Chief of Party, Reproductive Health, Malawi.

Job Description

Population Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization, with a mission to measurably improve the health of poor and vulnerable people in the developing world by influencing their behavior, principally through social marketing of family planning and health products and services, and health communications.   PSI has programs in more than 60 countries and works in malaria, HIV, reproductive health, child survival, and tuberculosis.  PSI's core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve.  For more information, please visit www.psi.org

PSI seeks entrepreneurial, dynamic candidates with significant technical expertise in social marketing and total market development for the position of Chief of Party for a DFID-funded program to scale up the provision of family planning and related sexual health interventions in Malawi. This position will be based in Lilongwe, and reports to the Country Representative.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Oversee the development, management and implementation of a FP/RH program
• Serve as the donor’s main point of contact on the program
• Lead intensive efforts to increase local technical, managerial, and leadership capacity through training, mentoring and  on the job supervision for PSI local affiliates and local non-PSI social marketing organizations
• Provide programmatic and technical support to marketing, communications and sales departments for reproductive health
• Expand, monitor, and identify opportunities for increased efficiencies of distribution channels through public and private sector
• Lead and monitor the development of marketing and annual work plans
• Assist in design, implementation and oversight of research activities, working closely with research and marketing departments to assure research is driving an ‘evidence to action’ approach to social marketing activities
• Oversee and support local finance and administrative operations
• Develop and manage donor budgets
• Implement and strengthen organizational policies, procedures and systems
• Coordinate and/or review donor reports, including financial and other reports as required by donors and PSI
• Assist in the development of external relations, in particular with government, NGO, donors and the  private sector
• Assist the Country Representative with other duties as necessary

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant graduate degree (MBA, MIA, MPH, etc.) or equivalent experience in related field
• At least five years of experience in programmatic and financial management of large donor funded RH/FP programs
• At least 4 years of experience managing a team in a developing country
• Knowledge of methodologies in research and marketing (communications and distribution)
• Knowledge of consumer marketing concepts and approaches
• In-depth knowledge of international development, reproductive health and family planning issues
• Capacity-building experience in a developing country
• Creativity and entrepreneurial outlook
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work efficiently and quickly in a fast paced environment

Preference will be given to candidates with exceptional diplomatic skills and an understanding of PSI country platform contexts and operating realities.

                                    *Note that this position is contingent upon funding. 

Please Apply online at: http://www.psi.org

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals

regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.