Director, Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Program

Job Description

Position Title: Director, Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Program

Department: RISE

Portfolio: Integrated Programs

Function: SRH

Reports to: Senior Director – Programs

Direct Reports: Deputy Director

                            Program Manager

                            Policy Alignment Advisor

Based in: Head Office, Addis Ababa

Level: E1

Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance and availability of funds.

Remuneration: As per organization pay scale plus other PSI/Ethiopia staff benefits.

Application Deadline: March 22, 2023

Who we are

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.

Join us!

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds -  from the medical industry to the music business - all with unique skills we bring to the job.

PSI/Ethiopia is an innovative network member of PSI with a team of more than 140 people passionate about marketing and dedicated to serving Sara! Since 2003, we have marketed products and led programs to prevent HIV, improve reproductive health, and improve child health. We market condoms and increase condom use among people most at risk of HIV.  We increase access to clean water by selling Wuha Agar, a water disinfectant. At PSI/Ethiopia we do more than simply provide products and services, we seek to create true change – by making markets work for the poor – to increase the use of critical health products and services that are available, affordable, and desirable to the most vulnerable Ethiopian people.

Purpose of the Job:

To drive increased demand for sexual and reproductive health for Adolescent youth and women of reproductive age by providing technical and operational leadership for PSI/E’s SRH initiative towards national and global commitments.

Key Result Areas:

• Stakeholder engagement and communication (e.g., quality of communications; engagements with government, donors and other stakeholders; stakeholder support for program implementation)
• Program delivery
• Fund raising and financial management.
• Program management (e.g., program costs, timeliness, budget management)
• Operational effectiveness and continuous improvement
• Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (Quality of historical data and rigor of analysis)
• Talent development and capability building (e.g., technical capability and expertise availability)

Sounds like you? Read on!

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and lead country-level implementation plan, ensuring timely completion of project milestones and overall quality of the program.
• Lead program budget, track spending, and complete financial and other reporting as required by donors and PSI/Washington.
• Employ user centered design (UCD) and a mix of communication activities to create and increase demand for SRH services for the target population and specifically among adolescent and Youth. .
• Provide technical (clinical and non-clinical) leadership on the provision of SRH services and ensure programs adhere to current national and internationally accepted health service delivery norms and standards.  
• Build and implement a strategic advocacy, engagement and communication plan to form good working relations with partners, donors and other relevant stakeholders.
• Lead coordination and collaboration with MOH, RHBs, and health facilities; serve as prime contact in relation to technical matters related to SRH program; and represent the program with donors and other partners and stakeholders.
• Develop and implement strong performance monitoring plan (PMP), M&E tools and registration templates. 
• Strengthen the capacity of health facilities and enable them to offer the services related to SRH
• Co-lead best practice and strategy on UCD for PSI Ethiopia to become center of excellence; promote best practice documentation, adoption and sharing in the design and implementation of the program.
• Advocate for policy changes to reduce barriers to access and use of quality SRH service for Adolescent, youth, women, and couples.
• Actively coordinate and lead the design, production, and dissemination of the formative research of the organization around SRH.
• Explore opportunities and build strategic network to expand SRH program within the organization.
• Lead the standardization, coordination, and leadership support in implementing SRH initiatives within the program.
• Lead and drive quality assurance monitoring and supportive supervision of program activities.

Generic Duties of the Position:

• Prepare the Function’s work plans and monitor their execution.
• Monitor and ensure the proper utilization of the Function’s budgets.
• Identify human resources requirements of the Function and develop plan for meeting the requirements.
• Develop policies and procedures for the Function and lead in their implementation and continuous review.
• Engage and participate PSI Ethiopia leader team
• Review, approve and submit Function reports to relevant organs.
• Support the development of subordinates through periodic performance evaluations, coaching, mentoring, on-going performance dialogue and feedback. 
• Oversee the systematic identification of skill and competency requirements for the Function.
• Manage disciplinary concerns of the Function’s staff.
• Represent the Organization in external relationships related with the Function.
• Take part in the group decision making processes by forming part of different groups/committees 

Job Requirement

Qualification and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Clinical Studies, Population studies or related fields with eight (8) years of demonstrated experience out of which six (6) years at a Managerial level

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Clinical Studies, or related fields with ten (10) years of demonstrated experience out of which six (6) years at Managerial level

• Demonstrated experience in voluntary family planning, reproductive health projects, particularly service delivery projects targeted to adolescent and youth, in high level project management, and in building the capacity of in-country platforms and organizations to improve SRH projects

• Preferable to have: familiarity with unique and rare skill and capacity required to have Adolescent, youth and gender centered approaches to reproductive health interventions; experience working within MOH or regional level or Zonal level

• Proficient in English language, both written and verbal communication