Director, Management

FHI 360•US-REMOTE-DC, DC

3d•$130,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Management will serve as the management and operations lead for a global United States Government (USG)-funded project, managing cross-functional teams and project activities from award through close-out for a multi-country health project. They will plan and direct implementation schedules, monitor budget/spending, and organize project activities ensuring completion of the project on schedule and within budget constraints. Through a matrixed structure, they will contribute to the selection, development, and evaluation of personnel to ensure efficient project implementation. Under the direction of the Project Director, the Director, Management will work closely with department and project senior management, the Project Management Team (PMT), technical staff and country teams to ensure financial, administrative, contractual, logistical efficiency and compliance. They serve as a liaison between staff and the organization’s administrative and enterprise services to maintain smooth operations between headquarters and field offices. They will supervise a team of management and operations staff with a majority focus on core initiatives, sub-agreement and procurement management, and project contractual compliance. Proven leadership experience on complex, global projects is a requirement for this position. This position is contingent on donor funding.

Requirements

Proven management and operations leadership of complex, global multi-country health projects.
Effective strategic planning, project evaluation and project management skills.
Strong business acumen, staff development, management, and reporting experience.
Strong consultative and negotiation skills.
Operations management, corporate policies, compliance, and procedures oversight experience.
Demonstrated public relations and diplomacy skills required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to speak the country’s language.
Ability to build positive local working relationships with local communities, government officials, and donor representatives.
Ability to analyze and establish effective and supportive cross- project coordination, organizational procedures, and management systems.
Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Business Administration, Public Health, Social Sciences or Related Field.
Typically requires a minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in project management with projects management principles and practices.
Leadership experience on large, multi-country global projects, USG-funded projects strongly preferred.
Proficient with applicable rules, regulations, and policies associated with international development and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
English fluency required; fluency in a second language (e.g., French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, etc.) an added benefit.

Nice To Haves

Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides support to the Project Director to ensure the project is implemented in an efficient, compliant, timely and results-oriented manner.
Works closely with PMT, technical and finance leadership teams to manage, implement, and monitor systems, services, staff, and budgets to achieve financial, administrative and project goals.
Provides timely and accurate project reports to company management and donors as required.
Ensures award procurement practices are in compliance with relevant policies, rules, and regulations (e.g., USG and FHI 360).
Maximizes efficiencies, both in cost and operationally, in the implementation of the project.
Executes management processes and methodologies to ensure results are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with contractual terms and conditions.
Works closely with project leadership in the establishment and management of contractual reporting systems and structures to ensure on-time submission to the client.
Works closely with project leadership to ensure timely, high-quality, and complete submission of all reporting requirements.
Oversees and leads cost-efficient sub-awarding of multiple organizations globally.
Leads project wide human resource planning, and contributes to the recruitment, orientation, and supervision of project staff to support project and ensure the completion of programmatic and workforce planning needs are met and achieved.
Engages with the client on management and operations-related items.
Collaborates with staff to ensure that project implementation is managed closely through the development of structured work plans.
Provides functional and operational supervision through a matrix management approach to project staff to ensure the project is implemented in line with workplans, and facilitates problem solving, troubleshooting and escalation of issues that arise at country level.
Provides leadership to staff to ensure the development of timely, high quality and regulation compliant activity reporting per organization and donor guidelines.
Provides supportive guidance and supervision to staff, and managers who are charged to implement projects within the assigned area of expertise.
Collaborates with cross functional groups on matters concerning staff development that leverages international staff to mentor local staff, so as to maintain project accountability and scale in the short term and fast track capacity building for the long term.
Supports performance management and professional development of direct reports, including ongoing feedback, coaching, and career support.
Serves as a de-facto deputy to the Project Director.
Performs other duties as assigned.