Deputy Chief of Party At Pact

Pact seeks an experienced 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.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Basic Requirements

• Master’s degree and 9+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, including 5 years of management experience, or Bachelor’s and 11 years of experience. Professional degree from an accredited university in public health, social or behavioral sciences, or a relevant field strongly preferred.
• At least 5-7 years of experience in the successful implementation of international development activities, with preference given to direct implementation of public health, health systems and/or health policy programming.
• At least 5 years of experience as a DCOP, Technical Director, or in a comparable senior-level leadership position on international donor-funded projects.
• Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to perform and collaborate in complex and politically sensitive project environments.
• Possess qualities of subject matter expertise in health quality improvement/quality assurance, particularly for RMNCH and malaria projects.
• Be fully conversant on global, regional, and local best practices and evidence-based approaches in HSS and public health to develop and/or adopt for the Burundi context.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a track record of effectively managing a diverse team of employees and partners with conflict sensitivity.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including local organizations, government institutions, private sector entities, and funders.
• Demonstrated skills in problem solving, negotiating, decision-making, and consensus building.
• Knowledge of the political, social, and economic context of Burundi.
  Fluency in English and French (oral, writing, and reading) required; fluency in Kinyarundi strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel within Burundi and occasionally internationally.
• Broad understanding of public health, health systems, and health policy and practice in Burundi.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on and leading teams for USAID contracts and/or cooperative agreements and/or knowledge of USAID rules, regulations, and policies.
• Demonstrated experience working with integrated projects in East Africa or similar contexts.
• Burundian nationals, particularly female candidates, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors.
At Pact, we recognize your impact, offer you opportunities and support your total well-being. Our comprehensive benefit offerings may include healthcare, retirement (8.8% to 13% based on service tenure) and savings plans, paid time off, disability and life insurance programs, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections .
With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. Pact seeks an environment free from COVID-19 and prefers all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Attestation of vaccination status will be required for employment with Pact. Unvaccinated employees may be subject to additional health and safety requirements to include any federal, state and/or client restrictions.