Deputy Chief of Party, Windhoek, Namibia

Requisition Number: 14-0067

Post Date: 11/26/2014

Title: Deputy Chief of Party

City: Windhoek

Position Type: Proposal (Contingent Upon Award)

Description: INTRAHEALTH

IntraHealth International empowers health workers to realize positive health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities around the world. We ensure health workers are present where they are needed most; ready with skills and systems to deliver high-quality care; connected to information networks that support high performance; and safe to deliver services in environments that promote dignity and equality. A nonprofit organization, we partner with governments, the private sector, and civil society to foster sustainable local solutions to health workforce and health care challenges. Over the past 34 years, we have assisted 100 countries to strengthen their health workforces and the systems that support them—at all levels and across the continuum of care.

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The DCOP will support the Chief of Party (COP) in providing technical and strategic guidance and oversight of the project and in representing the project to senior officials of the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services and USAID. The DCOP will take the lead in coordinating program development, implementation and reporting, and will work very closely with the Technical Director and staff overseeing the project's major technical components, and other program staff to ensure results and synergy in the development and implementation of the project. In the absence of the COP the DCOP will assume overall responsibility for the project. The DCOP will be trained to replace the COP after the second year of the project.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervise assigned staff to facilitate achievement of program objectives and targets with management and technical backstopping and support.
• Initiate and facilitate regular technical meetings to review program implementation, and identify measures to overcome implementation bottlenecks and enhance quality of deliverables.
• Account to the COP on the delivery of technical program objectives, with regular reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Lead documentation and sharing of knowledge and emerging practices from the program internally within IntraHealth and externally with the wider stakeholder audience.
• Ensure daily operations of overall program implementation activities are on schedule and that reports, new plans and budgets are prepared with sufficient lead time to get the necessary approvals.
• Work with the COP to provide technical and administrative support in all aspects of the project and carry out any duties that may be assigned by the COP.
• Oversee and represent the project in the absence of the COP, including collaborating with partners.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Education and Experience)

• Master's degree in International Health, Social Sciences, Public Health or related discipline and at least 15 years relevant professional experience.
• Qualification as either a Registered Nurse /Midwife or a Medical Officer with the Health Professional Council of Namibia
• Minimum of ten years of work experience at a senior level in designing, implementing and managing large, complex multi-faceted HIV care and treatment programs integrated with quality health service delivery or projects in Namibia.
• Technical background and experience in the following areas: i) maternal, newborn, and child health, ii) family planning iii) STI, and iv) male circumcision/infant male circumcision
• Proven ability to direct, manage and supervise a team to work effectively with donors, partners, Ministry of Health and Social Services and headquarters staff
• Namibian citizenship or permanent resident.

COMPETENCIES

Accountability - Holds self and others accountable for all work activities, providing constructive feedback and performance reviews, research and personal actions and decisions; follows through on commitments and focuses on those activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high quality results for IntraHealth's success. Exercise ethical practices, respectful words and behaviors, and equitable treatment of others in all activities.

Innovation - Develops new, better or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or initiatives that result in improvement of IntraHealth's performance and meeting objectives, results and global commitments.

Service Excellence - Knowledge of and ability to put into action customer service concepts, processes and techniques to access internal and/or external client needs and expectations and meet or exceed those needs and expectations through providing excellent service directly or indirectly.

Organizational Stewardship - Approaches role and duties as a primary caretaker and steward of the organization, encourages a cooperative environment that focuses on placing the organization's interests and success first before his/hers, another individual, department or team.

Strategic Thinking - Applies organizational knowledge to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for IntraHealth while recognizing, anticipating and resolving organizational challenges. Ability to develop organization- and industry-specific expertise and apply sound decision making processes to reach productive resolutions that translates strategy into actionable business plans.

Effective Communication - Understands effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language (English and other required languages) appropriate to the audience; and receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate professional communication behaviors.