Country Coordinator

Country Coordinator, Global Health

Location:
Cairo
Cairo, ‎48, ‎11561
Egypt

NASSL PROJECT BACKGROUND
Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) is an Africa-wide partnership between
MasterCard Foundation, the Africa CDC, all African Union (AU) Member States
and a number of Africa-based implementing partners, including Project HOPE
Namibia (PHN). SLL aims to increase African Union (AU) Member States' COVID-‎19
vaccination capacity by helping to establish new or bolster existing COVID-‎19
Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in African countries, thereby achieving ‎60%
vaccination coverage among eligible populations. Project HOPE Namibia (PHN)'s
North Africa Saving Lives and Livelihoods (NASLL) project component supports
the provision of training, additional health workers and supplies to operate
fixed CVCs and mobile outreach vaccination teams. PHN and its partners will
work with MoHs and existing CVC managers to create surge staffing plans for
each CVC and mobile outreach team, train health worker cadres of and in, the
process, boost national EPI (Expanded Program of Immunization)'s capabilities
to administer vaccines while ensuring adequate data collection, monitoring,
tracking, information systems (including electronic health information
systems) as well as the necessary tools for data collection, analysis and
reporting are in place. NASLL' s ‎3-year project agreement was signed 1st
October ‎2022 and provides funding of approximately USD ‎17.9 million over the
life of the project. The NASLL's Project Management Unit (PMU) is based in
Cairo, Egypt, with remote participation by key staff from PHN's Windhoek,
Namibia, HQ office. Under the supervision and guidance by the PHN's NASLL PMU,
various configurations of country-level staff and local civil society
partnerships are being engaged in the Northern African countries targeted by
the NASLL project".


JOB SUMMARY


The Country Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and implementing
the country-level activities of the Africa CDC, Mastercard Foundation for the
North Africa Saving Lives (NASLL) project implemented by Project HOPE Namibia
(PHN).


ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty with satisfactory results with or without reasonable
accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the
knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The Country Coordinator is
responsible for coordinating and overseeing the implementation of country-
level activities. S/he will maintain systems for national project operations
in an office with other employees; coordinate and maintain working
relationships with project stakeholders (including ministries, high-level
government officials, labor unions, private sector partners); and collaborate
to improve government capacity: This may include, but is not limited to the
following:

NASLL Project Country Operational Supervision:

• Lead the NASLL Country Team and sub-partners in developing and implementing the NASLL project in each target countries, in line with the approved work plans and targets.


• Ensure the definition and supervision of operations effectively (logistics, administration, programs), according to the local reality and security conditions.


• Contribute to strong fiduciary control of the NASLL project, in collaboration with the PHN NASLL Project Management Unit and other NASLL staff.


• Provide direct supervisory oversight on all sub-grant partners awarded in the target countries, including monitoring and verification of grant compliance, technical reporting, financial management and information flow.


• Monitor expenditures and anticipate evolving budget/resources needed for NASLL project activities


• Manage the project components with responsibilities, including: (a) establishing and maintaining systems for project operation; (b) assisting in the development of the project 's annual planning and timely, high-quality implementation of activities and deliverables; (c) overseeing national-level monitoring and evaluation of project implementation and deliverables.


• Assist in the development and implementation of strategies for working with government entities, stakeholders, private sector companies, labor unions, and other civil society actors on policies or procedures.


• With the support of field staff, submit timely and accurate program, financial, and procurement reports to the Project Director and HQ.


• Develop and maintain various stakeholder relationships to promote public-private partnership and engage in coalition building.


• Host visiting staff and donor representatives on site visits as necessary.


• Manage alliances with local CSOs and international NGOs, with which to implement, identify/formulate projects in consortium, the effective management of any association agreement and its development.


• Other duties as assigned.


• Represent the organization in the NASLL project to national partners, partner Working Groups, media and project communities, while promoting a positive image

Knowledge Management and Learning


* Work collaboratively with other PHN NASLL project staff to develop and apply KML mechanisms and processes, while ensuring these mechanisms are in line with Project HOPE 's guidelines
* Establish learning systems that incorporate response studies' findings, lessons learnt, achievements and gaps, case studies, success stories and develop all the tools required to support learning practices
* Organize internal reviews and lessons learned workshops and present practical recommendations
* Ensure after-action reviews and lessons learned exercises, utilizing NASLL project data.


MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• University degree in health sciences and Master's-level or a higher degree in public health, infectious disease control, epidemiology, or related field.


• Minimum of five (‎5) years of applied national or international experience in designing, implementing, and overseeing health program coordination


• Demonstrated experience in managing teams, managing sub-grant partners and building staff capacity within complex programing, preferably in the field of health in Africa or similar geography.


• Experience with coordinating key national and international authorities, donors, local partners, etc.


• Experience in utilizing evidence and data for decision-making, advocacy with national authorities and in building strong institutional capacity among national partners.


• Experience with procedures for managing donor funds and sub-grants.


• Inter-institutional and inter-agency coordination capacities


• Written and oral negotiation skills.


• Excellent management and teamwork skills, in person and remotely.


• Ability to work in emergencies and under pressure, as well as in highly complex contexts.


• Interest, availability and experience working in multicultural environments and multidisciplinary teams.


• Flexibility, adaptability and availability to move to the interior of the country.


• Ability to work autonomously (organization, work planning, analytical development, synthesis).


• Respect for the Vision and Mission of PHN and its charter of values.


• Motivation, honesty, proactive and decisive attitude, common sense, discretion.


• Capacities in process systematization and preparation of documents and reports.


• Languages: English and Arabic fluency for Egypt-based positions.


• Management of computer tools (Microsoft Windows operating system) and office automation (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).