FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff include experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology; creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries. Currently, we are seeking suitably qualified candidates to fill in a Technical Director Position as listed below for its EpiC project in Tanzania.

The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a 5 year global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. The project provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, and treatment programming. In Tanzania, EpiC will be implementing an HIV service delivery project among key and priority populations, adolescent girls and young women; and orphans and vulnerable children which aims to reduce HIV infections in pursuit of reaching 95-95-95 goals. To achieve this goal, the program will support targeted prevention and case finding strategies at community level amongst the targeted populations

Main Function:

  • Provide support to program management including development of annual field support workplans, ensuring smooth program implementation in the field, track performance against project timelines, budget, objectives, and deliverables.
  • Communicate regularly with USAID/Tanzania on COVID-19 related activities while looping in the EpiC Project Director
  • Serve as point of contact and interacting with regional colleagues and USAID/mission contacts (as required), using good judgment to monitor and address issues in a timely manner, and keeping senior project management apprised of activity progress.
  • Coordinate monthly calls with EpiC HQ, and quarterly review calls.
  • Provide support to the EpiC Project Director to respond to USAID mission requests on COVID issues
  • Elevate issues to Project Director as needed
  • Build capacity of field staff in subawards and other FHI 360 processes
  • Coordinate technical assistance in finance, M&E and technical issues as needed
  • Provide input to overall staffing structure and budgeting of staff, support hiring and orientation of field staff, support EpiC Project Director with HR issues including performance issues, etc.
  • Recruit consultants following FHI 360 procedures, and oversee deliverables per consultancy agreements
  • Work with Finance Director and Finance Manager and country team on overall FS budget and budget monitoring
  • Draft and submit high quality program subawards (subcontracts, purchase orders, sub-award, consultant agreements, etc.) in a timely manner
  • Review and lead preparation of project deliverables (including reports, EMMPs, etc.) and documenting program activities and deliverables for COVID-19 portfolio
  • Respond to programmatic, financial, administrative, and logistics needs, and requirements as needed
  • Ensure compliance with FHI 360 procurement and financial reporting procedures and serving as a resource to field finance and administrative staff on procurement and payment procedures.
  • Maintain and update project tracking sheets for deliverables, contracts, and accruals, as well as maintaining relevant project files.Position Requirements- Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

This vacancy is archived.

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