Deputy Project Director at Abt Associates June 2024

• Job Identification 105295
• Job Category Program Delivery
• Apply Before 06/30/2024, 06:45 PM
• Locations Rockville, MD USA Nairobi, Kenya Kampala, Uganda Kigali,
  Rwanda Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Bujumbura, Burundi Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Number of Openings 1

Deputy Project Director, USAID MAIF Follow-on Activity at Abt Associates June 2024
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Job Description
The World at Abt
Solving
the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for
people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt. Creating a more
equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.

We
are a team of 3,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and
focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment, energy,
and innovation do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s
possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints –
joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their
game.

To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and
collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and
personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more
equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the
world, and we’ll do the same for you.
Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance.

The Opportunity
Abt
seeks a qualified Deputy Project Director (PD) to support management of
the anticipated Local Market Access and Innovative Finance (MAIF)
Activity Follow-on. This activity is a follow-on to the current MAIF
contract vehicle that was designed by the Bureau for Global Health’s
Center for Innovation & Impact (CII) to assist Global Health
offices, Missions, and other USAID offices to apply market-led
approaches to accelerate global health goals. The purpose of this
activity is for USAID to acquire support specifically through services
and technical assistance on a range of market access and innovative
financing expertise to improve global health outcomes.

Project is expected to start around March 2025.
This
position will be full-time and location is flexible in the continental
U.S. or in one of Abt’s East Africa offices. Position is contingent upon
award.

Core Responsibilities

• Oversees the creation and ensures the quality of all project technical deliverables;
• Provide
  special expertise in the areas such as leveraging innovative financing
  instruments, developing new products/partnerships, supporting enabling
  environment for health financing, etc. with the objective of increasing
  access to capital/decrease cost of financing for global health
  initiatives.
• Provides quality assurance to the technical interventions advanced by the project team and subcontractors/subawardees.
• Supervise
  the project’s technical team to ensure a focus on core results,
  achievements of annual work plan and targets, and timely/effective
  implementation;
• Ensures a project team environment conducive to
  gender, equity and social inclusion and ensures GESI incorporation in
  the health financing solutions;
• Supervises and provides coaching and mentorship to support continuous technical staff development and high performance;
• Together
  with the PD, serves as a senior manager to ensure activities are in
  compliance with USAID rules and regulations and activities meet program
  targets.
• Provide strategic technical direction and guidance to
  staff in relevant areas, such as innovative financing strategies and
  grants management.
• Contributes to a culture of continuous
  learning and adaptive management by working closely with the MEL team to
  ensure that the project applies key learnings from knowledge generated
  to adapt program activities as appropriate.

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What We Value

• Bachelor’s
  degree in business, public health, or another related field and minimum
  of 15 years progressively responsible management experience with global
  development programs or a Master’s and 12 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent
  interpersonal, diplomacy, and leadership skills, including the ability
  to manage high-level relationships and motivate staff;
• Demonstrated
  technical expertise in innovative health financing mechanisms including
  but not limited to health/micro insurance, impact investing, blended
  finance, impact bonds, microfinance, SME finance, loan guarantees, value
  based care, etc.
• Demonstrated experience managing grants under contract highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in adaptive management and program design;
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of government and civil society counterparts and donors
• Demonstrated experience in fostering localization through partnerships, capacity building, collaboration, and mentorship;
• Ability
  to establish and maintain working relationships with U.S., foreign
  government counterparts and experience with USAID is preferred;
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Asia and/or East Africa.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

What We Offer

• We
  foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative
  total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and
  personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around
  comprehensive benefits and professional development.
• Abt is an
  Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a
  diverse workforce. Abt provides market-competitive salaries and
  comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to
  apply.
• Disclaimer: Abt will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment

Abt
is committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment. All
offers of employment will be subject to appropriate background checks,
which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Abt
also participates in the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job
applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual
exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment,
or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By
submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their
understanding of these recruitment procedures.