Senior Family Planning Technical Advisor, Fragile Settings
Credence Management Solutions
- Washington DC
- $133,380-200,720 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Serve as a technical advisor to SDI and other divisions in PRH as well as Missions in countries with high levels of fragility and/or non-permissiveness, in the design, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs that incorporate best practices in conflict sensitivity, fragility, resilience, shock responsive programming, and the humanitarian development peace nexus into PRH programming.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and technical authority on family planning and reproductive health within fragile settings.
- Support SDI, PRH, and Missions in designing, managing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs in fragile settings.
- Work with the PRH Cross-Sectoral team and advise on improving access to and use of quality of family planning and reproductive health and other integrated services for adolescents and youth in fragile setting contexts.
- Improve understanding of key AYSRH concerns in fragile settings and assist in tracking technical developments and lessons learned in family planning/reproductive health and youth programming and to contextualize and adapt those for fragile settings.
- Participate in/lead technical working groups or committees within and outside USAID, especially those focused on FP/RH service delivery in fragile, conflict, or humanitarian settings.
- Provide expert advice to PRH and other Agency offices and bureaus on the application of research results to ensure that findings and informed judgments serve as the basis for establishing policy guidelines and improving program performance.
- Provide technical guidance to staff as it relates to the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of quality person-centered family planning service delivery programming.
- Provide strategic input and technical expertise to senior GH Bureau and other Agency staff on proposed family planning/reproductive health service delivery activities, policy initiatives, training, partnerships, and research proposals.
- Lead/provide support in other technical efforts within PRH, and the GH Bureau, and internal and external to USAID, as appropriate/assigned based on organizational and programming needs.
- Participate as the Family Planning Liaison on one or more country support teams.
- Provide/lead technical efforts to support Missions in developing and improving family planning/reproductive health service delivery programming in clinical and community level settings and in the context of overall country policies and country strategies, including for AYSRH.
- Provide/lead support efforts to support Mission health offices with overall technical family planning/reproductive health expertise, strategic planning guidance, and management support.
- Conduct country visits to provide/lead technical support to Missions in the design, implementation, management, monitoring, and/or evaluation of family planning/reproductive health, AYSRH, and related health programming.
- Approximate international/domestic travel: 25-30% of the time.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Master’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience, Bachelor’s with 12 years relevant experience, Associate’s degree with 14 years of relevant experience, or High School graduate and 16 years of relevant experience.
- Excellent leadership, program management, and interpersonal skills.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in international/resource-poor setting(s), in areas such as designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating family planning or reproductive health programs.
- Technical expertise in public health, with experience in family planning, reproductive health and AYSRH.
- Demonstrated understanding of public health and family planning and reproductive health issues in low- and middle-income countries and specifically in fragile or conflict settings.
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and team building skills, and ability to work cross-culturally with diverse teams.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation experience to high-level audiences (policymakers, program managers, donors, corporations/business enterprises), as well as experience in facilitation and small group processes.
- Excellent writing skills;
- Computer skills including Google Suite, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and other software relevant to presentations.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 25-30% of the time.
- U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident with the ability to obtain and maintain facility access clearance.
- Innovation: Takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work.
- Customer Service: Handles customer questions and complaints; communicates effectively with customers; handles service problems politely and efficiently; is always available for customers; follows procedures to solve customer problems; understands company products and services; maintains pleasant and professional image.
- Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards; keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met; pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to Organization policies and procedures.
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates ability to work in cooperation with others and communicates effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and other outside contacts.
- Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals; proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the Organization.