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MCHN Technical Officer
MCHN Technical Officer
Position Summary
Position Description
Overview of Position:
The Maternal & Child Health/Nutrition (MCHN) Technical Officer’s primary goal is to ensure overall technical and programmatic quality and growth of PCI’s MCHN programs, including MCHN components of more comprehensive programs or programs that may have a different technical focus such as HIV/AIDS, infectious disease, food security, education, water and sanitation, etc.
The MCHN Technical Officer will work collaboratively with the rest of the technical team in San Diego, Washington, DC and around the world, and in particular close collaboration with the FLASH Unit (Food & Livelihood Security and Humanitarianism) and the Senior VP for Programs. Specific responsibilities to include program design and quality assurance; accessing and disseminating state-of-the-art information, resources and best practices; identification of technical assistance (TA) needs and ensuring that TA is effectively provided such that priority needs are met; facilitation of organizational learning and capacity building of field and international office (IO) staff; and program development, including fostering strategic partnerships, planning, positioning, publishing, and proposal preparation for MCHN programming - either as stand alone programs or components of other programming to promote integrated development programming.
Responsibilities and Duties
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Program Quality
•Ensure successful MCHN program start-up and implementation, including meeting operational targets and achieving or exceeding performance objectives
•Assess the need for ongoing TA, support and capacity building in MCHN, throughout the organization and in relevant community-based partners
•Prioritize TA needs, develop and ensure the implementation of realistic and effective action plans for meeting those needs
•Identify, secure and/or adapt state-of-the-art resources (technical, material, institutional and individual) for use in PCI’s MCHN programs
•Provide, or arrange for the provision of, TA, guidance and capacity building in MCHN utilizing state-of-the-art resources and approaches
•Foster organizational learning and cross pollination of promising practices throughout the organization, through sharing of information electronically, via workshops, tool kits, compilation documents, etc.
•Network with technical resources, potential partners and collaborators both internal and external to PCI
2. Program Development
Politics: Relationship building; identifying key contacts and ensuring good relationships with potential and existing funders, technical resources, etc.
•Partnering: Identifying and building relationships with strategic institutional partners. Identifying and facilitating the implementation of joint proposals, joint projects, and partnership agreements to expand the quality and scope of MCHN programming
•Publishing and Promotion: Identifying strategic opportunities to share PCI achievements, lessons, models and results in key conferences, publications and other venues. Ensuring technical quality of donor reports, publications or presentations and motivating staff within the organization (IO and field) to similarly publish and/or present
•Positioning: Contributing to proactively and strategically building PCI’s reputation, quality programming and resource base (materials, human, and financial resources) in MCHN
•Planning: Participating in project design and program planning in MCHN, including participation in the selection of appropriate methodologies for program implementation, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation such as indicator selection, and research
•Proposal preparation: Serve as team leader for the development and submission of successful proposals for dedicated MCHN programs or for MCHN components of broader/other programs
•“Precipitation” or “payment”: Work to ensure that proposals submitted have the greatest possible likelihood of success and, if not originally successful, determine alternative strategies for resubmission of repackaged proposals
3. Management of Selected Programs
•In consultation with the Senior VP for Programs, serve as program manager for any MCHN-oriented IO-managed initiatives or programs.
Necessary Skills and Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
•MPH or equivalent advanced degree
•Ten years relevant professional experience, including international public health programming with an emphasis on MCHN
•Five years relevant overseas experience with an emphasis on MCHN
•Five years experience managing complex programs within a non-profit or community agency in a developing country context and in MCHN
•Experience or familiarity with US government grant proposal preparation and regulations, ideally USAID Title II Multi-Year Assistance Programs, preferred
•Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, including ability to effectively communicate across cultures
Excellent program development and grant writing experience
•Experience and ability in capacity building and the provision of technical support in MCHN
•Ability to work independently and as part of a team
•Fluency in English. Proficiency in Spanish or French preferred
•Computer literacy required
•Must be able to travel internationally (25% - 40%)
How to Apply
Contact Person: HR Recruiter
Other Information: Email resume to careers@projectconcern.org; include “MCHN Technical Officer” in the subject header. Please visit www.projectconcern.org for more information on this position and to view our other worldwide employment opportunities. PCI is an equal opportunity employer.
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