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Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with the John Hopkins University.  For 50 years and over and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide high-quality health care for their people. Jhpiego develops strategies to help countries care for themselves by training competent health care workers, strengthening health systems and improving delivery of care. Jhpiego designs innovative, effective and low-cost health care solutions to ensure a level of care for women and their families. These practical, evidence-based interventions are breaking down barriers to high-quality health care for the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Job Description

• Provide technical and strategic leadership to strategic planning, work planning, and project monitoring, in close collaboration with Government of Ghana, donor and other key stakeholders to ensure timely implementation and compliance to the requirements and regulations of the award
• Ensure that interventions within the project are technically sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of Ghana, its people and donors
• Advise national counterparts on technical issues and participate in relevant technical advisory groups with counterparts and partner institutions 
• Collaborate with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and Ghana Health Service (GHS) staff to strengthen quality improvement and supervision systems for malaria interventions
• Work closely with a US-based technical core team to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation 
• Ensure compliance with USAID operational policies and regulations
• In collaboration with the project program and finance team, develop project work plans and budgets and ensure performance indicators and targets are met, as well as timely completion of activities against work plan deadlines. 
• Work with Surveillance, Monitoring and Evaluation (SM&E) staff to develop SM&E frameworks and effectively track data/results
• Contribute to the development of quarterly/annual programmatic reports and monthly progress updates for the project
• Assist the core team with the production and dissemination of knowledge products.
• Ensure the effective use and coordination of donor resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls with donor standards 
• Ensure sound financial management including programmatic budgeting, spending projections and monitoring of payments
• Maintain excellent relationships with the donor and in-country stakeholders 
• Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results 

Required Skills or Experience

• You have a medical degree, advanced clinical degree, or a Master’s degree in public health or related degree.
• You have experience in managing or implementing USAID projects of similar scope, and preferably in Africa.
• You have at least six (6) years of supervisory experience.
• Experience and technical knowledge in malaria and/or infectious disease programming.
• Ability to interact with and lead a broad range of governmental and non-governmental actors and institutions across sectors.
• Strong skills and experience in all aspects of program cycle management – design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
• You have demonstrated strong leadership, communications, and interpersonal skills. 
• You have demonstrated experience working with host country government.
• You are fluent in English and Twi. 
• Note: All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:
• Model the mission and values stated above
• Contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
• Make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability
• Participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned and provide feedback as needed
• Multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to prioritize in order to meet program and/or organizational objectives.