Pakistan: Director Health Policy & Legislation
Country: Pakistan
Closing date: 17 Aug 2013
ROLE PURPOSE:
Conduct situation analysis to identify institutions, activists and political actors who can potentially become champions or blockers in influencing legislation and policy in areas related to PHNP objectives.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Deputy Country Director Program Implementation
Dimensions: Save the Children works in over 50 districts in Pakistan with a current staff complement of approximately 2,500 staff and current expenditure of approximately $50+ million each year.
Staff directly reporting to this post: TBD (Dependent on country structure)
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Strategic
• Design an effective strategy/campaign to mainstream citizen voice into health policy.
• Design and Implement Advocacy campaign and planning, including policy dialogues with political parties and civil society in PHNP priority areas.
• set-up mechanisms to mainstream communities (and children’s) voices into health planning and programming at district level (district annual planning and budgeting).
• Facilitating policy dialogues with political parties
• Work with the Partnership Manager on establishing effective system of coordination with likeminded CSOs to work on Policy dialogue/Legislation.
• Develop plans and Activities for Media campaign and awareness.
• lobbying for effective implementation of laws and policies in PHNP priority areas for making them more responsive and relevant to the needs of the poor.
• providing advice to the government to integrate the perspective of women, girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds into laws and policy
• Implement a targeted media campaign with the objective to provide multiple channels for influencing the policy debate, influencing the health priorities of the PHNP
Regular
• Oversee the design, preparation and implementation of proposed program.
• Ensure that the Grants Management team review all grant agreements to ensure that the terms and conditions are acceptable and practicable
• Ensure that the GM team post all proposals, grant agreements, budgets and amendments on the IPU equivalent of CGRS, and that these are approved and circulated to appropriate staff, field offices and RO.
• Supervise the preparation of Financial CAP, 1st budget revision and 2nd budget revision
• Supervise the preparation of global/core budgets and inform the Deputy CD of Support Services of funding positions for various activities
• Ensure that your team, with the relevant program staff, review grants projection and advise the Budget Holders for cost extension, no cost extension and budget revisions
• Design tools/reports along with finance department to facilitate budget monitoring
• Review all sub-grant agreements and contracts to ensure that they fulfil donor’s/legal requirements with subsequent financial monitoring
• Participate in organizational strategic and operational planning
• Keep track of receivables and review draft AADS
• Ensure GM team members visit sub-offices and conduct trainings in grant compliance for all relevant staff in Pakistan
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically.
Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Masters in Public Health or Masters in Public policy.
• At least 5-10 years’ experience in Health Policy legislation or Public health Management at scale in Pakistan and preferably other countries
• Experience in developing user friendly tools for budget monitoring
• A “Can do” and service oriented attitude
• Excellent management and communications skills
• Ability to work independently to a high professional standard
• Sensitive to the cultural & political environment
• Fluent spoken & written English language
• Knowledge of Pakistan and Region
How to apply:
Interested candidates may send their CVs to HR department Islamabad through email on careers.pakistan@savethechildren.org latest by August 17, 2013. Women professionals are encouraged to apply.
*Kindly use this format in Subject “Application for Director Health - EVA BHN”
