JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc (JSI), a Boston-based public health management firm dedicated to providing high quality technical and managerial assistance to public health programs throughout the United States and the world, is currently recruiting for a Chief of Party (COP) for the upcoming USAID-funded Urban Health Activity in Bangladesh. The purpose of the Urban Health Activity is to strengthen urban health systems, with the goal of improving equitable health outcomes among all urbanites. To achieve its goal, the activity will work with municipalities and city corporations and focus investments on establishing and strengthening urban health systems to provide quality, equitable public health (including health services), optimize available resources; and become more resilient.

The COP will oversee the implementation of the entirety of this activity, be the primary point of contact for USAID, provide strategic technical vision, and ensure ethical and excellent management of the activity and its staff (including consortium members). The COP will liaise with USAID, relevant Government of Bangladesh officials, health and development donors, and other implementing partners of USAID/Bangladesh to cultivate open, productive, and collaborative relationships that support the implementation of this activity. The COP will be expected to identify issues and risks related to program implementation in a timely manner, suggest appropriate program adjustments, and ensure that systems are in place to mitigate the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse. The proposed COP candidate must fulfill the requirements detailed below.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or other advanced degree (PhD, MD) in a relevant field such as public health; health systems; maternal, child and reproductive health; development studies; social sciences or management; and other relevant fields.
• Minimum of ten years’ progressive experience in a senior role managing large, complex, and integrated programs of similar scope and dollar value.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with foreign governments, various ministries, development partners, the private sector, and community organizations to advance health and wellbeing.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams to achieve project results in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, writing, and English language skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience working on and/or technical expertise in health system strengthening.
• S/he should have current experience working with government counterparts in different capacities.
• Familiarity with relevant Bangladeshi stakeholders (MOHFW, MOLGRDC, municipalities, city corporations, donors, private sector, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders).
• Familiarity with Bangladesh Health Sector Plan and operational plan of MOHFW[/list/