Senior Associate / Portfolio Manager, Bethesda, MD, United States

Organization Overview: The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
Minimum Qualifications:
MA/MBA with 13 - 15 years of experience OR PhD with 8 - 10 years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Job Responsibilities:
Provide long-range strategic leadership for marketing and program development for a set of projects and countries on behalf of the Health Policy and Systems Division. Provide technical guidance and managerial oversight for assigned programs. Supervise the project managers/Chiefs of Party of projects within the portfolio and other technical officers and finance/contract administrators as assigned. Lead specific capture and proposal development efforts in assigned country and specialty areas.
Specific duties include:

• In collaboration with project teams, develop high quality workplans for projects assigned.
• Ensure technical quality of projects and programs assigned through selection of appropriate technical assistance and support, review of products and reports, and compliance with contract deliverables, workplans and budgets.
• Assess, monitor and manage technical, financial, security and contractual risk for all country projects.
• Oversee financial projection, tracking and reporting for projects assigned.
• Ensure compliance with Abt, USG and other contractual requirements.
• Identify staffing needs and participate actively in recruitment and hiring processes.
• Support staff by assisting in identification of training and professional development opportunities and other incentives.
• Oversee documentation and dissemination of projects' major achievements, success stories and best practices. Ensure that field-based evidence and best practices are effectively communicated to the client and are shared within the division and company.
• Maintain excellent relationships with country counterparts and funder/donor clients.
• Participate in division strategic planning and development of marketing plans.
• Champion new business efforts in assigned geographic and technical areas.
• Lead entire cycle of proposal efforts from pre-planning to award/implementation.

Skills Prerequisites:

• Masters Degree (minimum) or a PhD (desirable) in Management, Business, Public Health, Economics, or other relevant field.
• At least 15 years of highly relevant experience with a Masters Degree or 8-10 years with a PhD. Relevant experience includes international health project management, health systems strengthening, health policy and planning, service delivery management, quality improvement, and evaluation of health systems/programs.
• A significant amount of relevant overseas international development experience is required.
• Proven track record of significant business development successes.
• Excellent technical proposal writing skills required.
• Financial and contract management of international development projects is required.
• Thorough knowledge of USAID contract procedures, regulations, and policies is required.
• A demonstrated ability to lead a team of technical, management, and administrative professionals.
• Strong English and/or French communication skills (written, verbal, listening and presentation) are essential, as are strong interpersonal and consensus-building skills.
• Dynamic with energy to manage intense workload and to manage many complex tasks simultaneously.
• Experience in working in culturally diverse settings as well as managing cultural diverse staff.
• Sound PC skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.