Country: Malawi
Closing date: 30 Dec 2015
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
EngenderHealth is a leading global women’s health organization committed to ensuring that every pregnancy is planned, every child is wanted, and every mother has the best chance at survival. In 20 countries around the world, we train health care professionals and partner with governments and communities to make high-quality family planning and sexual and reproductive health services available—today and for generations to come.
EngenderHealth is seeking expressions of interest from highly qualified candidates to staff an anticipated USAID-funded health program in Malawi, Organized Network of Services for Everyone’s (ONSE) Health – ONSE Athanzi. The purpose of this program is to reduce maternal, newborn, and child morbidity and mortality by executing interventions in health systems strengthening (HSS) at the district level and four core technical areas of reproductive health/family planning (FP/RH) including long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) and permanent methods (PM); maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH); malaria; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). The program will support the efforts of the Government of Malawi (GoM) to improve the health of Malawians through improved access to priority health services; improved quality of priority health services; strengthened district health systems; and increased community demand for priority services.
EngenderHealth is now seeking the expression of interests for the anticipated position of Deputy Chief of Party. This position will be based in Lilongwe.
Position Description:
Deputy Chief of Party must possess an advanced degree(s) in public health, or a related field. S/he must have extensive management experience with minimum eight years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility in designing, managing and implementing complex, large scale programs in developing countries involving multiple stakeholders. S/he must demonstrated experience in building capacity within the public sector, civil society, and private sector. S/he must also have management skills, including relevant experience in direct supervision of professional staff. The Deputy Chief of Party must directly assist the Chief of Party in the design, roll-out, and day-to-day management and implementation of interventions. S/he must have depth and breadth of technical expertise in the areas of FP/RH, MNCH and their integration into other health areas and experience in designing and implementing comprehensive public health interventions, and related capacity strengthening. The candidate must have experience working in this capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa; experience in Malawi strongly preferred. S/he must have the requisite management expertise, interpersonal skills, and experience in direct supervision of professional staff. Fluency in spoken and written English is a requirement. A Masters of Public Health degree along with experience in integrated approaches to quality health service delivery, including gender equity and community engagement for health and youth/adolescent services is a plus.
This position is subject to change based on procurement requirements and is contingent on EngenderHealth being awarded the project.
How to apply:
Please visit the careers page at www.engenderhealth.org, search under the Malawi location, and submit your application online by 30th December, 2015.
EngenderHealth provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, creed, ancestry, citizenship, religion, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, political belief, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristic or status under applicable federal, state and local laws.
