June 8th, 2020 at 08:42 am
Program Officer
Job Description
The Global Programs Department of Jhpiego Corporation is currently seeking dynamic individuals to fill to support its operations in Ghana: Project Officer. Ghanaian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply
- Duration for all the positions: Six months. Immediate Start.
- Job locations: Accra
Job Overview
Jhpiego is seeking a Program Officer to provide high quality administration and management for newly awarded COVID-19 projects. In Ghana, Jhpiego will support the Government of Ghana to control and mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. A significant area of focus for our work is accelerating and strengthening the technical and operational capacity of local healthcare workers to reduce the spread of infection, provide quality case management and allow for the safe maintenance routine essential services.
The Program Officer will assist in the implementation, project management and administrative support for several COVID-19 response projects being implemented at the national, regional, district and primary health care level. This includes assisting with development of work plans, liaising with Ministry staff, other partners and donors regarding implementation, monitoring and evaluation of project milestones and targets.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead program coordination and monitor implementation
- Implementation and monitoring of work plan and budgets
- Coordinate technical assistance for program implementation
- Assist the technical staff in the design implementation, monitoring and assessment of activities.
- Write reports, project monitoring tracking matrices and relevant reports as required.
- Work closely with technical and program staff to ensure quality implementation of programs and monitor state level spending
- Assist in the development of new program approaches that are linked to related services
- Work with Jhpiego COVID-19 response consultants to implement trainings, maintain services and supportive supervision
- Other duties as necessary or as assigned
Required Skills or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (advanced degree preferred) or equivalent experience in public health, sociology, or related health, management, or social science discipline.
- Demonstrated experience working with USAID programs and strong familiarity with USG reporting requirements.
- 5+ years’ experience in management, operational and technical expertise with a preference in public health program implementation
Required Abilities/Skills
- Experience in public health as well as infection prevention and control programs
- Familiarity with Ghana health systems and reporting structure and demonstrated ability to collaborate with government level officials to strengthen program implementation
- Demonstrated ability in working and collaborating with a wide range of local and international partner organizations
- Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
- Excellent writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical writing skills for publication
- Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams and willingness to learn and empower others
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently to implementation regions and health facilities
- Familiarity and experience working with Zoom and other virtual platforms
HOW TO APPLY
Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to: work2savelives@gmail.com
- Deadline for the submission of applications: June 12, 2020
- Please note that given the likely high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.