India: Deputy Chief of Party, India Key Populations (8771)

NOTE: This position is contingent upon donor funding. Indian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms-vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations-that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

PATH seeks a Deputy Chief of Party for an upcoming five-year, $20 million USAID-funded HIV/AIDS project focusing on key populations (KPs) in India. To support the Government of India’s (GoI) goal of an AIDS-free generation, this activity will rapidly demonstrate and assess new models to increase accessibility, availability, and demand of high quality, comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment services; while strengthening systems and the enabling environment for KPs, especially hard-to-reach KPs, their partners, spouses and children to have equitable access to HIV/AIDS and social services. To ensure scale up of these models by the GoI, a robust learning agenda will be integrated throughout all aspects of the activity.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance, technical assistance, and mentorship in HIV/AIDS service delivery for key populations, increasing demand for and utilization of prevention, testing, care, and treatment services, system strengthening, and evaluation and learning.
• Assist the Chief of Party with all technical and management aspects of project implementation.
• Serve as acting Chief of Party when necessary and in that role, represent the project to the USAID India Mission, other US government representatives, GoI officials, other donors, partners, and other civil society and private sector stakeholders.
• Support the COP to lead development and scale of innovations and new approaches that increase use of high impact HIV prevention, uptake of HIV testing, and rapid ART enrollment for those that are HIV-diagnosed.
• Lead development of scopes of work and/or memorandums of understanding for project partners, collaborators, and consultants, and provide technical oversight and management of partner and consultant activities.
• Closely monitor implementation of project activities against approved work plans and budgets, and ensure timely completion of outcomes and achievement of targets.
• Lead development of annual work plans, progress reports, and other required deliverables.
• Provide oversight of program monitoring, evaluation, and learning opportunities, and lead data analysis and learning processes to ensure project activities are adapted based on results and to scale up promising approaches.
• Establish and maintain strong working partnerships with all project partners and stakeholders.
• Work closely with project staff and partners to identify, document, and disseminate best practices.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in public health or closely related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing large-scale, multi-year government-funded programs in health or HIV/AIDS.
• Strong experience managing and/or implementing HIV/AIDS activities and experience working with key populations—including people who inject drugs, transgender/Hijra men who have sex with men, and female sex workers. Experience on PEPFAR-funded projects desired.
• A strong track record of successfully managing programs, including previously serving in a senior management role.
• Proven record of developing and maintaining strong and effective partnerships.
• In-depth understanding of HIV/AIDS service delivery across the continuum or care, and particularly related to key populations, in India.
• Substantial experience with USAID and US government rules and regulations.
• Professional level of oral and written fluency in English.

Must have legal authorization to work in India.

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

To apply, please submit an application through the link: https://bit.ly/2pz2tVQ