Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Maputo, Mozambique
The Family Health International (FHI 360) is seeking to fill the role of Senior Technical Officer.
FHI 360 delivers sustainable, high-quality, comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support services.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, adaptation, development, planning, and implementation of innovative technical strategies in collaboration with consortium partners
- Lead and manage a team to implement project activities
- Ensure project implementation adheres to the project strategy and remains technically sound
- Communicate with FHI 360 HQ staff and consortium partners on a regular basis, ensuring deadlines and expectations are met and communicated clearly
- Participate in consortium meetings, meeting with national stakeholders and community groups
- Prepare reports and technical briefs summarising project results
- Adapt strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific project activities
- Monitor the budget, ensuring accuracy and accountability
- Develop and monitor work plans
- Provide leadership and team building at project level
- Network with key internal and external personnel
- Determine methods and procedures on new projects and assignments
- Serve as team lead and may supervise other lower-level personnel
- Represent the project in Mozambique and liaise with FHI 360 country office leadership
- Assign responsibility and accountability for tasks/decisions
- Monitor process, progress and results
- Create a climate in which people want to do their best
Requirements
- Master’s degree or international equivalent in Civil Society, Communication and Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, the Environment, Gender, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology and Youth or a related field
- Project management certification preferred
- Six years of experience managing data collection and providing technical assistance
- Experience in a non-governmental organisation (NGO), government agency, or private organisation
- Strong knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures with implementing reproductive health and/or adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health projects
- Experience with adapting and/or developing and delivering trainings in health care settings, preferably related to AYSRH
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organisational and analytical skills
- Excellent and demonstrated programme/project management skills
- Ability to influence and collaborate with others
- Demonstrated proficiency in using Microsoft Office application and online search tools
- Ability to analyse and interpret data, identify errors and prepare reports
- Ability to solve problem and implement corrective action, as needed
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