Jobs at FHI 360

Availability of position is contingent upon funding and approval of key personnel.
Responsibilities:

• Provide overall vision and leadership for the project and the project team.
• Development of annual workplans, budgets and ensure successful implementation.
• Technical and management responsibility for all project personnel.
• Work closely with other USAID-funded projects in ensuring alignment between SBC  strategies and needs of regional and district health management teams, health care workers and clients.
• Serve as the project’s representative to USAID/Ghana, the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, other donors and institutions, technical agencies and other participating organizations as required.
• Responsible for addressing agreement-related issues, including ensuring that FHI360’s financial controls and systems comply with generally accepted accounting practices that meet USAID standards, and that all activity-procured materials and equipment are safeguarded and prudently and responsibly used.
• Responsible for the successful implementation of the project and for providing general program and technical direction as well as completion of required reports.
• Manage development of and monitors work plans and budgets; ensure appropriate levels of technical assistance in program operations; coordinates partner efforts in program implementation; ensure appropriate program monitoring and reporting.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree in public health, communication, social sciences, social and behavior change, international development, or a related field.
• Senior project management experience with at least 10 years in the implementation and management of large social and behavior change health  projects, with demonstrated experience in health communications. 
• Experience in using social and behavior change approaches to promote healthy behaviors and increase utilization of services in at least one of the following: family planning, maternal child health, nutrition, malaria, water, sanitation and nutrition.
• Knowledge of the relevant health issues in Ghana a plus.
• Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID policies, procedures and approaches related to program design/implementation, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to travel locally and internationally as requested.

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Responsibilities:

• Supports the project’s Chief of Party (COP) in developing and implementing an overall vision and leadership for the project and the project team.
• Leads the of annual workplans, budgets and ensure successful implementation.
• Supports the project’s COP in the technical and management responsibility for all project personnel.
• Works closely with other USAID-funded projects in ensuring alignment between SBC strategies and needs of regional and district health management teams, health care workers and clients.
• Serves as one of the project leaders in representation to USAID/Ghana, the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, other donors and institutions, technical agencies and other participating organizations as required.
• Responsible for addressing agreement-related issues, including ensuring that FHI360’s financial controls and systems comply with generally accepted accounting practices that meet USAID standards, and that all activity-procured materials and equipment are safeguarded and prudently and responsibly used.
• Directs the drafting and editing of reports, press releases, communication products (flyers, posters, leaflets, booklets, health worker job aids, etc.) and other documents as required.  Demonstrated ability to convert technically complex concepts into plain language desired.
• Leads the response to the specified deliverables, goals of contracts and grant agreements, ensuring achievements in a timely manner and in full support and compliance with FHI360 contractual requirements.
• Completes detailed strategy write-ups, work plans, and delivers quarterly reports and all other reporting requirements.
• Liaises and manages partner organizations involved in country program activities and builds capacity of local organizations and Ghana Health Service elements through the development and implementation of capacity assessments, training courses and other capacity strengthening activities.
• Responsible for the successful implementation of the project and for providing general program and technical direction as well as completion of required reports.
• Manages development of and monitors work plans and budgets; ensure appropriate levels of technical assistance in program operations; coordinates partner efforts in program implementation; and ensures appropriate program monitoring and reporting.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in public health, communication, social sciences, social and behavior change, international development, or a related field.
• Senior project management experience with at least 7 years in the implementation and management of large social and behavior change health projects, with demonstrated experience in health communications. 
• Experience in using social and behavior change approaches to promote healthy behaviors and increase utilization of services in at least one of the following: family planning, maternal child health, nutrition, malaria, water, sanitation and nutrition.
• Knowledge of the relevant health issues in Ghana a requirement.
• Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID policies, procedures and approaches related to program design/implementation, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to travel locally and internationally as requested.

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Position Description:

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) Director will:

• Lead the design, development, planning, and implementation of project evaluation strategies.
• Develop strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific technical and evaluative components.
• Design and field formative and evaluative research baseline, mid-line, and end line research studies.
• Analyze data sets and technical assessment findings.
• Develop and monitor work plans. Additionally, the ME&L specialist will provide technical leadership on program knowledge management and will work to ensure evaluation and research findings are shared to inform project implementation.

Qualifications:

• S/he must have a minimum of a Master’s degree in social science research methods, statistical modeling and related areas and at least 8 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience in overseeing an MEL systems to meet research goals.
• Demonstrated experience in relevant data collection and processing methodologies with attention to ensuring data quality.
• Experience working with local organizations to ensure effective ME&L and that all ME&L requirements flow down appropriately.
• Experience working with social science research methods and approaches including the use of focus group discussions, lot quality assurance approaches, longitude analysis and other related methods.
• Demonstrated relevant technical abilities necessary for high-quality ME&L.
• The ME&L Specialist must possess strong demonstrated capacities for spatial analysis including and the use of geographic information systems.
• Familiarity with donor monitoring and evaluation requirements.