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

 
The DCOP is responsible for providing high level strategic leadership, guidance, oversight and supervision of the design, implementation, monitoring of project-supported high quality, high-impact interventions to support the implementation of activities under the USAID/Ghana – Quality for Health Services Activity. S/he will have relevant technical expertise and experience; solid professional reputation; and program management expertise. S/he will mentor and supervise a team of senior level team members. S/he will support the Chief of Party (COP) in project management functions including representing the project at meetings with USAID, as well as other organizations and counterparts within the regions and districts. S/he reports directly to the Chief of Party and will be a member of the project’s Senior Management Team.   
 
The DCOP’s roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Lead and/or participate in technical activity planning meetings.
  • Provide technical direction, as delegated by the COP, for one or more technical components of the project; supervise related technical staff.
  • Coordinate program implementation, including detailed monthly and quarterly work planning, capacity building, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL).
  • Ensure technical resource needs for program activities are planned and met.
  • Support the COP in the design and oversight of annual project planning cycle to develop comprehensive annual work plans, assure timely disbursement of funds and results reporting for the project.
  • Support the COP in monitoring and reporting of project results and direct quality control mechanisms throughout the life of the project.
  • Participate in a key role in the development of quarterly and annual reports.
  • Maintain regular contact with USAID (as delegated by the COP), key counterparts and URC headquarters staff.
  • Represent the project at meetings with donors, MoH officials, roundtables, working groups, and conferences, as delegated by the COP.

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-level or global health projects in developing or middle-income countries.
  • Prior experience working with USAID and other international donors and knowledge of USAID and US Government policies and procedures is preferred.
  • 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 managing and improving projects with the following components strongly preferred: health systems strengthening/QI, 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.
  • 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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