Country: Angola
Closing date: 06 Oct 2017
The Capacity Building Technical Advisor will work under the Projecto de Saúde Para Todos – Health for All (HFA) project whose overall goal is transforming USAID partnerships to strengthen the effective use of Angola’s resources to meet the country’s development needs. MSH is projected to strengthen institutional capacities in 24 municipalities in 5 provinces in northern Angola.
JOB SUMMARY
S/he will be responsible for providing technical assistance for Intermediate Result 5: Capacity of municipal and provincial governments to plan, fund, monitor, and supervise health programs improved (IR5). The CB – Adviser will work under the direction of the Capacity Building Senior Advisor, supporting: 1) municipal governments to craft health plans and budgets and support local partners, and 2) MOH national authorities and Health Provincial directorates, in order to create and ensure synergy with all the different stakeholders.
The Capacity Building Technical Advisor will provide technical support for HFA’s capacity building interventions and will work with public sector employees at the national, provincial, and municipal levels as well local civil society organizations.
The key result areas will include; Planning and project development, Implementation and delivery of technical results, Monitoring, Evaluation and Communications, relationship building and management
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidates should have a Master degree in a relevant field such as public health, public administration, health administration, health economy, demography, statistics, epidemiology.
S/he should have at least five (5) years of related experience and proven leadership, management (planning and budgeting processes), organizational development, human resources, health information system strengthening (quality collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of health information) expertise.
In addition, s/he should have state-of-the-art expertise in health planning, budgeting and monitoring. Thorough understanding of the current context and health environment in Angola. Technical expertise and experience implementing a complex, preferably USAID-funded, program.
The candidate of choice should have excellent communications (written& Verbal) and interpersonal skills, demonstrated leadership**. S/he should have fluency in written and spoken English and Portuguese preferred.** Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to build synergies across technical disciplines. Demonstrated facilitation and training skills.
The candidate should be willing to travel frequently within Angola.
How to apply:
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, and physical or mental handicap. For further details and to apply for this position, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website at www.Jobs-msh.icims.com by October 6, 2017. If you cannot apply online or have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.