7 New Jobs at World Vision International April 2024

Director of Programs-USAID Global Health Social and Behavior Change (SBC)
7 New Jobs at World Vision International April 2024
locations

• Nairobi, Kenya
• Mauritania National Office
• National Office (Boma Njiro), Tanzania
• Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
• Senegal National Office – Dakar
• Response Office – Burkina Faso
• Bamako, Mali

time type Full time
job requisition id JR31569

With
over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most
vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We
help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places,
inspired by our Christian faith.
Come
join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy
of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:
World
Vision is seeking a Director of Programs for the anticipated
USAID-funded Global Health Social and Behavior Change (GH-SBC) Activity.
The five-year, multi-country GH-SBC Activity seeks to implement
theory-informed, evidence-based, locally led social and behavior change
(SBC) programming. Key focus areas include family planning and
reproductive health (FP/RH); malaria; and maternal, newborn, and child
health (MNCH), with attention to emerging pandemic threats and other
infectious diseases.

While focused primarily on health, the
project may address SBC needs in other sectors, with particular
attention to areas of potential complementarity such as environmental
conservation, agriculture, food security, and nutrition. Final target
geographies will be selected after award; however, countries may include
Angola, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, DR, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia,
and/or Zimbabwe. This is a global, multi-country subaward.

The
Director of Programs is responsible for providing overall strategic
technical leadership, oversight, and coordination for subaward
activities and staff. S/he will possess deep, applied experience in SBC
and building the capacity of local partners. S/he will have demonstrated
abilities in leadership, strategic thinking, development of effective
teams, and change management. S/he must also have a demonstrated ability
to collaborate effectively and efficiently with host country agencies,
including central and local governments, development partners, civil
society, and community-based organizations.

Recruitment is
contingent upon successful award of the project. Local candidates
residing in the program’s priority countries are encouraged to apply.
Selection of the final applicant is subject to USAID approval. The
estimated program start date is September 2024. Position may potentially
be based in one of the following countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda,
Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Burkina
Faso, Rwanda, Niger, or Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Manage proactive and responsive relationship with prime grantee and USAID, in close collaboration with supported countries.
• Work
  closely with Project Director and project team to guide the technical
  and operational direction of GH-SBC’s local partner capacity development
  program. Provide strategic and technical leadership and direction,
  defining and implementing activities to achieve the greatest impact
  toward project goals and objectives. Establish standard operating
  procedures (SOPs), including tools and templates, to guide effective and
  efficient, and compliant program administration.Establish systems for
  local partner capacity needs assessments, preparation of capacity
  strengthening action plan, and implementation and monitoring of the
  capacity development plan.
• Lead and oversee local partner
  capacity assessments for local implementing partners’ staff to identify
  organizational development priority areas.
• Design and oversee
  strategic planning and technical assistance in capacity building
  necessary to ensure best practices and methodologies are introduced
  among partner organizations and stakeholders.Work with the project team
  to develop, introduce, adopt, or update appropriate local partner
  capacity building training modules and methodologies, including
  innovative and diverse SBC approaches, per partner organizational needs.
• Upon the execution of field mission buy-ins, oversee appropriate level of technical assistance.
• Be fully conversant on global evidence-based practices on local engagement, capacity building, and local sustainability.
• Liaise with local government officials, local communities, donor representatives and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Establish internal managerial, reporting, and knowledge management systems.
• Consistently look for more effective and efficient implementation methods and opportunities to increase impact.
• Collaborate
  with USAID, prime awardee, implementing partners, government
  counterparts and other stakeholders to ensure programming aligns with
  best practices and to share lessons learned.
• Establish clear
  and frequent communication regarding program progress and oversight
  management with the prime awardee and consortium partners.
• Keep
  Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in
  and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization
  (Christian conduct, devotions, chapel, prayer, worship); incorporate WV
  Core Values into decisions within scope of role. Provide spiritual
  leadership to the team.

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Knowledge/Qualifications:

• At
  least ten (10) years’ experience in global public health programming,
  including at least seven (7) years’ experience in senior-level
  management positions and experience leading large (>$10 million
  dollars life of award budget) and complex (at least two health and
  development technical areas) projects with a strong SBC focus.
• A master’s degree or higher in international development, public health, behavioral science, or a related field.
• Program
  leadership and implementation experience for USAID-funded programs is
  required, including interacting with overseas mission offices.
• Has
  a proven record of leadership in the design and management of SBC
  programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including
  experience leading projects across a range of health technical areas.
• Has
  proven ability to effectively engage partners, manage and collaborate
  with a multi-partner consortium, and develop the capacity of local
  partners.
• Proven ability to network and build collaborative
  relationships with diverse stakeholders, including donors, host-country
  governments, and local and international health and development
  implementers.
• Brings strong technical expertise in health
  systems strengthening, FP/RH, malaria, MNCH, emerging pandemic threats,
  and/or other infectious diseases.

Applicant Types Accepted: Local and International Applicants (IA’s) Accepted
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