Kenya: Chief of Party

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated 5-year USAID HIV Service Delivery Support Activity (HSDSA) project in Kenya. The HSDSA Project will support a cluster of counties in delivering integrated and comprehensive HIV/AIDS services at county, sub-county and facility level towards the Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework 90:90:90 targets. Key objectives will include HIV Testing Services (HTS), Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), HIV Care and Treatment services, TB/HIV, Male Circumcision, Laboratory Services, Strategic Information and Evaluation and Health Systems Strengthening at County and Facility Level.

S/he will work in close collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kenya, and will facilitate critical, collaborative relationships with the Government of Kenya, County Authorities, U.S. Government Agencies, Implementing Partners, and other key stakeholders. To provide sound technical management, the Chief of Party will bring extensive experience related to comprehensive HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment service delivery, address gaps in the HIV continuum cascade and management of U.S. Government-funded projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides strategic direction in program design, planning, implementation and monitoring of the project
• Oversees development of annual work plans and reports to USAID on project technical and financial performance;
• Oversees program operations and reporting and ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations, EGPAF policies, Kenyan law, and Ministry of Health (MOH) guidelines.
• Serves as key liaison with USAID Kenya, NASCOP, CHMTs and County Governments
• Ensures the achievement of high quality results and timeliness of all deliverables.
• Supervises activities of project staff and contractors

Required skills and experience:

• Master’s degree or higher in public health or related field
• At least 10 years of successful experience managing and implementing complex, integrated health programs in resource-limited settings, including at least 5 years of experience working on USAID-funded programs; experience in Kenya strongly preferred
• Experience implementing United States Government (USG) contracts preferred.
• Proven experience providing technical guidance in HIV/AIDS, and/or other related technical areas
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and facilitate coordination with diverse partners and stakeholders, including government agencies, implementing organizations, and development partners at the national, district, and community levels.
• Exceptional leadership skills and experience managing large, multi-functional teams
• Thorough understanding of the functioning of Kenya health delivery systems, current health sector programs, strategies and implementation plans.
• Proficiency in English is required; additional proficiency in local languages a plus

To apply, please upload your CV and application at http://chj.tbe.taleo.net/chj05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=PEDAIDS&cws=1&rid=1036