Project Director – USAID Reaching every at-risk community and household with malaria services (REACH 30 views

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

About Palladium:
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.
Palladium Americas:
Our Americas’ business team has brilliant and passionate colleagues working in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America as well as the Caribbean, fulfilling projects and assignments for clients from institutions, corporations, governments, and foundations based in the Americas. We have offices in Washington, DC, New York City, and Raleigh-Durham, NC.

This Opportunity:
Palladium is seeking a Project Director for an anticipated 5-year USAID-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 Project Director will be the primary representative of Palladium and the project to USAID and all other stakeholders, including donors and the host country governments). S/he will be the direct link with the USAID COR and will be accountable for achieving project results through a defined vision and strategy. S/he will provide overall leadership and management of the project, including: meeting all required technical objectives; managing financial resources, program staff, and partnering agreements; maintaining good working relationships with the government officials and local partners; managing client reporting; and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The Project Director must possess the skill to manage people, events, and diverse cultures and must be proficient in health systems strengthening and malaria control.
This position will be based in Washington, DC and is contingent upon funding availability and USAID approval.
Duration: 5 years
Location: Washington, DC
Estimated travel: 10-25%

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop and execute overall project strategy, workplan, and budget to achieve project results at global, regional, and country levels.
Serve as the project’s primary point of contact with USAID/Washington and USAID overseas country and regional missions, other implementing partners, host country governments, and other stakeholders.
Utilize professional network and reputation to build collaborative relationships and ensure alignment and harmonization with other programs and donor activities where appropriate, including public/private sector partnerships.
Ensure interventions reflect high technical quality and are in line with the project’s scope of work.
Lead, mentor, and manage staff professional development to build their capacity and strengthen competency and expertise.
Serve as communication conduit for project status, actions, decisions, risks and issues and schedules for project portfolio.
Oversee budget implementation and financial management.
Ensure compliance with Palladium, USG/USAID and other regulations and policies.
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Key Competencies Required:
At least a master’s degree in a relevant discipline and at least 10 years of demonstrated experience in PMI priority countries, managing malaria programs or other progressively complex health programs.
Extensive experience in management and implementation of complex and multi-faceted projects (USAID preferred), with demonstrated skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
Extensive experience working with PMI and in PMI priority countries.
Deep knowledge of best practices 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/or other malaria prevention and control interventions.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills and a proven track record of interacting with other projects, high-level host country governments and international agencies.
Proven track record of working effectively with National Malaria Control Programs at various levels within PMI countries.
Extensive experience in the administrative, procurement, financial, and logistical aspects of project implementation.
Demonstrated effectiveness in personnel recruitment and management, coordination, and decision-making skills along with an ability to successfully establish and lead change management processes as needed.
Familiarity with USG rules and regulations and subaward compliance.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Global Fund planning and reporting systems, operations, programming, and structure a plus.
Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills and ability to anticipate, respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands.
Attention to detail and ability to perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities effectively and efficiently often within a required timeframe.
Fluency in English and French is required.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

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