Job Description

Title: Project Management Specialist (Family Planning/Reproductive Health), FSN – 11

Company Name: USAID Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Science (MSc) in Public Health
∎ Master’s degree or local equivalent from an accredited program in Public Health, International Development, Health, Social or Behavioral Sciences, Organizational Development, Epidemiology, Biology, Infectious Disease, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, or Nutrition.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The Project Management Specialist – Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH) leads efforts to expand access to and improve the quality of voluntary family planning and reproductive health services in Bangladesh. The Specialist facilitates communication and ensures collaborative working relationships with high-level decision makers, as well as technical staff, in the Ministry of Health, with USAID/Washington counterparts, with other government entities, and with other donors, development partners and non-governmental organizations working in the health sector. The Specialist delivers analytical and technical assistance services to other bilateral/multilateral agencies, Government of Bangladesh and civil society in developing and implementing policies and programs based on best practices and innovations in family planning and reproductive health. Representing the U.S. Government (USG) , the jobholder participates on national technical working groups, builds alliances with development partners, and provides essential communication and liaison within USAID offices and with other USG agencies.
∎ The jobholder will be a senior-level resource in voluntary family planning practices and principles, with broad experience working with national stakeholders including government, professional associations, and faith based organizations. The jobholder provides strategic and technical leadership in the design and implementation of USAID/Bangladesh family planning and reproductive health activities in Bangladesh. The Specialist has an understanding of global health issues, as well as the entire USAID/USG health portfolio, and serves as an Agreement Officer’s Representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative (AOR/COR) or Activity Manager for selected programs/projects/activities. As an AOR/COR, the Specialist monitors program performance, progress, and compliance with USG family planning and reproductive health statutory requirements and policies, identifies implementation achievements as well as problems in performance, and initiates appropriate actions in consultation with his/her supervisor, other health staff, and/or the Deputy and Office Director, as appropriate.
∎ The Specialist is a key member of the Health Office, Family Health (FH) Team. The jobholder reports to the FH Team Lead and has no formal supervisory responsibility.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Technical And Strategic Leadership
∎ 1. Serve as a technical advisor on voluntary family planning and reproductive health, providing high level technical guidance to the Mission, the cooperating-country Government, and other development partners.
∎ 2. Provide strategic and technical guidance and input on voluntary family planning and reproductive health activities and ensure that activities are appropriately integrated with Health Office and larger Mission activities.
∎ 3. Work closely with leadership across the Health Office and USAID Mission to ensure the quality of programs implemented by implementing partners is of high level and incorporates known high impact family planning and reproductive health interventions.
∎ 4. Through literature review, research, and regular communication with local and international stakeholders, keep abreast of emerging developments in voluntary family planning approaches. Advise accordingly on how these policies and strategies can most effectively be incorporated to enhance USAID’s approaches.
∎ 5. In collaboration with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning colleagues participate in the development of innovative monitoring and evaluation approaches and tools to support measuring the impact and outcomes of family planning activities.
∎ 6. Provide technical expertise in the preparation of key annual and mid-term planning and reporting documents including the Operational Plan, Congressional Budget Justifications, Technical Notifications, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports and other ad hoc requests for information.
∎ 7. Identify short-term technical assistance (STTA) and ensure that objectives and outcomes of the STTA are consistent with and support the furtherance of the Mission family planning and reproductive health portfolio.
∎ 8. Organize site visits and prepare orientation materials for delegations from USAID Headquarters (HQ), Department of State, other agencies and Congress.
∎ Program/Project/Activity Management
∎ 1. Serve as Contracting or Agreement Officer’s Representative (COR/AOR) or Activity Manager for the Mission’s family planning and reproductive health activities, including: reviewing and approving annual implementing partners (IPs) work plans, facilitating IP relationships and coordinating with local stakeholders (e.g. other IPs, cooperating country-government counterparts, non-governmental organizations, other donors, etc.) maintaining a schedule for and conducting regular site visits to review program implementation, compliance with USG family planning statutory requirements and policies, and meet with beneficiaries, and based on the information collected during such visits, adjusting or recommending adjustments to programs/projects/activities as appropriate; overseeing IP compliance with bilateral government agreements, and with performance expectations; ensuring IPs are in compliance with all relevant USAID regulations and procedures, communicating regularly with IPs regarding USAID rules and regulations as well as their obligations to USAID; and, taking a lead role in the preparation of the strategic and operational planning processes such as the USAID Country Development Cooperation Strategy and USAID Operational Plan. Keep the Team Lead regularly informed of program implementation progress, results, and issues/problems on a timely basis.
∎ 2. Participate in the design of project mechanisms and activities for improved service delivery or the enabling environment for family planning and reproductive health.
∎ 3. Participate in and ensure the effectiveness of site and other field visits to ensure successful activity implementation and ensure that sub-partners (sub-awards and sub-contracts) are given appropriate monitoring and oversight.
∎ 4. Provide leadership and oversight in ensuring compliance with U.S. family planning legislative and policy requirements.
∎ Representation And Reporting
∎ 1. Represent USAID at designated national, regional and international meetings that relate to family planning and reproductive health, including regular participation in national level technical working groups, professional associations, and related committees.
∎ 2. As a member of the Health Team, respond flexibly and capably to a wide range of work-related requirements including responding to requests for information from USAID/Washington and Congress.
∎ 3. As requested by the Mission Director, Health Office Director and/or Unit Leader, represent USAID at meetings outside of the family planning and reproductive health field when needed.
∎ 4. Establish strategic working relationships with senior Ministry of Health and other relevant Ministry officials at the national and district level, development partners, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, private sector health counterparts, and professional associations to enhance regular and timely sharing of information on issues related to family planning and reproductive health , including changes in key policies, and legal and regulatory environments that could affect the implementation of USAID programs.
∎ C. SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP
∎ The Specialist will report to the FH Team Lead in the Health Office in USAID. S/he is expected to work independently in carrying out responsibilities. S/he is expected to develop annual work objectives in consultation with his/her supervisor. The supervisor makes assignments in terms of overall objectives and resources available. Completed work is reviewed in terms of achievement of program/project/activity goals, effectiveness in meeting cooperating country and USAID objectives, and integration with other initiatives in the Office and Mission portfolio. Some technical direction may come from other professionals in the Office; in general, however, the Specialist will be expected to exercise considerable autonomy and best judgment in discharging the duties of the assignment.

Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in public or private sector family planning and reproductive health. Prior experience working with or for bilateral or multilateral donors/stakeholders such as the World Bank, the Global Fund, UN agencies, or national-level public or private sector projects and ensuring compliance with U.S. Government rules and regulations.

Salary: Tk. 263709 - 480329 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity, Over time allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 25 May 2022

Company Information:
∎ 28 Apr 2022
∎ USAID Bangladesh
∎ Address : US Embassy, Baridhara, Dhaka
∎ Web : www.usaid.gov/bd
∎ Business : The largest US agency in the US Embassy, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Category: NGO/Development