Job Summary
FHI 360 through the United States Government (USG)-funded America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS) – FHI 360 project implements a growing portfolio of polio and global health security (GHS) activities that support surveillance, outbreak detection and response, laboratory systems, preparedness, and health security capacity strengthening in partnership with national governments and global stakeholders. Reporting to the Associate Director, AFGHS Management, the Project Manager, Polio & GHS Management will work closely with technical and project leadership to provide direct project management and operational leadership for these core-funded initiatives, working closely with headquarters, regional, and country teams across approximately 20–25 countries. The position will coordinate work plans, budgets, consultants, reporting, timelines, and resources to ensure activities stay aligned with workplans and aligned with technical priorities.
Accountabilities
Project Management:
Manages and oversees the development of centrally funded projects in coordination with country project managers from initiation to completion across a set of countries, or a project that is larger or more complex in scope. Solves complex issues independently and escalates as necessary.
Develops and delivers project plans, consultant agreements/consultant contract management/deliverable collection, project documentation, training, presentations, and budget proposals to management and staff. Identifies and resolves project issues and implements improvement plans to keep the project on schedule and within budget.
Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management. Manages the operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects in a matrix environment.
Oversees operational elements of the centrally funded polio and GHS programming and country level engagement with technical staff and the Project Management Team (PMT) with a focus on minimizing risk/improving coordination across multiple activities.
Monitors budgets and scope to ensure successful execution and completion of project deliverables. Identifies partnerships, opportunities, and information to present to management to help achieve the strategic goals of the organization. Implements evidence-based interventions in one or more multi-sector areas, as well as new technologies and practices.
Builds, develops, and grows partnerships vital to the success of the project.
Manages the operational and tactical aspects of multiple activities in a matrix environment.
Develops and implements process improvement plans.
Identifies partnerships, opportunities, and information to present to management to help achieve strategic goals of the company.
Keeps abreast of the latest strategies, tools and terminologies used in project management worldwide to adopt and increase productivity.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Project Administration:
Ensures compliance across the broader project in alignment with FHI 360 and/or client regulations.
Responsible for contribution to and review of required client deliverables. Identifies and resolves project issues and implements improvement plans to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
Serves as a resource to in-country Project Directors to resolve high-level operational challenges, including People & Culture, compliance, consultant management, contracting budget, and client/donor relations.
Builds, develops, and grows partnerships vital to the success of the project.
Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project.
Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project.
Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities.
Builds and implements or socialize the best practices for performing all tasks.
Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that…