Senior Project Manager

Jhpiego is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, USA. For more than 50 years and in over 150 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries.

Jhpiego is seeking a Senior Project Manager for the ACHIEVE project to provide overall strategic, technical, and operational leadership for maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) interventions across selected districts of Sindh, including Tando Allah Yar, Matiari, and Mirpurkhas. The Sr. Project Manager will ensure high-quality implementation of project activities aimed at improving newborn and child health services, including strengthening the readiness, quality, and functionality of secondary-level health facilities and Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs). The role will ensure alignment with Government of Sindh priorities, U.S. Department of State (DoS) strategies, donor requirements, and global best practices, while providing effective team leadership and ensuring timely achievement of project results.

The Sr. Project Manager will serve as the primary point of contact with donors, government counterparts, and key stakeholders, ensuring close coordination between technical, programmatic, and operational teams.

• Provide overall operational leadership for the ACHIEVE project, ensuring timely and high-quality achievement of project objectives, outcomes, and deliverables.
• Oversee the design, refinement, and operationalization of integrated MNCH intervention packages based on co-creation workshops, district consultations, and facility-level assessments.
• Lead planning, implementation, and adaptive management of MNCH interventions, including EmONC/BEmONC/CEmONC, neonatal care, referral systems, blood transfusion services, quality improvement (QI), and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL).
• Ensure all project interventions are fully aligned with Government of Sindh priorities, Department of Health strategies, Department of States requirements, national and international guidelines, and global best practices.
• Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and performance management to program and district coordinators, and project staff to ensure strong programmatic delivery.
• Lead development, implementation, and regular review of annual workplans, budgets, procurement plans, and activity schedules in close coordination with technical, finance, and operations teams.
• Strengthening government ownership and sustainability through joint planning, review meetings, capacity-building initiatives, and transition planning.
• Ensure establishment and effective functioning of quality improvement governance mechanisms at facility and district levels.
• With close coordination with Technical Director and team, promote data-driven decision-making through regular review of MEL data, dashboards, and learning products, and ensure timely corrective actions.
• With close coordination with Technical Director and team ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality technical, programmatic, and donor reporting in line with Jhpiego and donor requirements.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate programmatic, operational, and contextual risks that may affect project implementation.
• Ensure compliance with Jhpiego policies, donor regulations, and contractual obligations.
• As per need represent Jhpiego in provincial technical working groups, coordination forums, and high-level meetings related to MNCH and EmONC.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, learning, and innovation across the project team.
• Perform any other duties as reasonably assigned by Jhpiego senior management or Baltimore-based teams in support of project objectives.

• Advanced degree in a health-related field (MBBS, FCPS, Nursing, or equivalent) with a Master’s in Public Health, Health Systems, or a related discipline.
• At least 9–10 years of progressively responsible experience in MNCH programming, with demonstrated leadership of large-scale health projects.
• Strong understanding of MNCH Health system of Sindh.
• Strong experience managing USAID-funded or other donor-funded health programs.
• Demonstrated experience working with provincial and district government health departments in Pakistan.
• Proven leadership and people management skills, including supervising multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical understanding of MNCH, EmONC/BEmONC/CEmONC services, health systems strengthening, and quality improvement.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Urdu, basic understanding of Sindhi language is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to travel frequently to project districts.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and note that the successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. The position will be closed for further applications once it is successfully filled. We will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis, so we encourage interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience. Thank you for your interest in joining our team.

Jhpiego is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Failure to follow the instructions of applying, your application would be denied.

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