Project HOPE Philippines Jobs August 2012
Project HOPE, FP/MNCHN Specialist
The FP/MNCHN Specialist will be primarily responsible for ensuring that strategies to improve the capacity of LGUs in the provision of FP/MNCHN services are technically sound, up-to-date, of proven efficacy, and implementable in local settings.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Develop an overall strategy for the provision of technical assistance in FP/MNCHN service delivery to LGUs;
•Lead field staff in assessing and analyzing FP/MNCHN policies, programs and activities and coming up with appropriate solutions to local bottlenecks;
•Lead in the formulation of training and capacity-building strategies for the scaling up of FP/MNCHN services in LGUs, including deployment of CHTs;
•Support field staff in developing LGU-based commodity and services procurement mechanisms, systems of distribution and drug SIMS management programs that will improve the availability and choices of contraceptives and other essential drugs, supplies and services;
•Support regional and LGU staff expand and improve data quality check (DQC).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•Advanced degree (at least master's level) in public health, medicine (M.D.), social sciences (such as medical anthropology), or other fields related to the concerns of the project;
•At least 7 years of experience being involved in a project of similar or related nature, size, and complexity, with national or local governments, NGOs, or donors; preference given to a candidate who has actually worked in devolved health settings;
•Demonstrated understanding and familiarity with issues faced by health workers involved in the provision of FP/MNCHN services, in either the public or the private sectors;
•Familiarity and understanding of USAID policies and procedures, or those of other donors, or those of donor-funded projects; or community-based projects; or corporate social responsibility projects;
•Familiarity with the Philippines health system and local culture.
Project HOPE, BCC (Behavior Change Communication)
The Behavior Change Communication (BCC) specialist will be primarily be responsible for information, communication, and education (IEC) as well as behavior change communications activities of the project that support the scaling up of the demand and supply of FP/MNCHN services in LGUs. S/he will work in collaboration with the other USAID project on Health Communication so that models, tools, standards and campaigns developed in that project are implemented in the regions and LGUs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Analyze LGU situations pertaining to the challenge of increasing the household demand for FP/MNCHN services and provider behavior in responding to unmet needs for FP/MNCHN;
•Formulate locally appropriate IEC/BCC strategies based on national models, templates, and standards developed by the Communications project of USAID, and based on local analyses conducted by the regional project;
•Guide the local implementation of IEC/BCC activities in both public and private sectors based on demonstrated good practices;
•Ensure that LGUs take cognizance of the importance of IEC/BCC and that they devote adequate resources and manpower to these activities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•Advanced degree (at least master's level) in development communications, media, broadcasting, public health, medicine (M.D.), social sciences (such as medical anthropology), education, or other fields related to the concerns of the project;
•At least 5 years of experience being involved in a project of similar or related nature, size, and complexity, with national or local governments, NGOs, or donors; preference given to a candidate who has actually worked in devolved health settings;
•Demonstrated understanding and familiarity with development communications issues and solutions, especially in public health;
•Familiarity and understanding of USAID policies and procedures, or those of other donors, or those of donor-funded projects; community-based projects; or corporate social responsibility projects;
•Familiarity with the Philippines health system and local culture.
Project HOPE, Deputy Chief of Party
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•In close collaboration with COP, provide overall technical oversight for all work and activities necessary to achieve objectives, outputs, services and products expected under the Agreement;
•Develop or strengthen strategies that scale up FP/MNCHN services in the project sites, but especially focusing on the private sector;
•Coordinate the liaison work of all team members with their designated counterparts within the LGUs, DOH, PHIC, PopCom, Leagues, and other government agencies, professional organizations, USAID contractors and Recipients, interest groups, and community at large to ensure effective technical assistance provision;
•With the COP, supervise the implementation of all activities under the Agreement to ensure that performance schedules are observed and outputs are completed according to schedule;
•Together with the COP, provide direction and support for the preparation of work plans for each area of project activities;
•Formulate the overall strategy for the provision of technical assistance to LGUs and CHDs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•Advanced degree (at least master's level) in public health, medicine (M.D.), social sciences, information sciences and informatics, business and management, communications and media, or other fields related to the concerns of the project;
•At least 7 years of experience being involved in a project of similar or related nature, size, and complexity, with national or local governments, NGOs, or donors; preference given to a candidate who has actually worked in devolved health settings;
•Demonstrated understanding and familiarity with issues faced by private sector health providers, especially as it pertains to the concerns of the project;
•Familiarity and understanding of USAID policies and procedures, or those of other donors, or those of donor-funded projects; or community based projects; or corporate social responsibility projects;
Project HOPE, Chief of Party
The COP (Chief of Party) will supervise all activities under the Agreement and have overall responsibility for the successful performance of the technical assistance team. The COP will exercise strategic leadership and primary administrative responsibility on all requirements of the Agreement to ensure that performance objectives are met. The COP will be responsible for overall administrative oversight of project. COP will be the official representative of the Recipient and will maintain communication among all relevant parties, particularly USAID, DOH, PHIC, PopCom, DSWD, LGUs and other stakeholders.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Provide overall direction of all technical and administrative operations under the Agreement;
•Develop or strengthen strategies that scale up FP/MNCHN services in the project sites;
•Oversee the annual project planning cycle to formulate comprehensive work plans and budgets in accordance with USAID/Philippines planning cycle, and ensure that planning is done effectively with partners;
•Manage and coach project staff so that they can determine the TA requirements of their LGU and CHD clients, develop suitable scopes of work, recruit consultants if necessary, execute TA instruments, and review consultants’ work;
•Supervise the work of all key staff as well as short-term consultants;
•Ensure the timely preparation and submission of semi-annual, annual, and other reports specified in the Agreement;
•Oversee all institutional sub agreements executed under the prime Agreement;
•Monitor the progress of project implementation and bring to USAID's attention any issues regarding project implementation;
•Function as the primary liaison between USAID, DOH and other collaborating agencies on all administrative and financial matters related to the project;
•Chair the inter-Cooperating Agencies’ regional field coordination.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•Advanced degree (at least master's level) in public health, medicine (M.D.), social sciences, information sciences and informatics, business and management, communications and media, or other fields related to the concerns of the project;
•At least 10 years of experience managing a project of similar or related nature, size, and complexity, with national or local governments, NGOs, or donors; preference given to a candidate who has actually worked in devolved health settings;
•Familiarity and understanding of USAID policies and procedures, or those of other donors, or those of donor-funded projects; or community based projects; or corporate social responsibility projects; and
•Familiarity with the Philippines health system and local culture.
Project HOPE, Monitoring and Performance Management Specialist
The Monitoring and Performance Management Specialist will be primarily responsible for keeping track of project progress and reporting on such progress in a regular and timely manner to the project management, USAID/Philippines, DOH, and LGUs concerned. S/he will work with the other Specialists of the other USAID regional FP/MNCHN projects to come up with a national picture of the FP/MNCHN situation in project sites in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Given the emphasis on innovations in this project, the M&E specialist will be tasked with making sure that these innovative interventions are evaluated adequately.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Ensure compliance with USAID M&E policies within the project. Develop, as needed, the guidance, tools and mechanisms to operationalize the USAID M&E policy requirements including the preparation of the project’s five-year project monitoring plan (PMP) and updating the PMP annually.
•On behalf of the Recipient, work very closely with USAID to design a project evaluation (through a third-party evaluation contractor) towards the end of the period of performance.
•Scopes of work and subsequent reports of summative/final as well as impact evaluations will be shared with the Recipient by USAID for review and inputs prior to finalization and dissemination.
•He/She should track project performance and plan and track the utilization of related data in decision making on project strategies and priorities, and possible adjustments to design of project intervention. Scopes of work of project-initiated assessments activities as well as reports shall be reviewed and approved by USAID prior to execution and dissemination, respectively.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•Advanced degree (at least master's level) in public health, medicine (M.D.), social sciences (such as economics, sociology, or medical anthropology), public administration, international relations, education, or other fields related to the concerns of the project;
•At least 5 years of progressively responsible, job-related, professional-level experience in M&E of social development projects of similar or related nature, size, and complexity, with national or local governments, NGOs, or donors; preference given to a candidate who has actually worked in devolved health settings;
•Demonstrated experience in the application of logical framework, data collection, statistical methods, and field research; specific experience in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of development programs, database development and management, and operation of analytical software;
•Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the country’s economic, cultural, political and social context including the country’s health situation;
•Familiarity and understanding of USAID policies and procedures, or those of other donors, or those of donor-funded projects; community-based projects; or corporate social responsibility projects;
•Familiarity with the Philippines health system and local culture.
www.projecthope.org or email email resume/cv to recruitment@projecthope.org
Closing date: 31 Aug 2012
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