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.

About USAID Project:

PSI
hopes to win the mandate to implement an anticipated 5-year USAID-funded Uganda
Sanitation Program. The project will focus on sustainable improvement to the
quality, access and supply of water and sanitation services and improve hygiene
behaviors in Uganda.

Job Summary: The Chief of Party will manage the in-country
management and implementation components of the program aimed at sustainable
improvement to the quality, access, and supply of water and sanitation services
and improvement of hygiene behaviors in Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The applicant will serve as the overall
technical lead and institutional liaison for the contract and provide the
main administrative oversight
Provide technical expertise in developing and
executing sustainable business models for sanitation service delivery,
including research on existing markets and barriers to growth
Act as the main point of
contact/representative of the project to USAID/Uganda and AOR
Ensure the effective use and coordination of
USAID resources and the compliance of the financial systems and controls
with USAID standards
Lead internal and external program planning and
reporting including annual work planning with sub-award partners
Ensure that cross-cutting themes such as
gender and youth are fully integrated into programming
Work closely with in-country staff and
regional WASH teams to ensure clear, strategic direction in technical
areas
Facilitate senior level policy and dialogue
with the Ministries of Health, Urban Planning, Ministry of Water and
Environment, Ministry of Education, donors and partners
Actively contribute to supporting the design
and diffusion of innovative business models and commercialization of
technologies for sanitation service delivery in Uganda, including
providing effective guidance and support to technical members of the
in-country management teams and staff assigned to the project
Develop and manage a team that includes
members of diverse backgrounds, including finance, marketing, engineering
and product design in order to successfully co-create and support
sustainable models for sanitation service delivery
Develop business plan outlining financial
sustainability of the initiative
Ensure sound financial management including
programmatic budgeting, spending projections and monitoring of payments
Ensure high-quality periodic reporting in
line with USAID and PSI requirements

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate for the USAID Chief of
Party vacancy should hold a Master’s degree or higher in environmental or
civil engineering, public health, business, governance or a related field
At least ten years’ experience successfully
implanting projects in water and sanitation, local governance, or private
sector capacity building for improvement of water and sanitation services
and behavior change promotion
The COP should have significant leadership,
management and international development experience; a demonstrated track
record in successfully managing government relations; a commitment to
capacity building; a strong interest in private sector approaches to
development; and experience successfully implementing market-based approaches.
Broad knowledge and understanding of the
state of the Uganda WASH sector including Ugandan water supply and
sanitation issues
Progressively responsible experience,
including: direct supervision of staff; quality evaluation of staff
performance and deliverables
Demonstrated ability to develop and
communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead
multi-disciplinary teams
Demonstrated experience leading large donor
supported programs in strategic planning, management, supervision and
budgeting
Strong experience and commitment to
developing markets for sanitation
The successful candidate will be a creative,
innovative and strategic thinker, and will have: excellent communication,
analytical, organizational, interpersonal and cross-cultural skills; a
passion for private sector approaches to development; and proven ability
to produce results
Demonstrated ability in the concepts,
principles, methods and techniques of delivering market-based approaches
to sanitation preferred
Demonstrated skills in effectively
negotiating with host governments, donors, UN agencies, other USAID
projects local organizations and partners
Demonstrated knowledge of USG grant
implementation
Ability to manage agreements and all required
programmatic and financial reporting requirements, including sub-grants
management
Ability to perform internal control functions
to manage day to day operations of the projects
Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills, both oral and written
Excellent management skills
Fluency in English required
References will be required
Must be authorized to work in the United
States. N.B. PSI will not consider
work visa sponsorship for this position [subject to legal eligibility
requirements]

How to Apply:

All
suitably qualified candidates who wish to join Population Services
International in the aforementioned capacity should apply online at the web
link below.

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