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Senior Technical Advisor - MNCH (ACHIEVE)

Senior Technical Advisor - MNCH (ACHIEVE)

PactWashington, DC, United States
5 days ago
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  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

Senior Technical Advisor - MNCH (ACHIEVE) – US-DC

Job ID : 2025-2368

  • Number of Openings : 1
  • Category : Program / Project

Pact Overview

Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.

Department

Programs - Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team : influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pact's impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.

Position Overview

The Senior Technical Advisor - Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) provides expertise and technical leadership for ACHIEVE programming in MNCH to ensure technical and programmatic quality. S / he provides leadership in the design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and documentation of ACHIEVE's strategic and technical approaches in MNCH programming, applying state-of-the-art science and ensuring alignment with global guidelines, standards, and protocols; provides direct technical assistance to ACHIEVE consortium and sub-partner organizations implementing MNCH activities; contributes to ongoing knowledge exchange and skill transfer across the global project; and supports growth and expansion of MNCH programming under ACHIEVE as possible.

This position is physically based in our Washington, DC office.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical advice, direction, and quality assurance and support high-quality technical delivery of MNCH activities under the ACHIEVE project.
  • Provide effective technical assistance, supportive supervision, and team mentoring for ACHIEVE global and country staff, consortium partners, and implementing sub-partners.
  • Monitor implementation of activities to ensure timely completion of objectives and targets.
  • Lead the development of annual MNCH activity workplans in collaboration with other ACHIEVE staff, consortium and / or implementing sub-partners, USG, government, and other relevant stakeholders and ensure successful implementation and monitoring of planned activities through continuous coordination with key stakeholders.
  • Lead in developing relevant deliverables (quarterly, annual, field project evaluations, etc.) in conjunction with other key staff, partners and stakeholders.
  • Access and disseminate state-of-the-art information and provide strategic advice on emerging and strategic issues to scale up pertinent evidence-proven interventions.
  • Support Country offices and consortium / implementing partners during project start-up by helping to develop work plans; sharing tools and materials from other similar projects within and outside of ACHIEVE / Pact; orienting and training new program staff / partners; and assisting field teams to implement initial project activities.
  • Contribute to and manage the development of innovative models and tools and documents technical achievements.
  • Contribute to Thought Leadership in MNCH by identifying, documenting, and disseminating experiences and best practices; publishing regularly; participating in external technical working groups; and / or presenting at annual conferences and meetings.
  • Recommend areas for operational research and / or learning agendas and support ACHIEVE operational and implementation science research efforts working closely with country offices to provide evidence.
  • Contribute to the development and / or technical review of targeted technical or educational materials.
  • If requested, serve as one of Pact's Global Health team's technical leaders in MNCH for new business pursuits, leading intelligence gathering, prepositioning, and development / articulation of technical strategy in response to Requests for Proposals and Request for Applications (RFPs and RFAs), working with other technical contributors, country experts, and other internal and external experts as relevant.
  • Basic Requirements

  • Master's degree and 9+ years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Advanced clinical degree or MD / PhD (preferred), or master's degree in health-related field and equivalent experience.
  • At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including international public health programming, with at least 5 years relevant overseas work experience.
  • Significant and successful experience working in international development and / or public health programs, with focus on Maternal Newborn and Child Health.
  • Experience providing direct technical assistance in developing countries.
  • Proven programmatic, technical, and managerial ability and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with professional colleagues in a broad range of local and international nongovernmental, governmental, and international organizations within multiple socio-cultural contexts.
  • Demonstrated organizational, consulting, and mentoring and coaching skills and abilities, sound judgment, and high ethical standards.
  • Adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines.
  • Experience with USG including PEPFAR programming highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and spoken English, including excellent skills in drafting business correspondence.
  • Demonstrated ability to write journal articles, research studies, and technical reports.
  • Demonstrated computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Ability to use epidemiological tools, such as EPI Info or other similar software highly desirable.
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior senior technical or management positions a plus.
  • At least seven to eight years\' experience managing complex health on / HIV and / or HIV / AIDS projects within a non-profit organization in a developing country context.
  • Experience working with other multilateral and bilateral agencies, such as FCDO, WHO, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, and European and private donors preferred.
  • Fluency in a second major language preferred, including the ability to conduct training and business in that language.
  • Experience overseeing and coordinating with international field offices.
  • The salary for this position is determined based on a wide variety of factors including but not limited to an individuals skill sets, experience, training, certifications, education, as well as business needs and internal equity. At Pact, employees are typically not hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are made based on the aforementioned circumstances. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $115,000-145,000.

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