Population Services International Jobs in Uganda

Population Services International Deputy Chief of Party Jobs in Uganda

Deputy Chief of Party

Job title Deputy Chief of Party

East Africa

Based in Kampala, Uganda

Reports to the Chief of Party

* This position is contingent on funding

Who we are

We're Population Services International (PSI). We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing.

PSI's core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve.

PSI has programs in more than 60 countries.

For more information, please visit www.psi.org.

There are over 9,000 “PSI'ers” around the world. It's a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds - from the medical industry to the music business - all with unique skills we bring to the job.

Join us!

We are looking for dynamic candidates with leadership, management and public health experience for the position of Deputy Chief of Party for an anticipated USAID-funded project meant to increase availability and access to equitable quality family planning services.

This activity will be USAID/Uganda's flagship mechanism for providing assistance to Uganda to reach its national family planning goals of reducing unmet need for and increasing use of modern contraception.

The Deputy Chief of Party should have technical public health expertise as well as management experience in developing countries; a demonstrated track record in successful strengthening of health systems; a commitment to capacity building; experience in successfully improving quality and expanding access to health services. This position will be based in Kampala, Uganda, reporting to the Chief of Party.

This position is contingent on funding.

Sound like you? Read on.

Your contribution

You will will be responsible for supporting the COP with the duties below:

Build local technical, management and leadership capacity;
Guide operations staff through recruitment, development, training, and supervision;

Develop and maintain systems that ensure the safety and security of the team and PSI assets in all aspects of its work according to best practices, PSI operating standards, and field realities.

Develop and enforce field office administrative policies.

Promote and demonstrate an ethical environment in line with PSI's values of honesty and acting

with integrity.

Support the application of appropriate internal controls to protect PSI's assets.

Provide quality and timely management of project lifecycle for all current donor projects including meeting programmatic and financial deliverables;

Develop and steward project budget consistent with both organizational and donor requirements.

Meet financial and other reporting requirements as required by donors and PSI/Washington;

What are we looking for?

The basics

You have an MBA, MPH, MD or other relevant advanced degree;

You have at least 10+ years of experience in designing, implementing or managing large, complex, sexual and reproductive health programs in/for developing countries; and 5+ year's mid to senior level management experience, preferably of USAID projects of similar size and scope and in Africa;

You are familiar with U.S. Government regulations (e.g. Federal Acquisition Regulations and Foreign Assistance Act);

You have experience and are passionate in building local technical, management and leadership capacity;

You are a creative, innovative and strategic thinker, with: excellent communication, analytical, organizational, interpersonal and cross-cultural skills; and proven ability to produce results;

You have demonstrated skills in effectively working with government, donors, other USAID projects, local organizations and partners;

You have excellent interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills.

References will be required.

What would get us excited?

Excellent Manager. You have demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of management expertise and experience.

Capacity Builder. You have experience in building institutional, technical, management and leadership capacity.

A connector. You have experience working with Ministries of Health, health care stakeholders, or global health donors.

Technical innovator. You have technical expertise in FP, Sexual and Reproductive Health management, Gender and Youth, and innovative ideas when to improve community and facility-based interventions.

Status

Exempt

Level 6

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.

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