Jhpiego is hiring Team Leader, Animal Health 2021 in Dhaka

Jhpiego is hiring Team Leader, Animal Health 2021 in Dhaka.

The Team Leader, Animal Health will provide expert guidance, leadership and support in the area of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) and antimicrobial-usage (AMU) surveillance in food animals. S/he will develop collaborative relationships with stakeholders including government officials and non-governmental stakeholders and will ensure that animal health project outputs are met as per timeline and within budget.

The upcoming Fleming Fund in health project Country Grant in Bangladesh aims to address critical gaps in surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in Bangladesh. The project will operate over a three-year period. This position reports to the Project Director.

Responsibilities

• Design strategies leveraging global best practices along with Technical Director and Advisor, and lead the formulation of innovative approaches for greater impact, institutionalization, and scale up of successful AMR and AMU surveillance in food animals
• Oversee efforts to provide mentoring and capacity building at the individual and organizational level in AMR and AMU surveillance in food animals
• Support the customization, roll-out, adoption, and effective use of financial reporting and management tools and systems
• Provide technical oversight and strategic direction for the project’s technical assistance efforts
• Establish and implement a system to ensure technical quality and fidelity across target provinces and districts
• Inform the design and execution of data quality assessments and strengthen the use of data for decision making, including respective systems
• Collaborate closely with the Team Leader, Human Health to ensure harmonization of project approaches
• Key personnel to coordinate the activities of animal health surveillance team and to maintain day to day communication with the technical advisory body.
• Collaborate and coordinate closely with ongoing and other aligned programs
• Provide technical leadership to the development the project strategic plan, work plan, and project monitoring, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock , Fleming Fund, and other stakeholders to ensure timely implementation and compliance
• Actively participate in relevant technical advisory/working groups and professional forums
• Work with M&E staff to design and implement a plan to track data/results related to AMR and AMU surveillance in food animals to inform adjustments in project implementation
• Document successes, lessons learned and challenges in implementation as well as reports of project activities and results to the project and donor, including routine quarterly and annual reports and other reporting requirements as requested
• Supervise, coach and mentor project and client staff
• Manage technical contributions of subgrantees, including defining scopes of work and monitoring performance against targets
• Maintain excellent relationships with donor and in-country stakeholders and develop rapid responses

Jhpiego is a nonprofit global leader in the creation and delivery of transformative health care solutions for the developing world. Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University Affiliate, translates decades of program experience and in-depth technical knowledge into moments of care that can mean the difference between life and death for women and families.