NGCA Manager
VillageReach, Congo
Job Description
ABOUT VILLAGEREACH
VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone, so that each person has the health care needed to thrive. We develop solutions that improve equity and access to primary health care. This includes making sure products are available when and where they are needed and primary health care services are delivered to the most under-reached. Radical collaboration with governments, the private sector and other partners strengthen our ability to scale and sustain these solutions. Our work increases access to quality health care for more than 78 million people in Africa. VillageReach in incorporated in Washington State and has offices in Seattle (USA), Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique.
Summary
VillageReach DRC is seeking to employ an NGCA Manager to provide a strategic guidance and vision for the implementation of the NGCA+ in DRC. The NGCA Manager reports to the DRC Deputy Country Director. The NGCA Manager is responsible for the overall programmatic aspects of the implementation of the NGCA + in DRC. This entails supervision of NGCA specialists and NGCA Technical Assistants, support to overall strategic program development and coordination in different provinces of implementation. The successful candidate will be a person motivated by the VillageReach mission, a highly dynamic and innovative person, with significant understanding of the donors and other key stakeholders’ landscape in the area of health systems strengthening; supply chain, epidemiological surveillance; immunization in DRC.
Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
- Provide the overall strategic guidance and vision of the NGCA+ and ensure its implementation is aligned with the government’s priorities. .
- Support the development of operational and strategic action plans for the implementation of the NGCA+ at the country level in connection with the strategic objectives of VillageReach at the global level.
- Ensure high quality implementation of the NGCA+, particularly in provinces implementing the Equity Accelerator Fund activities to identify and recover zero dose children.
- Ensure the contribution of NGCA+ in the identification and recovery of zero dose children.
- Ensure the development and monitoring of the accountability framework of the NGCA+
- Ensure the follow-up of the realization of the system design workshops of the NGCA+ at the provincial level as well as the various capacity strengthening interventions.
- With the Mamp;E team, contribute to the periodic evaluation of process and outcomes indicators of the NGCA+, and progress made at the country level alongside other stakeholders.
- Monitor NGCA+ implementation and propose strategic orientations based on evidence.
- Build capacity of VillageReach staff involved in the implementation of NGCA+ including NGCA Specialist and NGCA Technical Assistants.
- Monitor the quality of their results, including reviewing their deliverables, work plans, dashboards and reports produced by NGCA Specialist and NGCA Technical Assistants.
- Develop relationships with key supply chain stakeholders, including government public health programs such as PEV, PNAM, PNSR, DPS and establish yourself as a trusted expert on supply chain issues.
- Attend partner coordination meetings, technical working groups, committees, government forums and conferences as appropriate.
- Present the solution at national or international forums relating to the supply chain of health products if necessary.
- Research publish tenders and support with proposal writing for ongoing and future opportunities for expansion of NGCA+ in DRC.
- Support resource mobilization.
- Perform other tasks as needed.
Competencies:
The following competencies reflect what is expected of all VillageReach employees; including examples of how one might demonstrate each of these competencies in one’s role.
- Personal Motivation and Drive: Is self-directed in one’s approach to work, but asks for help when needed; holds oneself accountable; undertakes self-development activities; seeks to build and master new skills; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities within the organization
- Collaboration amp; Effective Communication: Establishes and maintains effective relations with coworkers, partners amp; stakeholders and external parties; works collaboratively with others to accomplish organizational and team goals and objectives; works actively to resolve conflicts; expresses ideas and thoughts effectively; selects and uses appropriate communication methods and maintains meaningful comm