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Reporting to the Project Director, the Deputy Director/Technical Director will serve as the technical lead for the project, providing technical direction based on meaningful engagement of and collaboration with project partners and youth stakeholders, up to date research and evidence, and monitoring PROPEL Youth project results. The Deputy Director/Technical Director will be responsible for providing overall strategic direction and technical leadership in project technical focus areas. They will work collaboratively with USAID technical teams and relevant global, regional, and country actors to advance and inform policy dialogue and facilitate the uptake of state-of-the-art technical approaches within country programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on identifying and pursuing opportunities to apply existing evidence and high impact practices to improve FP/RH policy, advocacy, financing, and governance for youth-focused FP/RH in priority countries.
• Lead strategic planning and reporting for the project.
• Identify technical capacity building needs among project partners; develop and execute appropriate and effective capacity building plans.
• Enhance and sustain relationships with key stakeholders for youth-focused FP/RH, including FP2030, WHO, UNFPA, and regional and country-based youth networks.
• Represent the Project, as appropriate, through participation in technical advisory groups, steering committees, at conferences and other formats.
• Work with country staff, the Project Director, and partner colleagues to secure field support from USAID Missions and leverage partner funds, as appropriate, to maximize PROPEL Youth’s capacity to respond to country-level needs.

Required Skills & Experience

• Masters or other advanced degree (PhD, MD) in public health or another relevant field.
• At least 7 years’ experience working internationally in the technical area for the position (FP/RH, HIV/AIDS, or MCH).
• Technical knowledge of policy, advocacy, financing, and governance (PAFG) approaches.
• Technical knowledge of youth-focused approaches, including positive youth development and meaningful youth engagement.
• Proven senior expertise in developing and implementing effective partnerships with partners, government entities, and donors.
• Knowledge and proven experience in technical leadership, strategy development, and staff oversight.
• Demonstrated leadership, management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including global, regional, national, local, public, and private partners.
• Strong interpersonal and capacity building skills including training, mentoring, and coaching skills.
• Experience working on global USAID-funded FP/RH projects is desirable.
• Extensive family planning program experience in low and low- and middle-income countries working with ministries of health, civil society, NGOs, donors, and other partners in using evidence to inform policy, program and/or practice development or improvement.
• Proven ability to network and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and to build collaborative relationships with donors, host-country governments, and local and international health and development implementers, including youth-led organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively engaging partners and managing multi-partner consortia.
• Strong project and personnel management skills.
• Experience using research findings and evidence to affect positive change in family planning programming, policy and/or practice in one or more low- and lower-middle income countries.
• Demonstrated skills in translating research data and findings into policy briefs to inform governments, stakeholders, and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work independently and virtually, and to track timelines and deliverables with minimal guidance.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work successfully in a multi-site, culturally diverse, team-based organizational structure.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Experience working on gender, equity, rights, and accountability desired.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to interact professionally in French, Portuguese and/or Spanish an advantage.
• Available to travel nationally and internationally up to 25%

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This role will work closely with a global team located across multiple geographic locations and time zones (i.e., Nairobi, Lusaka, Dakar, Abuja, and Washington DC) and with a multi-disciplinary team across several programs within the institution (i.e., Center of Digital and Data Excellence [CoDE], Market Dynamics, Medical Devices and Health Technologies, and multiple country programs). We are looking for a dynamic team player who wants to be part of a growing, global team.

Financial

• Generate detailed monthly financial and labor reports for the core leadership team showing spending summary and spending per activity code; review posted transactions in general ledger and make corrections as needed.
• Monitor spending and create projections as needed to inform the core leadership team and guide spending decisions for county-level teams.
• Review and approve financial reports prepared by Donor Reporting and prepare financial narratives for donor reports as necessary.
• Oversee preparation of project financial transaction documentation in Kenya to ensure it is complete, accurate, and complies with applicable polices and internal procedures.
• Enter annual project budgets in Business World Planner (PATH’s internal financial tracking system) and update the data for PATH’s quarterly budget checks.
• Develop quarterly cash expenditure projections for PATH Kenya office.
• Review and approve requests for travel and workshops support activity implementation; provide logistical support as needed during project meetings, workshops, and trainings
• Assist in preparation and follow up of VAT- and tax-exemption applications as appropriate.

Contractual

• Assist project team with development and submission of documents for consultants, contracting with external organizations, and grantmaking; work with PATH’s Office of Grants and Contracts in the drafting and issuance of subordinate agreements; track receipt of subordinate agreement deliverables; review and approve subrecipient financial reports.

Procurement

• In coordination with the Program Coordinator, develop and maintain project procurement plan, based on the annual work plan; establish timeline for initiation of procurements, ensuring adequate time for customs clearance as applicable, and in adherence to PATH procurement policy.

Business Development

• Support project leadership and country-level teams by creating Opportunity records in Salesforce, requesting and managing Bid & Proposal funds, preparing proposal budgets and obtaining Proposal Budgeting team review and approval.

Other

• Serve on the Living Labs core leadership team to help develop strategy, translate the strategy into action plans, contribute to overall coordination of activities and resource allocation across Living Labs’ portfolio of projects, help identify and resolve risks, and facilitate the success of the project at a global level.
• Act as a liaison between project team and PATH shared services groups, such as Legal, Office of Grants and Contracts, Procurement, Human Resources, and Global Accounting.
• Maintain research insurance records in Salesforce for the Living Labs portfolio and make quarterly updates.
• Maintain knowledge of PATH and Living Labs policies and procedures and work with project staff to ensure compliance; seek out guidance from the relevant authority to resolve policy questions; and recommend changes to policies and procedures when appropriate.

Required Skills & Experience

• Degree in management, finance, business, accounting or other relevant field, plus a minimum of five years of experience in financial administration and contract functions. Experience working with major donor awards preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical, financial management and budget monitoring skills
• Functional knowledge of the Excel, Microsoft Word and Smartsheet as well as the ability to learn financial systems/other software tools readily and implement them successfully.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams, comfortable working with minimal supervision and excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with and build strong relationships with senior staff, global colleagues, and external stakeholders including donors.
• Strong organizational skills, high level of attention to detail, and effectiveness under stringent deadlines.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken; diplomacy in communicating with broad and diverse audiences.
• A high level of integrity, professionalism, and ability to develop strong working relationships in a team-based environment.