Overview:

Jhpiego Pakistan - an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is working to strengthen health systems with regards to women’s health particularly emphasizing upon family planning/post-pregnancy family planning services in collaboration with department of health and population welfare department across the country. Jhpiego, seeks Program Manager, based in Islamabad.

Responsibilities:

Program Implementation

• Provide programmatic management and oversee, in coordination with the Senior Technical and program Manager, the strategic planning of activities in support of the Jhpiego Pakistan goals and objectives, including the determination of program priorities and appropriate technical initiatives
• Develop program implementation plans to ensure effective technical assistance and smooth implementation of activities
• Formulate productive working relationships with counterparts from the DoH and other organizations
• Assure the quality of technical interventions, troubleshoot to prevent and resolve potential problems and review outputs for quality control
• Present progress, achievements and lessons learned to key stakeholders including DoH, donor and other relevant stakeholder.
• Track progress on deliverables on a regular basis and provide support for troubleshooting and ensuring achievements
• Ensure continuous monitoring of program activities, as well as timely and accurate evaluation and reporting of progress toward the achievement of program goals and objectives
• Develop program risk mitigation plans for smooth implementation of program, identifying delays or challenges
• Contribute in annual work planning process
• Work closely with Jhpiego and HQ to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation
• Represent Jhpiego in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations

Reporting

• Contribute in writing technical briefs/reports relevant to program

• Draft and finalize program donor reports including quarterly, annual reports and success stories
• Contribute to the development of novel knowledge management and sharing tools and processes
• Communicate regularly on progress with HQ and report challenges for immediate problem solving

Supervision

• Manage and work collaboratively with team members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource availability, and that management activities function smoothly and efficiently
• Harness human, material and financial resources appropriate for the program to ensure successful implementation
• Work with finance staff and relevant staff in country and HQ to develop and track project budgets
• Monitor and supervise short- and long-term consultants contributing to program efforts
• Support, supervise and manage technical resources and align their efforts with program goals to ensure rapid and sustainable results
• Perform or assume other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Master’s degree in social sciences, development studies, Business Administration, or a related field, with 6-7 years of experience as project manager.
• Strong in donor coordination and managing stakeholders at national and provincial levels and have experience of direct work with the UN.
• Proven leadership skills and expertise in the management of health programs and program staff
• Experience of working in different sectors, such as health, child protection, and GBV.
• Ability to develop strategic and programmatic plans in cooperation with concerned departments/other stakeholders/donors
• Ability to develop working relationships with counterparts of varying levels of seniority and backgrounds to implement program activities
• Strong decision-making skills, team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating work to teams
• Supervisory experience required
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Ability to travel within country

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.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org