention of human rights abuses such as human trafficking and violence against women;
• Promote peaceful solutions to conflict, support peace negotiations, produce radio and television programs to promote social dialogue and tolerance;
• Solve community problems, engage youth in civic affairs and provide needed services to citizens;
• Develop diversified revenue streams and cooperate with business and media sectors; and
• Increase national and local governments' responsiveness to citizens.

Position Description:

CSPD is currently seeking a Chief of Party for an anticipated USAID-funded program in Ethiopia to provide tools of peace building and accountable governance to increase the peace building ability and resiliency of households, communities, and governing institutions.

The Chief of Party will be the project’s senior supervisor in Ethiopia and will oversee all aspects of program performance, both technical and managerial. Under the supervision of the Country Director, the COP will serve as the project’s principal contact point for USAID, and will also be the project’s main contact for political stakeholders, civil society, and program implementing partners. The COP will supervise all local staff and consultants. S/he will have overall responsibility for ensuring that procedures are established and adhered to for activity development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, procurement, budgeting, and financial accounting. S/he will provide overall supervision of implementing partners, ensuring timely progress against schedules, achievement of deliverables, and quality of results.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree in international affairs, political science, conflict resolution, international development, or a related field;
• Demonstrated experience in multi-sector project management and implementation, leadership, and decision-making skills;
• 8+ years of senior level experience designing, managing, and implementing large, complex development projects preferably in Ethiopia, East Africa, or similar contexts;
• Experience managing USAID projects with sub-grants components highly preferred;
• At least 5 years senior level experience in coordinating development efforts in peacebuilding, collaborative governance, organizational capacity building, and/or mitigating conflict and increasing resilience related to land/natural resource management, livelihoods, and climate change ;
• Experience living and working in Ethiopia preferred; Ethiopian nationals are encouraged to apply;
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and navigate politically sensitive terrain;
• Familiarity with USAID programming, rules and regulations;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• Professional proficiency in Amharic a plus.

FHI 360 has a competitive compensation package. Interested candidates may register online through FHI 360's Career Center at www.fhi360.org/careercenter or through the Employment section at www.fhi360.org. Please submit CV/resume and cover letter including salary requirements. Please specify source in your application.

Technical Director Engagement and Strategic Planning South Africa

Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.

Position Summary

Futures Group Sexual HIV Prevention Programme (SHIPP) is seeking a Technical Director for Engagement and Strategic Planning (TD ESP). This key position will be responsible for achieving the objectives in the engagement, strategic planning and decision-making leadership functions of SHIPP.

As part of SHIPP’s senior leadership management team, the TD ESP provides national technical guidance in the engagement and strategic planning of HIV prevention programs implemented in partnership with SANAC, NDOH, DBE and DSD and manages team members.

This position will be based in Pretoria South Africa and Futures Group is seeking candidates that are currently residing in South Africa and eligible to work in the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Stakeholder Engagement Team and the Strategic Planning and Decision-making Team and ensure that the South African Government (SAG) departments’ capacity building needs in these areas are identified and addressed through the SAG collaboration plan and through specific activities in the annual work-plans.
• Develop, implement, and oversee an overall integrated Strategic Information plan in line with the SHIPP annual work-plans
• Provide strategic leadership for the SHIPP technical team project staff, and interface with the Chief of Party, USAID and Futures Group HQ to monitor program progress.
• Lead and support technical support to partners and provinces to develop their capacity for HIV Prevention programs
• Provides technical leadership in the design, execution, and ongoing review of project strategy to ensure that benchmarks of success are met.
• Support strategic planning, the development of work plans and results reporting for the project.
• Coordinate planning processes of the team.
• Direct quality control mechanisms for all technical deliverables
• Ensure that all objectives of the annual work-plans are met and flag any critical delay to the Chief of Party
• Use a combination of logic, analysis, experience, wisdom, and advanced methods to make sound, timely decisions and to solve problems.
• Develop and maintain relationships with partners and stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate the SHIPP strategy to partners, stakeholders and management team.
• Ensure that the SHIPP team members are kept fully informed and updated on the HIV prevention global and local initiatives.
• Oversee and ensure that all reporting requirement are met and are of a high standard.
• The TD will ensure that the activities of implementing partners are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented, monitored and evaluated.
• Contribute to the SHIPP M&E plan, focusing on indicators and milestones. He/she will be responsible for quality assurance and overall integrity of the SHIPP activities/program, including the management of quality outputs in keeping with project specification, scope, milestones, key performance areas and deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with USG regulations and guidelines by relevant HPI implementing partners and\or consultants
• Report and communicate SHIPP program’s results through the execution of the SHIPP performance monitoring plan. This includes the following:

• Guide staff in preparing reports in accordance with approved reporting formats and ensure timely submission
• This includes quarterly progress reports, annual, semi-annual program reports, and ad-hoc technical reports
• Prepare consolidated progress reports for the Country Director, Deputy Directors and Program Managers

Qualifications and experience

• Applicants must be experienced in addressing the special challenges of HIV combination prevention programming described in the above program description, as demonstrated by at least 8 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing large, complex public health projects in/for developing countries.
• Experience with HIV and AIDS programs is highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English are also required.
• Master’s Degree or higher in public health, business administration, international development, or a related advanced degree is required.
• Two years’ experience living or working in a developing country.
• Fluency/ proficiency in a second African official language are desired.

Reporting to

• Chief of Party

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.

The closing date for application is 12 August 2012.

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.