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Post;Project Director - Ghana Evaluate for Health
organization;Management Systems International
Location:Accra,Ghana
Project Director, Evaluate for Health, Ghana
Company Profile: MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and South Sudan. Today, our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a leading geoscience, international development and project management firm, and a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Alongside the international development arm of Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project/Proposal Summary:
The anticipated Evaluate for Health project aims to strengthen USAID|Ghana’s M&E practices in three areas: Evaluation Studies and Assessments, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Assistance, Strengthening Local Capacity for Research Management. The anticipated duration of this contract is 5 years and the project will be based in Accra, Ghana; candidates must be willing to relocate to Accra.
Position Summary:
The Project Director is expected to provide vision, direction, and overall leadership to the team in all technical areas for Evaluate for Health. S/he shall have principal responsibility for overall project performance, staff and team management, and technical operations to ensure that the project tasks are completed on time and of high quality, the goals of each Task Order are met and the client is satisfied.
Responsibilities:
• Serve as team lead, overseeing all technical assistance and support to USAID and its partners over the life of the contract
• Serve as primary point of contact with USAID on day-to-day implementation and management of the contract, resolving issues as needed.
• Represent the team to USAID, key counterparts and local partners at meetings, presentations and other interactions with the client and other partners
• Ensure that all assistance provided under the contract, whether by international or local personnel, is technically sound,appropriate, and in compliance with all USAID and Ghanian laws, contracts, regulations and protocols
• Approve and submit reports requested by USAID; hold ultimate responsibility for the quality and timeliness and of all contractual deliverables to client.
Qualifications:
• A Master’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in social sciences or other related discipline.
• Minimum ten (10) years’ progressively responsible management experience of M&E or similar programs in developing countries; preferably 5 years in Africa with international programs.
• At least five (5) years’ experience in evaluations and/or assessments is required.
• Previous experience as Project Director, Chief of Party or similar position with a strong reputation for developing excellent working relationships with counterparts, clients and donors
• Strong communication, writing and interpersonal skills are required.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com
Closing date: 11 Aug 2013
How to apply:
http://reliefweb.int/job/588930/project-director-ghana-evaluate-health
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