Deputy Chief of Party- Ethiopia

About the Job

Chemonics seeks interested and qualified individuals for a Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) on the anticipated USAID Enhance Digital Health Activity in Ethiopia. The goal of this project is to build a sustainable, resilient, and interoperable health information ecosystem that ensures the entire health sector has the data, tools, and skills necessary to improve the health and well-being of all Ethiopians. This activity will build on USAID’s current work in Ethiopia to deploy and scale digital tools, enhance data-driven decision-making, and strengthen capacity of Ethiopian partners to utilize digital health systems. The MEL Director will oversee all MEL components of the project and be responsible for tracking and aggregating data across all activities, managing the reporting to USAID, and coordinating the sharing and dissemination of information and best practices to project stakeholders. This position will be based in Ethiopia. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

About You

Responsibilities include: 

  • Provide support to the COP in day-to-day technical management of the activity; including 
    support to overall leadership, management, administrative, and technical direction; 
  • Lead and supervise teams for the efficient planning, coordination, development, 
    implementation, and tracking of activities and the successful implementation of program 
    deliverables; 
  •  Ensure effective coordination of the program activities with budget/finance, grants, 
    procurement, and operations departments; 
  • Oversee staff development and capacity building, including continuous training; 
  •  Serve as liaison with both USAID and Chemonics support departments located in 
    Washington D.C., perform other duties as assigned; and 
  • Serve as Acting COP as needed
     

Qualifications: 
 

  • Minimum of a master’s degree in public health, digital health, international health, business 
    management/administration, or in a related field; 
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience working in public health, preferably in digital health, 
    data use, and/or health programs; 
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in project management using administrative, technical 
    and analytical skills, personnel management, and strong interpersonal and teamwork 
    skills; 
  • Strong skills in data use and interpretation; 
     
  • Adaptive mindset with proven experience in continuous quality improvement across 
    programming; 
  • Familiarity of USAID rules and regulations, compliance, reporting requirements, and grant 
    management; knowledge of Chemonics’ procedures preferred; 
  • Fluent English oral and written communication skills; and 
  • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.

Required Skills

  • Business Development
  • Effective communication and sociability
  • Motivation
  • Acute care


Deadline: December 14th 2024