Job Vacancies @ Jhpiego – 4 Positions (Sierra Leone)

Jhpiego seeks a Technical Director to provide technical leadership and oversight for an upcoming five-year U.S. government funded integrated health services project. This project aims to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity by increasing the capacity of the Government of Sierra Leone institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services, malaria, voluntary family planning (FP), and reproductive health (RH) care.

The position will lead design and day-to-day management of technical assistance efforts to improve capacity of the Government of Sierra Leone to deliver quality reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health services at the facility and community level.  The Technical Director will work closely with technical implementation teams to ensure the project progresses towards expected results. S/he will also work with M&E staff to ensure project deliverables are monitored and course corrections are identified and implemented as appropriate. Other key responsibilities include supervising technical staff and adjusting project activities based on district level data.

Technical Leadership and Oversight

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for the project’s technical assistance efforts, ensuring the integration, quality and sustainability of interventions
• Provide day-to-day technical oversight for design, planning and implementation of activities in support of project goals and objectives
• Establish and implement a system to ensure technical quality and fidelity across target provinces and districts
• Collaborate closely with Team Leads and Technical Advisors to ensure harmonization of project approaches across technical and geographical areas
• Track measures for climate and environmental risks in the Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) and ensure their integration in work plans, budgets, and MEL plan

Development and Implementation of Technical Approaches 

• Provide technical leadership to the development of the project strategic plan, work plan, and project monitoring, in close collaboration with MOH, USAID and other stakeholders
• Work closely with the Chief of Party on setting project priorities and directions, and responding to requests for support from local counterparts
• Identify appropriate facility and community-based strategies and lead the formulation of innovative approaches to address reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, family planning, and malaria service delivery gaps.
• Oversee efforts to provide mentoring and capacity building at the individual and district level

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 

• Work with M&E staff to design, implement a plan to track data/results related to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child service delivery to inform adjustments in project implementation
• Document successes, lessons learned and challenges in implementation as well as reports of project activities and results to the project and donor, including routine quarterly and annual reports and other reporting requirements as requested
• Author/co-author abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration 

• Foster and maintain excellent relationships with USAID and in-country stakeholders as a representative of the project, and develop rapid responses to requests
• Collaborate with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the Ministry of Health and other implementing partners, to ensure that all activities conform to requirements and regulations
• Facilitate the project team’s relationship with designated counterparts at USAID, the Ministry of Health at both provincial and districts levels, private sector partners and other key stakeholders in Sierra Leone such as NGOs and CSOs, to ensure effective technical assistance
• Actively participate in relevant technical advisory/working groups and professional forums representing Jhpiego

Management 

• Supervise technical staff and build, mentor, and manage a team of highly qualified staff to ensure rapid and sustainable results
• Manage technical contributions of sub grantees, including defining scopes of work

• Clinical Degree (doctor or nursing)
• Minimum 10 years’ experience which included both implementation and technical assistance of integrated health service delivery projects in Sierra Leone or West Africa
• Proficiency in implementing quality improvement activities at facility and community levels
• Skilled in building capacity of individuals and organizations
• In-depth understanding of Sierra Leone healthcare system, including both public and private sectors
• Proven track record managing a project team composed of several technical experts and fostering team work
• Familiarity with USAID’s administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems
• 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, CSOs, and the private sector
• Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including TEAMS and PowerBi
• Ability to travel nationally

• Master’s of Public Health preferred

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Jhpiego seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director to provide technical leadership, oversight and strategic direction for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities for an upcoming for a five-year U.S. government funded integrated technical assistance and service delivery project. This project aims to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity by increasing the capacity of the Government of Sierra Leone institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services, malaria, voluntary family planning (FP), and reproductive health (RH) care.

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director will provide technical leadership to develop project framework, M&E systems and indicators to capture performance results and provide effective, accurate and timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all project activities. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director will supervise and manage the MEL team and oversee the collection, management, analysis and use of project data, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and outcomes. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director is responsible for documenting and disseminating project successes, challenges and lessons learned to USAID. The position will champion holistic approaches to collaboration, learning and adapting (CLA), including design and implementation of an action-oriented project research and learning agenda, routine analysis of available health sector data sources, and application of best practices in knowledge management. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director will also be responsible for designing and conducting assessments, operations research and evaluations to address project needs. S/he will liaise with and support consortium partners, key local partners, private sector and other key stakeholders to implement monitoring and evaluation (and learning) activities.

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. Sierra Leone nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Provide leadership and direction on MEL to ensure the project achieves its goals and corresponding objectives and targets
• Oversee the development and implementation of the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) to efficiently track, use and disseminate performance indicators and results over the life of the project, including routine service delivery data reporting, baseline and end line assessments, and all monitoring for process and outcome evaluations
• Supervise a team of M&E professionals, ensuring high-quality implementation of all monitoring, evaluation and learning activities
• Develop and oversee implementation of robust context-appropriate systems for data collection, quality assurance, analysis and reporting on activity outputs/outcomes and program quality
• Lead results reporting to USAID by providing written documentation on M&E activities and indicator results for progress and annual reports, as appropriate
• Ensure alignment of project systems and approaches with Sierra Leone national monitoring and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information and reporting systems
• Cultivate strategic M&E relationships and alliances with monitoring, evaluation and learning counterparts in other USAID projects national institutions, and key stakeholders, leading initiatives to learn from project data and adapt intervention strategies as appropriate
• Lead efforts to utilize training monitoring systems to track and monitor trainers and participants at training events to facilitate follow-up and recordkeeping
• Use data to contribute towards strategic decision-making and project planning with project leadership
• Support project leadership to champion holistic approaches to collaboration, learning and adapting (CLA), including design and implementation of an action-oriented project research and learning agenda, routine analysis of available health sector data sources, and application of best practices in knowledge management
• Oversee and/or conduct targeted assessment, evaluations and operations research, ensuring compliance with Johns Hopkins University institutional and local review board policies
• Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures including routine data quality audits and that these are routinely carried out during the project lifecycle
• Represent M&E activities in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Ensure relevant data is entered into Jhpiego’s organization-wide performance management system designed to capture, analyze, and disseminate project data
• Ensure project compliance with USAID monitoring, evaluation, research and open data policies
• Promote and support the dissemination of project information among the project team
• Work with project and financial staff to prepare and track progress of project and activity budgets
• Train and mentor project staff and implementing partners in monitoring and evaluation methods, tools, and systems
• Ensure protection of participant data and confidentiality during all monitoring, evaluation and research implementation and dissemination processes
• Support the designated Internal Review Board (IRB) focal point in-country including maintaining current certification from 1) CITI human subjects ethics course and 2) CITI Good Clinical Practices (GCP) course

• Master’s degree in public health, demography, statistics, social sciences or related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum 9 years of experience on international health projects, including substantial work experience in monitoring and evaluating large, multi-year international health sector development projects (approximately $5 -10M per year)
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies, implementation research approaches, health management information systems, data visualization and reporting
• Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in both the public, NGO and private sectors
• M&E experience in MNCH, FP and malaria
• Familiarity with Sierra Leone health management information system and other national M&E systems
• Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using DHIS2 and one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: [SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, MS Excel]
• 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, CSOs, and the private sector
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skills
• Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects and technical staff
• Ability to travel nationally

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Jhpiego seeks a Director – Finance, Operations and Administration to provide financial, operational and administrative management for a five-year U.S. government funded integrated technical assistance and health service delivery project. This project aims to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity by increasing the capacity of the Government of Sierra Leone institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services, malaria, voluntary family planning (FP), and reproductive health (RH) care

The Director – Finance, Operations and Administration will provide strategic financial, operational and administrative management, overseeing all financial, contractual (including sub grantee management), information technology, human resources, and procurement aspects of the anticipated project. S/he will ensure that the financial reports are compatible with standard accounting practices and follow Jhpiego and USAID rules and regulations. The position will play a key role directing program operations, working with local partners to build their capacity, and provide expert sub-grant management.

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. Sierra Leone nationals strongly encouraged to apply.

• Ensure accurate financial, contractual and administrative reporting of the project compliant with Jhpiego and USAID’s rules and regulations, and terms and conditions of the award.
• Oversee day-to-day coordination of financial activities ensuring cost efficiency
• Ensure timely, accurate and complete documentation which support financial transactions, to be uploaded and maintained in an on-site financial accounting and bookkeeping system (QuickBooks) required to assure the integrity and effective performance of financial operations, and prepare monthly reports.
• Manage all sub-grants, ensuring compliance with Jhpiego policies and procedures and reporting of sub-awardees, and building their capacity as needed.
• Support assessment and capacity building strategies for local civil society organizations in the areas of finance and operations.
• Ensure that Jhpiego human resources and administrative procedures are in place for the project.
• Oversee project’s day-to-day cash needs, payments, procurement, contracts, sub-grants, reviewing/processing invoices, district office start-up, operation. systems, policies and procedures, consultant payments for the program.
• Provide guidance to project team members regarding the financial requirements of the project and office operations in compliance with USAID, Johns Hopkins University, and Jhpiego procedures and policies.
• Lead the development, monitoring, and review of project budgets; review monthly financial analysis and budget vs. expense reports to determine reasonableness of variances and take appropriate actions, as required.
• Provide guidance, monitoring and support to project team, including procurement for goods and services, logistical support for local and international travel (including expense reports) for staff and consultants, contracts development and management and maintenance of office inventory.
• Facilitate the work of external audits and ensure that financial records are properly maintained and readily available during audits.
• Contribute to developing work plans and annual budgets for project activities and local office costs.
• Provide financial reports, including pipeline analysis and quarterly project reports, as requested by the donor.
• Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts with project goals to ensure rapid and sustainable results.
• Ensure that Jhpiego human resources and administrative procedures are in place for the project and staff and comply with local and donor regulations. These include but are not limited to: time keeping, tracking of leave, sick days, absence, personnel employment records, and other human resources actions.
• Collaborate with the Chief of Party to support program staff in developing work plans and annual budgets for program activities and local office costs.

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Accounting or relevant field
• Ten years of finance and administrative experience
• At least seven of experience with financial analysis, financial reporting, cash flow analysis, budget development and forecasting.
• At least seven years of experience providing financial planning and management, human resources and procurement for projects.
• Five or more years of senior-level work experience with USAID or other donor-funded projects
• Previous direct supervisory experience of professional and support staff
• Demonstrated experience organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Subcontract or sub agreement financial management experience
• Knowledge of financing mechanisms – FAAs, contracts and grants and their relevant terms and conditions
• Experience developing and/or implementing finance and accounting policies, procedures and systems
• Experience hiring and supervising personnel
• 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, CSOs, and the private sector
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop financial and administrative capacity of project staff
• In depth knowledge financial software applications, databases and spreadsheets, including QuickBooks Enterprise, and Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel nationally

• Experience with financial analysis, financial reporting, cash flow analysis, budget development and forecasting preferably on international health projects
• Experience providing financial planning and management, human resources and procurement for projects, preferably in Sierra Leone.

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The Chief of Party (COP) will provide vision, leadership and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity for an upcoming USAID integrated health project in Sierra Leone. This project aims to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality and morbidity by increasing the capacity of the Government of Sierra Leone institutions and local organizations to introduce, deliver, scale up, and sustain the use of evidence-based, quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services, malaria, voluntary family planning (FP), and reproductive health (RH) care. The project will operate over a five-year period.

The COP will have the overall responsibility for leadership and management of and reporting on the recipient’s activities, making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and program quality and integrity and serving as the recipient’s first point of interface with USAID on routine and strategic matters.  This includes ensuring effective organizational management and communication interacting with other projects, host country governments at all levels, and international partners and agencies.

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. Sierra Leone nationals strongly encouraged to apply.

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of the integrated health project and to achieve rapid and sustained project goals, objectives and targets
• Ensure compliance with the project results and oversight of project activities to achieve the stated objectives
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships and alliances with USAID, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health, other USG implementing partners, private sector partners and other key stakeholders in Sierra Leone to maximize resources and avoid duplication of effort
• Represent Jhpiego’s interests and present progress, achievements and lessons learned to key Sierra Leone stakeholders including USAID and implementing partners in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Provide technical leadership in the design, analysis, and synthesis of interventions
• Ensure the quality and sustainability of interventions within Government health facilities particularly in the areas of maternal, newborn, and child health, family planning/reproductive health, health systems strengthening, and capacity building of district staff and national partners;
• Participate in relevant technical advisory groups with counterparts and partner institutions
• Lead the annual work planning process in close collaboration with USAID, Sierra Leone Ministry of Health, project team, and project partners
• Oversee preparation of periodic project reports to donor
• Mentor, support, supervise, and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results
• Provide guidance, in collaboration with key staff, to subcontractors and sub grantees and coordinate activities with other agencies
• Manage multiple project partners
• Write and/or review technical components of materials and publications related to integrated health and its development
• Ensure resources for project implementation are available
• Work with finance and project staff to develop and track project budgets and ensure project is implemented in budget.
• Work with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) staff to develop M&E frameworks and effectively track data and results and establish a culture of data for decision making
• Work closely with Jhpiego home office staff to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation
• Ensure compliance with USAID operational policies and regulations

• Advanced degree in public health, health administration, international health, or a related field
• Previous experience serving as COP or DCOP
• 10+ years’ experience managing large, multi-year international health sector development projects (approximately $10M per year) that have implemented successful activities in areas such as maternal, newborn and child health, family planning/reproductive health, health systems strengthening
• Demonstrated experience managing consortiums and building capacity of local organizations
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing systems and overseeing project start-up
• Understanding of the Sierra Leone social and political context, and developments in the health sector
• Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving program needs
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID missions, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, PVOs, the private sector and other donors
• In-depth knowledge of USAID projects, regulations, compliance, and reporting
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skills
• Management, training, or clinical background in maternal, newborn, and child health, family planning/reproductive health, or health systems strengthening
• Expertise in translating research to practice—identifying best practices and adapting them to project realities, with strong attention to quality of care
• Previous experience working with intimate understanding of local health system and health systems strengthening, family planning/reproductive health, and maternal, neonatal, and child health care gaps and opportunities, and solid relationships at government agencies
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Teams and PowerBi
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to travel nationally

• Previous experience working in Sierra Leone preferred.