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Chief of Party (COP) - Proposal

JOB SUMMARY

Company University Re...
Industry International...
Category Public Health
Location Ghana
Job Status Full-time
Salary TBD
Education Doctoral / Ma...
Experience 10 years
Job Expires Apr 19, 2021
Contact URC Human Res...
 

Company Profile

Guided by a strong vision of equitable and resilient systems that respond to people’s needs and emerging threats, URC helps countries and local actors to build, implement, and sustain science-driven, scalable solutions. Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical expertise to empower governments, communities, and service providers toward strengthening their own health and social systems and improving service quality. We aim to expand access to and improve the quality of services, addressing maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; global health security and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene. In our interactions with each other and our clients, we stay true to our values for transformative change by focusing on:

  • Creativity: by unleashing our creativity, we enhance engagement and interaction to improve problem-solving.
  • Collaboration: not only in our work towards the same vision and mission instill staff with a strong sense of purpose, but also enables us to complement each other’s skills and allocate work to maximize everyone’s strengths.
  • Accountability: we hold ourselves responsible for accomplishing goals, completing assignments, and making decisions.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion: we embrace the importance of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, where our leadership and staff model behavior that enriches our organization, demonstrates respect for all people and supports opportunities for all.
  • Transparency: we understand that when employees deeply trust one another and their leaders, they will be more engaged in their roles because they will not be worried about unfair treatment.

Job Description

URC is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) for a potential USAID-funded QI health project in Ghana. This position is subject to project award and funding.  

 
The COP will provide the overall strategic direction and technical oversight for the USAID/Ghana – Quality for Health Services Activity. S/he also will have the primary responsibility of liaising with USAID and other key health stakeholders in Ghana. As part of overseeing and ensuring successful program implementation, the COP is expected to guide the technical vision and program approach along with managing project teams and consortium members. The COP will also safeguard the project’s and URC’s resources by complying with award terms and conditions, USAID, and all other applicable policies and regulations mitigating risks of fraud, waste, and abuse in all aspects of project operations and administration.
 
The COP's roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
  • Provide technical leadership and managerial oversight in the design and implementation of project strategy.
  • Provide overall support during program implementation, including overseeing key personnel, technical project support, and all other sub-grantees involved.
  • Coordinate all external technical assistance.
  • Supervise development and implementation of improved systems to support local organizations, including program planning, implementation, resource allocation, monitoring, and evaluation related project activities.
  • Develop work plans and processes for results reporting.
  • Design and oversee annual project planning cycle to develop comprehensive annual work plans, assure timely disbursement of funds and results reporting for the project.
  • Ensure efficient function in administrative and financial processes and maintain adequate internal controls.
  • Ensure monitoring and reporting of project results, and direct quality control mechanisms throughout the life of the project.
  • Report to the USAID Mission regularly to ensure transparency and awareness of project development and implementation, remaining cognizant of issues as they arise.
  • Represent the project at meetings with donors, MoH officials, roundtables, working groups, and conferences.

Required Skills or Experience

  • Demonstrated experience in Ghana required. Ghanaian Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • Prior experience working with USAID and other international donors and knowledge of USAID and US Government policies and procedures is required.
  • 10 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing national, priority health service projects in developing or middle-income countries.
  • Master’s degree in health or social sciences, or a related advanced degree relevant to the field of global public health.
  • Strong leadership skills and demonstrated experience in health systems strengthening/QI, with expertise in one or more of the following technical areas: health economics, health financing, government-to-government agreements, leadership, and governance.
  • Experience managing improvement interventions and technical/institutional capacity building programs primarily through a technical assistance approach.
  • The COP must also have demonstrated experience interacting with host county governments and counterparts and international donor agencies.
  • Strong written and oral communications skills in English is required.

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