Deadline: Ongoing
Population Services International (PSI) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Deputy Director of Programs in Cotonou, Benin.
The Deputy Director of Programs will work with the team to help implement a large-scale reproductive health project focused on increasing access to post abortion care and use of long-term family planning methods, called the Women’s Health Project.
PSI is a global health organization dedicated to improving the health of people in the developing world by focusing on serious challenges like a lack of family planning, HIV and AIDS, barriers to maternal health, and the greatest threats to children under five, including malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Deputy Director of Programs will perform the following functions-
- Provide quality and timely management of project lifecycle for all current donor projects including meeting programmatic and financial deliverables.
- Meet programmatic reporting requirements as required by donors and PSI/Washington.
- Monitor development and implementation of marketing and annual work plans, and serve as the catalyst for the creation of new health products and services.
- Oversee and lead marketing and behavior change communication campaigns and other social marketing activities.
- Develop innovative distribution systems and/or maintain the existing ones at a high level of effectiveness.
- Supervise evidence-based research activities to support social marketing and health program decisions in order to evaluate and measure program effectiveness and to maximize health impact.
- Develop strategy about how to increase post abortion care services through the private sector network providers.
- Oversee the expansion and quality improvement of services at ABMS’s partner clinics including integrated services, long acting reversible methods, post-abortion care, and harm reduction where appropriate.
- Coordinate technical training and support for new and existing health franchises in LARCs, and PAC (miso and MVA).
- Work with relevant staff to ensure procurement of appropriate misoprostol and assure quality testing.
- Develop and implement strategies for increasing uptake of long-term methods (IUDs and implants).
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- A master’s degree in a relevant subject (MPH, MBA, MD, etc.) or equivalent experience in related field.
- At least 5 to 7 years of experience managing people, budgets and public health programs.
- In-depth knowledge of reproductive health issues in West Africa. Expertise in other health issues such as malaria and nutrition is a plus.
- Lived and worked in a Francophone developing country.
- Experience and are passionate in building local technical, management and leadership capacity.
- Fluency in English and French.
- Significant fundraising, personnel and financial management experience.
- Passionate about leading a post abortion care and harm reduction program.
- References will be required.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit PSI.
