Chief of Party - USAID Tanzania Social Marketing Program (TSMP)

Chief of Party - USAID Tanzania Social Marketing Program (TSMP)Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Closing date: 30 Dec 2009
Location: United Republic of Tanzania (the)

AED is seeking a Chief of Party for a proposed USAID Tanzania Social Marketing Program (TSMP).

The goal of this cooperative agreement is to improve the health status of Tanzanian families.

To support this goal, the Tanzania Social Marketing Project (TSMP) has the following two intermediate results (IRs) and respective sub-intermediate results: Aggressively expanded impact of targeted social marketing initiatives that are aligned to measurable behavioral outcomes in HIV/AIDS, FP/RH, child survival, and malaria: a) Access to HIV/AIDS, FP/RH, child survival, and malaria social marketing products dramatically scaled up through a targeted approach; b) Consumer and trade understanding of the underlying public health issues and correct use of HIV/AIDS, FP/RH, child survival, and malaria products significantly increased; c) Sales and use of socially-marketed health products measurably increased. Local capacity (civil, public, and private) to sustain social marketing activities in Tanzania strengthened to achieve public health outcomes: a) Capacity of one or more Tanzanian organizations to implement social marketing programs and provide leadership in social marketing at the national level strengthened; b) Substantive partnerships with the civil, public, and commercial sectors and donors to promote a wider public health impact established and maintained; c) Capacity of public sector institutions to promote and regulate social marketing activities in Tanzania ensured.

The TSMP will establish and maintain continuous, close working relationships with other implementing partners and programs supported through USAID and PEPFAR, other social marketing programs supported by other donors, the GoT at all levels, and the commercial sector.

Job Functions

The Chief of Party will set a broad vision for and provide direction to the project. The Chief of Party is accountable to USAID; oversees all aspects of performance (technical, financial, and managerial); supervises core staff and coordinates all long- and short-term personnel; and serves as the project’s principal contact point for USAID and partner organizations.

Specific functions include:

- Manage overall project including responsibility for programmatic, financial, administrative, contractual, donor liaison, communication (project dissemination), and representation functions.
- Provide overall technical leadership in one or more core content areas and supervise and provide technical support to designated technical and management teams.
- Establish and maintain close working relationships, partnerships, and coordination with the State Ministry of Health, USAID-funded partners, and other stakeholders and partners, including non-USG donors.
- Build capacity among stakeholders
- Oversee development of annual workplans, budgets, reports, and other deliverables, ensuring all are on time and of high quality. Supervise performance monitoring and evaluation efforts.
- Troubleshoot to prevent and resolve potential problems and review outputs for quality control; ensure quality of all project activities.

Qualifications and Skills

The ideal candidate will have senior experience managing complex, multimillion dollar donor-funded (preferably USAID) projects and with experience working in Africa (preferably Tanzania). S/he will have proven expertise in ensuring institutional capacity development and skills transfer among public, private, and NGO partners. S/he will have strong management and problem-solving skills, demonstrated experience in navigating complex political and policy issues, and the ability to work with government agencies, particularly USAID, and with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers. A Master’s degree is required in public health, development, social sciences, or a related field; and 15 years of relevant experience, including a minimum five years of experience working in Africa. Long-term work experience in Tanzania is highly desirable.
How to apply
Qualified applicants are asked to send a cover letter and resume to proposals@aed.org.
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