Project Manager - Senior Consultant in Public Health Africa at IQVIA

About The Job
Roles And Responsibilities
A manager is expected to contribute to the firm's growth and development in a variety of ways, including:

• Project Delivery: Understand client requirements, project scope and deliverables; Lead project delivery and client meetings under overall guidance of EM/ cluster lead; follow Assess-Design-Develop-Deliver-Monitor process in various work modules of the project; project team management and coordination with internal and external stakeholders etc.
• Also, would manage vendor, Design & Delivery and Data Processing, maintain field schedules, monitoring and communicating deadlines to team; checking programmed questionnaires; monitoring and maintaining progress of fieldwork; specifying deliverable requirements; final review of member deliverables.
• Contribute to team process improvements
• Operational excellence:
  • Ensuring project profitability, timely delivery of projects, invoicing and collection, quality & risk management, positive feedbacks from the client, etc.
• Business Development:
  • Identification and development of work opportunities, client requirement analysis, development of EoI/proposals, client presentations, etc.
• Practice Development:
  • Support and lead learning and development initiatives for the team/project/organization.
• As lead, the primary role would be to manage & lead project work streams/modules and client interactions with support from Consultants in team. Additionally, you would be coaching team on technical and management areas.

Profile:

• IQVIA Public Health Africa Middle East is looking for candidates with a Master degree degree in Public Health / Pharmacy/ Medicine/ Social Sciences / Health Economics/ Public Policy / International development.
• Candidates must be perfectly bilingual in French and English. Fluency in Portuguese/ Spanish will be a considerable advantage.

Minimum Requirements Include:

• 8-10 years of relevant experience working for a governmental, intergovernmental and/or non-governmental organization in health sector
• Excellent project management skills (+4 years of experience) with effective communication and team-management skills
• Excellent understanding of health sector, public health structure, multi-laterals and health programs in Africa. Experience in one or more areas such as Maternal and Child Health, HIV, TB, Malaria, Non-Communicable Diseases, Healthcare Research, etc.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment
• Prior experience of proposal development and managing projects for government clients and donor agencies
• Strong problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent report writing and presentations’ development skills
• Knowledge of consulting methods, tools and techniques, related to one’s functional area.
• Willingness to travel and adaptability to change