Associate Director, Malaria

Overview:
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The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing, and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.

HJF is seeking an *Associate Director, Malaria. *The Associate Director (AD) Malaria maintains overall responsibility for managing the planning, development, design, and direction of the malaria project implemented by HJFMRI for PMI Nigeria. S/he is required to integrate PMI requirements and participation into a comprehensive plan that is fully coordinated with all contributing agencies, stakeholders, and organizations; establish responsibilities and set expectations; control and manage the project budgets and schedules, assuring that commitments to PMI are met; and serving as the project’s primary point-of-contact for USAID, as PMI lead, and other collaborators to include the Global Fund.

Responsibilities:

• Assures the overall management, control, coordination, and execution of the assigned projects. As project leader, implements PMI, WRAIR, and HJF decisions, guidance, laws, regulations and policies in the development of the project and intermediate products in support of the project. Manages PMI and USAID needs and maintains awareness of other agencies' commitments in support of the project, into a comprehensive scope of work. Obtains and maintains USAID and WRAIR concurrence on the scope of work (SOW). Participates in programming decisions, affecting long
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• short range courses of action for assigned projects. Provide support to global health partners i.e WHO, Roll Back Malaria, Nigerian Center for Disease Contorl, NAMRU-3, Global Fund, etc) to develop the capacity of health care workers and quality assurance to strengthen the healthcare systems.
• Controls and manages project implementation to meet agreed objectives and targets. Works with HJFMRI Finance to monitor project spend, and analyze spend consistent with progress attained, and measures/monitors performance to assure that commitments of all parties are being maintained. Gathers and provides input to budget projections. Plans and submits SOWs for procurement, and follows up on the procurement and delivery processes. Monitors progress, measures performance, and takes necessary corrective action to maintain agreed-upon schedules and costs. Based on performance trends forecasts schedule, budget, manpower, or quality problems and ensures proper resolution of issues raised. Reviews and approves, within authorities provided, project cost and schedule changes. Endorses all products produced by malaria staff in support of the project, and has the authority and responsibility to challenge those products. Shares products with USAMRD-A/N and HJF leadership, appropriate stakeholders at WRAIR, and PMI per schedule.
• Oversees the documentation and dissemination of program implementation success stories, lessons learned and challenges within the organizations and external stakeholders and audiences. ordinate with the program team to produce project success stories, lessons learned, fact sheets, news brief and blogs and disseminate through appropriate communication channels. Develops appropriate strategies and tools for strengthening the use of program data, and identifies data needs at all levels. Communicates technical data and information (including health research methods and statistical analysis) to both technical and non-technical audiences to support data-informed decision making, advocacy, and other activity objectives. Supports evidence-based planning, analyzing program data and lessons from global experience.
• Serves as the primary point of contact with internal and external stakeholders. Provide briefings and updates to USAMRD-A/N leadership, HJF, WRAIR, NMEP and PMI as requested and required, and other interested parties as directed or necessary for achievement of project goals. Communicate regularly with the PEPFAR program staff and Emerging Infectious Diseases staff to share practices, encourage transparency, and leverage resources as feasible.

Supervisory Responsibilities
- * Direct Supervisor*: Direct authority to make decisions on the following: employee hiring, disciplinary action, starting salaries and merit increases; conduct employee performance evaluations and directs work activities.

Physical Capabilities

• May require lifting materials up to 10 lbs.
• Ability to stand or sit at a computer for prolonged periods.

Qualifications:
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