Health Project Manager, Neglected Tropical Diseases (Program Quality & Impact)
World Vision is hiring a HEALTH PROJECT MANAGER to serve on the PQI Health Team and work with Neglected Tropical Diseases.
01 AT A GLANCE
ROLE: Health Project Manager, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)
LOCATION: Washington, D.C. USA
REPORTS TO: Health Director
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: Fluent in French. Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. In addition to education or education equivalent, requires 3-5 years work experience in project management or related field. Work experience must include at least one year of previous project leadership experience.
WORK AUTHORIZATION: Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A. for any employer.
TRAVEL: Up to 40% of time both in development and fragile contexts.
02 THE JOB: World Vision is looking a French-speaking Project Manager to provide program and technical management support to the USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) | West Program in Washington DC. The Project Manager will support program management functions and program activities. S/he will support the creation, implementation and adoption of processes that enable knowledge capture, real-time collaboration, problem solving and organizational learning across program. The Project Manager will have wide‑ranging responsibilities and work with project staff at all levels. The requires flexibility and willingness to assume varied duties and projects with an emphasis on supporting the team with knowledge management and creating a repository of all the project’s documentation, and ensuring that learning is routinely derived from program and evidence activities is appropriately packaged in line with program’s strategic priorities to strengthen country capacity to sustain NTD control and elimination. Also, the Project Manager will provide technical and administrative support to operations and management.
03 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
Under USAID’s ACT |West Program, World Vision is a technical partner charged to provide technical assistance to NTDPs to develop and define country-specific cross-sectoral approaches to sustain deworming interventions, the government should make them part of the basic services package and deliver them through existing platforms. World Vision guides, develops and strengthens cross sector coordination mechanisms to leverage existing drug distribution platforms and in-country technical expertise to implement long-term, cost-effective Schistosomiasis (SCH) and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) programs, in close coordination with WASH, Nutrition, Malaria, MCH, and School programming to achieve each country’s control objectives.
THIS FRENCH-SPEAKING PROJECT MANAGER KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OUTCOMES ARE:
KEEP CHRIST CENTRAL IN INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE LIFE. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, devotions, chapel, prayer, worship); incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within scope of role.
PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
04 YOU BRING THESE SKILLS:
05 EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (eight years) work experience. In addition to education or education equivalent, requires a minimum of four years’ relevant work experience, including project management, or Master's degree in international development or related and a minimum of two years of relevant work experience. A minimum of four (4) years of experience in supporting USAID funded program management. Demonstrated competencies in interpersonal communication, project coordination experience, and the ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside clients and vendors.
FRENCH PROFICIENCY IS REQUIRED.
06 ADDITIONAL SKILLS WE ARE INTERESTED IN: PMP, PMD Pro or a similar project management certification is an advantage. Multicultural work experience.
07 WHERE THIS JOB COULD TAKE YOUR CAREER: You’ll be part of World Vision USA as well as part of the larger World Vision International Partnership. Globally, we have over 40,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries (~1,000 staff with World Vision US).
08 ABOUT WORLD VISION: We're a global Christian humanitarian organization. We partner with children, families, and their communities to empower them as they reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. For nearly 70 years, World Vision has followed Jesus' example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. We serve every child regardless of faith.
09 SALARY RANGE & BENEFITS: Your salary is important to you, so it’s important to us. Please share your salary expectations with us in the application process to get the conversation started. We also have a robust and comprehensive benefits package to round out our total compensation package. Click here to learn more.
10 TO APPLY: Click the Apply box in the lower left corner. We look forward to reviewing your application.
11 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? We review applications nearly every day assessing strength of fit for the role. If questions arise on our end, we will message you to learn more. Short-listed candidates are contacted for an initial phone conversation with our recruiting staff. Moving deeper into our selection process you can expect to interview 1:1 with a hiring manager. Finalists normally participate in a panel interview where the opportunity to connect with additional members of our staff lends itself to more of a 360-view of the role. Our goal is to fill this vacancy with the right person in the shortest amount of time. All interviews will be virtual at this time.
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