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Director of Programs/Chief of Party, Integrated Health Social Marketing PSI Angola

Position Description

TITLE: Director of Programs/Chief of Party, Integrated Health Social Marketing, Angola

COUNTRY: ANGOLA

DATE: JULY 2012

PSI is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and behavior change communications that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.

PSI's core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. PSI has programs in 67 countries. For more information, please visit www.psi.org.

PSI/Angola seeks highly qualified candidates for the position of Director of Programs/Chief of Party-Integrated Health Social Marketing. The candidate will provide effective leadership and strategic management of all PSI/Angola’s programs, with special attention to the USAID funded Integrated Health Social Marketing project. The candidate will ensure interventions are targeted, evidence based, and using international best practice approaches to achieve health impact. The successful candidate will also serve as the Chief of Party for a five-year USAID funded integrated social marketing program in the areas of family planning, child survival, malaria and HIV. This full-time position is based in Luanda, Angola and reports to the Country Representative.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide leadership for PSI/Angola’s program management and implementation of the USAID funded Integrated Health Social Marketing program;
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to support PSI/Angola’s Social Marketing and Behavior Change Communications programs in HIV, family planning, malaria and child survival;
• Ensure donor contract compliance and high quality donor reporting;
• Lead program staff in achieving ambitious DALYs averted, sales and distribution targets and monitor their performance towards these goals;
• Ensure project logical frameworks and annual marketing plans are developed using PSI’s Delta process and monitor their performance;
• Develop research briefs and use research results to identify priorities and drive intervention strategies;
• Improve the efficiency and health impact of prevention programs while effectively leveraging staff and resources and developing strategies that maximize synergies between health areas;
• Support program staff in identifying and assessing market need and feasibility for new products and services within existing health areas;
• Identify and pursue opportunities for new cross cutting health interventions and new technologies;
• Contribute to the development of PSI/Angola’s five year strategic plan;
• Maintain regular and strong donor, Government and other stakeholder relations, including building partner technical capacity as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Masters in a relevant field or equivalent experience;
• At least four years of INGO work experience in a developing country or experience in a post conflict environment;
• Experience managing USAID funded projects, including managing a diverse team;
• 3-5 years demonstrated program health management experience;
• Familiarity with international health, development issues and the international donor community;
• Technical expertise in the area of social marketing, HIV, reproductive health, maternal and/or child health;
• Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills;
• Ability to work effectively in partnership with a variety of audiences and organizations;
• Fluency in spoken and written English;
• Fluency in Portuguese or Spanish highly preferred, or willingness to learn Portuguese;
• Experience with logical frameworks, marketing planning and program management tools preferred;
• INGO experience strongly preferred.

Please apply online at www.psi.org. No calls or emails please.

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.