Program Officer at PATH

Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary point of contact between country office leadership, global technical and operational staff, and partners.
• Support the start-up of project activities, by coordinating work plan development and providing start-up operational support and backstopping.
• Provide on-going facilitation for day-to-day implementation of project activities, working collaboratively with the REACH Malaria team to quickly identify and resolve challenges to successful implementation.
• Support the development, review and submission of deliverables and reports to ensure high quality and timely products.
• Provide financial management support to country office teams through analyzing financial data, monitoring project expenses against budgets, and forecasting, with support from the Finance and Administration Staff.
• Monitor compliance with REACH Malaria contract and PATH policies, identify and effectively communicate any risks to compliance.
• Collaborate with other teams in PATH including diagnostics, maternal, newborn and child health, center for data and digital health, for their technical inputs into project deliverables and activity plans.
• Work closely with the relevant stakeholders, including ministries of health, universities, NGOs, civil society, and private sector partners in coordinating activity implementation.

• Develop and write technical documents, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), tools, checklists, guidelines for training and capacity building of staff as needed.
• Coordinate country buy-in level planning and review meetings to track progress of implementation of interventions and ensure coordination between program team and external stakeholders.
• Document activities and field observations for program reports, support in the creation of presentations for updates and meetings.

Required skills and experience:

• Master's degree with 5 years of experience or Bachelor’s degree with minimum 7 years of experience, with work experience in public health, international development or a related field.
• Experience supporting USAID and/or PMI funded health projects, with preference for malaria interventions.
• Familiarity with stakeholders in the malaria services space, including malaria case management, prevention of MiP, SMC, surveillance, health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery.
• Proven ability to multi-task and collaborate work effectively with senior staff, colleagues, donors, partner organizations, stakeholders, local institutions, and others at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving, organization skills and a positive, solution-oriented approach to challenges. 
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and an emphasis on quality.
• Strong financial management skills, including experience in budgeting and tracking financials.
• Excellent analytical, presentation and report writing skills.
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination.
• Extremely detail-oriented, with the ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Strong work ethic, resourcefulness, integrity, credibility, and dedication to PATH’s mission.
• Professional proficiency in English required, proficiency in French preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)