About Pact
Pact is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1971, dedicated to building solutions for human development across nearly 40 countries. They focus on evidence-based, data-driven approaches that are community-owned, aiming to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge for sustainable social impact. The Programs Team is central to achieving Pact's global strategy, bridging program management, technical support, and business development to ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring, and evaluation.
Position Overview
The Senior Technical Manager acts as a crucial link between national project leadership and district implementation teams. This role ensures harmonized planning, performance management, quality assurance, and accountability across all districts supported by the ACHIEVE Malawi project, particularly in the realm of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) and HIV services.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for high-quality, integrated MNCH/Nutrition/HIV services.
- Oversee and supervise District Managers to ensure effective MNCH program implementation.
- Translate project strategies into actionable district-level operational plans, adhering to national policies.
- Monitor district performance against targets and facilitate corrective actions.
- Support the integration of MNCH, nutrition, and cross-cutting components like safeguarding and community engagement.
- Conduct regular performance reviews and lead supportive supervision visits for District Managers.
- Ensure the implementation of quality improvement (QI) approaches across districts.
- Review district work plans, budgets, and reports for accuracy and compliance.
- Identify capacity gaps and develop tailored mentoring and coaching plans.
- Facilitate peer learning forums for District Managers.
- Represent the project in national and sub-national coordination forums.
- Strengthen collaboration with District Health Offices (DHOs), the Ministry of Health, and other implementing partners.
- Ensure effective alignment with other donors and stakeholders supporting MNCH.
- Promote cost-effective implementation and accountability for resources.
- Ensure timely submission of high-quality district reports and contribute to donor reports.
- Lead learning reviews and adaptive management processes.
- Uphold safeguarding, child protection, and ethical standards across all activities.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, including at least 1 year in management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Midwifery, Public Health, Health Management, or a related health field; advanced post-graduate training in Public Health is an advantage.
- At least 5 years of experience in delivering, overseeing, and providing technical assistance in maternal and newborn health.
- Demonstrated experience working at both health facility and community levels.
- Experience utilizing low-dose high-frequency and other training, coaching, and mentorship capacity strengthening approaches.
- Proven ability to lead successful teams, achieve deliverables on time and within budget, and interact effectively with diverse public and private sector counterparts, donors, and stakeholders.
- Strong ability to develop and maintain robust relationships with government and civil society partners.
- Experience integrating malaria in pregnancy (MiP), nutrition, and HIV-focused services into MNH care.
- Proficiency in providing technical assistance, capacity strengthening, supportive supervision, and performance monitoring in MNH.
- Excellent analytical, presentation, communication, and reporting skills.
- Sound IT knowledge and skills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations.
- Ability to work independently, demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, and collaborate effectively with individuals from all backgrounds.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to speak other Malawian local languages.
Preferred Qualifications
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working directly with clients/patients in a clinical setting.
- Knowledge of USG (U.S. Government) rules, regulations, and policies.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this position online. No specific application email or external link was provided in the job description, implying an application process through an external platform.