Senior Technical Advisor-OVC Malawi
City Lilongwe
Pact seeks a Senior Technical Advisor (STA) for a five-year USAID-funded program that will provide HIV prevention services and care services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) at the community level. The program will focus on the adoption of positive sexual and healthcare-seeking behaviors and social norms among priority groups at risk for transmission. The STA provides technical and strategic leadership and oversight of all technical and programmatic aspects of the project. S/he collaborates with the COP to ensure that program objectives are met, all activities are responsive to the needs of the host country, and the program continues to advance and play a key role in contributing to Pact’s programming in Malawi. This position is contingent upon funding.
RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DESCRIPTION:
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lead the technical design and implementation of OVC component toward project strategies, realistic and donor-responsive timeline, and continuously evaluate project progress towards achieving organizational strategic goals.
• Lead community based activities for OVCs and impact mitigation responses.
• Identify vulnerable families, their children and work with them to plan activities.
• Coordinate the referral services and ensure continuum of care.
• Be fully conversant on global best practices in HIV prevention and impact mitigation to develop and adapt for the Malawi setting.
• Provide technical leadership to project staff and partners in support of project objectives.
• Collaborate with headquarters and all partners to ensure programming aligns with Pact’s organizational mission and vision and that project best practices and lessons learned are shared for organization-wide dissemination.
• Utilize a participatory approach to developing and updating the project strategic plan, ensuring programmatic directions are technically sound, evidence-based, and consistent with international standards.
• Assist the COP in the successful programmatic and technical implementation of the project including the timely completion of high-quality work plans, accurate reports, and other mandated deliverables.
• Assist the COP in monitoring project progress vis-a-vis expected objectives, utilizing tools and methods developed by Pact, and ensuring effective usage of resources and compliance with donor requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Required minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in leading and implementing national, multi-disease international development programs focused on OVC.
• Masters level degree in public health, social science, or a field of study related to the program scope of work preferred.
• Experience managing USAID-funded health programming.
• At least five (5) years of management skills, strategic vision, leadership qualities, professional reputation, ability to create synergies where applicable, interpersonal skills, and written and oral presentation skills to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the project description.
• Expert computer skills in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the health context and structural issues in Malawi
• Working experience in Malawi; Malawi national preferred.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
