Requisition #: I 09 110
Background:
The overall mission of the health and HIV department is to ensure high quality, just and sustainable relief and development programming in accordance with the CRS mission statement. The health and HIV program, valued at about 60% of the country program budget, accounts for the largest portion of CRS' programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The majority of the funding is focused in Eastern Kasai in Central DRC and Sud Kivu in Eastern Congo with limited health and HIV programming in the provinces of Kinshasa, Bandundu, Equateur, and Katanga. The department is currently implementing the 5th year of a 5-year $3.6m USAID grant for Child Survival activities in Eastern Kasai and a 18 month $1.3 m vaccination project in Eastern Kasai and South Kivu. In late 2009, the department will be starting several new projects including a 2-year 2-3 million dollar malaria program in Eastern Kasai and Sud Kivu financed through Global Fund; and a 3 million health systems strengthening project in Eastern Kasai and South Kivu financed by GAVI. The department also provides technical support and oversight to a 4-year, 15 million dollar primary health care project, which is managed mainly out of the CRS DRC office in Bukavu. In addition, HIV and AIDS projects are a key strategy for the agency and the Congo program manages three privately-funded projects, focused on HIV prevention and support to OVCs.
Primary Function:
The PMII-Health Department Coordinator will oversee the development and implementation of high quality health projects in the DRC through the effective supervision of a team of national health project managers. S/he will supervise at least four Health Project Managers and work closely with the Deputy Head and Head of Programming, and other project department colleagues.
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Supervise and Coach Health Project Managers:
1. Supervise programming staff in aspects of project design and implementation;
2. Encourage collegial teamwork within the Health programming unit and between other project departments;
3. Identify training needs and external training opportunities;
4. Promote CST principles among Health staff.
2. Coordination Role
1. Coordinate the development and implementation of all health projects:
2. Coordinate the financial management and M&E;
3. Ensure the timely submission of high-quality reports to USAID and other donors and/or HQ;
4. Coordinate the compliance of USAID funded grants;
5. Ensure the closing of grants in accordance with USAID and other donor regulations.
3. Donor Relations and Representation:
1. Ensure good working relations with USAID and other donors;
2. Represent CRS in all meetings with the Ministry of Health and other health networks with other national and international NGOs;
3. Oversee all out-going correspondence from the Health Department to donors and strategic alliance partners.
4. Program Quality
1. Ensure program quality in all health grants
2. Promote the use of Agency proposal development and management in M&E guidance;
3. Ensure that gender issues are considered in the design and implementation of projects;
4. Ensure compliance in the management of all USG resources;
5. Ensure robust financial and monitoring and evaluation systems are in place for high quality programming;
6. Ensure that suggestions arising from internal and external (RTA and CCAP) reviews of projects are integrated during proposal development.
5. Strategic Planning and Program Growth
1. Ensure implementation of the Health and HIV Strategy / Action Plan
2. Actively identify growth opportunities to increase health program funding and actively manage the proposal development process.
6. Communication and Coordination:
1. Ensure the full integration of the Health Department into the overall Programming Department through participation in meetings and internal review committees;
2. Contribute to the development of efficient management and communication systems within the Health Department.
3. Ensure routine communication and collaboration with the Bukavu-based health program team to promote coordinated leadership of jointly-managed health programs.
7. General Responsibilities:
1. Participate in CRS PM planning and strategy meetings;
2. Contribute to the team spirit and to support CRS colleagues in their work;
3. Collaborate closely with the Finance and Administration departments to ensure good financial, material and human management;
4. Share appropriate information to colleagues, partners and other interested organizations.
Supervisory Responsibilities: 4 National health project managers
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: CRS Country Representative, Head of Programming, Deputy Head of Programming, CRS country program staff, CRS Deputy Regional Director for Program Quality, CRS regional technical advisors and senior technical advisors for health, various CRS/HQ departments. External: Funding agencies and local/international NGOs.
Qualifications:
1. Masters degree required, MD or MPH holder preferred
2. Minimum 5 years working in the developing world in program management positions (experience in health programming with CRS preferred)
3. Experience in primary health care and HIV required
4. Experience implementing USG grants
5. Proven ability to function effectively as part of a multi-cultural team
6. Proven ability to be an effective supervisor of staff of varying levels of responsibility
7. Ability to represent the agency in high level meetings with donors, local church and local government
8. Excellent English language communication skills and writing skills
9. High level French language skills, required
10. Partnership management experience
11. Strong donor relationship building/maintaining skills
12. Experience in designing and implementing participatory planning and evaluation methods;
13. Willingness and ability to travel.
14. Foreign Language Required: Fluent French and English.
EOE/M/F/D/V
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