Program Director, Global Health

Chemonics seeks a Program Director to join the Global Health division. The Program Director is a senior management position that provides senior-level project management, technical, new business, and management/leadership. The director provides overall leadership to day-to-day work and staff supervision, operates in leadership roles for one or more technical assistance projects, new business development, and/or technical assignments, and increasingly contributes to business unit (BU) and corporate strategies, financial management, and staff development and supervision. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

 

Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Directs program implementation for one or more programs within the BU
• Collaborates closely with the chief of party in developing work plans, ensuring timely resources to execute plans, supervising progress, and reporting of implementation, ensuring proper technical direction in fulfilling the project scope of work, and conceptualizing new strategies to improve performance
• Supervises project financial performance leads project closeouts and final reports and resolves problems related to project implementation
• Conducts periodic supervisory visits to assess the status of project activities or to participate in technical or evaluation work in the project office
• Confers regularly with the BU's SVP on project direction and strategy and makes decisive and timely decisions that positively impact project outcomes  
• Develops effective working relationships with clients, counterparts and stakeholders and continually promotes outstanding client service with corporate office staff and project teams; leads discussions as part of quarterly client consultations; leads response on CPAR in consultation with the chief of party and submits the final version in the system
• Plans and directs corporate office and project technical activities for project startup, briefing the project team on the business development proposal and award process, with special emphasis on the technical approach strategy and resulting initial work plan
• Supervises the recruitment of project staff and develops guidelines consistent with corporate policies, scopes of work, position qualifications, and selection of candidates
• Establishes and implements tactical and operational plans by leading mid-sized projects, with significant impact on the achievement of project results
• Develops short-term strategies (less than 1 year) to achieve business results, which may require substantial development of new processes, standards, or operational plans to achieve strategic goals
• Develops processes and procedures to implement established strategies within a project or function
• Adheres to program strategy and protocols and manages based on precedent or by seeking out guidance from more senior leaders
• In collaboration with chief of party, develops and supervises implementation of strategies to optimize profitability and reduce cost overruns; approves overhead expenses per policy
• Serves as negotiator or leads negotiation team for amendments and other changes to assigned contracts or agreements; serves as acting chief of party as necessary
• Recommends and/or leads strategic staff recruitment
• Takes initiative to promote business opportunities, implement efficiencies, and realize cost savings for the BU
• Anticipates corporate risk, implements strategies, and takes steps, including those that require cross-departmental and corporate-level collaboration, to lessen impact or mitigate those risks; leads documentation and open sharing of best practices and important innovations company-wide, including in the project office
• Delivers effective oral and written presentations that advance development assistance knowledge and understanding and communicates in a way that persuades and promotes openness and innovation
• May contribute dedicated time to other workstreams and functions to achieve BU goals, including new business, operations, and technical practice contributions

Technical

• Applies in-depth technical expertise to projects’ technical goals and objectives, new business efforts, and Chemonics knowledge base. Leads technical assignments