PSI/Angola seeks dynamic, self-starting candidates for the
position of Chief of Party-Integrated Health Social Marketing. The candidate
will provide effective leadership and strategic management of PSI/Angola’s
Integrated Health Social Marketing program. The candidate will ensure
interventions are targeted, evidence based, and using international best
practice approaches to achieve health impact.
This five-year USAID funded
integrated social marketing program operates in the areas of family planning,
child survival, malaria and HIV. This full-time position is based in Luanda,
Angola and reports to the Country Representative. This a 2 year assignment
with potential for extension.RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide leadership for PSI/Angola’s program management and implementation of the USAID funded Integrated Health Social Marketing program;
- Lead program staff in achieving ambitious DALYs averted, sales and distribution targets and monitor their performance towards these goals;
- Ensure project logical frameworks and annual marketing plans are developed using PSI’s Delta process and monitor their performance;
- Improve the efficiency and health impact of prevention programs while effectively leveraging staff and resources and developing strategies that maximize synergies between health areas;
- Contribute to the development of PSI/Angola’s five year strategic plan;
- Maintain regular and strong donor, Government and other stakeholder relations, including building partner technical capacity as needed.
- Ensure donor contract compliance and high quality donor reporting;
- Lead annual workplan/budgeting processes;
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to support PSI/Angola’s Social Marketing and Behavior Change Communications programs in HIV, family planning, malaria and child survival;
- Evaluate the social marketing program status and lead the upcoming condom and FP product (oral and injectable) market assessment;
- Lead the Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test introduction pilot in Huambo province and the start-up of a pharmacy social franchise;
- Assure that all interventions are following TMA (Total Market Approach);
- Develop research briefs and use research results to identify priorities and drive intervention strategies;
- Support program staff in identifying and assessing market need and feasibility for new products and services within existing health areas;
- Identify and pursue opportunities for new cross cutting health interventions and new technologies;
- Financial Responsibilities
- Prepare annual budgets and assure adequate budget control, through timely ASR, burn rate and pipeline analyses;
- Assure adequate implementation of financial and administrative performance improvement recommendations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters in a relevant field or equivalent experience;
- At least four years of INGO work experience in a developing country or experience in a post conflict environment;
- 3-5 years experience managing USAID funded projects, including managing and collaborating with diverse USAID staff;
- 3-5 years demonstrated program health management experience. Social Marketing experience is a must;
- Familiarity with international health, development issues and the international donor community;
- Technical expertise in the area of social marketing, HIV, reproductive health, malaria and child survival;
- Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills;
- Ability to work effectively in partnership with a variety of audiences and organizations;
- Fluency in spoken and written English. Fluency in Portuguese or Spanish highly preferred, or willingness to learn Portuguese;
- Experience with logical frameworks, marketing planning and program management tools preferred.
Please apply online at www.psi.org . No calls or emails please.
