Deputy Director for Programs, Anglophone Africa at PATH

Responsibilities:

 Program Management and Leadership (70%)

Lead day-to-day management of Digital Square country buy-ins, in particular through the USAID mechanism. Activities include:

• Define and oversee the operationalization of technical strategies for country and regional digital health implementation activities in alignment with the Digital Square mission and vision and under the guidance of the Regional Director for Anglophone Africa.
• Support the Managing Director and Operations Director with the creation and implementation of a staffing plan and buy-in strategy for each buy-in which details the following: staff level of effort (LOE), overall scope, timeline of deliverables and coordination with overall cooperative agreement and reporting requirements.
• Serve as a technical representative and advocate for PATH/Digital Square at conferences, meetings, and other forums as directed by the Regional or Managing Director.
• Support particular in-country Directors/leaders by ensuring technical direction of field buy-ins, ensuring coordination amongst and between country buy-ins and alignment against the overall Digital Square award.
• Supporting in-country leads for relationship management with donors in both the field and headquarters. Serve as a primary relationship manager for donor field staff that are investing in Digital Square.
• Provide technical assistance and mentorship to Digital Square field-based staff so that they understand and meet Digital Square and PATH standards and expectations.
• Under the leadership of the Regional and Managing Directors, support the development of concept notes, technical approaches, articles, white papers and presentations for advocacy and engagement with donors on potential future implementation activities for both new and existing donors.
• Refine and implement the advocacy strategy to encourage global private- and public-sector and multilateral leaders to align with and expand investments for digital health global goods in country.
• Support cross-country relationships and global goods use by fostering conversations and connections between countries and global goods suppliers; connect country stakeholders to capacity-building networks in the Digital Square eco-system.
• Manage other Digital Square activities (30%)
  • Provide technical and implementation oversight to Digital Square’s Tanzania program portfolio.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, public health, international development, non-profit management or a related field with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Credible, articulate, demonstrated expertise in the following:
  • Introduction and scaling of digital technology in low- and middle-income countries.
  • Application of digital technology to strengthen health systems and services.
• Demonstrated experience with multi-lateral/bi-lateral USAID-funded projects, with a preference for digital health projects.
• Experience managing a large pool of contractors through a changing donor landscape and evolving global priorities
• A passion to represent the Digital Square initiative and the organization publicly; to create and maintain effective working relationships with high-level government personnel and partners from a variety of sectors.
• The ability to represent and communicate an idea, a project, or an organization in any medium and to a variety of audiences, including blog posts, email, team meetings, speaking engagements, and pitch meetings.
• Team-focused and collegial with experience managing and leading a diverse team of geographically distributed employees with multiple perspectives (global coalitions, associations, working groups) to set strategies and execute them successfully.
• Openness to new ideas and the ability to creatively grow those into fully formed proposals, implementation and sustainability.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; diplomacy in communicating with a broad and diverse audience.
• Strong organizational skills, high level of attention to detail, and effectiveness under deadlines.
• Willingness and ability to travel globally at least 25% of the tim