Community-Based Maternal & Neonatal Care Lead at International Rescue Committee

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the vision and strategy of the CBMNC portfolio of projects, including stewarding the overall vision and clearly defining the role each project plays in the larger portfolio.
• Lead discussions on next steps of the larger portfolio as projects/sub-projects complete and lead resourcing for new areas of work.
• Be responsible for successful end-to-end delivery of projects and developing and refreshing the strategy and roadmap to get there, including the implementation of project management tools, such as budgets, workplans, procurement plans, staffing plans.
• Identify key portfolio objectives and success metrics, strive for improvement, and communicate progress.
• Work with relevant leads of individual CBMNC projects to anticipate and meet resourcing and staffing needs across a growing portfolio.
• Drive business development and fundraising, including finding opportunities, assigning project lead roles, and supporting proposal development.
• Hold project leads accountable for timelines and achieving project goals and deliverables, supporting troubleshooting of issues and overall quality assurance.
• Develop and maintain effective mechanisms of communicating across various parties to identify areas of synergy. Communicate project shifts, successes and challenges to other project leads within the portfolio to ensure cross-learning and management of risks and impacts.
• Explore opportunities to develop new projects and nimbly integrate into the portfolio.
• Manage project relationships, creating alignment and support for the vision both internally within the organization and with key external collaborators.
• Create opportunities for team members to communicate research findings with the broader humanitarian sector to support uptake of programs based on best-available evidence.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Master’s/post-graduate degree in Public Health or related field.

Work Experience

• At least 7 years of experience in maternal and newborn health or community health, including leading at least one strategic program in those areas.
• Expertise in community-based maternal and newborn care programs and demonstrated experience and competency in evidence-based strategies for maternal and newborn health and community health.
• Experience in strategy development and working across sectors or disciplines is highly desired.

Demonstrated Skills And Competencies

• Ability to think and plan at the “big picture” level. Must have strong experience developing and leading complex teams and managing strategic partnerships.
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and ability to facilitate collaboration.
• Outstanding capacity to understand the country context, portfolio, and overall programmatic needs of community-based approaches.
• Able to work with remote, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability and passion to train others and transfer technical knowledge and skills.

Language Skills: Fluency in English required; proficiency in French is a plus.