Deputy Project Director

The Deputy Project Director provides complementary experience and skills to the Project Director.  The Deputy Project Director will provide managerial oversight and guidance to the program.  He/she will work closely with the Project Director, who is responsible for the overall strategic direction and technical oversight for the Burundi office.  He/she will also work closely with program implementation teams to ensure project resources are applied appropriately (e.g. human, financial and materials).  Responsibilities include supervising technical and/or program management staff, overseeing annual work planning, implementation and reporting of project activities, representing Jhpiego to donors and partners, management of projects as required and managing human resource systems for the Jhpiego Burundi Office.  The Deputy Project Director will also contribute to the overall strategy and management of the Jhpiego Country Office. In the absence of the Project Director, the Deputy may be required to undertake the responsibilities of that position on a temporary basis.

Strategic Leadership

• In coordination with Project Director, implement country strategy and ensure programmatic and financial integrity of Jhpiego’s efforts in country 
• Participate actively in senior management team
• Develop and maintain outstanding working relationships with the Prime Recipient, US Department of State (DOS), global and regional institutions and potential donors, MOH, relevant Government departments, county governments, national and international implementing partners, and others who can help in Jhpiego’s efforts to strengthen support to the country
• In coordination with country director, ensure that all Jhpiego activities are in line with country priorities, and include substantial engagement of national partners.

Strategic Growth and Partnerships

• Work with Project Director to develop and implement a country specific positioning/communication plan in line with global and country strategy, and ensure that achievements from donor projects are communicated externally
• Support application to funding opportunities for Jhpiego Burundi under guidance from Project Director
• Provide strong representation of Jhpiego at public facing events – including preparing and delivering high quality presentations at national fora
• Develop and maintain outstanding working relationships with MOH, relevant Government departments, local governments, national and international implementing partners, and others who can help in Jhpiego’s efforts to strengthen support to the country

Technical and Program Quality Assurance

• Mentor/coach Project team to ensure they are delivering quality projects
• Ensure that all projects in country are adhering to technical and programmatic standards
• Cultivate strategic relationships with the MOH, US Department of State (DOS), global and regional institutions, donors, private sector entities, government ministries and other stakeholders for the smooth implementation of project activities
• Ensure projects are started up and closed out successfully according to donor and Jhpiego guidelines.
• Ensure that annual workplans are high quality and meet donor and Jhpiego guidelines.
• Monitor all projects for completion of deliverables on time, scope and budget.
• Guide the analysis, synthesis and reporting of project outputs and results in close collaboration with the Sr. Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor and ensures incorporation of lessons learned into ongoing activity tasks.
• Work with global GPTE technical teams to assess technical quality of programs
• Alert Project Director team of any technical or programmatic issues

Financial and Management Compliance

• In coordination with Senior Finance Manager ensure the Project is monitoring its financial expenses according to the workplan and in line with Jhpiego policies and SOPs, and donor and national requirements.
• Serve as bank signatory as needed
• Respond to all requests from compliance team and alert them as soon as possible to any potential incident

Human Resource Management

• In coordination with Project Director and HR team participate in HR management decisions where needed
• Provide coaching/mentoring/professional development opportunities for project staff.
• Create a team environment where staff can thrive and complete their objectives

Supervision

• Provides coaching, guidance and mentorship to direct report(s) where needed
• Sets targets and objectives for assigned area and delivers results
• Grows team expertise to align with program and organizational direction while continually looking for ways to provide / enhance the value delivered
• Tracks, monitors and effectively addresses and / or rewards performance of team members
• Manages employees in compliance with all HR policies, procedures, guidelines
• Shares knowledge, information, skills and subject matter expertise among the team and ensures the timely communication of issues while encouraging good working relationships with other functions / teams

• Advanced degree in public health, clinical degree or related degree 
• A minimum of six years of mid-to-senior level experience in designing, implementing or managing large, complex projects in developing countries
• Project management: Demonstrated ability to manage donor funded public health projects and budgets on time and scope. Experience developing successful, replicable and sustainable projects in Burundi
• Risk Management: Experience implementing risk matrices and managing ongoing risks
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Strong understanding of MEL concepts, ability to work with MEL team to track indicators and identify and adapting best practices to specific project contexts
• HR: Proven track record in successfully managing recruitment, professional development, and managing HR issues.
• Coaching/mentoring skills: Technical skills to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in program and technical staff
• Compliance: Understanding of different donor’s regulations and reporting requirements, knowledge of local laws related to HR and finance, and experience ensuring a compliant workplace and how to deal with incidents.
• Communications: Fluent in written and spoken English. Ability to prepare and deliver high level presentations and reports
• Technical knowledge in community health, nutrition and knowledge of the Burundi health care system
• Diplomacy: Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with multiple donors, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector
• Strategic thinking: Ability to develop a country strategy with objectives and key results and engage the project team to implement and monitor the strategy effectively.
• Problem solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Proven ability to work in a complex environment charged with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
• Partnerships: Experience working within the Burundi health system and the devolved system of government. Demonstrated ability to build capacity and collaboration between governmental and non-governmental partners and other project implementers and with donors.
• External Communications: Ability to distil main messages from projects and communicate clearly and succinctly to stakeholders.
• Ability to travel locally for up to 40% of the time
• Fluent in French and English

• Master’s degree in health or social sciences or a related field