Deputy Director, Fragile Settings and Resilience – Propel Adapt - Washington DC, United States
Duration : 4 years
Start date : ASAP
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The Action Against Hunger network comprises four operational headquarters (France, India, Spain, and the USA) and four supporting organizations (United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Italy). Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian and development organization that originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. Our work includes lifesaving activities in 50+ countries, 8,000+ field staff assisting more than 17 million people, and more than 40 years of expertise responding to emergencies caused by conflict, natural disasters, and food crises. Collectively, the network manages more than $660 million of programmatic aid.
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Job Summary
Action Against Hunger-USA seeks a Deputy Director, Fragile Settings and Resilience (DDFSR), for the Promoting Results and Outcomes through Policy and Economic Levers (PROPEL) Adapt project. PROPEL Adapt is a centrally managed, 5-year, $40 million USAID-funded project focused on strengthening the enabling environment for family planning/ reproductive health (FP/RH) services and FP/RH integration with HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health (MCH) in the context of shocks and stressors and in fragile settings. Specifically, the project strengthens the enabling environment for more equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through policy development and implementation; adequate, predictable, and sustainable financing; enhanced government stewardship, transparency, and accountability; and the use of evidence-based advocacy approaches to promote best practices. PROPEL Adapt focuses on the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, evaluating those factors that facilitate successful transitions between meeting crisis needs and the routine primary health care needs of populations, particularly in the areas of voluntary FP/RH. The project is scheduled to run through September 2027.
Action Against Hunger seeks a DDFSR to lead core-funded activities and strategies related to fragile settings and resilience. This position is responsible for defining the project’s vision and approach to working in fragile settings, promoting resilience in the policy, finance, advocacy, and governance work across the project team, and developing tools, methods, and approaches that will enhance the enabling environment for voluntary family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services in countries subject to frequent disruptions to their health systems caused by natural disasters, social and political unrest, displaced populations and other systemic shocks and stressors. The DDFSR will also serve as a resource to project teams at the country level on programs and activities related to creating an enabling environment and promoting resilience in various fragile settings. This position reports to the PROPEL Adapt Project Director.
To perform this job successfully, s/he must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
Purpose: The DDFSR will provide the PROPEL Adapt team with strategic direction relative to policy work in the domains of fragility and resilience. Engagement: The DDFSR will work collaboratively with USAID technical teams, relevant global, regional, and country actors, and other PROPEL Adapt technical leads to advance and inform policy dialogue and facilitate the uptake of state-of-the-art technical approaches within country programs. Delivery: The position demands strong communication skills, excellent collaboration approaches, strategic vision, and proactive leadership in defining, creating, and finalizing project deliverables.Key activities in your role will include
Essential Job Duties
Provide strategic and technical leadership across the project and assist in the design and implementation of core and field-funded activities as it relates to Resilience and Fragile Settings. Responsible for overall technical leadership in the area of Resilience and Fragile Settings. Support the project’s provision of technical assistance and capacity-building activities. For fragile settings and resilience related activities delegated to sub-awardees, oversee sub-awardee performance and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders on timely completion of high-quality deliverables. Support the Project Director in overseeing project technical staff to ensure the technical quality of all project work as it relates to resilience and fragile settings. Ensure that evidence-based resilience policy, advocacy, financing, governance approaches, and cross-cutting approaches are integrated into core and field programs and ensure that all project assistance is technically sound and appropriate, focusing on ensuring appropriateness in fragile settings. Provide support in creating a collaborative relationship with USAID technical and management staff, project partners, and project stakeholders. Provide technical leadership and relevant training (as needed) to project technical team members on health resilience strategies and approaches. Provide PROPEL Adapt’s technical leadership team with support in ensuring that health resilience is integrated within the overall project technical approaches and that appropriate implementation and measurement tools are applied. Provide technical support and/or leadership contributing to PROPEL Adapt’s Results and Intermediate Results (IRs) for complementary/coordination between humanitarian and development efforts for a more stable and resilient health system. Lead the application of the project’s Health Resilience approach, including the application of tools to measure primary health care system resilience at multiple health systems levels. As relevant, design training curricula and conduct or support training and capacity building of identified project stakeholders (for example, district-level government officials and/or staff of national Ministries of Health and local non-governmental organizations [NGOs]) in emergency preparedness and response planning, continuity planning and to analyze risk scenarios (i.e., combinations of shocks and stresses) together with the health system stakeholders. Identify collaboration and knowledge sharing opportunities across countries and regions and other USAID-funded projects working in complementary domains. Work closely and collaboratively with the project team, USAID, and relevant global, regional, and country stakeholders to advance and inform policy and facilitate the uptake of technical approaches within country buy-ins. Support the development of the project’s global, multisectoral, technical strategy including targets and timely implementation of the project. Lead and participate in annual workplan and budget development and implementation. Work in coordination and collaboration with PROPEL Adapt Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) leadership to accomplish country-specific and project MEL objectives, including documenting and routinely reporting on activity indicators. Collaborate with advocacy and policy stakeholders to support the inclusion of evidence-based approaches into strengthening resilient systems into influencing strategies Support the day-to-day implementation and management of project activities as it relates to resilience and fragile settings through improvements in policy, advocacy, financing, and governance.Other
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all-inclusive.Do you meet the profile required criteria?
Required Qualifications
An advanced degree in public health, health care, international development, public administration, economics, policy, social sciences, law, development studies or a related field. At least 12 years of development or global health experience, including a minimum of 3 years of management experience.Required Skills & Experience
At least 10 years of experience working internationally in resilience and fragile settings and technical knowledge of policy, advocacy, financing, and governance approaches, particularly as it relates to fragile settings and responses to country epidemics or global pandemics. Must have experience with and understanding USAID-funded development programs and supporting country teams from a central project office. Demonstrated senior expertise in developing and implementing effective partnerships with partners, government entities, and donors. Knowledge and proven experience in technical leadership, strategy development, and staff oversight. Demonstrated leadership, management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including global, regional, national, local, public, and private partners. Strong interpersonal and capacity-building skills, including training, mentoring, and coaching skills. Experience working in and/or leading complex USAID-funded programs in fragile contexts and nexus settings, with at least 5 years of fieldwork in fragile settings. Fluency in English with strong written, oral presentation, and communication skills. Proficiency in other languages, especially French, is highly desirable. Demonstrated competence to assess priorities, manage activities in a time-sensitive environment, and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality. Proven track record in the financial management of large and complex international projects, including global mechanisms. Ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues, particularly interacting productively, proactively and comfortably with USAID technical and management staff, government agencies, NGOs, private sector groups, and other USAID implementing partners. This position will intermittently supervise and guide staff on specific project activities.Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately within short time frames under stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with interruptions. To travel to the field, the employee must attest to a level of physical fitness capable of enduring physically difficult, highly stressful situations, which may include the necessity to walk long distances, to eat a limited diet and/or to reside in potentially uncomfortable housing or tents. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
The duties of the job require job attendance in the Action Against Hunger Washington, D.C. office 2 days per work week (Tuesdays and Thursdays), while the remaining days can be worked either remotely or in the office at the employee’s discretion. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required by contact with the field-based teams, security situations, country visits, or other project obligations. Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international work travel as well as to the activity sites, if appropriate. While visiting the activity sites, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as to infectious diseases. Gender Equality Commitments & Zero Tolerance to Abuse Foster an environment that reinforces equal access to information, opportunities and resources for all regardless of gender, race, sex , class, disability, etc. Provide a work environment where all will be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance and not based on their gender and other identity markers. Promote a safe, secure, and respectful environment for all stakeholders, particularly for children, beneficiaries, and members of staff. Help to prevent any type of abuse including workplace harassment and sexual abuse and exploitation. Respect women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status. Value and respect all cultures.