Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.
Pact seeks a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)/Technical Director for the anticipated USAID-funded Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Immunization, and Malaria (RMNCI+M) Activity in Burundi. This Activity will support comprehensive RMNCI and Malaria services at health facility and community levels and will strengthen the health system at the national and district levels, to:
1) Improve the delivery of high-quality RMNCI+M services across the continuum of care;
2) Promote healthy behaviors among women, youth and men, and;
3) Strengthen the health system to support high-quality delivery of integrated care. It will also improve malaria case management among older children (above five years) and adults.
The DCOP will directly assist the Chief of Party by providing technical and strategic leadership and oversight of project implementation and management.
RMNCH+M is anticipated to be a five-year (2024-2029) cooperative agreement in the $25-49.99M range. This position is contingent upon award. The location of this position will be decided at a later date. Frequent travel to the provincial offices is anticipated.
The DCOP/Technical Director will work closely with the Chief of Party to provide technical leadership and expert advice on strategies and interventions to strengthen malaria, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health service delivery capacity and generate demand for services to effectively increase uptake of facility and community-level health services for priority populations.
The specific duties to be carried out by the successful candidate are as follows:
Lead and facilitate the integration of public health programming across result areas, while ensuring quality, responsiveness, and relevance of technical assistance and capacity building.Coordinate development, implementation, monitoring and reporting on all project work plans.Supervise program monitoring, evaluating, and reporting activities, ensuring that all project deliverables are met and delivered in a timely and efficient manner.In coordination with the COP, serve as a Pact liaison to USAID and national and local partners, including government officials, civil society, and community leaders, particularly on technical matters.Coordinate with project partners and appropriate stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.Supervise key technical staff, ensuring high-quality technical programming through hands-on guidance and support grounded in the program's strategic objectives and adhering to expected technical quality and reporting requirements.Assist with all programmatic aspects, ensuring that objectives are met on time and within budget. Ensure rapid startup; day-to-day implementation of activities; working with the COP, oversee the oversee and coordinate tech outputs/activities, as well as sub-grantees, sub-contractors, and consultants. Serve as the primary point of contact with USAID in absence of the COP with regard to day-to-day implementation and management matters related to the agreement.Provide training and mentoring to partners to strengthen capacity for technical service delivery and compliance with donor rules and regulations.Under the guidance of the COP, help recruit and directly support project staff in line with Pact HR policies; oversee the management and development of project office human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled, and productive workforce, an effective leadership team, and an organizational culture where Pact's values are practiced.Deliver technical presentations on program achievements to implementing partners, civil society organizations, government officials, donor, and other organizations.Support with other tasks, as assigned by the COP.