Finance & Administration Director, USAID/Burkina Faso Integrated Health Services (IHS) Activity
Company Overview:
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Palladium develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing, and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Palladium has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.
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Project Overview and Role:
The F&A Director is a full-time position for an upcoming award in Burkina Faso that seeks to contribute to the Government of Burkina Faso’s overarching goal of improving the health and well-being of the Burkinabe population. This includes reducing the burden of malaria through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and strengthening the national health system to ensure that it is prepared for effective prevention, detection and response to public health threats under the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) programs. It will improve the health of women, adolescents, newborns and children’s health through increased access and utilization of family planning, maternal, neonatal, nutrition, adolescent and child health and reinforce high impact interventions including service delivery, social behavior change communication, commodities; supply chain management, and strengthening of the community health system. Support the COP and DCOP in management of project finance and administrative components and work with the US-based country management support team to ensure the project follows good finance and management practices in compliance. S/he will oversee financial operations and tasks, such as accounting, procurement, etc. according to USAID and USG procedures, rules, and regulations, and will supervise the accounting team to coordinate reporting activities.
This position will be based in Ouagadougou and is contingent upon contract award to Palladium.
Reports to: Chief of Party
Duration: 5 years
Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
National are encouraged to apply.
Applications
Please submit a CV and Cover Letter in English by August 15th