Deputy Chief of Party (Technical) at Palladium International

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the senior leadership team of CMLAP.As such, provides senior leadership, management oversight, and coordination on all matters project-wide;
• Provides subject matter expertise; technical assistance to the program, technical staff and administrators for CMLAP (Technical strategy formulation);
• Leads, reviews and monitors programmatic functions:
• Development of annual and operational work plans and budgets;
• Quality Activity implementation and employ use of work plan tracker.  COP Benchmarks Tracker among other project tools;
• Ensure that activity implementation is aligned with project technical strategies and approaches during conceptualization (concept notes review);In collaboration with the Project M&E specialist, ensure proper documentation of the activity reports.
• Provides analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider and resolve issues or problems;
• Ensures technical excellence of project interventions and lead the learning agenda related to analytics and data use;
• Provides functional guidance to project staff, other USG IPs and stakeholders to ensure deliverables are met within timelines and budgets as needed:
• Regular engagement with the Technical specialists and CPLS; staff meetings, thematic team meetings;
• Routine meetings with the USAID IPs in the respective program areas: SI, HIV, Malaria and Family Health.
• Organizes and supports as needed, project trainings, conferences, workshops and meetings;
• Participates and represents the organization as needed in outside associations, conferences and symposia; prepares necessary project-related reports, including presentations and white papers;
• Organizes and supports as needed project trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings;
• Leads and assists in research, data collection, policy formulation, training and capacity building efforts in support of contract/agreement activities and deliverables.
• Provides guidance to lower level staff members;
• Acts as the COP when needed.

Required Qualifications:

Educational background and Experience:

• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent;
• At least over 7 years of experience in public health program management, health governance, information systems strengthening, monitoring and evaluation, policy formulation, or other field related to international health programs are required;
• Demonstrated success in collaboration and coordination across partners, sectors and with home office;
• Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial and evaluative skills;
• Demonstrated experience managing projects or programs;
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe;
• Effective written and oral communication skills;
• Professional and diplomatic demeanor and conduct, especially during interactions with the client and its constituents;
• Ability to anticipate, respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands;
• Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations;
• Fluent written and spoken English and Swahili required;
• Experience working with USAID and/or USAID partners is required.