Vacancy title:
Project Director, Mitigating antimalarial drug resistance
Jobs at:
PATHDeadline of this Job:
Monday, July 31 2023
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Provide overall project leadership (programmatic, financial, and administrative) consistent with PATH’s mission, values, and People Philosophy
• Model cultural and organizational agility internally and externally
• Co-develop and execute the overall project strategy and work plan, ensuring the completion of all project deliverables.
• Direct and monitor implementation of activities within the work plan, ensuring that they are effectively implemented, performed to a high professional standard, and fulfill all Unitaid and PATH requirements.
• Provide or coordinate technical supervision for all aspects of contract work, including consultant and subcontractor identification and management.
• Represent PATH and build and maintain excellent, productive relationships with Unitaid, project partners, ministries of health and other government stakeholders, and other relevant actors.
• Serve as the project representative responsible for all issues, concerns, or problems and liaise with Unitaid personnel to support project implementation and respond to all questions, concerns, and comments.
• Ensure timely and complete submission of all performance reports and responses to Unitaid requests for performance, success stories, and financial information.
• Guide the learning agenda for the project, use lessons learned to modify project approaches and strategies, and disseminate findings through peer-reviewed journals, conferences and convenings, and direct engagement with various stakeholders.
• Liaise across the PATH Malaria portfolio to ensure efficiency in implementing the project.
• Participate in the further development and evolution of PATH’s overall work to mitigate antimalarial drug resistance and improve care delivery to individuals diagnosed with malaria.
Core competencies/required skills:
• Advanced degree in medicine, public health, public administration, or business.
• At least 10 years of experience managing international projects in global health, preferably malaria, including experience leading operational research studies, collaborating closely with ministries of health and other government and civil society stakeholders in low- or lower-middle income countries.
• Demonstrated management, leadership, mentorship, decision-making, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent people management skills with commitment to building a shared vision of the future, setting standards, and managing individual and team performance across multiple country sites.
• Demonstrated ability to work with partners to achieve results.
• Demonstrated capacity to operate within the malaria international community and function as a leader on matters of malaria treatment.
• Full professional proficiency in English, with excellent oral and written communications skills required.
• Ability to interact professionally in French and/or Portuguese desired.
• Ability to travel internationally, estimated at 30%
• Demonstrated ability in leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Ability to work with people with divergent points of view and to respectfully navigate differences.
• The candidate is expected to have significant experience with the planning, design, and execution of global technical assistance.
• Must have legal authorization to work in a PATH country office location in Africa.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree
Job application procedure
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