Project Manager - Health Sector Coordinator, Myanmar

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Health background with Master’s Degree in Public Health

Proven experience in management of health projects and/or programs (minimum 3 years) both in emergency and development context (Malaria, TB, MNCH, HIV/AIDS)

Proven tracks of success in project identification and in drafting proposal (minimum 2 years) with special focus on both emergency response and development

Proven experience in financial planning and accounting

Good communication skills

Excellent leadership, management, teamwork & interpersonal skills

Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point

Fluency in English (written and spoken)

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES
Experience in M&E and reporting

Attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, to meet deadlines and good organization of project’s data and documents

Good coordination skills within a wide range of stakeholders (Donors, IPs, partners, coordination agencies, clusters, INGOs)

Knowledge of Italian will be considered a plus

WORK CONTEXT
Main focus of Cesvi’s interventions in Myanmar is Community Empowerment with integrated actions on Health, Livelihood, Wash and Environment. Cesvi’s volume of activities and operational capacity in Myanmar have been increasing in the last years, now reaching around 500.000 beneficiaries with a team of more than 240 staff. Cesvi is currently working in two States (Northern Shan and Kachin) and four Regions (Magway, Sagaing, Mandalay and Yangon) with a total of 23 Townships and more than 1.000 villages covered. Cesvi is operating from a main Country Office in Yangon, Area Offices in Pyin Oo Lwin and Magway and Field Offices in almost every Township.

Cesvi is currently implementing a Malaria and TB control Program in Mandalay Region and Northern Shan State supported by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GF ATM). The general strategy of the project is to strengthen and support a community health network at village level. The main activities are: training of Village Health Volunteers on Malaria and TB, advocacy and social mobilization, Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) distribution, bed nets impregnation campaigns, health education, early diagnosis (through RDT Test) and treatment of uncomplicated malaria cases, referral of severe/complicated malaria cases, mobile clinics for PHC, TB case detection and referral, DOTS at village level.
In January 2014 the Malaria component of the Program will expand also to three Townships in Kachin State, including IDP camps.
Areas of interest for the expansion of Cesvi Health Sector in Myanmar are represented by Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH, including PMTCT of HIV), Artemisin Resistance Containment and MDR-TB.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The collaboration will start in January 2014.
The incumbent will based mainly in Yangon with regular monitoring and supervision visits to the field offices in Mandalay Region, Northern Shan State and Kachin State.
The PM/HSC will be responsible for:
- detailed planning and coordination of all project activities, with the support of the international administrator/logistician and national staff,
- monitoring and supervision of the project activities, consolidation (project identification – including field assessment - coordination with stakeholders) of Cesvi Health Sector within the Country.
- relation and coordination with the Principal Recipient of the grant (SCI).

S/he will check and make sure the projects’ activities fulfil the scheduled objectives, especially:
a) coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the activities,
b) ensuring that such activities meet with the Country regulations and the donor’s requirements
c) ensuring that the specific project’s procedures are followed: Field Manual M&E Guidelines, Pharmacy Management Guidelines,
d) ensuring that the Organization’s procedures and regulations are accomplished (Security Manual, Overseas Offices Administration Manual, Logistics Manual, Visibility and Communication Manual).

S/he will support the Administrator/Logistician in all the administrative aspects of the project (accounting, budgeting, procurement, financial reporting), with special focus on the use of the accounting monitoring system (ginko, PP)

S/he will be responsible of all the documents of the project

S/he will keep an efficient organization of the offices and the staff, supported by national Project Local Coordinators (PLCs) based in the main Area Offices

S/he will prepare, within the established deadlines, the project reports (activities review report, programmatic report, stock report, financial report) as requested by the donor and the Headquarters

S/he will recognize and report any necessary variation, extension or revision of the original project

S/he will identify and present new project proposals, guaranteeing missions to carry out feasibility surveys in the country or region, in accordance with the HQ and the CR

S/he will analyse the actual projects and strategies of other stakeholders (NGO and international organizations) within the same sector/geographical area, and he/she will participate in technical meeting and health clusters

The PM/HSC reports directly to HQ’s Desk Officer, works under the coordination of the Country Representative (CR) and works in close collaboration with the other Cesvi’s international and national staff in the Country.

TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT: http://www.cesvi.org/38_2014-pm-hsc-myanmar