Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH)
Product & Project Management
Kisumu Full Time
NGO, NPO & Charity KSh Confidential
Job Summary
The Deputy Manager – Private Sector Engagement and Partnerships will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and will provide technical leadership in public-private sector engagement, leveraged resource mobilization, capacity building for LIPs and managing partnerships with government, private sector and other stakeholders.
Minimum Qualification:Masters
Experience Level:Senior level
Experience Length:5 years
Job Description/Requirements
DEPUTY MANAGER, PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS
USAID 4TheChild project is a five-year project targeting OVC, adolescent girls and young women implemented by Moi University College of Health Sciences in Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kisumu and Siaya Counties in Kenya. The project seeks to increase use of quality county-led health and social services in the target counties working closely with national and county government structures.
Applications are invited for the following vacant positions in the USAID 4TheChild program:
POSITION: DEPUTY MANAGER, PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS – 1POST.
STATION: KISUMU COUNTY
JOB GROUP: RS 13
JOB SUMMARY:
The Deputy Manager – Private Sector Engagement and Partnerships will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and will provide technical leadership in public-private sector engagement, leveraged resource mobilization, capacity building for LIPs and managing partnerships with government, private sector and other stakeholders. S/he will be responsible for identifying strategic public-private sector partners and engaging them to support the implementation of project interventions across the 5 counties. The position holder will shape USAID 4TheChild’s approach to private sector engagement and partnerships to maximize programmatic impact and sustainability. S/he will identify opportunities for public-private partnerships; develop and implement strategies for engagement with the private sector; and build the capacity of higher education institutions and youth networks to establish effective partnerships. S/he will be responsible for coordinating technical assistance and capacity building interventions for LIP staff, community resource persons supporting project activities and managing partnerships (sector mapping, establishing, and nurturing strategic partnerships) that support the course for USAID 4TheChild in the target 5 counties.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Refine and implement USAID 4TheChild Private Sector Engagement Strategy.
Provide technical leadership to project staff and LIPs to identify and develop strategic partnerships with public-private sector actors to leverage for OVC services and support other project objectives.
Provide technical leadership for the design, formalization, and management of innovative public-private partnerships – identify, assess, and recommend potential private sector partners and partnership opportunities for key private, public and civil society organizations.
Maintain records and databases of partnership prospects, and establish potential partnerships within various private sectors (private companies, foundations, financial institutions, public entities)
Engage with private sector partners and stakeholders, serving as principal private sector liaison for USAID 4TheChild.
Develop and support new and current partnership engagements including signing MoUs where applicable, identifying and building relationships with prospective collaborative partners.
Coordinate conversations, roundtables, and activities across several industry groups, business sectors, and civil society organizations to attract interest towards leveraged support for beneficiaries and sustainability.
Provide leadership in capacity building for LIP staff and community cadres – disseminate Employee Skills Assessment (ESA) report, support LIPs to use the ESA to inform training plan and track follow-up on ESA milestones.
Coordinate follow up and support technical staff and LIPs in order to extract benefit from those partnerships in terms of concrete projects and meaningful impact to project beneficiaries.
Work across departments in USAID 4TheChild to develop systems and policies that are supportive of the Private Sector Engagement Strategy and ensure periodic review and updating of policies once they are in place.
Ensure effective and collaborative partnership assessments and vetting on a routine basis so that the project is not exposed to undue risk
Review partnership management practices, identify and follow up on actions to improve management practices.
Work with the Grants and Compliance Manager and legal office, to ensure that partnership tools and financial standards meet donor requirements and lobby for adaptation and flexibility as needed
Coordinate across teams to carry out Participatory Organizational Capacity Assessments (POCA), analyze assessment results, disseminate results, and use these to identify specific capacity building and organizational development needs, and provide training and targeted capacity strengthening support.
Provide timely and accurate reporting on private sector partnerships.
Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and learning; project communications, and project reporting.