The Role
Lead technical direction for project implementation aligned with PEPFAR guidelines, ensuring quality OVC services and compliance with USAID standards. Manage senior team collaboration and stakeholder engagement while developing high-quality reports.
Summary Generated by Built In
- Provide technical leadership
and direction to the project in alignment with PEPFAR Technical Guidelines and
Zimbabwe’s COP, project objectives, technical standards and best practices, and
global evidence.
- Strategize and lead programming
efforts to improve comprehensive service delivery to OVC, ensuring program
quality and responsiveness to emerging needs.
- Provide technical supervision
and oversight of program implementation in target districts in coordination
with consortium partners and key stakeholders.
- Liaise with government, NGO and
private sector partners and stakeholders in the interest of the project.
- Keep abreast of research and policy
developments to inform program strategy; Develop high-quality technical reports
and deliverables for timely submission to USAID.
- Participate in sound overall
management of project implementation, in coordination with other senior team
members (e.g Finance and Operations Director, SIE Specialist) and leadership,
and to ensure project compliance with donor requirements, policies, and
regulations, including for child safeguarding.
Requirements
- Master's Degree or higher in
international development, public health, business administration, social
sciences, or a closely related field.
- 10+ years of experience designing,
implementing and managing large-scale projects involving multiple partners, preferably
in Zimbabwe, of which at least 5 years has been spent in a senior management
role. E
- Experience with OVC, child
protection / welfare, HIV prevention programming, systems strengthening,
capacity building, economic strengthening, quality improvement, or policy
development.
- Excellent leadership qualities,
in-depth technical and management expertise, with demonstrated credibility as a
program leader and manager, preferably on USAID-funded projects.
- Experience interacting with
government agencies and officials and international donor agencies.
- Excellent writing and oral presentation skills
in English; additional languages such as Shona or Ndebele is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and
communication skills.
- Management experience with US
Government cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts.
- Zimbabwean nationals strongly encouraged to
apply.
Skills Required
- Master's Degree or higher in relevant field
- 10+ years designing and managing large-scale projects
- 5+ years in a senior management role
- Experience with OVC and child protection
- Leadership skills in program management
- Excellent English communication skills
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The Company
What We Do
The J.F. Kapnek Trust works to improve family health, reduce child mortality, and create educational opportunities for the children of Zimbabwe by implementing scalable, sustainable programs in partnership with local communities and government.
