PATH seeks a Deputy Director for the MACEPA Project. The Deputy Director will serve as a key member of the MACEPA leadership team. They will support the day-to-day management and implementation of the MACEPA project – including advancing strategy, implementation, translation of evidence, and donor and partner communication. They will represent MACEPA at meetings and conferences with national and regional stakeholders, donors, and partner organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage global, cross-functionally integrated project work plans, and associated implementation, monitoring and control processes
• Develop, implement, and manage systems to coordinate, track, analyze and communicate project progress on parallel activities across multiple countries
• Work closely with finance and administrative staff to provide regular operational oversight including close alignment between staffing needs and budget envelopes
• Support and advise Project Director, and act as Project Director in their absence
• Manage and maintain regular communications with project team and stakeholders, lead routine global virtual meetings with project team and stakeholders, and facilitate decision making among stakeholders and partners
• Oversee the preparation and content development of project reports, analyses, and presentations
• Communicate, coordinate, negotiate, and manage relationships with internal and external partners, National Malaria Programs, donors, and stakeholders
• Drive forward discussions with and commitments from donor on grant reinvestment
• Supervise and mentor staff; oversee recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes as needed
• Represent MACEPA at meetings and conferences with donors and partner organizations
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing across global, regional, and country-based team-members to institutionalize best practices and ensure consistency of PATH’s programmatic support
• Provide strategic leadership and input to development of new concepts, proposals, and awards

Required Experience

• Advanced degree in public health, science or medicine, business administration, public policy, or equivalent degree required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum seven years, professional program management experience with experience directly managing and coordinating staff; ideally in malaria projects
• Experience managing multi-country, complex health related projects in low resource settings
• Superior project leadership skills in managing global project team with demonstrated ability to collaborate with staff and partners, provide technical assistance, and coordinate implementation activities
• Exceptional problem solving, bridge building, and diplomacy abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills with ability to interact with diverse colleagues and partners
• Comfortable managing in a flexible and changing environment, with ability to adjust plans and direction in response to local feedback and the iterative nature of the project
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, coordinating, and collaborative skills
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills; proficiency in French preferred
• Demonstrated representational experience in professional and global settings
• Experience in sub-Saharan Africa highly preferred
• Ability to travel estimated at 30% of the time
• Must have legal authorization to work in a PATH country office