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  • Global Operations Coordinator

    Global Operations Coordinator

    Summary of Role:  
    This role provides a range of administrative support services to promote efficient delivery of services for the functional area staff. Maintains high standards of professionalism, efficiency, personal communication, discretion, and independent judgment in coordination and scheduling activities, filing, document preparation, and functional area activities. Manages a wide range of highly sensitive issues under tight deadlines.
    Key Responsibilities:
    Provide Administrative support to Global Operations teams: 

    Scheduling Activities: Manages and maintains schedules. Plans and coordinates special events such weekly/monthly departmental and company-wide meetings; Arranges international for Global Operations special events, trainings, retreats, etc. and meetings by developing itineraries and agendas, booking transportation, and arranging lodging and meeting accommodations for all functional area staff.
    Documentation Preparation: Prepares and edit correspondence, communications, and Power Point presentations. Drafts and formats departmental communications and reports. Drafts, formats, and circulates documentation pertaining to awards, subawards, procurement, global operations. Assists with drafting departmental protocols, procedures, and guidance documents. Assists with international registrations processes.
    Communications: Communicates with appropriate units within GSO, Presidents Offices and GSO related to the Global Operations’ activities, trainings, announcements, etc. Communicates with the Pathfinder Communication team for any announcements pertaining to the Global Operations annual trainings, etc.
    On-boarding Coordination: Processes new hires for the functional area, coordinates and participates in new hire orientation, and completes payroll documentation processing for new hires.
    Project Management and Participation: Leads, manages, or participates on cross-functional project teams.
    TEAMS administration: manages Global Operations TEAMS channel, Global Operations Management Team’s TEAM channel.
    Ishare and other systems administration: Manages IShare page set up, development, design, updates, and improvements in consultation with the IT subject matter expert and Global Operations Teams. Assists with update and maintenance of other functional area systems.

    Global Operations Division support & special projects:

    Assist during the annual work planning process.
    Assist with the annual mandatory training rollout process.
    Assist with special projects as needed.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Bachelor’s degree in administration or related field, or a combination of education and work experience that yields the required competencies.
    1–2-year related experience, including experience in administration (internship experience acceptable)
    Organization, Planning, Coordination and Multi-tasking: Advanced organizational and planning skills, project planning and management skills. Proven ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision. Proven ability to coordinate activities.
    Writing and Editing: Ability to compose and edit correspondence, reports and general documentation.
    Filling and Records Maintenance: Ability to file and maintain records.
    Functional Area Systems Expertise: Advanced knowledge of functional area systems.
    Onboarding: Ability to onboard new hires of business unit and process required paperwork.
    Software Applications: Advanced knowledge of MS Office products, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Experience working in non-profit organizations
    French or Portuguese language
    Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Commitment to family planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of harmful traditional practices.
    Languages: Advanced writing and speaking skills in the English language.
    Influencing: Proven ability to influence others at all levels within the organization.
    Organization, Planning and Multi-tasking: Advanced organizational and planning skills, project planning and management skills. Proven ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision.
    Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to be detailed-oriented, and ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-paced environment.
    Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrixed organization.
    Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a discreet and professional manner

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  • Senior Strategic Communications Advisor

    Senior Strategic Communications Advisor

    Summary of Role:  
    The Senior Strategic Communications Advisor serves as the strategic advisor and counselor to the President of Africa, overseeing the overall coordination, visibility, and facilitation of the communications strategy execution for the region. The Advisor oversees Pathfinder Africa brand, internal and external communications to elevate Pathfinder’s profile in global health and development.
    Responsibilities also include monitoring and reporting on specific communications initiatives and projects within the executive office to ensure alignment with Pathfinder’s strategy, commitments, and goals. The Director plays a key role in fostering cross-departmental relationships to support visibility success and partners closely with the Africa leadership team to manage the Office of the President Africa, ensuring efficient delivery of priorities.
    Additionally, the Advisor will serve as the lead for global social media collaborating with global, regional, and country teams to implement existing strategies and effectively communicate Pathfinder’s vision and agenda; and engage key stakeholders through the flagship social pages.
    Key Responsibilities:
    Strategic Communications and Global Social Media Leadership and Management: 

    Heads the Africa communication team overseeing Africa branding and internal and external communications to elevate the organization’s profile in global health.
    Oversees President’s communication strategy, including developing briefing materials for meetings, trips, speaking engagements, and donor related work, ensuring President is fully prepared for external engagement.
    Manages the development of talking points and organizes cross- functional, organization-wide teams to create necessary background materials on Pathfinder’s programmatic work and global public health issues.
    Collaborates and provides direction and advice to Pathfinder country program teams on the appropriate and best fit communications content and tactics in meeting their positioning and profile-raising needs in line with the existing communications and social media strategy.
    Oversees social media working group and social media contributors from across the organization to ensure representation of Pathfinder countries, projects, issues, and key priorities on Pathfinder’s flagship social media channels.

    Strategic Research:

    Proactively exploring new opportunities and ideas for increasing the impact of the programs’ work through communications, staying on top of latest developments, news and research, and building connections with other external individuals and organizations.
    Acts as key broker between academic research teams and policy influencing communications, helping to translate and make accessible complex research outputs into engaging, policy influencing communication tactics.
    Works with Country Directors and Project Leads to develop solutions and strategies for improving the reach of research outputs through activity implementation and activity evaluation.
    In consultation with the Country Directors and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team, identify, develop, and facilitate processes to generate, capture and apply the team’s learning to ongoing programing and for future stabilization programing.  

    Thought Leader & Senior Team Member:

    Manages the delivery of a thought leadership and content pipeline/planner, identifying timely external hooks and moments, and work with the Project Communications teams to produce content for these (including publications, blog content, video, and other multimedia content, and pitching and placement of external content with external editorial and media sites).
    Represents the President internally and externally, acting as a liaison with key executives, staff, country offices, and external stakeholders.
    Serves as a project manager and implementer for strategy within the President’s office, ensuring alignment with Pathfinder’s overarching strategy.
    Serves as a part of the senior leadership team alongside other Division Leaders.
    Fosters strong cross-departmental collaboration to facilitate leadership success across all levels of Pathfinder Africa.

    External Engagement:

    Manages President’s external engagement participation including interfacing with external organizations, stakeholders, and partners.
    Organizes relevant internal stakeholders in cross-functional, organization-wide teams to develop necessary items to advance partnership creation.
    Serves as an interlocutor to external organizations and partners to advance strategic priorities.
    Facilitates relationship building and management for the President, including tracking priority relationships and developing collateral materials for effective representation of Pathfinder and the President.
    Supports the President in all work around revenue generation and enhancing visibility of Pathfinder in the region.

    Crisis Management:

    Develops plans for emergence standard process for managing crisis and works with Group Leadership Team to address the specifics of an emergency.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Bachelor’s and ten (10) years of experience, or master’s and seven (7+) years of relevant  
    At least three (3) years of advanced experience supporting C-Level Executives.
    At least three (3) years of proven work experience working with global staff and matrixed organizations.
    Proven work experience utilizing excellent management skills and collaborative leadership approach with excellent strategic thinking analytical, influencing and project management skills.
    English written and oral language skills.
    Advanced skills in organizing meetings, assisting with travel and hotel accommodations, and providing general office operations support for meetings, such as preparing minutes and
    Advanced Skills in developing, monitoring, managing, and reporting on budgets.
    Foundational knowledge of research methods for papers, reports, speeches, and other documentation
    Advanced skills in drafting and editing written materials used for reports, speeches, and related documents.
    Advanced ability to plan and manage cross functional Project planning to fulfill performance objectives, including timely implementation and reporting.
    Mastery of negotiation and influencing, through written and spoken

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Advanced experience supporting C-Level Executives working with a non-profit organization or INGO.
    Three (3) years of experience working with a non-profit organization or INGO.
    French and Portuguese oral and written language skills is an advantage.

    Other Information: 
    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel required (30% or less)

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  • Global Proposal Recruiter

    Global Proposal Recruiter

    Summary of Role:  
    The Global Proposal Recruiter role initiates and leads talent acquisition efforts including full life cycle recruiting, developing and executing a broad-based sourcing strategy, ultimately delivering a viable talent pipeline for Pathfinder International’s response to new business proposals.  
    Provides full life cycle recruiting for a broad range of both domestic and international positions. Supports staffing donor Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Assistance (RFAs). This includes designing and implementing global sourcing and recruiting campaigns to identify country nationals, expatriates, and third country nationals for key/expert positions.  May provide other recruitment support to project start-up or organizational staffing, as needed. 
    Key Responsibilities:
    Life cycle recruitment for proposal positions: 

    Assessing Hiring Needs. Review and assess each proposal opportunity to identify and develop specific recruitment action steps to ensure that all donor and organizational staffing requirements are successfully completed for each funding opportunity within established deadlines. Develops and executes recruiting strategies for each job profile. 
    Job Postings. Develop and implement electronic requisitions for open positions, posts position openings to Pathfinder employment webpage as well as external websites. Ensures postings are current and up to date.
    Candidate Sourcing. Employs a variety of standard and specialized sourcing techniques to identify a high quality, diverse candidate pool in an efficient, cost-effective manner (i.e. online investigating, database and ATS searches, cold calling, user groups, referrals, networking, and the like.).
    Proactively builds Pathfinder’s talent pipeline by identifying, screening, interviewing, and assessing candidates for open positions. 
    Interviewing and Selecting Candidates. Assists proposal teams in evaluating applicant qualifications and selecting the most qualified candidates. Makes employment recommendations based on information obtained through interviews, reference checks and assessment tools. Screens and presents qualified candidates for interviews. Performs detailed reference checking on selected candidates and reviews results with hiring managers. Initiates and ensures background check, drug testing, and any immigration processing requirements are satisfactorily completed when necessary. 
    Advertising Management. Manages advertising in various media (print, internet, social media). Research appropriate advertising venues, analyzes advertising sources for cost effectiveness and makes recommendations on where to spend advertising dollars.
    Interview Coordination. Coaches interview team members on developing job- specific behavioral and competency-based interview questions as well as interviewing and candidate assessment techniques. Organizes, leads, and documents post-interview debrief with interview teams. 
    Selecting Candidates. Works with HR Managers and Hiring Managers to develop and extend offers of employment to selected candidates within the guidelines of Pathfinder’s compensation. Negotiates proposal candidate salaries and establishes benefits within budget constraints. 

    Recruiting Strategy Implementation and Documentation:

    Develops recruiting strategies for each position. Follows recruiting process and tracks job candidates using Pathfinder’s applicant tracking system.
    Maintains accurate and well-ordered documentation on all applicant flow, sourcing practices, and other recruiting activities to minimize exposure to liability and ensure a thorough and positive audit if required.
    Ensures that all staffing documentation submitted with proposals complies with donor specifications Conduct necessary reference and background checks on proposed candidates. 

    Candidate Relationship Management:

    Serves as a point of contact for key personnel after proposal submission and until a funding decision has been determined by the donor.  Keeps a pipeline of candidates for future positions and proposals.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business/Industrial Psychology, Communications, or related field; or a combination of education and work experience that yields the required competencies. 
    7 years related experience, including experience in global recruiting. 
    Experience providing recruitment support for US government RFAs/RFPs or other professional services proposals. 
    Advanced skills in hiring high-quality individuals utilizing a full life cycle recruiting process including developing recruitment strategies; creatively sourcing candidates; pre-screening, interviewing, and assessing candidates; and negotiating and finalizing job offers.
    Proven ability utilizing various sourcing alternatives and proactive recruiting tools and methodologies (search engines, social networks, cold calling, corporate websites, general job boards, professional associations, trade journal/newspaper advertising, outplacement firms, college postings, alumni organizations, job fairs, and employee referrals) to build candidate pipelines.
    Advanced skills in networking, consulting, and client management
    Proven ability with applicant tracking systems.
    Ability to communicate, collaborate with diverse stakeholders and achieve operational outcomes.

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Experience recruiting international talent based in Africa and Asia. 
    Experience in corporate staffing for an organization that is an active US government contractor (OFCCP compliance) in public health and/or international development.

    Other Information: 
    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel required (10% or less)

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  • Senior Advisor, Global Information Technology

    Senior Advisor, Global Information Technology

    Summary of Role:  
    The Sr. Advisor, Information Technology works closely with the Information Technology Director, Pathfinder decision-makers, and country offices to identify, recommend, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions throughout Pathfinder.  The position provides day to day direction, guidance, and support for IT solutions that enhance business operations and ensures optimal performance of all Pathfinder office IT systems and operations in alignment with the objectives of Pathfinder International and the Country-Led Strategy.  Facilitates and streamlines communications to the IT Director; manages a team of IT Regional Managers; and works closely with the IT Systems, IT Applications, and IT Security teams to meet the technology needs of the organization.
    Key Responsibilities:
    Leadership and Management: 

    Leads and manages a team of IT Regional Managers. Recruits, hires, trains, develops, and directs their work.
    Coordinates the flow of information from the global IT team to the country IT teams. Develops capacity of country office staff to maintain reasonable standards for infrastructure and systems.

    Global IT Infrastructure:

    Establishes a framework of communication between country leadership and IT to discuss challenges and opportunities and enhance the pipeline between the IT team and Country staff to ensure highest level/efficiency of support and service.

    Project Management:

    Establishes project scopes, goals, timelines, resources, and deliverables that support organization goals and tracking projects progress.
    Ensures IT projects are thoroughly communicated to country leadership and IT management.

    IT Infrastructure and Systems:

    Collaborates with country office teams to assess, benchmark, and make recommendations for IT infrastructure, systems, and applications to ensure operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations. Oversees provision of end-user services, including help desk and technical support services to ensure they meet internal SLA standards.

    Risk Management:

    In coordination with the IT Director and the IT Security Manager, designs and implements a comprehensive risk management program, including implementation of disaster recovery, business continuity and data security plans, addressing compliance risks, and ensuring system documentation.
    Responsible for the implementation and training of all IT policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision throughout the Pathfinder country offices.

    Networking Systems Planning and Execution: 

    Participates in and supports capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for networking and telecommunication systems.
    Consults with country offices and systems team to evaluate requirements, recommend designs, provide cost analyses, plan projects, and coordinate tasks for installation of data networks.
    Works with the systems team to establish network specifications and policies by evaluating network performance including availability, utilization, throughput, good output, and latency.

    Vendor Management: 

    Participates in negotiations with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure products and services.
    Works with vendors to resolve complex network problems.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, information technology, or related field.
    8 years’ experience managing or directing an IT operation.
    Experience with IT strategic planning and development, project management, infrastructure, and policy development.
    Experience with systems documentation.
    8 years’ experience with Microsoft systems and application administration, service desk platform management, ITSM, ITIL.
    Systems Design and Development: Skills in systems design and development from business requirements analysis through day-to-day management.
    IT Systems: Advanced knowledge of current network and PC operating systems, hardware, protocols, and standards including cloud technologies.
    Management and Supervision: Management and supervisory skills, including skills leading cross functional teams in multiple locations or underdeveloped countries. Relevant experience with distributed teams in country offices.
    IT Systems: Advanced knowledge of current network and PC operating systems, hardware, protocols, and standards including cloud technologies.

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Previous work experience with an international NGO
    Certifications in Project Management.
    A passion for service improvement.

    Other Information: 
    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel required (20% or less)

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  • Technical Advisor – Climate and Health Senior Analyst, Predictive and Risk Analytics Family Planning and Environmental Compliance Officer

    Technical Advisor – Climate and Health Senior Analyst, Predictive and Risk Analytics Family Planning and Environmental Compliance Officer

    Summary of Role:  
    The incumbent will provide technical leadership in the development and implementation of Climate Change and Health programs and projects. As the Technical Advisor for Climate Change and Health in the African Region, you will play a pivotal role in supporting country teams to develop and implement impactful Climate Change and Health programs and projects. Your primary responsibility will be to provide technical expertise, strategic guidance, and leadership in the nexus between health and climate change. You will nurture relationships and work closely with Climate Change entities, government ministries, intergovernmental bodies, the African Union, and other regional development bodies such as EAC, SADC, ECOWAS, and international climate donors (including the Green Climate Fund and US Government, among others) to promote sustainable initiatives that address the challenges posed by climate change on public health and promote integration of SRHR and wellbeing of communities in climate change programs and projects. Partners with other technical advisors to enable policy, research and programs that benefit women, adolescents, and children.
    Key Responsibilities:
    Strategic and Technical Leadership: 

    Provides technical expertise and guidance to regional and country teams in the design of funding proposals and implementation of Climate Change and Health programs and projects.
    Supports the development of evidence-based interventions to address climate change-related health risks and vulnerabilities.
    Builds on existing tools and develops or adapts innovative approaches to ensure the efficiency, acceptability, and impact of Climate Resilience, Adaptation, and Mitigation interventions.

    Strategic partnership for fundraising:

    Provides technical support to country teams in developing strategic partnerships with stakeholders in the Climate Change financing chain including the National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Green Climate Fund Accredited Entities (AE), UN’s Climate donors such as Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund, Global Environment Facility, Loss and Damage Fund, other Institutional and Private donors.
    Supports country teams and the Pathfinder Africa President’s Office and other stakeholders to identify funding opportunities for Climate Change and Health initiatives from various sources, including international climate donors, foundations, and development agencies.

    Programming Design and Implementation:

    Supports country teams and partners in the design, development, and implementation of innovative, effective, country appropriate programming for climate change and health resilience.
    As needed, participates in regional and support country-level advocacy efforts of Pathfinder for improving family planning, adolescent and youth, maternal and child health indicators in the context of climate change programming

    Technical Assistance:

    Provides technical assistance to country offices, national governments, local partners, and other agencies to assess needs and develop Climate and Health Resilience standards and guidance, and/or provide services that are responsive to the needs of intended populations.

    Technical Support for Proposals:

    Provides technical support on the development of proposals, including including participation in strategizing for technical approach, proposal writing and proposal review.
    Works with country teams to integrate Resilience activities in new proposals. Develop compelling project proposals and concept notes to secure funding for Climate and Health initiatives.

    Quality Assurance:

    Works with the technical team to ensure that best practices for services and service integration are well documented, evaluated and poised for scale up.
    Coaches and builds teams to optimize staff performance programming, target setting and project workplan and scale-up.

    Positioning and Visibility:

    Represents Pathfinder International at professional meetings and conferences organized by Pathfinder or other organizations at the national, regional, and global level.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Master’s degree in public health, social science, climate and environment or related discipline
    Minimum 5 years’ experience in working in international development, preferably in implementing programs in one or more countries seeking to empower women, adolescents and children and improve equitable access to quality health services. 
    5 years’ international non-profit experience
    Understanding of the subject matter: Global and Country Specific climate and Health Systems, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Climate Change Policies, Health National Adaptation Plans (H-NAP) etc.
    Deep understanding of climate change financing and global donors.
    Public health or related expertise: Basic knowledge of the linkages between Climate Change and its impact on health and family planning and SRHR, maternal and child health, nutrition and food security, sanitation, agriculture and/or energy.
    Concept and Proposal Development: Advanced skills in climate and health proposal development from concept to full proposal, resource mobilization, and proven ability to raise substantial research/development funds.
    Leadership: Advanced skills as a leader in health and climate change.

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Expertise in designing climate resilience projects.
    Experience in project design
    Proficiency in English and French languages

    Other Information: 
    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

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  • Finance Manager Field Operations Director Gender and AYSRH Advisor Grants Manager Knowledge Management Officer

    Finance Manager Field Operations Director Gender and AYSRH Advisor Grants Manager Knowledge Management Officer

    Summary of Role:  
    Pathfinder International is seeking an experienced Finance Manager for the anticipated USAID-funded Accelerating ChoiCe, Equity, and Sustainability for Services (ACCESS) project. The purpose of this project is to improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and related health outcomes among adolescents and youth and other underrepresented and underserved populations by advancing excellence, innovation, and best practices in service delivery.
    The Finance Manager provides support to manage the financial aspects of a project. Analyze figures and implement recommendations based on these findings. Provides support to the project team, guides them regarding the management of financial, budgetary, and contractual issues, and also builds strong coordination with Project sub-awardees. Strives for operational excellence that enables Pathfinder to continue to grow; evaluate, develop and implement project operational best practices in areas including budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance.
    Key Responsibilities:
    Financial Management: 

    Ensures effective financial management by tracking performance against approved budgets, milestones, and key performance indicators, and preparing comprehensive reports.
    Ensures financial management of Pathfinder awards complies with Pathfinder policies and procedures and applicable donor rules and regulations

    Fund Tracking: 

    Maintains accurate records of expenditures, including subcontractor costs, to track funding availability and ensure financial transparency.

    Quarterly Review Reports: 

    Collaborates with the Director of Finance and Operations to complete monthly and quarterly project reviews, sharing financial results with project teams and offering recommendations based on analytical insights.

    Project Budget Advising: 

    Provides guidance to project managers on preparing, monitoring, and reporting expenditure projections to maintain financial accountability and support informed decision-making.

    Budget Forecast Tracking: 

    Updates and maintains project forecasts in Finance’s database, tracking budget versus actuals on a monthly and quarterly basis to inform budget management strategies and adjustments.
    Provides budgetary review for sub-awards and project-related procurement.
    Works with Director of Finance and Operations to plan, implement, and monitor cost share plan.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Business Management, or a related field.
    5-6 years of related experience working in finance, financial monitoring, policies, and developing complex budgets.
    Work experience in the development sector.
    Experience working with international donors, particularly USAID-funded projects.
    Financial and Accounting: Advanced knowledge of finance and accounting principles and practices for non-profit global organizations
    Financial Reporting: Ability to develop and deliver required financial reports.
    Budgeting: Ability to prepare and guide others in preparing budgets for projects.

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Master’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
    Experience working with INGOs.
    Software Applications: Advanced knowledge of MS Office products, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

    Other Information: 
    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel required (10% or less)

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  • Senior Technical Writer, Francophone

    Senior Technical Writer, Francophone

    Summary of Role:  
    The Senior Technical Writer leads the process of writing technical materials that analyze, articulate, and support business development, as well as organizational learning and dissemination of Pathfinder’s implementation experience, technical strategies, and impact. They will contribute as a leader in the organization by identifying and responding to strategic opportunities to enhance technical visibility and provide writing support to proposals to a wide variety of donors. This position will primarily focus on support to Francophone countries, including conducting meetings in French and translating key documents, as needed.  However, given the global nature of the role, this role will support across Pathfinder’s portfolio of countries, as needed.
    Key Responsibilities:
    Technical publication development: 

    In partnership with relevant content owners, develops, writes, edits, coordinates, and disseminates technical publications, including technical briefs, learning briefs, case studies, and peer-reviewed journal articles. These documents aim to share programmatic experiences and evidence, formulate implementation lessons and recommendations, support business development, and position Pathfinder as a thought leader in SRHR.
    Works closely with the team to support the dissemination of technical publications.

    Proposal writing:

    Collaborates with the Business Development and Country teams to develop and write sound technical responses to donor requests for proposals/applications.
    Develops, writes, and edits Pathfinder proposals, demonstrating Pathfinder voice and style and technical familiarity with Pathfinder strategies and approaches.

    Contributes to other proposal-related needs, including editing and writing capability statements and biographical statements for personnel.

    Technical Visibility:

    Work with project teams and country leadership to review project achievements and learnings and identify opportunities for technical visibility.
    Develop positioning strategies, plans, and materials for Pathfinder engagement in major conferences.
    Collaborate with the business development team and country team to identify priority countries for technical briefs that support Pathfinder’s business pursuit initiatives.
    Provide support to country teams in identifying opportunities to disseminate project learning materials, including legacy documents, high-priority final reports, technical briefs, abstracts, posters, and presentations that comprehensively describe Pathfinder’s work, achievements, and lessons learned.

    Project management:

    Strategically manages technical writing requests and assignments from across the organization, working with project team members, subject matter experts, designers, translators, the communications team, and others, to conceptualize, develop, publish, and disseminate technical publications efficiently and effectively.

    Capacity strengthening:

    Strengthens internal writing capacity through both formal training and informal mentorship in technical writing.
    Develops and leads an in-house training program for staff on technical writing.
    Reviews, updates, and develops new internal technical writing guidance, tools, and templates, including the Pathfinder Style Guide.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, social sciences or a related field, or a combination of education and experience that yields the required competencies.
    10 years’ experience as a writer/editor, with record of writing successful USAID, private foundation, and other donor-funded proposals/applications.
    Technical Writing: Advanced knowledge and application of technical writing principles and practices
    Dissemination and Visibility: Advanced knowledge and skills in developing project dissemination strategies, including leveraging project dissemination opportunities for donor positioning.
    Languages: Proven writing and speaking using English and French languages

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Experience in graphic design and desktop publishing
    Experience in managing staff.
    Experience in mentoring staff and capacity strengthening.
    PC Applications: Mastery of skills using publication software.

    Other Information: 
    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel required (10% or less)

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  • Development Marketing Advisor

    Development Marketing Advisor

    Summary of Role:  
    This position plays a critical role in the diversification of Pathfinder’s funding by developing and executing direct marketing strategies for sustainable growth across several Pathfinder donor categories with a focus on email marketing. Ensuring that Pathfinder maintains – and grows – a robust base of individual support will better position the organization to meet its mission.
    This role will partner with Individual Giving and Communications colleagues to analyze, test and deploy strategies that connect with and market to Pathfinder’s constituent audience and align external fundraising messaging to support organizational communication priorities. This role will manage our EveryAction digital communication and fundraising platform to ensure effective data collection and create a positive donor experience. The role will also develop content for individual donor communications.
    Key Responsibilities:
    Fundraising: 

    Identify opportunities for workplace giving for Pathfinder’s donors.
    Project management and fiscal year strategic planning for Pathfinder’s Direct Marketing program and management of communications calendar for all email and text communications.
    Oversee planning, creation, and deployment of donor-facing digital assets including online donation forms, email campaigns, and SMS communications including stewardship, cultivation, and reporting.
    Support Director of Annual Giving to manage Pathfinder’s monthly giving and mid-level giving programs, including stewardship, cultivation, and reporting.
    Oversee planning, creation, and deployment of Pathfinder’s SMS program including platform/interface management, content creation, copywriting and editing, deployment, and reporting.

    Marketing Strategy:

    Ensure multi-channel communications by aligning messaging across platforms (SMS, email, direct mail, paid advertising, website, traditional media, and social media) based on industry best practices.
    Work closely with the digital communications and marketing team to support Pathfinder’s marketing strategy and the organization’s messaging and brand voice.
    Regularly analyze key metrics to determine success and craft and/or adapt strategies to implement learnings.

    Operational:

    Provide real-time reporting on various program elements for distribution to key stakeholders.
    Maintain robust knowledge of Pathfinder programs to identify compelling content for solicitation and stewardship materials.
    Serve as point of contact for relevant vendors.
    Assist in management of CRMs alongside data processing team, ensuring the cleanliness of data and synergy across platforms.
    Proactively make strategy recommendations to promote organizational efficiency and efficacy, identifying best practices and replicable models for programmatic learnings
    Ensures activities are compliant with organizational and external donor policies and guidelines.

    Donor Communication:

    Propose stories for Pathfinder’s website and social media channels that align with the messaging strategy for individual donor communications.
    Write stories for Pathfinder’s two premier donor-funded publications – the annual report and Pathways. This will include working with Pathfinder country teams to identify stories, write them, and ensure photography aligns with Pathfinder’s brand and visual identity standards.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, advertising, or nonprofit management, or related field, or a combination of education and experience that yields the minimally required competencies.
    6 years’ work experience in fundraising, philanthropy, marketing, or communications.
    2 years’ work experience in fundraising from individual donors
    Proven ability to conduct data and trend analysis.
    Advanced knowledge of donor management and prospect tracking software
    Proven ability to stay abreast of current issues and emerging strategic issues in global philanthropy and funding trends.
    Intermediate knowledge of family planning and reproductive health principles, practices, and services, including program strategies and indicators.
    Advanced writing skills, with experience in storytelling for nonprofits and/or journalism.
    Strong analytical and trouble shooting skills. Ability to improve processes, promote excellence, and demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Experience with EveryAction and Raiser’s Edge
    Mastery of Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint, MS Teams
    Experience in family planning, reproductive health, and international health
    Experience raising funds for international programs.
    Language skills in French, Arabic, Portuguese, or African languages
    Experience living, studying, or working in a Pathfinder country.

    Other Information: 
    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel required (10% or less)

    Apply via :

    recruiting.ultipro.com

  • Program Manager, Global and Multi- Country Projects Unit

    Program Manager, Global and Multi- Country Projects Unit

    Summary of Role:  
    Working closely with Country and Project Directors and the Director, Global and Multi-Country Projects Unit, the Program Manager is principally responsible for providing strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the administrative, programmatic, technical, financial, and operational aspects of Pathfinder International’s global and multi-country projects and contributes to the oversight and implementation of key technical strategies. Partners with the unit director to manage and execute unit objectives, guidelines, and processes and engages with other Business Units so that the unit may work effectively within Pathfinder’s structure, systems, and processes. Provides overall program management to global and multi-country projects by establishing and supporting sound project and program management practices to ensure effective implementation of activities and achievement of deliverables and results. Works with Country or Project Director to increase visibility and funding for Pathfinder International’s programs. Positions Pathfinder as a leader in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights services and as a successful partner in the development of cost-effective implementation of programs. May supervise Program Coordinators, Program Officers, Senior Program Officers, and Program Advisors within the assigned portfolio.
    Key Responsibilities

    Program Management: 

    Project Implementation: In collaboration with Project Directors, ensures that project performance objectives and mandated deliverables such as the design phase, technical activities, annual work plans, monitoring and learning activities, and programmatic/financial/technical reports are carried out in a timely fashion, meet the needs of the project participants and end users, and meet the highest quality standards.
    Provides technical guidance and direction as needed to execute the project.
    Identifies resources needed and provides guidance and tools to manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
    Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client. Contributes to the development and monitoring of project workplans and supports finance team to track project spending.
    Overall compliance with donor and Pathfinder policies: Ensures that appropriate security standards, guidelines and procedures are established, maintained, updated regularly, and adhered to by the staff in all project offices in compliance with all donor and Pathfinder rules and regulations.

    Organizational and Unit Strategies:

    Advancing unit strategic plan: Engages in the development and implementation of Global and Multi-Country Project Unit strategy, management, and budget development, including annual goals and objectives.
    Pipeline analysis and donor positioning: Participates in and responds to pipeline analysis and contribute to donor positioning and proposals for global and multi-country project opportunities where Pathfinder technical strategies align with donor priorities.
    Represents projects and/or unit in external and donor meetings and with business development partners.
    Contributes to organizational strategies and initiatives that advance the organization’s move to a more country-led leadership model.
    Brand Ambassador: Meets regularly with donors, partners, local government agencies, and other key stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges. Provide periodic updates to the Pathfinder staff worldwide or at conferences on the country program progress, technical direction, approaches, challenges, successes, and lessons learned.
    In partnership with the unit director, reports project and unit updates to the President, Africa, represent the unit in organization-wide meetings, and provide updates to leadership and Board as requested.

    Financial & Administrative Management:

    Financial and Administrative Operations: Collaborates with country and project staff to establish and maintain the ongoing administrative and financial operations of the project budgets and ensure compliance with Pathfinder’s policy and contract provisions. Manages funds and approve expenditures in accordance with Pathfinder procedures, cost principles, and regulations. In collaboration with Project Directors and finance teams, identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves issues and mitigates risks in a timely fashion.
    Contracts: Supports the global and country Grants, Contracts, and Procurement teams and project team to manage the necessary contractual agreements with partners.

    People Management:

    Management and Supervision: Contributes to recruiting staff. Supervision of Program Coordinator, Program Officer, Senior Program Officer, or Program Advisor. Provides strategic guidance to Project Directors and teams.

    Technical Management:

    Contributes to program excellence for the project, providing input and review on technical strategy related to adolescent and youth health, gender, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
    Assesses technical and professional development needs of project teams and ensures that the project team draws on state-of-the-art knowledge and practices as well as cross-project learnings specific to the program area(s).
    Collaborates with Project Directors to coach and build teams to optimize staff performance programming, target setting and project workplan and scale-up. Contributes as member of internal technical strategy teams.

    Required Education and Work Experience

    Master’s degree in public health or related field.
    8+ years of experience in international development and/or sexual and reproductive health and rights
    Project Management: Advanced skills in program and project management and planning to fulfill performance objectives, including the timely implementation, and reporting of donor-funded program activities.
    Proposal Development
    Finance & Operations Management: Advanced knowledge of operations and financial management in developing countries.
    Networking: Proven experience collaborating closely with relevant government departments, local organizations, and peer organizations.
    Monitoring & Evaluations: Solid understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) and data use for programmatic decision making.
    Funding Sources: Knowledge of and experience with USAID, other USG, and non-USG donor agencies and their funding priorities and associated regulations
    Communication: Advanced oral and written communication skills using different forms of media.
    Research and development: knowledge of current issues, emerging funding trends in SRHR.
    Software applications: Advanced knowledge of MS PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Adobe Acrobat

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience

    Experience working with INGOs.
    Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: knowledge and experience in the principles of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, practices, and services, including program strategies and indicators.
    Experience living in or providing extensive short term technical assistance in developing countries that aids in understanding of program context, field realities, and technical needs.
    Experience with global USAID-funded projects.
    Experience with projects working concurrently in multiple countries.
    Experience in project design.

    Other Information: 

    May assist in the proposal development process on major high value efforts.

    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Interested applicants are requested to include the contact details for at least 3 references in their resume.
    Please submit your application via this website no later than April 29th, 2024.

    Apply via :

    recruiting.ultipro.com

  • Global Budgeting and Reporting Manager

    Global Budgeting and Reporting Manager

    Summary of Role:  
    Leads cost proposals and manages all the financial aspects of an award. Provide financial consulting and strategic support to leadership and Presidents of Asia and Africa. Analyzes figures and implements recommendations based on these findings. Provide financial support to country offices and project staff regarding management of financial, budgetary, and reporting issues. Review and process all cash requests and manage cashflow for all our country offices.
    Key Responsibilities:
    Award Administration: 

    Monitors key financial indicators and project spending for Pathfinder awards.
    Prepares and reviews donor required invoices and financial reports in accordance with award terms and conditions.
    Oversees the maintenance of award data in Pathfinder’s award management system.
    Supports country office teams to develop budget revisions for existing awards.
    Provides budgetary review for sub-awards and project-related procurement.
    Assists in the response to program-specific financial audits.
    Sets up new coding structure for new awards designed to best meet the needs of the donors’ reporting requirements.

    Budgeting:

    Prepares and reviews budgets and budget narratives for cost proposals in compliance with donor requirements and Pathfinder policies.
    Serves as budget liaison for partner organizations during proposals.
    Reviews country office annual budgets.

    Capacity Building:

    Works with country office staff to improve financial management capacity of staff.
    Works with local implementing partners to improve financial management capacity.

    Compliance:

    Ensures financial management of Pathfinder awards complies with Pathfinder policies and procedures and applicable donor rules and regulations.

    Process and Tools Improvement:

    Supports the design, implementation, management and monitoring of award systems and processes.

    Project Management Participation:

    Leads, manages or participates on cross-functional project teams.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Bachelors in accounting, finance or in a related field?
    10 years’ experience with developing complex
    10 years’ project control experience at a government contractor or a directly related field such a financial analysis, finance accounting, pricing, or contracts.
    Experience assisting Project Managers or other Program Leaders
    French proficiency is a must.
    Financial Acumen: Mastery of skills with financial statement analysis, business case modeling, financial forecasting. Deep knowledge of accounting and budgeting principles
    Strategic Planning: Mastery of strategic planning skills. Proven ability to forecast issues in advance, to prevent or mitigate potential impact, both internally and externally

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Masters in accounting or finance
    At least 3 years of proven USAID experience
    At least 3 years of experience setting-up field offices for USAID contracts or

    Other Information: 
    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel required (20% or less)

    Apply via :

    recruiting.ultipro.com