Deputy Chief of Party at Pathfinder International

Program Overview

Pathfinder is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party candidate for the USAID Kenya HIV Service Delivery Support Activity (HSDSA) Program. The primary focus of the activity is to identify, link, treat, and retain HIV+ Kenyans within the existing service delivery platform (sites) across focus counties. This activity will integrate services previously operationalized by other implementing partners such as training, hiring of human resources, and facility-based commodity quantification, ordering, stocking, issuing, and resupply/reporting. The goal of the activity is to increase access and coverage for HIV prevention, care and treatment services towards achieving the “90-90-90” targets.

Position Purpose

The Deputy Chief of Party is responsible for overseeing all programming, including ensuring the technical quality of services. The Deputy Chief of Party works with sub-partners to decide on targets, oversees the development and execution of community action plans, monitors the implementation of the work plans, works with the Deputy Chief of Party to facilitate operational capacity building initiatives, directly facilitates technical capacity building, and supports coordination with local government and other key partners.

The Deputy Chief of Party directs and supervises senior program staff and consultants.

Responsibilities for the Deputy Chief of Party Job

Strategic Technical Leadership

• Lead the technical design and implementation of project strategies, create a realistic and donor-repsonsive timeline, and continuously evaluate project progress towards achieving organizational strategic goals.
• Be fully conversent on best practicies globally to develop and adapt for the Kenya setting.
• Provide technical leadership to project staff and partners in support of project objectives.
• Collaborate with headquarters and all partners to ensure programming aligns with agency mission and vision and that project best practices and lessons learned are shared for agency-wide dissemination
• Utilize a participatory approach to developing and updating the project strategic plan, ensuring programmatic directions are technically-sound, evidence-based, and consistent with international standards.
• Provide technical assistance and capacity building to local partners in support of sustainable impact Program Managment
• Assist the COP in the successful programmatic and technical implementation of the project including the timely completion of high-quality work plans, accurate reports, and other mandated deliverables.
• Assist the COP in monitoring project progress vis-a-vis expected objectives, utilizing tools and methods developed by Pathfinder, and ensuring effective usage of resources and compliance with donor requirements.
• Oversee subgrantees/subcontractors ensuring quality implementation of programming and achievement of agreed upon objectives and targets in accordance with established schedules and timelines.
• Document technical components of materials and project achevements for communications materials such as annual reports, brochures, and website updates.
• Identify, select, manage performance of, and mentor project staff ensuring professional and capacity building; facilitate necessary international technical assistance to promote project goals and objectives.
• Support other country programs, provide technical assistance, and foster cross-country collaboration.
• Organizational Representation and Collaboration
• Assist COP in addressing technical and programmatic issues related to the project.
• Liaise with donors, partners, host government agencies, and other key stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges to ensure dissemination and incorporation of best practices.
• Cultivate strong relations with headquarters to achieve organizational goals and provide periodic updates to staff worldwide on the progress, challenges, successes, and lessons learned in managing the project.
• Serve as COP, assuming overall field responsibility for project, in absence of the COP, as necessary.

Qualifications for the Deputy Chief of Party Job

• Master’s degree in public health, social sciences, or other related field.
• At least 7 years of senior-level experience managing large, complex HIV and FP/RH/MCH projects.
• At least 5 years of supervision experience
• Demonstrated experience in successfully fulfilling performance objectives, including the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities.
• Demonstrated experience planning, designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating projects
• Experience managing USAID-funded health programming.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the health context and structural issues in Kenya including socioeconomic, institutional and policy issues that are related to essential services in population, health, and nutrition.
• Proven ability to create and maintain effective working relations with senior Government personnel, international organizations, NGO partners, host country governments, and U. S. Government Agencies.
• Experience working with public and private partners and stakeholders at all levels (national to community).
• Proven ability to manage, motivate, and mentor staff at all levels and create a positive team environment.
• Experience working with complex programs involving short deadlines, multiple tasks, in coordination with multiple partners, to achieve expected results.
• Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Expert computer skills in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Fluency in English.
• In-country travel to field operations required with occasional travel to headquarters as necessary.