Chief of Party for Malaria Control Global Fund Program

• Provide strategic oversight / leadership of Global fund project.
• Lead the Mozambique Global Fund Malaria grant, establish a clear vision of excellence, manage project teams and ensure exceptional performance by all staff.
• Act as the primary program contact to the donor and other local and international stakeholders responsible for addressing all program-related matters.
• Facilitate a working environment of mutual trust, respect, and care among all staff. Encourage effective teamwork, with staff members supporting each other.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Global Fund, and other relevant project stakeholders on matters related to the Global Fund Program.
• Hold regular staff meetings to review monthly work plans, verify that all staff have clear objectives, and ensure that issues impacting project implementation can be quickly raised and addressed.

• Oversee the implementation of the project by the project team, including the sub-recipients to ensure that project objectives are achieved in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all strategic objectives are met through proper planning, staffing, implementation and quality assurance.
• Ensuring the Global Fund grant’s annual program budget is well-developed, and its execution is monitored on an ongoing basis.
• Provide direction to staff to ensure that all are clear on requirements to achieve project targets.
• Regularly visit project locations to ensure that planned activities are being completed on time and to the necessary quality, in compliance with donor and organisational standards.
• Ensure proper technical capacity of staff to manage complex donor-funded projects.
• Lead grant staff and short-term consultants.
• Monitor progress against project targets on a monthly basis; identify risks to effective project implementation and develop effective risk management and risk mitigation plans.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for synergy and integration with other World Vision Mozambique programmes and/or with other service providers to maximise impact for beneficiary households and communities.
• Consistently look for more effective and efficient implementation methods and opportunities to increase impact.
• Participate and conduct on-going lessons learned with key staff and partners/sub-grantees.
• Lead all team in finalizing all grant making documents, leading to signing of the grant agreement.
• Lead development and review of annual and quarterly work plans for the Global Fund team.
• With key program staff and stakeholders, ensure the Global Fund Program’s strategic objectives and results are fully accomplished and meet expected technical quality standards.
• In collaboration with program and Senior staff, provide guidance and technical oversight to partners and other.
• Implementation plans adequately prepared and on time.
• Ensuring that the relevant technical capacity is available for delivery of the plans.

• Prepare Semi-Annual and Annual Programme Reports in compliance with donor requirements and WV standards;
• Prepare and submit reports to local government as requested or as needed by government offices;
• Ensure that there is a good flow of information between District, Province and National Office such that issues are identified and reported on before they become difficult to manage;
• Establish and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems;
• The programs implemented are of the best quality;
• Submit progress reports (Progress Update and Disbursement Request (PUDR), EFR, annual report) to the Global Fund in a timely manner, incorporating feedback from field offices.

• Ensure that annual budgets are prepared and submitted on time.
• Monitor funding commitments and spending against budget, ensuring that good stewardship of financial resources is being practiced and that spending is on target with project plans.
• Ensure grant/project expenses are reasonable, allocated as per assigned budget, prudent and spent in accordance with donor rules and regulations to ensure low risk audits.
• Manage grant/project budget within approved spending levels and ensure accurate and timely financial reports to donors and SO staff.
• Oversee property and equipment acquisition, disposition, and management in compliance with WV internal and donor requirements.
• Review monthly financial reports and prepare monthly variance explanations to ensure variances from targets are understood.
• Ensure effective coordination and communication with the various stakeholders involved in the implementation of the project;
• Compliance to contractual obligations is maintained over the life span of the grant.

• Individual and team performance is professionally managed and meets WV standards, policies and procedures and technical quality implementation.
• A performing and highly motivated Global Fund Malaria program team is sustained with clear objectives, implementation strategies and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Staff support and professional development needs are identified and met for improved staff performance.
• Ensuring GF team's fulfilment of WV core policies including Safeguarding.
• Liaise with WVUS or SARO staff as needed to ensure they are aware of project progress; issues and that necessary support can be provided.
• Represent the project to local government (including the NMCP and with the Country Coordination Mechanisms), Donor or other external stakeholders as needed.
• Host visits from WVUS, Donor, SARO and local government as needed, and also ensure that they have a good understanding of WV’s work in the project, challenges and the successes.

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant subject e.g. Management, Development, Education, Health
• Thorough knowledge of the project cycle.
• Knowledge of US government grant regulations preferred.

• Minimum of 7 years in project management in an international context, including at least 3 years in food aid programmes.
• Experience with USDA commodities grants is preferred.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; Portuguese is an advantage
• Strong planning, budgeting and organisational skills
• Strong knowledge of financial management and accounting principles
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with a detail orientation
• Ability to build and develop a project
• Ability to relate well with a diverse group of stakeholders including local government, staff, community members and donors
• Strong computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel, or other similar software

• Based in the National Office in Maputo Province, with travel to the communities up to 50% of the time

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