Chief of Party, Haiti Integrated Health Service Delivery

DAI seeks a Chief of Party for a four- to five-year USAID funded Integrated Health Service Delivery program. This project will deliver health services such as Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition Services; HIV/AIDS; Family Planning and Reproductive Health from the Ministry of Health’s Essential Package of Health Services through facilities and attending communities.

Responsibilities:

The Chief of Party will be responsible for the technical leadership and in-country management of the project. S/he will oversee the long-term expatriate and local staff and short-term experts in achieving project results. S/he will undertake regular assessments of the broader political environment within which the project operates to ensure flexibility and rapid reprioritization of activities when necessary. Other responsibilities include:

• Serve as principal liaison with USAID, Government of Haiti counterparts and community
• stakeholders on program communications and technical implementation activities.
• Provide technical and intellectual direction and leadership.
• Manage, lead and oversee all expatriate, local staff, consultants and subcontractors in
• achieving project results.
• Oversee all financial and administrative matters.
• Develop work plans for project activities.
• Oversee the participatory planning process to produce a strategic plan for
• project deliverables.
• Provide technical support in all program areas to team as needed.
• Oversee development and implementation of Monitoring and Evaluating Plan.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting to USAID on all program areas; and
• Present findings in both written and oral presentations as required.
• Coordinate program activities with other donors.

Qualifications

• Ten to fifteen years’ experience related to implementation of projects in lower- to middle-income economies.
• Prior Chief of Party (Country Director, Team Leader or Project Director) experience leading and managing complex projects.
• 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
• Substantial prior experience working on USAID-funded projects, and knowledge of USAID operations, priorities, and programming
• An advanced degree in Business Administration, International Development, Public Health or related field
• Experience with large service delivery projects.
• Fluent English is required and fluent in either French or Haitian Creole preferred
• Experience working in Haiti is desirable.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified

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