Closing date: 31 Jul 2009 -- (CLOSED)
Location: Ethiopia
Abt Associates is seeking a Technical Specialist Deputy Chief of Party/Project Technical Coordinator for the Private Sector Mobilization for Family Health Project-Phase II (PRISM) in the Philippines.
The DCOP shall provide primary support to the functions of the COP in supervising the activities and services provided through this contract including managing all technical inputs required in achieving the outputs expected. Through the COP, the DCOP/TC shall receive technical guidance from the USAID COTR for the project. The DCOP shall be supervised by the COP and shall share the responsibility of day-to-day and long range activities of the contract. The DCOP shall assist the COP in tracking, coordinating and reporting information related to project activities conducted. S/he shall ensure the technical complementation and synergy of all project activities.
Essential Job Responsibilities/Percentage of Time:
The DCOP responsibilities include the following:
- Supervise the implementation of all project activities ensuring that performance schedules are observed and outputs are completed and delivered according to schedule.
- In coordination with the COP, provide principal technical oversight for all policy studies, diagnostic and/or operations research studies, demonstration projects, training and technical assistance needed to formulate recommendations for policy reform measures covered under the contract.
- Supervise the implementation of all project activities ensuring that performance schedules are observed and outputs are completed and delivered according to schedule.
- With the COP, provide technical supervision and assign technical responsibilities as may be necessary to all-long term and short-term consultants working under the contract.
- With the COP, identify solutions to operational issues and lead or delegate appropriate action to address these challenges.
- Provide overall technical oversight for all work and activities necessary to achieve the objectives, outputs and deliverables expected under the contract.
- Advocates and support policy development initiatives, seeking support from high level DOH and other GRP agencies and private sector entities for the technical areas covered under the contract. Ensure timely provision of feedback and guidance concerning the functioning and effectiveness of the various components of the contract.
- Together with project staff identify issues or challenges to effective implementation of workplan activities, and develop solutions or strategies to address the challenges.
- Liaise with the principal policy and decision makers within the DOH, and other government agencies, professional and trade associations, interest groups, and the community at large to assure that Project activities are relevant to the current policy issues and directives being debated in the health community at large.
- Expansive network of contacts who are key influencers in both the national and local government as well as in the private commercial and civil society sectors
- Represent the project in the country and be the liaison with project HQ; able to present the project's technical approach and accomplishments
- Direct project management and coordination responsibility
- As recognized expert in one or more of the project's key activities, s/he shall serve as technical advisor, perform essential analytical, evaluative and consultative work, develop and implement technical aspects of the project activities, provide technical assistance on a daily basis, and is a hands-on resource for ensuring activity implementation and building partners' institutional capacity
- Coordinates all short term TA from the project: optimize scheduling of trips, help arrange meetings with counterparts and USAID, review trip reports and technical products, coordinates the project's quick response to new requests or changes in the ground
- Communicates frequently with Project HQ and submits quarterly on progress and results and coordinates closely to track expenditures against budget
Skills:
- At least master's level education/training or its equivalent in health financing, marketing, economics, public health, health administration or related field.
- At least 3 years successful previous experience working with national and local government on the development and/or implementation of health programs both at the national and local levels in the developing world.
- Demonstrated understanding, thorough knowledge of and familiarity with health systems, health financing, marketing and health program policy issues confronting the Philippines.
- As the technical coordinator of local level project implementation, the DCOP should have extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of health systems delivery at the local level.
- Familiar with principal individuals within the DOH, other government agencies, private/business sector, and the community at large who are responsible for health policy.
- Proven experience managing all aspects of field operations for donor-funded preferably USAID-funded programs, including procurement, financial management, grants administration, human resources administration and activity design
- Familiar with private sector health service provision.
- Extensive work and prior experience in health policy offering private sector work in the Philippines.
Reference Code: RW_7TZS34-3
