Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director/USAID/Jordan/Prevent, Detect, Respond - Primary Health Care (PDR-PHC) Activity

Job Description

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

The DCOP/TD will provide technical leadership and steer the technical strategic direction for the project. S/he manages the technical aspects of the project’s scope of work and design and contributes significantly to the effective and timely implementation of the project. S/he will be responsible for providing leadership for integrated health program’s technical areas including reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH), nutrition, behavior change, family planning (FP), community health, and quality improvement. S/he will support the COP, the Director of Finance and Operations, and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Director as part of the Leadership Team (LT). The DCOP will oversee the technical area leads and technical consultants.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Support the Chief of Party (COP) in the design, roll-out, and day-to-day management and implementation of program interventions. 
2. Work closely with the COP and leadership team and lead implementation of evidence-based technical strategies to achieve program objectives; continually improve the implementation quality of activity interventions and ensuring interventions are working in synergy across the project to achieve the greatest impact.
3. Provide technical direction and lead country team to develop technical strategies, approaches and plans, implement activities and monitor progress towards outlined project milestone/deliverables/approved workplans; and manage and strengthen the capacity of country team and counterparts. 

4. In collaboration with leadership team, support implementation, monitor robust risk management and mitigation strategies, and ensure project and staff compliance with USAID regulations, country requirements, and MSH policies.

5. Set direction and coordinate annual workplan development, implementation, and review in alignment with donor strategy.

6. Lead scale-up of program interventions in Afghanistan and interact with internal and external resources, partners, donors, and staff to coordinate efforts and bring new ideas to strategies and approaches.

7. Supervise and manage program staff and build technical team, including partner staff. 

8. Contribute to the design and oversee implementation of the program’s quality improvement (QI) strategy, ensuring that the strategy is tailored to the local context and reflects national and internationally accepted norms and standards. 

9. Lead, analyze, and use program data and incorporate collaboration, learning and adaptation (CLA) methods to make strategic and evidence-based decisions regarding program implementation.

10. Produce high quality technical deliverables and documentation of project’s successes and lessons learned for local and international audiences, as well as quarterly reports.

11.Contribute to business development efforts.

About the Organization

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is seeking a DCOP/Technical Director for a potential 5-year New Health Activity program in Afghanistan. This project aims to increase equitable access to and utilization of quality health and nutrition services and adoption of healthy behaviors, especially for women and children in Afghanistan.  

MSH saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 40 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia, US headquarters, our staff from more than 70 nations is highly regarded for their technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health.  We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.