JOB VACANCY - I-TECH INDIA COUNTRY DIRECTOR

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Position Purpose

I-TECH Country Director

The International Training and Education Center on HIV (I-TECH) is a global

network that supports the development of a skilled health work force and

well-organized national health delivery systems in order to provide effective

prevention, care, and treatment of infectious disease in the developing world.

I-TECH envisions a world in which all people have access to high quality,

compassionate, and equitable health care.

I-TECH is a global health program of the University of Washington (UW) and the

University of California – San Francisco. Its administrative headquarters are

located at the UW in Seattle. I-TECH operates programs and employs staff in

multiple countries in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean Region. I-TECH country

offices are led by a Country Director who serves as the lead I-TECH

representative for the country project.

The Country Director reports to the Director of Country Programs (DCP). The

position of Country Director requires an individual with demonstrated expertise

in public health program management and capacity development. The position

requires effective and efficient communication with both domestic and

international staff, local Ministry of Health and other governmental bodies,

US-based funders and other implementing partners within and beyond the country

where the Country Director is placed. The Country Director must provide

leadership in developing sustainable programs and in coping with rapid change of

direction to most effectively use available resources. This requires the

ability to use sophisticated problem-solving skills and to successfully

interface and communicate within the organization, across the I-TECH network,

and externally.

The India Country Director has the additional responsibility to provide

leadership and oversight to the Indian Society called AroGyaan, which is the

Indian NGO formed to administer I-TECH activities in India. This requires a

high degree of skill at managing a complex array of relationships between the

staff of AroGyaan, the Board of Directors of AroGyaan, USG and local partners in

country, and the University of Washington.

Responsibilities

Duties (Identify the percentage of time devoted to each activity. List in

decreasing order of importance.)

It is the responsibility of all I-TECH staff to understand the organization’s

operating principles and apply the principles in their daily work

Strategic Leadership (40%):

• Lead development of productive working relationships with national

government representatives, local and international non-government

organizations, and funders. Advance effective communication, planning,

development and implementation of activities grounded in I-TECH’s recognized

leadership role in HIV/AIDS training.

• Serve as the primary contact for I-TECH in-country administrative and

programmatic partners. Represent I-TECH at stakeholder meetings to build

collaboration to advance I-TECH’s mission and vision.

• Serve as the lead program and operational officer of the AroGyaan Society,

working in close collaboration with the Board of Directors and funding

organizations.

• Provide technical assistance to national counterparts for high-level

planning with regard to health care worker capacity development, sustainable

approaches to training, and extension of health care services. Participate in

relevant technical advisory groups with regard to these issues.

• Lead regular strategic planning for I-TECH country project. Mobilize

expertise and resources to address priorities in alignment with I-TECH country

strategic plan.

• Promote I-TECH’s sustainability through new business development,

diversification of I-TECH funding sources, development of scope and/or depth

of-TECH’s technical expertise, extension of I-TECH’s mandate with respect to

training and health care worker capacity development.

• Participate in I-TECH’s leadership team, and contribute to the

strengthening of I-TECH’s global network of projects. Collaborate in

network-wide strategic planning. Identify and promote avenues for network-wide

program exchange, sharing of best practices, and extension in innovative and

promising program areas.

Program Management & Administration (35%):

• Oversee the implementation and use of I-TECH’s Program Standards and Global

Operations Manual at the country project level, with emphasis on in-country

capacity development to attain or surpass standards.

• Assist in the development and implementation of network-wide program

management standards.

• Provide leadership in the development, implementation and regular

monitoring of I-TECH country project activities. Assume overall accountability

for attainment of I-TECH program goals, objectives and deliverables as detailed

in country operational plans (COPs) and country project workplans.

• Develop and manage COPs, project workplans and budgets in collaboration

with I-TECH Country Project Deputy Director, country project team leads, and

Seattle-based Country Project Manager (CPM), as relevant.

• Evaluate country project performance with respect to decentralization

milestones. Identify technical assistance needs to I-TECH Headquarters to

support in-country capacity development, and report trends in capacity

development to the leadership team.

• Oversee development, application and regular updating of written policies

and procedures for country office operations. Assure concordance between

country project policies and procedures and I-TECH, UW, funder and national

government requirements and regulations.

• Oversee all administrative, financial, logistical and security functions

within the country office. Maintain overall responsibility for I-TECH

country-based project budget and staff.

Communication, Reporting, Monitoring & Evaluation (10%):

• Communicate regularly and substantively with I-TECH headquarters on all

project activities.

• Submit regular reports to funders and stakeholders as required. Respond in

a timely manner to ad hoc reporting requests from CDC-Global AIDS Program,

USAID, and other partners.

• Provide oversight to the development and implementation of I-TECH country

monitoring and evaluation plan.

• Assure integration of Program Standards and Quality Improvement activities

throughout the country project.

Human Resources (15%):

• Provide overall management of all in-country staff and consultants.

• In collaboration with Director of Country Programs (DCP) identify optimal

organization chart and staffing pattern for country project. Strategize

cost-effective, technically adequate approaches to staffing.

• Collaborate with DCP, CPM, and UW colleagues to execute, implement, and

monitor a contract with a human resources services firm, as needed. Ensure that

all contracts and employment packages are consistent with local practice and

labor law.

• Hire, evaluate, discipline and/or discharge employees as necessary. Review

requests for new and replacement positions, reclassifications, and salary

increases.

• Provide regular feedback to direct reports, and support development of

supervision skills in team leads.

• Collaborate with DCP to identify responsibility and authority delegation

matrix for I-TECH country project staff working under supervision of the Country

Director. Contribute to effective mentoring of other team members to fulfill

their delegated roles.

• Apply I-TECH principles throughout all aspects of staff oversight. Embody

and engender those qualities that support an effective, efficient, inspired

workplace. Support each team member in optimally contributing to the

achievement of overall programmatic goals and objectives.

• Identify and lead initiative to promote staff professional development at

the individual and group levels.

Lead Responsibilities

The Country Director serves as the lead I-TECH representative for the country

project. The Country Director is responsible for partnership development,

oversight of country office operations, staffing and project implementation. The

Country Director supports I-TECH’s overall strategic direction toward a

decentralized and interdependent network of country projects.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Oversee the recruiting, hiring and evaluation of all locally hired employees and

consultants, either directly or with assistance from a locally contracted human

resources firm.

Position Complexities

Since I-TECH works in resource-challenged settings, the Director must provide

leadership in developing sustainable programs and in coping with rapid change of

direction to most effectively use available resources. This requires the

ability to use sophisticated problem-solving skills and to successfully

interface and communicate within the organization and externally.

Position Dimensions and Impact to the University

UW is committed to developing its global health resources and extending its

international reach and influence, and the International Training and Education

Center on HIV (I-TECH) is a key UW partner in this vision. I-TECH joined the

University’s new Department of Global Health in July 2007. This department is

newly funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is symbolic of the

rapid growth of Seattle as an epicenter for international health. The

Department’s goals are to: to meet the needs of our students, trainees, and

faculty and to prepare them for global health work; create an organizational

structure to address teaching (education, training, and mentoring), research,

and service (technical assistance and development); and help bring together the

many largely unconnected global health-related activities at the UW to create

complementary or synergistic interdisciplinary programs that address the causes

of and solutions for global health disparities. The

Department’s values include: respect for disadvantaged individuals and

populations; justice and equity in global health; diversity and breadth of

experience of faculty and students; sustainable partnerships; and

action-oriented learning, research, and service.

Position Qualifications

Required – Minimum Education (e.g., BA, MS, PhD; include the field of study)

Advanced degree in Public Health, Health Administration or related field.

Required – Minimum Work Experience (number of years and type of experience)

• Five years of related work experience, with a leadership role in complex,

multi-faceted public health programs

• At least three years of experience in a supervisory role, including

supervision of managers, technical experts and support staff

• Fluency in English (reading, writing, speaking)

• Knowledge of issues faced by developing countries with high HIV prevalence

• Knowledge of program management, monitoring and evaluation methods

• Experience with budget development and management, and monitoring of fiscal

systems

• Working knowledge of US government and other grants and contracts systems,

to advance project progress and comply with funder directives

• Demonstrated ability to bring together diverse professionals into a

functioning, effective work team

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate effective collaboration with diverse

partners

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to interact with persons from a variety of

professional disciplines and from different levels of society in a tactful,

diplomatic, and culturally-appropriate manner

• Demonstrated ability to work independently, with balance between strategic

leadership and attention to detail

Desired – Education, Work Experience

• Experience in human and organizational capacity development

• Experience working within Non-profit/NGO structures, and in particular

working with Boards of Directors

• Experience living and/or working in limited-resource settings

• Experience with training program development, curriculum development, and

training facilitation

• Computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access

Working Environmental Conditions

This position is 1.0 FTE, based in Chennai, India. The CD job requires a

two-year commitment, with possibility of extension pending funding. The CD must

be available and willing to travel within India and internationally up to 15%

and must be prepared to follow the UW and US government recommended precautions

and prophylaxis for disease. Several times per month, the CD job requires

participation in conference calls during the early morning and late evening to

accommodate the time difference between the country office and HQ.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested parties should submit cover letter and CV directly to:

infoitechindia@...

or

mail them to:

The Senior Office Manager

International Training & Education Center on HIV (I-TECH India)

Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine

Training Center

Tambaram Sanatorium

Chennai 600 047

Tel./Fax No. +91-44-22414200

Only those meeting the required qualifications will be contacted.

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF COVER LETTER & CVS:

21ST MAY 2008

Jasmine B Rajan

E-mail: <jasminebrajan@...>