Sr. Advisor Strategy and Partnership, Anglophone Africa

Overview:

Jhpiego is seeking a Senior Advisor, Strategy and Partnerships for each of our 3 regional Hubs (Asia/Middle East, Anglophone Africa, Francophone/Lusophone Africa and LAC). The Senior Advisor, Strategy and Partnerships will work closely with the Senior Hub Directors as well as the Senior Proposal Managers to strengthen Jhpiego’s overall partnerships, donor engagement, and business development.

The Senior Advisor, Strategy and Partnership will provide coordination, support and guidance with identifying funding opportunities for Jhpiego that align with broader regional/country goals and Jhpiego’s mission. They will also apply best practices and standard operating procedures to ensure proposal teams meet timelines and deliverables, escalating highly complex matters to capture manager or supervisor, collaborating on solutions and approaches when needed.

Applying critical thinking skills, the Senior Advisor, Strategy and Partnership will analyse new opportunities aligned with Jhpiego frameworks and country team strategies and make recommendations. They will also help strengthen capacity in NPD by building a highly capable team that is well-equipped to secure funding for high-impact programs in the Hub region.

The Senior Advisor, Strategy and Partnership will be an organized, rapid learner with excellent written and oral communication skills who is eager to translate and share knowledge while working with and through program technical and multi-disciplinary teams. The selected candidate can expect to grow core competencies in developing and refining theories of change, understanding/facilitating and/or drafting compelling proposal content and sharpening draft narrative. The successful candidate will bring acumen working under pressure and managing multiple tasks to tight deadlines for a variety of internal and external audiences.

This position is to be based in Anglophone Africa. This role is exclusively open to candidates who are already located in any of the countries where Jhpiego currently operates.

Responsibilities:

Strategy/Business Development

- Proactively identify funding opportunities for Jhpiego that align with broader regional/country goals and Jhpiego’s mission.

- Identify key strategic donors in the region, and proactively meet with governments (with country teams) and donors (public and private) to generate support.

- Represent Jhpiego to potential donors with the aim of securing new funding.

- In collaboration with the Sr Hub Director, support Country Directors to develop resource mobilization/strategic plans.

- Work with the Sr Hub Director and Country Directors to develop and write strategic concept notes based on potential and existing funding opportunities.

- Research funding sources, funding analyses and trends, to strategically guide new business opportunities, positioning, and outreach.

- Work with the Sr Hub Director and Country Directors to develop key positioning events, to raise Jhpiego’s visibility with stakeholders and donors.

- Work with the Sr Hub Director and Country Directors to undertake leads development and management, including donor and partner landscaping, competitive analyses, and partner engagement.

- Work with Sr Hub Director, Country Directors, GPTE and NPD to refine pitch ideas, identify donors, and undertake strategic outreach related to pitches.

- Monitor regional and country growth and provide regular updates to Country Directors, the Sr Hub Director, and NPD leadership.

- Represent Jhpiego’s business development interests at relevant meetings, events and within donor-specific networks.

Strategic Partnerships

- Work with the Sr Hub Director and Country Director to identify relevant organizations to partner with, including public, private sector and local implementing partners, and develop strategic partnerships.

- In coordination with other Jhpiego departments, develop and roll out partnership and positioning strategy, in line with Jhpiego’s overall business development goals.

- Develop, manage, and strengthen relationships with current regional and local partners in order to maintain trust in Jhpiego’s professional standard and quality of work among all stakeholders.

- Represent Jhpiego and communicate Jhpiego’s priorities at meetings and events, for growing partner relationships and collaboration.

Proposal Design and Development

- Oversee pre-solicitation proposal preparations and bid planning, as needed within the Hub, including development of strategic partnerships and teaming, bid strategy, and win themes.

- Coordinate participation of other regional and home office staff to support the country team to be prepared ahead of live funding opportunities.

- Serve as Proposal Writer on bids, leading the proposal writing including ensuring that the narrative is cohesive, responsive to the donor, and meets all requirements.

- Serve as occasional Proposal Manager, managing the overall proposal process to ensure responsiveness and serving as the primary point of contact for the proposal with both internal and external audiences.

- Serve as occasional Proposal Design Lead, guiding and executing the proposal design process, and ensuring that all aspects of the proposal are responsive to donor and in line with Jhpiego proposal quality standards.

Capacity Building

- Build the capacity of country team members in all areas of the NPD cycle.

- Provide ongoing mentorship and support to country teams in leads development, bid decisions and partnerships.

- Identify relevant internal and external training and learning opportunities and share with country teams.

Required Qualifications:

- Undergraduate degree in public health, development studies, communications, business or commensurate professional experience.

- 8+ years of relevant experience.

- Advanced degree in public health or international development.

- 10 years of combined experience in proposal management and project implementation throughout the lifecycle with international donors.

- Demonstrated success in securing funds from governments and/or other donors.

- In-depth understanding of major global health donors.

- Ability to foster strong partnerships with local governments and institutions, community leaders and influencers, civil society, local NGOs.

- Strong oral, written and presentation skills.

- Demonstrated ability to diplomatically manage external and internal relationships for multiple, concurrent initiatives/projects and/or proposals.

- Ability to deeply listen and quickly learn.

- Ability to draft concise and compelling concept/proposal narrative from technical and programmatic design inputs.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Creatively design proposal development sessions with internal staff and external organizations, including local groups.

- Ability to manage ad-hoc teams.

- Ability to self-manage and prioritize in fast-paced environment.

- Demonstrated analytical, organizational and decision-making skills.

- Ability to travel on short notice and work additional hours during peak times.

- Aware of and sensitive to working with diverse groups from different social, cultural and economic backgrounds.

- Strong English oral, written and presentation skills.

- Proficient in MS Office and online resources.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience of NPD work within Hub region with a deep understanding of the cultural diversity, contexts and nuances across countries where Jhpiego works.

- Experience in external engagements, influencing, networking and working with the global health donor community.

- Ability to unlock teams stuck on tough design issues; positive, constructive problem solving; creative facilitation and learning methodologies.

- Understanding of implementation research methods.

- Training and adult learning principles.

- Proficiency in using data systems for collating and sharing project or business data.

- Experience with knowledge sharing and translation between internal or external stakeholders.

- Fluency, oral and written, in a second language – French, Portuguese or Spanish (depending on the Hub location).

Total compensation will be based on the country of hire and Jhpiego’s local compensation plan.

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

EEO is the Law.

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