Technical Advisor at Population Services International

Department: East Africa

Reports to: Regional Social Franchise Technical Advisor, Latin America and the Caribbean

Join us!

PSI seeks a candidate for Technical Advisor to support and advance the regional Tunza Social Enterprise in the East Africa region. In this role, you will support a social enterprise approach to service delivery in Uganda, Malawi, and Burundi, while also supporting the launch in Somaliland. You will work in close collaboration with teams across the PSI network including the social enterprise team, marketing teams and other regional/operational staff to ensure that the Tunza Social Enterprise teams on the ground have the operational, technical, and strategic support that is needed to remain at the vanguard

Your contribution

The Below Is a Sample Of What You Will Bring To The Tunza Social Enterprise And What You Can Expect To Contribute

We are looking for someone who can lead a new and bold initiative to re-imagine healthcare service delivery in the East Africa region and specifically support the four countries listed above. This is not just business as usual. In this role, we are looking for someone who can lead, provide clear and concise operational guidance to country teams, and that isn’t afraid to step out of their comfort zone.

• You will bring critical thinking and the ability to develop and execute strategies related to the success of the Tunza Social Enterprise, including but not limited to fundraising, monitoring & evaluation, budgeting and cross-country and regional coordination;
• Lead the execution of the 2018 Tunza Social Enterprise workplan, engaging with teams in the EA region to track and report on results and activities;
• Support fundraising efforts including tailoring concept notes to specific funders, while advancing the overall fundraising strategy;
• Lead on special projects and discrete consultancies to advance the Tunza Social Enterprise;
• Lead and coordinate regional budgeting and business planning for the Tunza Social Enterprise, in close conjunction with country level and PSI global staff;
• Lead on the development of internal and external communication to share the story and the journey of the TSE with various stakeholders;
• Guide the learning agenda for the TSE, including quarterly analysis of M&E and learning agenda
• Other duties as assigned.

Travel up to 25%.

What are we looking for?

• Master’s Degree or other relevant advanced degree in relevant field
• Prior technical support and/or program implementation experience in health service delivery
• 4-6 years of relevant professional experience, of which at least 2 years of overseas work experience
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Experience and excellence in working with large, diverse and remote teams
• Knowledge of business models for service delivery and supportive components including services marketing, business planning and Profit & Loss statement development and tracking
• Work eligibility in Kenya a plus
• French language proficiency a plus
• References will be required.

Exempt

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.