Madagascar: Deputy Chief of Party, Performance Improvement

Overview

The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) Performance Improvement will oversee the technical strategy development and implementation in the areas of quality improvement of integrated service delivery and health systems strengthening. In this role, s/he will coordinate and align technical assistance and maximize synergy and integration with other Activity interventions. S/he will also serve on the Activity’s leadership team and set a positive tone for the entire project and inspire staff to apply national and internationally accepted technical norms and standards and best practices for timely delivery of services, and produce high quality documentation of project’s successes and lessons learned for local and international audiences, as well as quarterly reports.

Specific Responsibilities

1. Provide technical leadership and oversight in the areas of integrated service delivery through a continuum of care approach and health systems strengthening.
2. Directly supervise the QI Advisor and Director of Health Systems Strengthening each of who oversees a team of technical specialists.
3. Coordinate and collaborate closely with the DCOP/Technical Director on annual planning and overall technical leadership of the project.
4. Strengthen the capacity of all ACCESS technical advisors for delivering TA to the project field staff and to MOPH counterparts and for implementing the internationally-recognized best practices in each technical area.
5. Work closely with the central MOPH Directorate counterparts to integrate project support and coordinate project interventions with national policies, norms and standards.
6. Provide technical and managerial oversight of the implementation of the quality improvement tools used within the project and collaborate closely with the Director MERL for ensuring coordinated and effective analysis, monitoring and reporting of project improvements in those performance areas.
7. Coordinate closely with the MERL Director for solving at the central and/or district MOPH levels the HMIS issues found in the field.
8. Coordinate closely with other implementing partners working in the field of public health (including USAID-funded partners, UN agencies and other partners) to ensure strong coordination of activities between projects.
9. Coordinate with the IMPACT project and other implementing partners for solving supply chain and other issues found in the field.
10. Serve as a member of the Madagascar Leadership Team.
11. Promote a team approach that emphasizes high level performance, creative approaches, the achievement of personal and project goals and a collegial approach that is focused on assisting one another to succeed for project staff in Madagascar, as well as the support team members in the Home Office.
12. When needed, serve as acting COP.
13. Set direction and coordinate annual workplan development, implementation, and review, in alignment with regional framework and strategy, national and donor strategy– including USAID strategy.
14. Contribute to a knowledge management system where the donor vision and government values permeate through our clients to reach beneficiary communities, and the learning from grassroots and countries is documented and shared to influence new programming at national and regional levels.
15. Travel regularly to the field to provide guidance and support to Project field staff and MOPH partners (approximately 25%).

Qualifications and Experience

1. MD (or PhD in health field) with strong and demonstrated public health expertise.
2. 10+ years of experience in the implementation and management of international development projects.
3. Demonstrated expertise in developing systems and processes that improve the delivery of quality integrated health services including malaria, MNCH and RH/FP.
4. Demonstrated experience and knowledge in health systems strengthening, including leadership, management and governance, health planning, HRH, HMIS, disease surveillance, supply chain management, and community health financing.
5. Proven management and leadership skills, including relevant experience in direct supervision and mentoring of senior professional staff.
6. Experience working with and through MOH, NGOs, private sector groups, USAID and other donor organizations.
7. Must have a proven track record of building teams and fostering collaboration in order to achieve goals, meet milestones, and produce high quality written qualitative, quantitative, and narrative deliverables.
8. Experience with USAID projects is essential.
9. Demonstrated strategic agility, diplomacy, conflict management, team building, written and oral communication, and negotiation skills.
10. Fluency in oral and written French and English required. Malagasy an advantage.

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