Chief of Party, REACH Malaria

Job description

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges.

PATH seeks a Chief of Party for the US Government (USG)-funded “Reaching Every At-risk Community and Household with Malaria Services” (REACH Malaria) global contract in Zambia. PMI REACH Malaria aims to provide implementation support services and technical assistance to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based malaria services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, and other malaria prevention interventions.

The Zambia Chief of Party (CoP) will report to the global PMI REACH Malaria Deputy Project Director and is responsible for coordinating and supporting implementation of all key project activities, with emphasis on high-quality outputs and compliance with USG requests. The CoP is also responsible for overall strategic development and oversight, project monitoring and evaluation, and general program management.

Responsibilities:

Serve as the project’s primary liaison with USG Mission(s), international and regional partners, and host country government officials.
Supervise project staff, including e.g. the Malaria Technical Advisor and MEL Manager, ensuring that they are successfully managing project activities and achieving deliverables.
Initiate and manage effective collaborative partnerships.
Oversee annual project work planning and periodic reporting to ensure high quality and timely delivery of products.
Contribute to the design of project monitoring and evaluation systems and to regular project evaluations to assess progress and recommend solutions.
Represent the project at periodic meetings with stakeholders to report on planned activities and actions, including implementation status.
Provide financial management support to country office teams through analyzing financial data, monitoring project expenses against budgets, and forecasting, with support from the Finance and Administration Staff.
Monitor compliance with PMI REACH Malaria contract, USG regulations and PATH policies, identify and effectively communicate any risks to compliance.
Liaise with PATH Security Lead to monitor and ensure security of project staff and operations
Collaborate with the PMI REACH Malaria Senior Technical Advisor and team members focusing on malaria case management, MiP, malaria diagnostics, maternal, newborn and child health, data and digital health, etc. for their technical inputs into project deliverables and activity plans.
Work closely with the relevant stakeholders, including ministries of health, universities, NGOs, civil society, and private sector partners in coordinating activity implementation.
Develop and write technical documents, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), tools, checklists, guidelines for training and capacity building of staff as needed.
Coordinate country buy-in level planning and review meetings to track progress of implementation of interventions and ensure coordination between program team and external stakeholders.
Document activities and field observations for program reports, support in the creation of presentations for updates and meetings.
Ensure smooth collaboration of operations across PATH’s platform of projects in Zambia.

Required skills and experience:

Master’s degree with 10 years of work experience in public health, international development or a related field.
At least ten (10) years of experience in managing multi-million dollar health programs in developing countries, including experience and technical knowledge in malaria.
At least five (5) years of experience (out of 10 years) should be as a COP or senior field management experience such as Project Director, Regional Director or Country Director roles.
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage technical teams and multi-partner collaborative projects, with in-depth knowledge of Zambian government systems and procedures for managing complex programs with many sites and partners are mandatory.
Familiarity with stakeholders in the malaria services space, including malaria case management, prevention of MiP, SMC, surveillance, data collection and use for service delivery.
Demonstrated ability to work with USG, implementing partners, institutions at the national and regional level, local nongovernmental organizations, and community-based organizations and structures.
Successful experience working with the Government of Zambia is preferred.
Strong problem-solving, organizational skills, and a positive, solution-oriented approach to challenges.
Strong financial management skills, including experience in budgeting and tracking financials.
Excellent analytical, presentation, and report writing skills.
Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination.
Extremely detail-oriented, with the ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Strong work ethic, resourcefulness, integrity, credibility, and dedication to PATH’s mission.
Professional proficiency in English required.
Priority for candidates based in and qualified to work in referenced country.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) is required.
Ability to travel up to 30 percent in-country; limited international travel expected.