CONTEXT
CRS is seeking an experienced Project Director for an anticipated Animal Health and Laboratory Surveillance Support Activity, funded through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Program in support of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA)’s zoonotic disease action package. This anticipated 3 year, US$ 3.5 million project will supplement and expand upon ongoing One Health and GHSA activities in Mali, ultimately increasing the capacity of the Malian government to detect zoonotic diseases quickly and accurately through strengthening of the animal health surveillance and disease identification network. The project will build the human and material capacity of multiple One Health Actors, including veterinary laboratories, government veterinarians, and livestock sector actors, in the areas of zoonotic disease diagnosis, specimen collection and transport, and passive surveillance of livestock disease. It will also develop innovative and effective means to strengthen the linkages between the animal and human health sector, further advancing the One Health approach in Mali.
Through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program’s unique voluntary technical assistance component, the project will strategically draw upon the expertise of a pool of experienced global technical experts in multiple project-related areas. These expert Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteers will be selected to serve in well-targeted, short-term, high-impact volunteer field assignments which will support capacity building and peer-to-peer technical exchange in one or more of the project’s core areas of focus.
Summary of the Post:
The Project Director will be responsible for all work planning and reporting to USAID and is expected to play a lead role interacting with counterparts and other development partners. S/he will serve as the Chair of the One Health sub-group of the Livestock Donors Group (PTF-Elevage, Sous groupe Une Seule Santé), or to designate a member of her/his staff to serve this function. This will include close coordination and collaboration with other donors, activities and local institutions in both the livestock and human health sectors. S/he will be responsible for overall program leadership, strategic planning, management and quality assurance. The Project Director will ensure that results are achieved and is also responsible for facilitating communication and close coordination with all stakeholders of this activity.
Key Responsibilities:
Required education, experience and skills
Education and Experience
Personal Skills:
● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound judgments, make good decisions and deliver innovative solutions.
● Strong capacity in relationship management. Ability to build relationships with people at all levels, both internally and externally. Strategic in your approach to each relationship.
● Good presentation, facilitation, and representation skills
● Proactive, resourceful, solution- and results-oriented.
Foreign Language required/desired: Fluent French (spoken/written) with a very high-level of English proficiency required
Field Travel : 20%
Key Relationships
Supervision : Project Team- TBD : Technical Advisor(s), Program Manager, MEAL Manager, Admin Assistant
Internal: Health Director, Head of Programming, Chief of Party GHSA/CDC; Farmer-to-Farmer Global Director; Country Representative; Grants Management Staff ; Senior/Regional Technical Advisors
External: Actors of relevant government divisions (MSHP, Ministere d’Elevage, LCV, DNSV/DRSV; DNS ; INRSP); USAID/Mali; other GHSA human and animal health partners ; other financial and technical partners in the livestock, One Health, or surveillance/lab space.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
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.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
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Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.