JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc., (JSI), a Boston-based public
health management firm dedicated to providing high quality technical and
managerial assistance to public health programs, is currently recruiting for
a potential Director of Technical Services for a program funded by USAID to
strengthen the role of civil society to meet the health needs and social
well being of Kenyans.
JSI is developing a proposal to submit to USAID to support its FANIKISHA
Institutional Strengthening Project. If awarded to JSI this project will be
five-year effort, scheduled to begin in August 2011.
The objective will be to strengthen technical competence and organizational
capacity of national civil society organizations and/or networks and to
develop and implement models to expand health service delivery in
hard-to-reach areas.
Overall Responsibilities:
JSI is seeking a dynamic, competent and highly motivated person to provide
general management and technical assistance to a civil society capacity
building public health project based in Kenya and to directly supervise
technical assistance providers and specialists. The position will report to
the Chief of Party.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Serve as a senior member of the JSI team responsible for the provision
of technical assistance to partners;
- Supervise technical staff based in Nairobi;
- Construct and coordinate the technicaj assistance visits to partners
and CSOs;
- Delegate the responsibilities among staff for responding to partners'
ongoing TA requests and short term technical assistance needs;
- Manage and maintains monthly and quarterly technical assistance plans
for the project
- Supervise review of partner documents (annual work plans, semi-annual
reports, country operational plans / reports etc);
- Participate in the development of project annual work plans and
semi-annual reports;
- Contribute to project strategic planning;
- Supervise the logistics of project trainings and retreats;
- Represent project in meetings as required;
- Provide direct technical assistance to partners as required; and
- Serve as Acting Chief of Party as needed.
Qualifications:
- Strong managerial, organizational, supervisory and problem solving
skills;
- Professional experience with health programs funded by USAID;
- Experience with public programming and with USG government efforts,
including PEPFAR and the Global Health Initiative;
- Experience in the provision of technical assistance and capacity
building support to non-governmental organizations;
- Solid understanding of USAID policies and regulations;
- Advanced degree in public health, management, public policy, business
or related fields or significant project management experience;
- Experience in the design and implementation of capacity building
(management and technical), preferably in public health (eg. HIV, nutrition,
family planning, maternal and child health);
- Technical expertise in one or more programs areas;
- Over five years of management experience;
- Knowledge of or ability to quickly grasp JSI management and quality
assurance systems; and
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Please email your submissions to: jsi.fanikisha@gmail.com by 13th April,
2011
JSI is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer committed to
workplace diversity.
Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. M/F/H/V/D
health management firm dedicated to providing high quality technical and
managerial assistance to public health programs, is currently recruiting for
a potential Director of Technical Services for a program funded by USAID to
strengthen the role of civil society to meet the health needs and social
well being of Kenyans.
JSI is developing a proposal to submit to USAID to support its FANIKISHA
Institutional Strengthening Project. If awarded to JSI this project will be
five-year effort, scheduled to begin in August 2011.
The objective will be to strengthen technical competence and organizational
capacity of national civil society organizations and/or networks and to
develop and implement models to expand health service delivery in
hard-to-reach areas.
Overall Responsibilities:
JSI is seeking a dynamic, competent and highly motivated person to provide
general management and technical assistance to a civil society capacity
building public health project based in Kenya and to directly supervise
technical assistance providers and specialists. The position will report to
the Chief of Party.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Serve as a senior member of the JSI team responsible for the provision
of technical assistance to partners;
- Supervise technical staff based in Nairobi;
- Construct and coordinate the technicaj assistance visits to partners
and CSOs;
- Delegate the responsibilities among staff for responding to partners'
ongoing TA requests and short term technical assistance needs;
- Manage and maintains monthly and quarterly technical assistance plans
for the project
- Supervise review of partner documents (annual work plans, semi-annual
reports, country operational plans / reports etc);
- Participate in the development of project annual work plans and
semi-annual reports;
- Contribute to project strategic planning;
- Supervise the logistics of project trainings and retreats;
- Represent project in meetings as required;
- Provide direct technical assistance to partners as required; and
- Serve as Acting Chief of Party as needed.
Qualifications:
- Strong managerial, organizational, supervisory and problem solving
skills;
- Professional experience with health programs funded by USAID;
- Experience with public programming and with USG government efforts,
including PEPFAR and the Global Health Initiative;
- Experience in the provision of technical assistance and capacity
building support to non-governmental organizations;
- Solid understanding of USAID policies and regulations;
- Advanced degree in public health, management, public policy, business
or related fields or significant project management experience;
- Experience in the design and implementation of capacity building
(management and technical), preferably in public health (eg. HIV, nutrition,
family planning, maternal and child health);
- Technical expertise in one or more programs areas;
- Over five years of management experience;
- Knowledge of or ability to quickly grasp JSI management and quality
assurance systems; and
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Please email your submissions to: jsi.fanikisha@gmail.com by 13th April,
2011
JSI is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer committed to
workplace diversity.
Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. M/F/H/V/D