ABOUT THE COMPANY:

USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.

 

JOB SUMMARY

 

• Assist CORs/AORs and/or Activity Managers to review activity work plans, budgets, performance monitoring plans, quarterly and annual reports, and other key documents.

 

Ensure that work plans and program implementation align closely to COP plans, priorities, and targets.

• Conduct regular site visits to ensure progress toward agreed-upon goals, targets, and objectives; participate in PEPFAR Site Improvement Monitoring System (SIMS) visits; make recommendations to Office of Health colleagues and implementing partner staff to improve program effectiveness and efficiency.

 

 

• Serve as a COR/AOR or Activity Manager as assigned by the Office Director/Deputy Director, subject to the requisite certification.

 

2. Planning and Reporting (25%)

• Support the development of the annual PEPFAR Country Operational Plan; collaborate with Office of Health colleagues, the interagency team, implementing partners, and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality technical approaches; lead the drafting of specific sections as assigned.
• Support the Office of Health’s Strategic Information Specialist to meet high-frequency reporting requirements, as set by USAID/Washington; assist implementing partners and USAID staff to develop streamlined systems and processes that will facilitate high quality and timely reporting.
• Ensure high quality and timely quarterly and annual reporting (including Expenditure Reporting), as required by USAID and PEPFAR; collect and clean data, analyze results, and draft narratives as assigned.
• Assist, and as appropriate lead, preparations for Office of Health portfolio reviews, PEPFAR POART calls, and other program reviews.
• Assist with the design of new projects and activities within the Health portfolio.
• Draft or edit written responses to requests from the USAID Front Office, Embassy Front Office, PEPFAR team, and/or USAID/Washington for information about the Office of Health’s activities and strategy; proactively identify opportunities to showcase program achievements through success stories, events, and other public channels.

3. Strategic and Technical Leadership (20%)

• Provide strategic and technical support to the design of new activities, particularly as related to key populations and/or HIV testing.
• Review and provide technical inputs into implementing partners’ annual work plans; ensure strategic and technical alignment to PEPFAR and Government of Ukraine priorities.
• Regularly review, analyze, and produce visualizations/summaries of PEPFAR program data to inform management decisions; maintain a mastery of PEPFAR data systems such as DATIM and Panorama.

 

• Maintain familiarity with current literature and best practices relevant to HIV/AIDS programming in Ukraine and globally; advise on program pivots when new opportunities for USAID leadership arise.
• Provide technical input into the development of evaluations, operational research, and/or program assessments as and when required.

 

 

• Maintain strong working relationships with USAID/Washington’s Office of HIV/AIDS, the PEPFAR interagency team, implementing partner staff, and other key stakeholders in country. Represent Office of Health interests during meetings with USAID Mission personnel, the PEPFAR interagency, implementing partners, and other stakeholders.

 

 

• Regularly brief Office management on the status of program implementation, implementing partner performance, communication and coordination issues, strategic planning requirements, and any other pertinent information required to achieve Office objectives.

 

4. Supervision (15%)

• May supervise up to two Project Management Specialists on the HIV/AIDS team.

 

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Postgraduate Degree

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 60