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Job Description:
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20, 2013
Band:
D
FLSA:
Exempt
Reports To:
Senior Technical Advisor for Malaria (CRS HQ) - with dotted line to
CRS/Senegal Country Representative as well as SMC Project Director (Malaria
Consortium staff member)
Length of Assignment: Three Years
This position is contingent upon approved funding by the
donor
BACKGROUND
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international
non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over
99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of
need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local
church and non-church partners to implement its programs.
CRS seeks a Deputy Project Director (DPD) for an
anticipated upcoming 3 years large scale Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
program in the Sahel region of West Africa funded by UNITAID. CRS is working
together with a consortium headed by Malaria Consortium (an international NGO
dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable
diseases) to develop a large-scale, multi-country initiative in West Africa
and the Sahel focused on rolling out market-focused innovations for malaria
prevention and control, including bringing new products to market, with a
particular focus on Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention. With a consortium of
experienced national and international partners, the project will have a wide
and lasting impact on this complex and challenging logistical environment.
Malaria Consortium (MC) will be the Prime Recipient of funding and CRS will
be the Lead Sub-recipient. MC will manage the overall project consortium and
lead implementation in 3 of the 8 countries. CRS will manage two sub
recipients and lead implementation in 5 of the 8 countries. The DPD, a CRS
employee, will be based in CRS' office in Dakar, Senegal, with travel to
countries where the project is being implemented. The DPD will work closely
with the Project Director (an MC employee), who will be based in Kampala,
Uganda, and the Project team who will be spread out amongst the countries of
intervention. The project team will include a number of experienced technical
and project specialists both within CRS and partner agencies in the
consortium.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
The DPD will be responsible for the achievement of
strategic objectives, intermediate results, and performance expectations
through adherence to high standards of programmatic and management quality in
CRS' five countries of operations. S/he will support the strategic leadership
of the project including high-level representation of CRS and the project to
international bodies and driving forward implementation of activities in the
areas of market dynamics, roll-out of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention, and
advocacy, working in partnership with others in the consortium. S/he will
ensure the implementation, planning and coordination of program activities.
S/he will develop and maintain strong working relations between the project
and partners in the field, including governments, ministries of health, and
national malaria control programs, and propose methods to improve the impact
of interventions on the ground and participate in missions to monitor and
control activities. S/he will be responsible for maintaining close
collaboration between the project's two lead implanting organizations, CRS
and MC. S/he will directly supervise a team of five regional staff members
based in Dakar and five project coordinator based in five countries in West
Africa.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Leadership and support as Deputy Project Director
- To
support Project Director in oversight and strategic leadership for all
project activities
- To
be directly responsible for the coordination of two consortium partners
and overall activities in five countries
- To
represent the project, the Project Director in his/her absence, Catholic
Relief Services, and manage strategic relationships with key consortium
partners and external stakeholders
2. Program Quality in CRS intervention countries
- Lead
the planning of project activities and set high quality performance
targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and
donor guidelines;
- Use
appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track progress
on project implementation and utilization of project resources;
- Oversee
and ensure the successful implementation of program activities;
- Collaborate
with five CRS country programs to ensure effective program coordination
and management of shared resources;
- Maintain
up-to-date documentation related to project approval, monitoring and
implementation;
- Establish
and maintain good working relations with consortium agencies, local
partner organizations, and provincial and local government offices;
facilitate exchange of information and experiences;
- Coordinate
with MC, CRS and partner staff to share best practices and solutions to
challenges during implementing partners' meetings and in communities of
practices, both internal and external to CRS;
- Mentor
staff, conduct trainings, lead workshops, and facilitate group
interaction as part of project execution toward specific outputs and
objectives
3. Management in CRS intervention countries
- Under
the guidance of the Project Director represent the project in workshops,
conferences, meetings, and other venues;
- Ensure
grant management compliance with donor regulations, and timely
acquisition of project inputs through close collaboration with the
country program procurement staff;
- Review
and analyze budget comparison reports and take necessary steps to ensure
proper management of budgets;
- Provide
regular updates to Project Director, and to government and
non-government coordination bodies as requested and in collaboration
with MC;
- Oversee
development of required donor project and financial narrative reports,
quarterly performance indicator tracking tables, other reports
needed/required for the five implementing countries CRS will be
responsible for.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 10 direct reports
CRS Program Manager Competencies
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding
principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her
responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Sets
clear goals and manages toward them;
- Collaborates
effectively with staff and stakeholders;
- Manages
financial resources with integrity;
- Applies
program quality standards to project design and organizational learning.
CRS Agency-wide Competencies
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding
principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her
responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Serves
with integrity;
- Models
stewardship;
- Cultivates
constructive relationships;
- Promotes
learning.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal: Senior Technical Advisor for
Malaria, CRS/Senegal Country Representative, SWA and CWA DRD/PQs and DRD/MQ,
Regional Finance Officers, Senior Advisor for Commodities and Supply Chain
Management
External: Malaria Consortium's Project
Director, all consortium/project partners, Government officials, Ministry of
Health, National Malaria Control Programs, public and private sector
stakeholders, UN agencies, Roll Back Malaria partnership, donors,
local/international NGOs, and local and international Catholic agencies.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduate
degree in international health or a related field.
- Minimum
seven years' experience at the senior management level working
international public health, preferably with malaria experience in
Africa.
- Experience
in managing projects or portfolios in excess of USD 10 million
- Ability
to represent CRS in high-level meetings with donors and local
governments.
- Demonstrated
experience in addressing gender equity in malaria programming.
- Demonstrated
ability to manage large scale project grants, including project design,
budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, and
reporting
- Demonstrated
ability to lead and work effectively with partners and communities as
well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through workshops,
training and meetings using participatory methods.
- Demonstrated
ability in effectively managing large partnerships
- Excellent
analytic, organizational and computer skills; skilled in MS Office
including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Ability
to work both independently and in a team
- Willingness
to travel approximately 35% of time, or more during peak activity
- Excellent
English oral and written communication skills required
- Ability
to lead a multi-cultural team with a high level of respect for local
culture.
- Professional
proficiency in French required.
Disclaimer:
This job description is not an exhaustive list of the
skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position
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