ACBAR: Project Technical Manager

Position Title: Project Technical Manager

Activation Date: 14 Jan, 2021 Announced Date: 14 Jan, 2021 Expire Date: 28 Jan, 2021

Job Location:	Kabul
Nationality:	Afghan
Category:	Health Care
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	NTA
Vacancy Number:	N/A
No. Of Jobs:	1

City:	Kabul
Organization:	AADA
Years of Experience:	At least five years’ full time experience in manag
Contract Duration:	Seven months (extendable)
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	MD degree with post graduate degree (MPH) certified by relevant higher education authority
Close date:	28 Jan, 2021

About AADA:

Agency for Assistance and Development of Afghanistan (AADA) is an Afghan non-profit non-governmental organization working for the development of Afghanistan mainly through (1) provision of quality health services; (2) community development; (3) training and capacity building at professional and community levels; and (4) research in topics of public health and social sciences besides various projects in different parts of Afghanistan.

Job Description:

Purpose of the position:

The Technical Manager based in main office has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling of the Urban Health Initiative (UHI) project under guidance of AADA Program Director and in close coordination with Jhpiego (as Prime) to ensure quality management of Initiatives in priority locations of Jalalabad city.

Key Responsibilities:

Overall responsibility of UHI community based interventions management in priority Nahias of Jalalabad city in conjunction with Jhpiego’s main and provincial office technical teams;
Provide guidance in development, implementation monitoring and evaluation of project of a high quality that contribute to national and global objectives and ensure that undeserved community get maximum benefit from all activities;
Provide technical support, guidance, quality assurance to provincial team to ensure that the UHI are achieving the results as aimed;
Ensuring regular review of project progress is done and that there is value for money, the implementation methodologies are cost effective and in line with donor approaches.
Ensuring timely and accurate analysis of data and producing narrative reports to circulate to donor and partners;
Responsible for accurate budget control in compliance with AADA systems and procedures;
Assist and guide provincial team in developing a feasible plan that achieves the goals and objectives of the project and aligns with the donor's overall objective;
Ensuring regular contact with all relevant technical personnel in Jhpiego, PPHD and other stakeholders on the ground;
Assist provincial manager with grant management; developing and following up activity plans, and alerting the manager if any of the activity is not being accomplished according to timeframe;
Ensure transparency and accountability by sharing the project plan and the progress made with stakeholders at different level;
Be responsive to all communications on timely basis through proper channel;
Close coordination of the project activities with health actors in Jalalabad to avoid duplication of services and wastage of recourses;
Supervise and mentor provincial manager and other relevant staff.

Job Requirements:

Afghan National
MD degree with post graduate degree (MPH) certified by relevant higher education authority in Afghanistan or other country;
At least five years’ full time experience in managing of health projects;
Strong communication skills, with reasonable written and spoken English;
Having ability in project designing and developing proposal;
Fluency in written and spoken local languages;
Knowledge of local environment;
Strong leadership skills and a supportive management style.

Submission Guideline:

Interested eligible individuals are invited to submit their CVs and applications, clearly indicating the Title of Position and Name of Province in which they want to apply either through e-mail to address shown below, or through direct submission to the Human Resource department of AADA main office ““House #33, PD 4, Second part of Kart-e-Parwan, Ghazi Ayob Khan female high school lane, Kabul, Afghanistan. Candidates who send their CVs through e-mail must mention the Title of position (Project Technical Manager, Kabul Province) in which they want to apply, in the subject line of email. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for test and interview. Your e-mail must depict the vacancy title; else otherwise the CV will not be entertained.

Submission Email:

jobs@aada.org.af