[afro-nets] Vacancy: Program Health Manager Mozambique

Vacancy: Program Health Manager Mozambique
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Save the Children, a development and relief agency seeks a
Health Program Manager. The Child Survival and Reproductive
Health Program Manager is responsible for the overall management
and oversight of the project. S/he will provide vision, and
leadership; supervise project implementation and serve as the
principal interlocutor with USAID.

Responsibilities include
* representing SC and the Maternal Child Health and Nutrition
project in formal and informal relationships with USAID;

* lead the preparation of annual work plans;

* supervise project planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation;

* manage sub-grant agreements;

* ensure efficient systems are in place to support all aspects
of project activity; and supervise key personnel of the MCH and
Nutrition project.

Requires

* minimum 10 years' professional experience in leadership roles
with responsibility for the overall management and implementa-
tion of complex health programs in developing countries and com-
plex emergency settings;

* advanced degree in a relevant field;

* strong background in management of maternal and child health
programs;

* experience/skills in quality improvement, health care delivery
and community-based approaches;

* experience managing USG funding with familiarity of federal
regulations, particularly umbrella and sub-grant management;

* fluency in English and Portuguese is required; and

* experience in Africa highly desirable.

Please forward resume and salary req. to
mailto:jmcguane@savechildren.org

Thanks,

Judy McGuane
Recruitment & Staffing Specialist
Save the Children/US
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880, USA
mailto:jmcguane@savechildren.org