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Jhpiego · 2 days ago

Principal Technical Advisor, MNH

DC-Baltimore Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$103K/yr - $134K/yr

10+ years exp

Jhpiego is a global leader in maternal and newborn health, seeking a Principal Technical Advisor to provide technical expertise in this domain. The role involves ensuring quality across multiple projects, developing innovative solutions, and building strategic partnerships while mentoring staff and representing the organization externally.

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Responsibilities

Provides senior level, high-quality technical assistance by combining industry knowledge and best practices with strategic program expertise, guidance and advice for country programs

Ensures that the programs that are assisted are technically sound, cohesive, evidence-based, and responsive to the priorities and needs of the countries and donors

Ensures cohesive and integrated technical approach across project components to maximize impact

Leads the development of new solutions to extend program reach and achieve program objectives

Leads the development of guidance and learning resources as well as the lead for defining and testing new tools and innovations for accelerating achievement of results

Assesses and analyses data and identifies trends. Addresses complex programmatic and technical challenges by working across project and partner staff to develop or adapt technical interventions or approaches to accelerate progress

Obtains buy in from donors, partners and government stakeholders to ensure programming and technical approach is responsive to needs and priorities

Provides thought leadership for development of global technical strategy and approaches for MNH based on knowledge of trends, stakeholder needs, and priorities

Leads implementation of priorities identified in global technical strategy and workplan

Builds technical capacity within Jhpiego and coaches and mentors staff accordingly, including developing and implementing annual training plans, learning activities, and materials to support capacity building

Supports business development activities including identifying and supporting new opportunities and leading the technical design of new projects with the new business development team

Negotiates complex partner and stakeholder relationships to design high-quality and feasible technical approaches responsive to donor requirements and stakeholder needs

Provides leadership for building Jhpiego’s reputation as a global leader in designated technical areas by serving as a global thought leader on relevant global technical working groups

Represents Jhpiego in high-priority external fora including international conferences and meetings, during discussions with high level government officials or other venues, meetings and events that are a priority for the organization

Provides support to the realization of external communication priorities including supporting the development of success stories, blogs, and other program and technical related communication materials that demonstrate Jhpiego’s technical expertise, results, and programming excellence

Supports field staff to present and disseminate learning from country implementation

Contributes to the development of peer-reviewed publications

Qualification

MaternalNewborn HealthTechnical AssistanceProgram DevelopmentCapacity BuildingDonor RelationsData AnalysisChange ManagementFluency in FrenchFluency in SpanishFluency in PortugueseInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsTechnical WritingPresentation Skills