Program Manager - GH Tech (French Speaking)

dTS is a strategic management consulting firm leading initiatives in social and economic development worldwide with a view to promoting equality and accountability. In recent years, dTS has worked in over 60 countries and provided gender integration, training and capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation services to USAID and the World Bank.

dTS is seeking a Program Manager to support the USAID-funded Global Health Technical Assistance (GH Tech) program based in Washington, DC. to support the management of consulting assignments, including planning and logistics, assignment implementation, and close-out. 

GH Tech provides the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health, regional bureaus, and field missions with high-quality independent technical support for design, monitoring, and evaluation of global health activities. The project recruits, fields, and manages consultants for assignments in the U.S. and developing countries. (See www.ghtechproject.com for more information). 

Responsibilities:

The Program Manager will manage logistics and assignment procedures for GH Tech assignments, focusing primarily on assignments in Africa. Specifically, the Program Manager assumes primary responsibility for the following tasks and activities:

Assignment Planning and Logistics Preparation

• Assists in the assignment planning process, which includes refining scopes of work and cost estimates, developing implementation timelines, etc.

• Recruits short- and long-term consultants
• Arranges all logistical support for USAID technical experts, consultants, and teams both in the United States and overseas
• Works with GH Tech consultants to ensure completion of financial forms and other paperwork

• Assists with team planning meetings

Implementation

• Collects and distributes activity background materials for team members
• Monitors and tracks assignment progress
• Provides initial review of consultant forms and invoices

• Maintains communication with consultants and clients to ensure that consultants are supported throughout the course of their assignments and to ensure smooth implementation

Close-out

• Implements clerical close-out of assignment files
• Writes assignment summaries
• Ensures completion of activity and consultant performance evaluation forms

Other Responsibilities

• Contributes to GH Tech reporting requirements
• Provides logistical support for workshops, meetings, trainings, and USAID-sponsored conferences and other events
• Responds to other requests as directed by the Project Director or Deputy Directors.

Qualifications:

• MPH or MS in a field related to international health or development
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience directly relevant to duties and responsibilities of this position
• Knowledge of international public health and development issues, particularly in the African context
• Basic understanding of evaluation methods
• Familiarity with USAID policies and programs related to global health and evaluation
• Demonstrated experience interacting with USAID or other USG personnel in Washington and overseas
• 1-2 years of overseas experience working with USAID- or other USG-funded global health programs desirable with experience in Africa preferred
• Experience with developing country travel logistics, budgets, and recruitment
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Well-organized, attentive to detail, and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Works well with minimal supervision
• Proactive in anticipating work requirements and problem solving
• Foreign language proficiency in French or one or more African languages required
• Mastery of word processing, spreadsheets, database use, and presentation software (Microsoft Office); and experience with using and researching the Internet

Qualified candidates with relevant experience should send a current CV and cover letter to . In the subject line, please indicate “Program Manager – GH Tech”. No phone calls please. dTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.