Director, Strategic Partnerships and Program Quality at Jhpiego 

Jhpiego is seeking a Director of Strategic Partnerships, Business Development and Program Quality to lead the Jhpiego programs in Bangladesh. The position provides vision, leadership and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity of Jhpiego’s programs in Bangladesh. This includes guiding the strategic planning, design, quality and implementation for country programs and achieving the planned results. The lead works closely with the Government of Bangladesh to streamline efforts and ensure of projects, serves as the primary point of contact for donors including UNFPA, USAID, Corporations, Foundations, Directorate General of Health Services, stakeholders and partners and is responsible for managing relationships and collaboration with international and local partners.

Duties 

Strategy/Business Development

• Proactively identify funding opportunities for Jhpiego Bangladesh that align with broader country development goals and Jhpiego’s mission.
• Develop and write strategic concept notes based on potential and existing funding opportunities.
• Serve as design lead for larger complex opportunities; including identifying key strategic partnerships for opportunities
• Proactively meet with funders- government, public and private to generate new business.
• Represent Jhpiego’s business development interests at relevant meetings, events and within donor-specific networks
• Oversee pre-solicitation proposal preparations and bid planning including teaming, bid strategy, development of win themes, contribute to technical design and capacity statements.

Strategic Partnerships

• Identify relevant organizations to partner with, including public, private sector and local implementing partners
• In coordination with Jhpiego’s Baltimore-based and hub offices, develop and roll out partnership strategy including management tools, guidelines, and other resources as needed to effectively manage partnerships
• Improve partnership practices by periodically assessing the Jhpiego Bangladesh partnership management approach taking into account both Jhpiego’s and partners’ perspectives, capture lessons learned and best practices, and make recommendations for improvement
• Develop and strengthen relationships with current local partners and DGHS colleagues in order to maintain trust in Jhpiego’s professional standard and quality of work among all stakeholders.
• Act as the focal point on partnership and localization agenda within the country team; where need be represent Jhpiego externally on localization, engaging within the humanitarian community.

Program, Operations and Technical Excellence of Existing Programs

• Ensure that the projects are technically sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of the country and donors.
• Provide programmatic and/or technical leadership in the design, analysis, and synthesis of interventions
• Provide guidance, in collaboration with key staff specialists, to subcontractors and subgrantees and coordinates activities with other agencies
• Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results
• Take concrete steps to create or promote a safe, respectful and harassment-free work environment
• Ensure compliance with Jhpiego’s policies, procedures and practices and adherence to country requirements.
• Represent Jhpiego’s interests and present progress, achievements and lessons learned to donors and other key stakeholders in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree in management, public health, public administration, business administration or related degree.
• 9 to 10 years of progressively responsible international public health management experience including design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and financial management.
• Demonstrated ability in writing new proposals and generating new business for the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large USG-supported public health projects and budgets.
• Experience developing successful, replicable and sustainable projects.
• Proven leadership skills and expertise in strategic program planning, business development, strategic partnerships, implementation and management.
• Ability to build capacity and collaboration between governmental and non-governmental partners and other project implementers.
• Experience building the capacity of local organizations to implement project activities.
• Understanding of USG and other donor’s regulations and compliance, reporting requirements, and health strategic framework.
• Ability to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence.
• Excellent interpersonal and written and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a complex environment charged with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Capacity for analyzing technical problems and issues that impede efforts to provide improved health care to populations.
• A team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating working teams, and developing communities of learning among host country partners and counterparts.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Compensation Package:

• The salary range: 3,700,000 - 5,000,000 NPR

• Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: medical and dental plans; paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; personal accident insurance; 403(b) retirement plan; life and disability insurance; travel insurance; education assistance plan and more.

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

JHU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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