PSI seeks an Associate Program Manager to support the Malaria and WASH Department. The Associate Program Manager is a key member of the Malaria and WASH team, whose mission is to deliver high-quality, demand-driven services to PSI’s field programs, helping to ensure technical integrity and programmatic success. This position is based in Washington DC and entails occasional overseas travel.
Areas of Responsibility:
The Associate Program Manager is responsible for supporting PSI’s Malaria and WASH Department, reporting to the team’s Program Manager. Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Take primary responsibility for the programmatic and financial management of one of Malaria’s centrally-funded grants. Provide proactive, strategic, and detail-oriented support to the country teams, coordinating with the Regional Support Team and Program Manager;
- Work with the Technical advisors to develop workplans and track deliverables;
- Develop systems to track compliance and donor approvals across all project countries; Act as the lead programmatic, financial, and compliance representative for the donor;
- Provide administrative and financial management support to other Malaria and WASH centrally-funded projects, including assisting with donor reporting and preparation and tracking of budgets;
- Assist with preparing the labor trackers and labor charging guidance for the department, in coordination with the Financial Analyst;
- Assist with travel arrangements for Malaria and WASH staff including helping to secure visas for urgent travel, making hotel reservations, conference reservations and airport pick-up for visitors to D.C.
- Assist with review and payment of invoices and drafting of consultant contracts;
- Support onboarding of new staff and train all team members in PSI processes and procedures. Connect team members to resources in headquarters and at the country level;
- Support the organization of meetings including venue, catering, transport; and
- Fulfill other programmatic, financial, and administrative functions as required.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject (Public Health, International Development) or equivalent experience;
Skills/Experience:
The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:
- Collaboration: You can work independently, but thrive within a team.
- Trust: You trust that your manager and team will have your back and care deeply about gaining that same trust from your teammates
- Pragmatism: You dive in and maintain momentum even when things are ambiguous and you don’t let perfect get in the way of good enough.
- Honesty: You aren’t afraid to speak up and speak your mind.
- Measurement: You set clear and challenging goals and hold yourself accountable to driving measurable results.
- Commitment: You’re independent and a free thinker, but you’re ready to buy in to the direction of the team and commit to its success.
The basics
- At least three years of prior work experience in a fast-paced office environment;
- Advanced computer skills (MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and PowerPoint),
- Strong quantitative skills, with particular emphasis on working with budgets and spreadsheets;
- Strong writing skills;
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills with special attention to detail and timeliness;
- Proven ability to develop routines to manage large workloads and organize work efficiently;
- Knowledge of USAID Contracts and the international donor community;
- Readiness to interact with a variety of people and assume diverse duties and tasks;
- Must be authorized to work in the United States. B. PSI will not consider work visa sponsorship for this position.
- References will be required.
- The successful candidate will be required to pass a background check.
What would get us excited?
- Experience living outside the United States and in multicultural environments;
- Customer service oriented;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Proven problem solving ability;
- Ability to work efficiently and quickly under pressure;
- Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks;
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and follow through on assignments;
- Demonstrated interest in international health and development issues; and
- Ability to work in Spanish or French a plus.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Mar 20 2019
Active Until:
Apr 20 2019
Hiring Organization:
Population Services International
industry:
Nonprofit