Job Description
Overview: URC is searching for an experienced Deputy Chief of Party for the anticipated 25M-45.99M USAID Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Immunization, and Malaria (RMNCI+M) Activity in Burundi. The purpose of the 5-year USAID/Burundi RMNCI+M Activity is to i improve delivery of high-quality reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH), immunization, and malaria services across the continuum of care; to improve health behaviors among youth (aged 10-29), men, and women; and to strengthen the health system to support high-quality delivery of integrated care.
Responsibilities: The Deputy Chief of Party is responsible for providing high level strategic leadership, guidance, oversight and supervision to the design, implementation, and monitoring of project-supported high quality, high impact interventions for integrated community health services. They will support the Chief of Party in project management functions and representation.
Specific responsibilities include the following:
- Lead program design, implementation monitoring, and adaptation of program interventions and activities;
- Collaborate with the Chief of Party and MEL Director in the performance monitoring, identification of lessons learned/best practices, and documentation of implementation and impact of interventions;
- Mentor and supervise a team of other senior level technical leads who manage program implementation;
- Ensure project activities are informed by evidence, appropriately adapted to local context, well-coordinated and clearly linked to program targets;
- Actively engage with Ministry of Health (including participation in relevant technical working groups), other USAID-supported health activities, local partners, and USAID as may be required;
- Support the Chief of Party in budget tracking, review and approval of requests, purchases, and reports;
- Contribute to the development of the annual work plan, reports and other deliverables to USAID.
Additional and other responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Other tasks consistent with the nature of this position;
- Perform all responsibilities for the Chief of Party when s/he is away, as requested;
- As needed, attend, and represent the organization in various events, seminars, and functions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Technical knowledge of one or more of the core health areas: malaria, maternal, newborn, and child health; and/or reproductive health/family planning;
- Knowledge of community health systems, community mobilization and engagement, gender and social norms, social and behavior change, quality improvement, capacity strengthening approaches, and sustainability mechanisms;
- Ability to be flexible and open to redirection;
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills;
- Demonstrated capacity to manage for results;
- Ability to work with people of different cultural backgrounds and foster teamwork, collaboration, and inclusion is important;
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, and occasionally outside of normal business hours.
Qualifications: Required Experience and Qualifications
- Post-graduate degree in public health, health administration, medicine, nursing, social sciences, or related field;
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible working experience in positions managing large donor funded programs of similar size and scope (such as COP, DCOP, Technical Director, or Team Lead/Unit Manager) in developing countries;
- Experience in at least three of the following technical areas: maternal, newborn, and child health; malaria; reproductive health/family planning; infectious diseases; nutrition; community engagement; social and behavior change; and/or health service strengthening;
- Experience working in Burundi required;
- Previous experience working on a USAID project is considered an asset;
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with USAID, senior host government personnel, international organizations, and NGO partners required;
- Fluent reading, writing, and speaking in French and English.
Citizens of Burundi are encouraged to apply. TCNs and expats are eligible.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Unless otherwise directed we will retain your CV in our database for future opportunities.
URC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
We value and seek diversity in our workforce.
About the Organization
University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Guided by a strong vision of equitable and resilient systems that respond to people’s needs and emerging threats, URC helps countries and local actors to build, implement, and sustain science-driven, scalable solutions. Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical expertise to empower governments, communities, and service providers toward strengthening their own health and social systems and improve service quality. We aim to expand access to and improve the quality of services, addressing maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; global health security and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene. In our interactions with each other and our clients, we stay true to our values for transformative change by focusing on:
- Creativity: by unleashing our creativity, we enhance engagement and interaction to improve problem-solving.
- Collaboration: not only our work towards the same vision and mission instill staff with a strong sense of purpose, but also enables us to complement each other’s skills and allocate work to maximize everyone’s strengths.
- Accountability: we hold ourselves responsible for accomplishing goals, completing assignments, and making decisions.
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion: we embrace the importance of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, where our leadership and staff model behavior that enriches our organization, demonstrates respect for all people, and supports opportunities for all staff.
- Transparency: we understand that when employees deeply trust one another and their leaders, they will be more engaged in their roles because they will not be worried about unfair treatment.
