January 27th, 2021 at 10:52 am
The USAID/Ghana Mission is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of Program Management Specialist – HIV/AIDS.
The Project Management Specialist (HIV/AIDS), is an integral member of the USAID/Ghana health team and also the USG President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Ghana interagency team.
This is a full time programmatic, administrative and financial management support position, with primary responsibilities in assisting the HIV/AIDS team with project management, coordination and monitoring; liaison and communications with implementing partners (IPs), USG agencies, including the USG PEPFAR Ghana team, other USAID offices as well as external partners; technical reporting requirements and; analysis and reporting of health data and statistics, including budget information.
Responsibilities include providing technical leadership to design and implement interventions to promote accountability through community monitoring mechanisms, and to lead USAID’s technical assistance to optimise procurement and supply chain and ensure an uninterrupted supply of HIV commodities.
Responsibilities also include providing Agreement/Contracting Officer’s Representative (A/COR) management and coordination of funding, reporting and administration of grants, contracts and cooperative agreements for USAID activities being conducted by Implementing Partners (IPs) under Contracts, Cooperative Agreements and/or Grants.
The position will also serve as Activity Manager for designated USAID/W Global Health Bureau central mechanisms implemented in Ghana. This position is one of substantial complexity given the high level of influence of USAID in management, representation, strategy and results for USG PEPFAR Ghana.
The position requires the ability to coordinate, plan, implement, follow-up, and work with limited oversight both independently and within a multi-agency and multi-organisational team setting.
The job holder is expected to be highly productive and to meet tight deadlines. The ability to operate sensitively and effectively given the contextual variables affecting HIV/AIDS in Ghana is absolutely essential.
Flexibility, customer orientation, diplomacy, discretion, the ability to logically organise and analyse information (including program data), attention to detail and the capacity to complete tasks with limited oversight are all critical to successfully fulfilling the position requirements.
This position is located in the Health, Population, and Nutrition Office (HPNO) at USAID/Ghana in Accra and will require travel both in Ghana and internationally.
Education & Prior Work Experience:
- A Bachelor’s degree in social science, public health, program management, public administration, international development or health services administration is required.
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience working in development programs in a developing country context is required.
- Fluency in English (reading, writing, and speaking) is required. (Language proficiency may be tested.)
MARKET VALUE: GHC 108,292.00 – GHC 162,445.00
equivalent to FSN-10
In accordance with AIDAR Appendix J and the Local Compensation Plan of the U.S. Mission in Accra – Ghana. Final compensation will be negotiated within the market value.
Note: The US Mission does not accept faxed or paper applications for open positions.
All interested applicants who meet the minimum requirements must submit applications via email to [email protected].
All applicants must cite the position title and solicitation number within the subject line, and attach a cover letter, current resume with at least three references of direct supervisors within the last five months from applicant’s professional life, relevant certificates, and a two-page supplementary document addressing the evaluation factors.
To ensure consideration of offers for the intended position, Offerors must prominently reference the position title and solicitation number in the subject line of their email.
Attachments must include a signed Form AID 302-3 offeror information for PSC http://www.usaid.gov/form and must available be in compatible with Microsoft word 2003/2010 or pdf format.
This position is open to Cooperating Country Nationals. Cooperating Country National means an individual who is a cooperating country citizen or a non-cooperating country citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the cooperating country.
All applicants must provide proof of eligible citizenship in their application.
Non-Ghanaian citizens must attach copies of their permanent residency permit to their application to be eligible for consideration.
No relocation expenses are provided to the job location, Accra-Ghana.
If transportation to Accra is required, it will be the employee’s responsibility.
Failure to provide the stated requirements will result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
CLOSING DATE: 2nd February 2021
