Chief of Party, India Population Services International

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 is seeking applicants for a Chief of Party position for a pending large bilateral donor-funded program focusing on reproductive health, family planning, and private sector health programs. Duties and responsibilities will include providing strategic vision to the program, reporting to the donor on project deliverables, managing highly qualified technical and operational program staff, ensuring achievement of program deliverables, assuring technical quality of interventions, and overseeing partnerships with other organizations and government entities. The Chief of Party position will be based in PSI’s Delhi office in India with an anticipated start date in Q3 2012.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serve as main point of contact/representative of the project to the donor in India
Facilitate senior level policy and dialogue with the Ministries of Health, other donors and regional institutions and partners.
Ensure the effective use and coordination of donor resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls with donor standards.
Lead internal and external program planning and reporting including annual work planning with sub award partners.
Provide effective guidance and support to technical members of the in country management teams and staff assigned to the project.
Ensure sound financial management including programmatic budgeting, spending projections and monitoring of payments.
Ensure high-quality periodic reporting in line with donor and PSI requirements (Quarterly and Annual Status reports, quarterly financial reports etc.)
Perform other responsibilities as requested by the PSI Regional Director

QUALIFICATIONS:

A Masters or advanced degree in Public Health, Business Administration, PhD, clinical degree or related field
10+ years experience managing large, donor-funded, public health programs
Demonstrated senior level experience in coordinating and collaborating with a broad set of stakeholders, including multi-lateral and international donors and local and international NGOs
Extensive background and experience in family planning and reproductive health
Prior experience in senior level management of programs in developing country contexts
Demonstrated experience working effectively with district, provincial and central level government authorities in developing country contexts
Experience managing large bilateral donor-funded programs
Excellent written and oral communications in English
Familiarity with donor policies and procedures regarding procurement
Fluency in English required. Fluency in Hindi or other South Asian language preferred.

Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in social marketing and social franchising; private sector health programming and developing public-private partnerships for health objectives. Experience managing large bilateral donor-funded programs, the ability to work efficiently and quickly under pressure and candidates who have excellent interpersonal and communication skills are also preferred.

Contingent upon funding*

APPLY ONLINE at http://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.