Consultant: Interim Program Manager, West & Central Africa

PSI is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and behavior change communications that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.

 

PSI's core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. PSI has programs in 67 countries.  For more information, please visit www.psi.org.

 

PSI seeks applications for a consultancy to serve as an Interim Program Manager (PM). This consultancy is to provide program management support during an employee’s maternity leave, so dates may be flexible; estimated dates of consultancy are January 27, 2013 – May 9, 2013. The Interim Program Manager will be responsible for supporting PSI platforms in Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia and Senegal. The Interim PM will also assist in new business development. This position is based in Washington, D.C. and reports to the Deputy Regional Director. Position may entail international travel to countries in the PM’s portfolio.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:    The Interim PM is responsible for supporting PSI’s social marketing programs in the abovementioned countries. Duties include:

• Assume direct responsibility for the management support provided to four country programs in the West and Central Africa Department;
• Facilitate communication between overseas platforms and PSI technical and functional departments, ensuring the delivery of quality services from these departments;
• Provide financial oversight through the review of annual operating budgets and monthly financial reports;
• Create, review, update and realign donor budgets
• Reviewing procurement requests and monitoring procurement pipelines;
• Participate in setting and monitoring country objectives and strategies;
• Monitor contract compliance and adherence to internal and external reporting requirements;
• Support and contribute to New Business Development opportunities, including developing new contacts and funding sources, identifying new project/product opportunities, writing proposals, developing donor budgets, and designing new programmatic interventions;
• Advise Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director and other staff members on relevant issues; keeping them informed of significant developments and issues pertaining to the portfolio or impacting operations overall;
• Support and contribute to country, regional and corporate strategies, capacity building initiatives and the achievement of programmatic objectives, as appropriate; 
• Collaborate with a team composed of one Associate Program Manager and a Financial Analyst;
• Fulfill other management functions as required in support of the Deputy Regional Director and Regional Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in a relevant subject (MBA, MIA, MPA, MPH, etc.) or equivalent experience;
• At least five years work experience, with at least one year in a developing country;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment;
• Strong analytical/problem solving capabilities;
• Excellent quantitative skills, with particular emphasis on working with budgets and spreadsheets, and conducting financial analysis
• Fluency in English, French proficiency preferred;
• Proficiency in word processing, the use of Excel, and data analysis;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Knowledge of Global Fund, USAID and the international donor community;

 

The successful candidate will also have excellent analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and cross-cultural skills; demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks on short notice within designated deadlines; and able to maintain efficiency in a fast-paced work environment.

 

Preference will be given to candidates with private sector experience in marketing, communications, or advertising; familiarity with international health issues (particularly HIV/AIDS, family planning, maternal and child health); knowledge of USAID and the international donor community; an interest in private sector approaches to development; and familiarity and experience with PSI’s processes, procedures and policies.

 

Please apply online at http://www.psi.org. No emails or phone calls, please.

 

The deadline for resume submission is the December 2, 2013.

 

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.