Job Title:District Project Manager, Maternal & Child Health/Nutrition
Tracking Code
5457
Job Description
This position is open to candidates who have legal authorization to work and currently reside in South Africa only. Relocation and work permits will not be sponsored for this position.
PATH is an international nonprofit organization that transforms global health through innovation. We take an entrepreneurial approach to developing and delivering high-impact, low-cost solutions, from lifesaving vaccines and devices to collaborative programs with communities. Through our work in more than 70 countries, PATH and our partners empower people to achieve their full potential.
PATH’s Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Program (MCHN) works to apply effective, innovative approaches to broadening access to and use of key maternal and child health and nutrition interventions that address the most pressing causes of maternal and child deaths, poor health, and poor nutritional status. PATH seeks to appoint a District Project Manager for the 5-year maternal child health and development project now on its second year. This project will focus on improving the health and development of children less than two years old in the Sedibeng district, Gauteng Province in South Africa. Using a participatory approach aimed at building community ownership and capacity, the project will work in partnership with local health and social services department cadres providing child health and development services, as well as with nongovernmental and community-based organizations.
The District Project Manager (DPM) will be responsible for the successful management and implementation of the project in the District. S/he will guide a team of technical and administrative staff and ensure that district-level project deliverables are met in a manner that is consistent with the project’s vision and strategy. The DPM will, under the guidance of the PATH South Africa Project Manager, represent the project in partner relationships with local government, contractors and civil society within the district and will provide technical oversight. The DPM will work, and lead his/her technical and administrative team, in collaboration with the South Africa project team, district and provincial officials, and partner NGOs. The DPM will report to the South Africa Project Manager.
Leadership and Management
Act as the district representative of the project’s work with provincial and district leaders, and other stakeholders.
Supervise teams of district based technical and administrative staff, assuring that systems and policies are observed, PATH financial accountability is maintained, and PATH and donor requirements are adhered to.
Work closely with the project leadership team in the selection and contracting of NGO partners within the district.
Monitor and coordinate the work of subcontractors and partners within the district.
With support and direction from the project leadership team in Johannesburg, recruit and maintain a high functioning, motivated district project team.
Manage the activities, prioritization and assignment of work to the district project staff and work with these staff in identifying opportunities and avenues for advancing their professional performance.
Ensure clear and timely reporting to, and communication with, the South Africa Project Manager, Project Director, and core project management team regarding issues, opportunities, or concerns arising from the project.
Model clear, open, and collaborative communication approaches with staff and partners in the context of the project.
Ensure that plans and reports are developed and submitted to the Project Manager and the Senior PADM in the Johannesburg office in a timely manner.
Achieving Results
Ensure annual work plans and budgets are developed, implemented, and monitored in accordance with PATH requirements and the project terms of reference.
Ensure that district technical activities are undertaken in a manner consistent with the annual work plans and budgets. Track and monitor activities, identify problems early and initiate timely resolution.
Oversee the development and implementation of partner capacity building activities in the district, in conjunction with relevant technical staff and capacity building partners.
Under the guidance of the Project M&E Officer, oversee the development and implementation of the project monitoring and evaluation systems within the district, including project indicators and outputs.
Together with the project management team, identify and nurture strategic linkages between the project and other PATH staff, projects, or programs in the district.
Identify opportunities for strategic engagement with other organizations to promote the sustainability, scaling up and leveraging of project activities.
Required Skills
Ability to organize and prioritize work and to meet deadlines within a flexible, fast-paced environment with multiple and competing demands.
Demonstrated ability to manage milestone-based projects within budget and timeline constraints.
Enthusiasm for building the capacity of local groups and communities to respond to public health challenges.
Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and negotiation skills with a demonstrated capacity to solve problems with energy, flexibility, attention to detail and a positive attitude.
Strong English oral and written communication skills. Ability to communicate in the most common language of Sedibeng District, Gauteng Province required.
Willingness to travel regularly to other district project sites and to Johannesburg as needed.
Required Experience
Masters degree (or equivalent experience) in relevant discipline (e.g., public health, health administration, international development, health systems management, health policy). Minimum 5 years managing health and development projects in resource poor settings. Demonstrated district based program implementation experience. Experience working with district and provincial health officials. Progressively responsible managerial roles required with multi-disciplinary (e.g., program and financial management, monitoring and evaluation) teams.
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
How to apply;
https://path.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&jobid=299719&company_id=15780&version=1&source=ONLINE&jobOwner=988961&aid=1
Deadline:20/06/2013
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