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FHI 360 · 2 days ago

Project Director

United States

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$110K/yr - $140K/yr

10+ years exp

FHI 360 is seeking a Project Director who will serve as the Principal Investigator for a potential new global project funded by the US CDC, focusing on Global Health Security. The role involves leading project development and implementation, managing schedules and budgets, and ensuring compliance with policies while working closely with global country offices and stakeholders.

AssociationEducationHealth CareHumanitarianNon ProfitSocial

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Responsible for creating, promoting, and maintaining safe and equitable work environments for all personnel, including a harassment- and violence-free work culture, and systems for safeguarding project participants

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities for designated projects to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters

Reviews project proposals and plans to determine scheduling, budget, procedures, staffing, and allotment of resources needed for projects

Establishes work plans, project teams, and SOPs to meet project goals and ensure compliance with donor’s and FHI 360’s policies and requirements

Provides guidance and training to managers and staff to achieve project goals

May participate in the strategic development of methods and techniques with programs management teams

Establishes, serves, and maintains partnerships with internal and external stakeholders on project matters

Provide leadership to the project teams, ensuring clarity over plans and priorities, encouraging effective teamwork

Works closely with the countries project teams to ensure project implementation remains technically sound and promoting cross-country learning, best practice exchange, and harmonization of approaches

Responsible for induction of project staff, ensuring their familiarity with mandate values, quality standards, policies and project objectives and their individual responsibilities in upholding these standards and policies

Respond to issues that arise during sub-award/contract, and award project implementation, including but not limited to, financial reporting, issuing modifications, oversight of compliance with terms and conditions and resolution of disputes, and resolving audit (financial and/or general performance) findings

Supports performance management and professional development of direct reports, including ongoing feedback, coaching, and career support

Manage relationship with donor and project agreement/contract

Coordinate with other donor implementing partners on common objectives and activities, as needed

Qualification

Global Health SecurityStrategic PlanningProject ManagementProgram LeadershipCapacity BuildingStaff DevelopmentNegotiation SkillsAnalytical SkillsConsultative SkillsFluent EnglishCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Health, Public Health, Clinical Diagnostics, or a Related Field

Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience with projects management principles and practices (including 5+ years of line management experience with USG funded awards)

Proficient with applicable rules, regulations, and policies associated with international development and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Experience working in partnership with U.S. Government agencies, international donors, or other multilateral agencies

Experience managing sub recipients

Strong direct experience in global health security

Demonstrated experience in multi-sector project management and implementation

Demonstrated strategic planning, staff development and capacity building experience

Demonstrated experience in leading and managing complex projects that are strategic in nature and national/international in scope

Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English

Experience operating in insecure environments

Experience working in a non-governmental organization (NGO)

Comprehensive knowledge of theories, concepts and practices with project management, process development and execution

Excellent and demonstrated project management skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong influencing and negotiation skills

Strong consultative skills

Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan, organize, and manage resources for successful completion of projects

Ability to motivate, influences, and collaborates with others

Ability to build positive local working relationships with local communities, district government officials, multilateral bodies and where appropriate, donor representatives

Preferred

Project Management (PM) Certification preferred

Benefits

FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account.

18 days of paid vacation per year

12 sick days per year

11 holidays per year

Company

FHI 360

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FHI 360 is a human development organization that works to build the capacity of individuals, communities, and countries.

Founded in 1971

Durham, North Carolina, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.fhi360.org

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