Job ID

2023-5610

Location

BD-Dhaka

Category

International Positions

Employment Status

Contingent Upon Award

Jhpiego seeks a Chief of Party (COP) to provide vision, leadership, and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity for an upcoming USAID-funded Urban Health Activity in Bangladesh. The project aims to strengthen urban health systems, to improve equitable health outcomes among all urbanites by working with municipalities and city corporations on strengthening urban health systems to provide quality, equitable public health, optimize available resources; become more resilient. The project is expected to operate over a five-year period.

The COP will have the overall responsibility for leadership, management and reporting of all project activities. The COP will be responsible for making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and project quality and integrity. They will serve as the project’s main point of contact with USAID and the Government on routine and strategic matters. The COP will ensure effective organizational management and communication with host country governments and key stakeholders at all levels, including international entities. 

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. All qualified persons are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of the project and to achieve rapid and sustained goals, objectives and targets;
• Ensure the project is technically sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of country, its people and donors;
• Ensure compliance with the terms of the award and organizational compliance and adherence to policies and guidelines;
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with USAID and Government of Bangladesh Ministries, e.g. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, and their regional counterparts, and district and sub-district offices, public health partners (public and private health care providers), professional associations, and local civil society organizations;
• Represent Jhpiego and the project’s progress, achievements and lessons learned to donors, other key stakeholders through meetings, conferences, and presentations;
• Provide technical leadership and ensure the quality and sustainability of interventions;
• Collaborate with the project team to build capacity in areas of urban health, health systems strengthening, local government strengthening;
• Lead the annual work planning process with the project team, and in close collaboration with USAID, Government Ministries, and district/sub-district offices, key stakeholders, partners, and ensure effective resource planning and utilization;
• Be responsible for the overall management of the project budget and ensure the project delivers on time, on scope and on budget;
• Working with the Technical Director /deputy COP oversee the preparation, and timely submission of quality project reports to donor;
• Participate in relevant technical working groups and other knowledge exchange forums and provide technical leadership and guidance as required;
• Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results;
• Lead and motivate the project team, ensuring high levels of performance across all areas, fostering a culture of critical strategic thinking;
• Provide guidance, in collaboration with staff, to sub-grantees and partners to ensure they deliver on their scope.
• Support the development of local organization capacity development plans;
• Write and/or review project materials and publications;
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) staff to develop M&E frameworks and effectively track data/results;
• Coordinate efforts with the country team lead to ensure alignment with organizational strategy, mission, and goals.

• Advanced degree in public health or a related field;
• 10+ years of experience successfully managing large, multi-partner, multi-sub-grantee, multi-year international health sector development projects that have implemented successful activities in urban health in public and private facilities, local government institutions systems strengthening, developing and capacitating local organizations, health financing models for urban health;
• Previous experience working on USAID-funded projects, matched with an in-depth knowledge of USAID regulations, compliance and reporting requirements;
• Previous experience working in Bangladesh with intimate understanding of local health and government system and gaps and opportunities in the above mentioned technical areas;
• Experience working with local and international sub-/grantees, and knowledge of capacity development approaches for locally-led development;
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to translate data into action and communicate results to wide ranging audiences;
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing project systems and overseeing project start-up and close-out;
• Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needs
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs and CSOs;
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination;
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects;
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills in English;
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally.

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jobs-jhpiego.icims.com

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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