Deputy Chief of Party Job Opportunity at IntraHealth International

Job Title:    Deputy Chief of Party
Job Location:    Kampala, Uganda
Employer:    IntraHealth International

About Us
For over 30 years, in more than 100 countries, IntraHealth International has empowered health workers to better serve communities in need. IntraHealth fosters local solutions to health care challenges by improving health worker performance, strengthening health systems, harnessing technology, and leveraging partnerships.

In collaboration with governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector organizations around the world, IntraHealth champions the needs and contributions of health workers—from doctors and nurses to community health workers to health facility managers—and works to ensure they have the tools, supplies, information, training, and support they need to provide communities they serve with the best possible opportunity for health and well-being.IntraHealth is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to be based in Kampala, Uganda for the anticipated national Human Resources for Health (HRH) project. This position is contingent upon funding.

Job Overview:
The Deputy Chief of Party will support the Chief of Party (COP) in providing technical program leadership in the development, management and support of project activities. In the absence of the COP the DCOP will assume overall responsibility for the project. The DCOP will take the lead in coordinating program development, implementation and reporting, and will work very closely with the Intermediate Results (IR) Leaders overseeing the project's major components, and other program staff to ensure results and synergy in the development and implementation of the project.

Job Requirements:

•     Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field is required;
•     Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a position responsible for OVC program in one or more of the following areas: food security/nutrition, economic resilience, protection or gender;
•     Significant program management experience in international development, especially in working with orphans and other vulnerable children;
•     Experience working with foreign donors (preferably USAID);
•     Strong interpersonal skills to negotiate and work with managers, government and non-government officials, local staff, and target populations;
•     Prior experience in the region and field of the program.

Job Duties:

•     Supervise IR Team Leads and facilitate achievement of their program objectives and targets with technical backstopping and support.
•     Initiate and facilitate regular technical meetings to review program implementation, and identify measures to overcome implementation bottlenecks and enhance quality of deliverables.
•     Account to the COP on the delivery of strategic program objectives, with regular reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
•     Lead documentation and sharing of knowledge and emerging practices from the program internally within IntraHealth and externally with the wider stakeholder audience.
•     Ensure daily operations of overall program implementation activities are on schedule and that reports, new plans and budgets are prepared with sufficient lead time to get the necessary approvals.
•     Work with the COP to provide technical and administrative support in all aspects of the project and carry out any duties that may be assigned by the COP.
•     Oversee and represent the project in the absence of the COP.

Deadline Date: 18/04/2014

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