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Institutional Capacity Strengthening and Growth Senior Advisor

Manila

  • Organization: Jhpiego
  • Location: Manila
  • Grade: Senior level - Senior
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Democratic Governance
    • Education, Learning and Training
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
    • Sustainable Growth and Growth hacking
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Institutional Capacity Strengthening and Growth Senior Advisor

Posted Date 1 month ago(9/5/2024 10:37 AM)
Job ID
2024-6365
Location
PH-Manila
Category
International Positions
Employment Status
Contingent Upon Award

Overview

Jhpiego seeks a Senior Advisor for Institutional Capacity Strengthening and Growth to design, lead and manage the capacity-strengthening and transition process with local entities for an upcoming USAID-funded Universal Health Care Project: Family Planning/Adolescent Reproductive Health Activity (FP/ARH) in the Philippines. The $30 million project aims to increase high-quality health care for vulnerable Filipinos and improve sustainable health outcomes that align with USG, USAID, and Philippine government objectives. The project is expected to operate over a five-year period. S/he will operate under the leadership of the Chief of Party and with the senior management team.

 

The project is expected to operate over a five-year period.

 

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

Responsibilities

  • In collaboration with the senior management team develop a capacity-strengthening transition plan for local entities
  • Provide strategic direction, technical guidance and oversight and for all capacity strengthening activities for the project
  • With partners, facilitate the process of identifying transition benchmarks metrics, and develop action plans to progress towards transition
  • Administer and oversee local organizational partner assessments and capacity development action plans that are tailored to project and partner needs
  • Work closely with the Chief of Party on recommendations to USAID when local organizations are ready for transition awards
  • Design and implement a system to ensure the quality of local organizational capacity strengthening activities
  • Coordinate closely with the Project’s senior management team to ensure capacity strengthening efforts are aligned with project objectives and consistent across consortium partners
  • Establish information exchanges with local organizations to exchange lessons learned
  • Cultivate strategic relationships and alliances with other USAID projects, national institutions, and key stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with USAID and the Department of Health, regional and cluster offices, related Ministries, and other stakeholders to maximize resources and avoid duplication of effort
  • Represent the project’s progress, achievements and lessons learned to donors, other key stakeholders, and through meetings, conferences, and presentations
  • With the Technical Director /Deputy COP oversee the preparation, and timely submission of quality project reports to donor
  • Participate in relevant technical working groups and other knowledge exchange forums and provide technical leadership and guidance as required
  • Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results
  • Ensure fiscal responsibility of project activities and work with the project team to ensure the project delivers on time, on scope and on budget

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in public health, development or related social sciences
  • Advanced degree in public health or a related field preferred
  • Minimum 7 – 8 years working in a similar role engaging and managing a wide range of partnerships
  • Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in the public, NGO and private sectors 
  • Working knowledge of local partner operations in the Philippines  
  • 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-strengthening, and representational skills 
  • Excellent skills in facilitation, team strengthening, and coordination 
  • Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills  
  • Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects and technical staff 
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office365 operations
  • Ability to travel nationally as needed 

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jobs-jhpiego.icims.com

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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