[Hiring] Senior Advisor, Field Operations & Surge Management @FHI 360

Role Description

Working under the direction of the Program Director, the Senior Advisor for Field Operations and Surge Management will provide operational leadership, technical assistance, and implementation support across FHI 360 Health Programs, with a particular focus on Francophone Africa, complex integrated health programs, and outbreak response. This is a remote position with regular travels expected in Africa including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Candidates located in West, Central or East Africa time zones are encouraged to apply.

• Provides field operations and surge program management capacity to health projects in the field of HIV, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MCH), Nutrition, Malaria, Polio, Global Health Security (GHS) including outbreak preparedness and response.
• Develops, tailors, and uses program management and operations trackers, protocols, and other tools.
• Coordinates with colleagues in various departments including Finance, Procurement, Logistics, People & Culture (P&C), Security, Digital Transformation and Technology (DTT), programming, and technical.
• Develops and/or tailors safeguarding, security, and occupational health & safety protocols, training and other relevant activities with field teams, in close coordination with country leadership and HQ.
• Develop and implement operational plan for complex project or multiple projects, within the given resource and financial constraints.
• Act as head of office during assigned deployments, including day-to-day oversight of operational activities in field offices.
• Leads and/or support in developing management, staffing sections, and budgets for workplans and proposals.
• Drafts and manages local calls for consultants and proposals; leads and/or participates in selection processes; and supports the development of subaward packages and consultant contracts, including coordination of due diligence requirements.
• Coordinate new staff and consultants onboarding; plays a coaching and mentoring role for others.
• Leads and/or participates in rapid staffing surge preparedness and deployment coordination.
• Draft and review terms of reference, reports, presentations and other documentation.
• Briefs senior project leadership and HQ on operational strategies.
• Approves field project expenses if granted delegation of authority by FHI 360 HQ, in coordination with field leadership and close monitoring of project budgets.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and consistently maintained and viewed as a knowledgeable resource in their technical area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Knowledge/Information Services, Communications, Education, Environment, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences International Development, Human Development or Related Field.
• Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.

Requirements

• Requires 12+ years of relevant experience in designing and evaluating applicable programs/services.
• Demonstrated experience in USG and global health project management and implementation.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization.
• Experience working in conflict areas including Eastern DRC preferred.
• International or Domestic (US) Program Development or Program management preferred.
• English and French fluency required.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance.