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Deputy Project Director – USAID Reaching every at-risk community and household with malaria services (REACH Malaria)

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Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
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This Opportunity:
Palladium is seeking a Deputy Project Director for an anticipated 5-year USAID-funded funded Reaching every at-risk community and household with malaria services (REACH Malaria). REACH Malaria will provide implementation support services and technical assistance to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based malaria services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, and other malaria prevention interventions.

The Deputy Project Director will work closely with the Project Director to provide overall leadership and management of the project including meeting the project’s technical objectives, harmonizing activities across the program, program staff, partnering agreements, maintaining good working relationships with host government officials and local partners, managing client reporting, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The Deputy Project Director will lead technical strategy/direction of project activities.
This position will be based in Washington, DC and is contingent upon funding availability and USAID approval. This is a full-time position.

Reports to: Project Director
Duration: 5 years
Location: Washington, DC
Estimated travel: 10-25%

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Support the Project Director to provide technical direction, oversight and quality control for all malaria program activities and interventions relating to malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), and other malaria interventions to ensure integration, coordination, and collaboration across all result areas.
Provide technical and programmatic guidance and support for project activities.
Support the Project Director in coordination with other USAID representatives, USG projects, as well as other development partners to ensure collaboration, integrated approaches, and complementarity of the interventions
Serve as the direct link with the USAID COR in the absence of the Project Director.
Provide functional guidance to project staff, other USG Implementing Partners, and stakeholders to ensure deliverables are met within timelines and budgets as needed. Ensure regular engagement with relevant technical specialists, including thematic team meetings both within the project, Missions, and host country governments.
Promote sustainability of project activities through effective networking, linkages to other programs, capacity building of project staff, and institutional strengthening of implementing partners and community-based organizations.
Manage a diverse staff of technical leads to ensure responsive and efficient technical implementation.
Provide analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider and resolve issues or problems.
Organize and support as needed, project trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings.
Participate and represent the project as needed in outside associations, conferences, and symposia; prepare necessary project-related reports, including presentations and white papers.
Other duties as requested.
Key Competencies Required:
A minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline and at least 8 years of demonstrated experience in successfully advising on the management of malaria or MNCH programs in developing countries, at least 5 years working in PMI priority countries
Extensive experience in malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, and other malaria prevention interventions.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with USAID planning and reporting systems, operations, programming, and structure, including prior experience in a team lead or other management/leadership role on a USAID funded project.
Knowledge of Global Fund malaria programs and priorities is an asset.
Proven track record of building teams and fostering collaboration in order to achieve goals, meet milestones, and produce high quality written qualitative, quantitative, and narrative deliverables.
Previous experience in partnership building, particularly with the public and private sectors, government representatives, donors, and community organizations.
Demonstrated experience in effective personnel management, coordination, and decision-making skills, with an ability to be accountable for all aspects of the project.
Excellent interpersonal, writing, presentation, organizational and computer skills required (Outlook, Word, Excel).
Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe.
Ability to respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands.
Fluency in English and French is required.

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