Senior Associate

Position Summary

This position is placed in the Clients International Unit. The Senior Associate will lead and oversee various health systems and policy projects, playing a key role in their conceptualization, liaison activities, research coordination, and collaboration. The projects include, but not limited to, research, producing global public goods, and capacity-building initiatives for evidence-informed decision-making. The Senior Associate will report directly to the Head of Department.

Responsibilities

The main responsibility of the Senior Associate will be leading projects and/or initiatives at the company, including acting as a country focal point for Clients country partners. The responsibilities are structured as follows:

Key responsibilities

o Project or initiative

The staff will lead projects related to Health Systems from the proposal development to project completion, in consultation with Head of Unit or senior members, as appropriate. Duties may include (depending on the specific needs of the project):

o Lead overall project or initiative in collaboration with the team members and take decisions on programmatic aspects of the project or initiative.

o Lead development of proposal for the project or initiative along with relevant members of the team.

o Develop contracts and Terms of Reference (ToR) to commission work, as necessary.

o Develop project or initiative design, work plan and strategic approaches.

o Plan and manage financial aspects of the project or initiative, including negotiations with the contractor or funder, as needed, and be responsible for the project or initiative finances throughout the project or financing duration.

o Assess and plan for human resource requirements.

o Provide effective supervision, motivation, and foster the growth of team members; provide inputs on evaluation of team members.

o Assign or delegate tasks to team members and monitor timelines, deliverables, and outputs of each task to ensure timely completion.

o Evaluate the technical capacity of team members during the project onboarding and plan for training or relevant technical support for the team members.

o Facilitate collaboration, engagement, and coordination with relevant groups to ensure the successful completion of projects. Conduct stakeholder consultations to solicit inputs over the course of the project, with relevant team members.
o Coordinate inputs from multiple stakeholders for the final report with the team members and facilitate the internal review process for timely submission.
o Plan for dissemination activities of the project or initiative collaboratively with team members.
o Conduct after-action reviews upon completion of the project or initiative.
o Provide necessary documents during annual audit.
o Lead (supervise/be responsible for) M&E and ensure that tasks and deliverables are met and reported). Contribute to M&E efforts for other projects as well as at the unit and organsational levels.
o Proactively address issues, foresee any unexpected circumstance and provide updates to the Head of Unit, stakeholders, and team members.

Strategic development for the unit and organisation
o Understand linkages between projects and provide inputs for strategic development of the unit and organisation.
o Develop or provide inputs on strategies for the unit and organisation.
o Support implementation of strategies developed for the unit or organisation.
o Collaboration with networks and partner institutes
o Serve as key liaison and lead coordination efforts with different stakeholders and partner institutes.
o Identify areas of common interest and work collaboratively with partner institutes. Serve as a focal point for projects with multiple organisations or stakeholders.
o Contribute to outputs, communications, other dissemination and knowledge transfer activities related to the project or initiative.

Responsibilities based on type of project
o Technical support
The staff will lead and/or support technical inquiries of the project or initiative, according to the area of expertise, in consultation with the Head of Unit or senior members, as needed. Duties may include:
o Lead or contribute technical expertise for the project or initiative design, work plan, and strategic approaches according to the area of expertise.
o Provide technical assistance according to the area of expertise during the project or initiative, including (but not limited to), conduct literature reviews, data collection, data analysis, policy recommendation development, training delivery, workshops, and meetings.
o Participate in and prepare necessary technical and project-related reports, including presentations, policy briefs, white papers, and manuscripts along with the team members.