Deadline: Ongoing
The Pact is currently accepting applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Director for Global Health based in Washington DC, USA.
The Senior Director for Global Health contributes to development and monitoring of project work plans, especially for new projects, to ensure adherence to and planning for meeting best-practices and standards.
Pact envisions a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Senior Director will perform the following functions-
- Lead technical excellence of Pact in the health sector
- Contribute to all aspects of project implementation to meet best practices and high quality implementation.
- Document and disseminate best practices internally and externally
- Collaborate with technical and management staff who are based in Pact’s country offices, to provide them with technical assistance as required
- Lead Pact’s presence in technical working groups and representation to donors and with global health partners
- Play a representational role for Pact in relevant forums and working with our field offices to develop and present papers that help Pact build its reputation as a leader within the sectors and the wider industry
- Communicate Pact’s approaches and best practices at international forums and to a wider community
- Promote the use of technology to improve business practices and program outcomes for Pact and position us as a leader in the field
- Play a key role in defining and leading new business development in the sectors and support the development of technical design of evidence-based projects
- Ensure that all proposals submitted by Pact in the health sector are technically sound and capitalize upon learning from other parts of Pact world and international best practice
- Network with donors active in the sectors and gather intelligence on up-coming funding opportunities
- Help Pact broaden its health sector portfolio beyond HIV/AIDS, particularly into areas that are critical for improving the quality of life for vulnerable parents and their children including MNCH, reproductive health, and health, social welfare systems strengthening or other niches as identified
- Coordinate efforts to identify and document best practices in the health sector that Pact should adapt replicate
- Provide technical and managerial leadership to a group of health experts that serve Pact
- Seek opportunities for professional growth and challenge for staff and strive for staff continuity
- Provide leadership around Pact’s values and behaviors
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Masters or Doctoral Degree in a health discipline (public health, nursing, medical background) with substantial experience in HIV, maternal/child health, child survival, reproductive health and health systems strengthening
- At least 12 years of experience in international public health
- Documented success in successful fundraising in the health sector
- Demonstrated thought leadership on international health and measurement issues
- Publication of relevant journal articles, book chapters or technical reports and participation in international conferences
- Extensive travel and field experience in our practice regions
- Language skills in the practice areas where we serve
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit Pact.
