Program Manager, Malaria and Child Survival, Population Services International, DC

Program Manager, Malaria and Child Survival

Posted on: February 4, 2013

Posted by: Population Services International

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PSI seeks qualified candidates for the position of Malaria and Child Survival Department (MCSD) Program Manager. The MCSD strategic plan focuses on providing relevant support to country platforms to improve child health through:

1) Maximizing malaria prevention with LLINs.

2) Launching and scaling up integrated malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea treatment programs.

3) Piloting new, high impact interventions focused on nutrition, sanitation and newborn health.

The position is based in Washington, D.C. with 15% International travel and reports to the Deputy Director of Malaria & Child Survival.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has a varied and challenging role providing both budgetary oversight and support to the MCSD in addition to technical backstopping for selected country platforms and US based global health partnership engagement.

Duties include:

• Supporting the centrally funded MCSD programs encompassing multiple donors and programmatic areas. Notably ACTwatch (funded by BMGF, DfID & UNITAID), the UNITAID RDT program, CIDA iCCM, MCHIP, DELIVER and any new centrally-managed projects; including management of donors, sub-awards, budgets, partnerships, internal relations and collaboration with project coordinators
• Supervising MCSD financial analyst to regularly monitor centrally-managed grants, preparation of donor invoices, development and realignment of donor budgets, labor tracking, analysis of grant modifications and close-outs, etc
• Developing and overseeing annual budget and mid-year revisions for MCSD and Regional Technical Services Office in collaboration with the appropriate budget managers.
• Providing technical support to MCSD and MCS platform programs including NBD budget support, development of technical assistance plans, facilitating linkages to technical resources, and TA visits to platforms as needed.
• Work with the Deputy Director to liaise with regional backstopping teams, functional departments, and other PSI headquarters staff to maintain MCSD HQ, including acting as departmental focal point for CMCA activities.
• Represent PSI/MCSD at relevant global health partnership meetings as appropriate.
• Coordinating administrative support and knowledge management needs for the MCSD team, ACTwatch, CIDA and other centrally managed projects with support of MCSD SPA who reports to the Program Manager.
• Fulfilling other MCSD program management and technical tasks as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• ·Relevant post-graduate degree (MPH, MIA, MBA, etc.) or equivalent experience
• At least four years work experience with at least two years in a developing country
• ·Knowledge of PSI platform operations and implementation MCS interventions
• Familiarity with the international donor community
• ·Familiarity with PSI internal systems (contractual and financial)
• Fluency in English, French language skills highly desirable.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills as well as analytical, organizational, interpersonal skills, and writing skills; the ability to work efficiently and independently under pressure; and a passion for achieving results.

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APPLY ONLINE at http:www.psi.org. No calls or emails, please.

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Education requirements

Master's degree

Languages needed

French

Level of language proficiency

fluent

Employment type

Full time

Professional level

Professional

Job function

Health and medical, Project management

Owner's areas of focus

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