Chemonics International, a leading international development organization based in Washington, D. C., seeks a Chief of Party for the anticipated USAID Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) activity in Burkina Faso. The anticipated, five-year, $25 million activity aims to strengthen and enhance the health system in Burkina Faso to deliver quality health services. The activity’s technical areas are expected to include maternal, neonatal and child health, nutrition, family planning, malaria and global health security. The Chief of Party will liaise with USAID on all matters related to project management, spearhead the program’s technical strategy development and implementation, and ensure the program’s operational and technical integrity.The Chief of Party will be a national or international-level expert in evidence-based policies related to health systems, with verifiable experience managing comparable health programs. This position is expected to be based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and is contingent upon activity award. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide overall leadership, management, administrative, and technical direction, and serve as the primary authority for all decision-making to ensure all activities, staff, and partners achieve targeted results and meet reporting requirements
- Serve as Chemonics’ principal liaison and coordinator with USAID/Burkina Faso, Burkinabe government institutions, senior-level national and county-level government officials, other implementing partners, and other key stakeholders including partners, public and private sector organizations, service providers, and beneficiaries to ensure the activity is meeting its objectives
- Ensure that the project uses and promotes the highest standards for health systems strengthening approaches based on scientific evidence, while generating innovations to test
- Use data to track progress, inform decisions, share learning, and adapt project strategies
- Develop and implement annual work plans and budgets that reflect the priorities of USAID, the Ministry of Health (MOH), and other stakeholders
- Manage and supervise the work of project personnel, subcontractors, and grants, with a focus on core results, achievement of work plan and targets, timely implementation, and sound program HR and financial management
- Continuously assess and evaluate activity outcomes, ensuring learning is incorporated into implementation, making course corrections as appropriate, and maintain a high standard of reporting to USAID
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher in international development, public health, health financing, or any other field related to health systems strengthening (workforce development, supply chain, information systems)
- Minimum ten (10) years of professional experience in international development, ideally in implementation of USAID-funded or other donor-funded projects, preferably on similar HSS projects
- Previous experience as chief of party or similar leadership role on USAID-funded programs managing complex activities that involve coordination with multiple project stakeholders across a range of implementation areas relevant to HSS
- Previous experience working in Burkina Faso, West Africa region, or other countries implementing health systems strengthening
- Strong understanding of successful approaches to building the resilience of the Burkinabe health system and to optimizing resources to sustain quality services and equitable health outcomes
- Strong ability to partner with the Government of Burkina Faso (GOB) to strengthen the capacity of host-country institutions and local organizations to improve equitable access and utilization of high-quality, evidence-based, and respectful health services
- Experience involving the private sector in health is a plus
- Demonstrated exceptional leadership in designing, managing, implementing, and monitoring and evaluating similar-sized donor-supported projects, with skills in strategic planning, management, supervision, and budgeting; and; preferred experience in managing complex activities involving coordination with multiple project partner institutions
- Proven ability to build and maintain a strong, diverse, inclusive, cohesive team where all team members are empowered and supported, including stakeholders and partners.
- Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills to fulfill the project’s diverse technical and managerial requirements and effectively coordinate with a range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated commitment to ethical and transparent practices and commitment to staff care
- Familiarity with USAID’s regulations
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Fluency in French required and working profit in English a plus
Application instructions:
Please complete your application via this link by February 16, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No phone worried, please. Finalists will be contacted.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: https://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice/.
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Party leader | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 2024
Chemonics International, a leading international development organization based in Washington, D.C., is looking for a team leader for the health systems strengthening activity ( HSS ) planned by USAID in Burkina Faso. The planned activity, lasting five years and amounting to $ 25 million, aims to strengthen and improve the health system in Burkina Faso in order to provide quality health services. Technical areas of activity should include maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition, family planning, malaria and global health security. The Head of Mission will liaise with USAID for all matters related to project management, will lead the’development and implementation of the technical strategy of the programme and will ensure the operational and technical integrity of the programme. The party leader will be a national or international expert in evidence-based health systems policies, with verifiable experience in managing comparable health programs. This position should be based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and depends on the assignment of the activity. We are looking for people who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.with verifiable experience in managing comparable health programs. This position should be based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and depends on the assignment of the activity. We are looking for people who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.with verifiable experience in managing comparable health programs. This position should be based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and depends on the assignment of the activity. We are looking for people who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
The responsibilities are as follows:
- Provide overall leadership, management, administrative and technical direction, and serve as the primary authority for all decision-making to ensure that all activities, the staff and partners achieve the targeted results and meet the reporting requirements.
- Liaise and coordinate with USAID/Burkina Faso, Burkinabe government institutions, senior national and departmental officials, other implementation partners and other key stakeholders, and, including partners, public and private sector organisations, service providers and beneficiaries, to ensure that the activity achieves its objectives.
- Ensure that the project uses and promotes the highest standards of evidence-based approaches to health systems strengthening, and, while generating innovations to test.
- Use data to track progress, inform decisions, share learning and adapt the strategies of the project.
- Develop and implement annual work plans and budgets that reflect the priorities of USAID, the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders.
- Manage and supervise the work of project staff, subcontractors and beneficiaries, with a focus on key results, achieving the work plan and objectives, and, timely implementation and sound management of the human and financial resources of the program.
- Continuously assess the results of activities, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into implementation, making corrections where necessary and maintaining a high level of reports to USAID.
Qualifications :
- Master or higher diploma in international development, public health, health financing or any other field linked to the strengthening of health systems ( workforce development, supply chain, information systems ).
- At least ten ( 10 ) years of professional experience in the field of international development, ideally in the implementation of projects funded by USAID or by other donors, preferably in projects to strengthen similar health systems.
- Prior experience as a team leader or in a similar leadership role in USAID-funded programs, including, with management of complex activities involving coordination with multiple project stakeholders across a range of implementation areas related to SSR.
- Experience working in Burkina Faso, West Africa or other countries where health systems strengthening is implemented.
- Strong understanding of successful approaches to building the resilience of the Burkinabe health system and optimizing resources to maintain quality services and equitable health outcomes
- Strong capacity to work in partnership with the government of Burkina Faso to strengthen the capacity of host country institutions and local organizations to improve equitable access and the use of health services high quality, evidence-based and health-friendly.
- Experience in the involvement of the private sector in the health field is an asset.
- Have shown exceptional leadership in the design, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects of similar size supported by donors, with skills in strategic planning, management, supervision and budgeting; preferable experience in managing complex activities involving coordination with multiple partner institutions of the project.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a strong, diverse, inclusive and cohesive team where all team members are supported.
- Strong interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills to meet the various technical and project management requirements and ensure effective coordination with a range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated commitment to ethical and transparent practices and a commitment to the protection of staff
- Knowledge of USAID regulations
- Demonstrate leadership, versatility and integrity.
- French proficiency is required and English proficiency is an asset.
Chemonics is an employer who advocates equal opportunities and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other factors unrelated to merit.
Chemonics attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU recruitment data privacy notice to find out how we process personal data. You can access this notice by clicking on the following link : https://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice/.
How to apply
Please complete your application via this link by February 16, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No phone worried, please. Finalists will be contacted.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: https://chemonics.com/eu-recruiting-data-privacy-notice/.