Job Description
Country Director
Location: Ethiopia
Job Code: CPA011812
# of Openings: 1
Description
About Us
Futures Group 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. Futures Group 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.
Position Summary
Futures Group has a position open for a senior health advisor to serve as Country Director in Ethiopia.
The Country Director will start up and lead an important new field program in Ethiopia under the global USAID-funded Health Policy Project (HPP). The overall goal of HPP is to strengthen developing country national and subnational policy, advocacy, and governance for strategic, equitable, and sustainable health programming. HPP focuses on key health issues—namely, family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), HIV, and maternal health (MH)—while also promoting health systems strengthening and program integration. Central elements of HPP revolve around building in-country capacity, institutionalizing achievements of past investments, and promoting country ownership of programs and initiatives.
The position is restricted to Ethiopian nationals.
The position of Country Director provides senior level content knowledge, technical assistance, consultation and support for the development and execution of project/program specific strategies. S/he exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. S/he determines methods and procedures on new assignments. S/he represents the project and the company to the host government, to USAID and other donors and cooperating agencies.
Key Responsibilities
Provides senior leadership, management oversight, and coordination to Futures Ethiopia programs, with a primary focus on HPP.
Provides subject matter expertise/technical assistance to the program, technical staff and administrators as per global project and country program requirements.
Provides analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider, and resolve issues or problems.
Uses various quantitative and qualitative techniques to perform contract or cooperative agreement tasks.
Leads and/or reviews and monitors programmatic functions, i.e. development of work plans and budgets.
Ensures quality of services and compliance per project/program requirements.
Provides functional guidance to outside vendors to ensure deliverables are met within timelines and budgets as needed.
Participates in and/or prepares necessary program-related reports, including presentations and white papers.
Organizes and supports as needed project/program trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings.
Participates, and represents the organization as needed, in outside associations, conferences, and symposia.
Leads and assists in research, data collection, policy formulation, training and capacity building efforts in support of contract/agreement activities and deliverables.
Provides guidance to lower level staff members.
Qualifications
Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
15+ years of experience in public health program management, health governance, health economics, policy formulation, or other field related to international health programs are required.
Or an equivalent combination of applicable experience and education.
Fluent written and spoken English and Amharic is required.
Strong interpersonal, writing, presentation, and organizational skills are required.
Experience working with USAID and/or USAID partners is required.
Proficient in the use of desktop software, esp. Microsoft Office.
Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial and evaluative skills.
Knowledge of project management methodology.
Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Professional and diplomatic demeanor and conduct, especially during interactions with the client and its constituents.
Ability to anticipate, respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands.
Ability to take initiative and/or respond idendepently to situations.
Ability to travel on a national basis up to 25% time and internationally once or twice/year.
Physical Demands
Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility
Work Environment
Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.
Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
No Fee
AJS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND AJS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON BANK ACCOUNTS.
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