OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position will be based either in Kenya, Ethiopia or Uganda and will be responsible for the following:
• Lead, manage, and monitor the overall program across 8 countries, and is accountable for project deliverables and results.
• Conduct full solicitation process for program grants to identify 8 grantee countries for catalytic funding, in collaboration with the project Technical Evaluation Committee.
• Negotiate grant awards with Ministries of Health/Tobacco Control Programs, including terms, objectives, milestones and deliverables, budgets, and reporting.
• Together with the grants management team, develop results-based grant agreements based on results-based funding principles, including milestones and deliverables, payment structure, and incentives.
• Lead development of annual learning labs with grantees and technical partners to ensure best practices and innovation dissemination and peer learning.
• Collaborate with Strategic Information team to develop (update and adapt as needed) and execute project results framework.
• Work with technical partners and grantees to conduct capacity assessments, determine capacity development needs and facilitate/coordinate the provision of effective short-term technical assistance to respond to those needs. Identify and manage consultants to address the capacity development gaps, as needed.
• Champion the project’s vision and technical strategy; documentation and communication; client(s) stakeholder(s) relationships; coordination and synergy with other MSH projects and internal operations units and contribute to business development activities.
• Safeguard MSH’s reputation by ensuring that financial, contractual, technical, and political integrity is maintained and strengthened.
• Ensure appropriate and timely documentation and dissemination of key results and deliverables for maximum program impact and business development using a variety of communication strategies and media.
• Ensure effective contract/agreement implementation in strict compliance with contract/ agreement clauses, MSH and donor policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Liaise with MSH local and home office staff to ensure technical and administrative quality and efficiency in the implementation of the project.
• Occasional travel may be required within (25%) and outside of the country
• Any other task Assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in public health, administration, or a related discipline (MPH, MBA or other).
• Minimum of 8 years,10 preferred, of progressively responsible related experience as a program director in public health projects required. Minimum of 5 years’ experience with tobacco control programs required. Experience in tobacco control on the Africa continent is a plus.
• Prior experience and success directing similar or larger international donor-funded projects.
• Ability to manage the donor, government counterparts, and technical partners, oversee the budget and understand the implementation challenges and solutions.
• Previous experience in capacity building and development with partner organizations.
• Experience negotiating with governments.
• Experience with results or performance-based funding.
• Experience in monitoring program results and deliverables, ability to co-design M&E plans and analyze M&E data.
• Ability to identify best practices and innovations and build learning events around such results.