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Deputy Chief of Party / Technical Director

About Us

GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 15 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of 3,500 personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

Overview of the role

 GOAL seeks a Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director for the five-year, USAID-funded Strengthening Integrated Health Services Activity (SIHSA) in Sierra Leone. The activity aims to advance and sustain improved health outcomes for Sierra Leoneans with a focus on, but not limited to children under five, pregnant and postpartum women, youth and especially adolescent girls, and women and children living in hard-to-reach areas with limited access to health services.

SIHSA seeks to build a sustainable and resilient health system response to improving access, quality and effectiveness of family planning (FP), reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), adolescent health, and malaria services. In addition, SIHSA aims at strengthening communities' active engagement for community-driven solutions to improve health outcomes.

Note: This position is subject to award and funding from USAID. Sierra Leonean Nationals are encouraged to apply. Application deadline date is 15/04/2024**

Responsibilities

 The Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director (DCOP) will serve as the project’s technical leader, responsible for providing the vision and ensuring quality implementation of the project. The DCOP will support the Chief of Party (COP) as needed, acting as delegate and carrying out tasks assigned to ensure proper management of the activity. Beyond technical responsibilities of leading the range health system technical activities focused on maternal, newborn and child health, family planning, reproductive health, adolescent health, and malaria, the DCOP will manage the performance of senior and mid-level staff overseeing these technical activities, ensuring that there is a shared vision for project activities and outcomes, addressing implementation challenges and encouraging the sharing of best practices and project successes. The DCOP will have a key role in ensuring there is a culture of learning, knowledge exchange, innovation and capacity strengthening. The DCOP will also have a role in engaging with consortia partners, health system actors, USAID and national and district authorities. In collaboration with the COP, the position of DCOP will provide quality assurance of the project, providing programmatic and financial monitoring and oversight, ensuring program activities and deliverables are met in a timely and efficient manner alongside high quality reporting.

Person Specification

The Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director is expected to have the following skills and qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in international development, public health, business or similar
  • At least 6 -8 years of experience implementing and managing donor-funded projects in developing countries and working in consortia.
  • At least 5 years’ experience implementing health strengthening projects of a similar scale/scope to SIHSA in the areas of maternal, newborn and child health, family planning, reproductive health, adolescent health, and malaria, in Sierra Leone or in other comparable developing country settings.
  • Familiarity with the U.S. Government administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems.
  • Ability to build strong relationships and partnerships across a range of diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills in English are required.

 

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.