Location: Maseru, Lesotho
Location type: On Site
Welcome to PSI!
PSI is a network of locally rooted, globally connected organizations working to achieve consumer-powered healthcare — people-centered health systems that ensure quality, affordable care wherever and whenever it is needed. Our origins in sexual and reproductive health have grown into a broader mission. Today, we work with the public and private sectors as well as local communities, prioritizing people’s voice and choice and developing solutions to meet their essential health needs. Over the past five decades, we have helped push boundaries, break taboos, set trends, and develop innovative solutions to complex global health challenges.
Do you want to join PSI to help make it easier for all people to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire? Read on!
Join us!
PSI seeks a Senior SBCC Advisor to lead PSI’s work under the USAID Sustaining Epidemic Control through Unified Prevention (SECURE) Activity, a five-year initiative focused on providing person-centered, evidence-based HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services across Lesotho. The project aims to address and close critical HIV prevention and treatment gaps, working in collaboration with the Government of Lesotho and leveraging past successes to advance a sustainable, equitable response to the epidemic. This person will oversee the scale-up of SBCC services across the SECURE consortium.
The Senior Advisor will be responsible for leading successful implementation of SBCC workstreams throughout the project lifecycle from start-up to close-out. Accountable for delivery of all aspects of SBCC activities and oversight and supervision of project staff. Lead departmental/functional strategy development and work planning and supervise the team responsible for implementation. Serve as a subject matter expert internally and represent the project externally with donors, partners, and other stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
-Develop departmental/functional strategic priorities in collaboration with SECURE senior management team. Develop and oversee workplans and budgets to execute strategic priorities.
-Monitor deliverables and progress, course correcting when necessary. Drive the utilization of evidence-based tools, innovations and best-practices to improve the project’s performance. 20% of Time
-Develop and manage strategic partnerships with external stakeholders and partners. Ensure effective collaboration between stakeholders and partners. Represent SECURE at internal and external meetings, conferences, and donor meetings. 20% of Time
-Support SBCC capacity building of staff and partners engaged in activities related to area of expertise. 20% of Time
-Assist the CR or Project Director with other tasks and projects as necessary. Serve as member of the PSI/Lesotho leadership team collaborating closely with other senior staff to improve overall programmatic and operational performance. 20% of Time
-Supervise and develop team members. Make recommendations concerning employment, termination, performance evaluations, salary actions, and other personnel actions. Set team and individual goals. Prioritize, organize, delegate, and coordinate the flow of work. Enhance individual employee performance through frequent and timely communication and support 20% of time.
Time percentages listed above are not exact. They are estimates and may change. This is also not an exhaustive list of all tasks that an incumbent is expected to perform but is instead a summary of the primary responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be asked to perform duties not included above. PSI reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.
What You’ll Bring
-Bachelor’s degree( or international equivalent) in a related field
-Master’s degree (or international equivalent) in a related field preferred
-At least 8 years of related experience. Equivalent combination of related education and experience may be substituted.
-Demonstrated success designing and executing SBCC activities for HIV prevention, care, and treatment in Southern Africa
– At least 3 years of leadership experience on a USG-funded project preferred
-At least 3 years of supervisory experience.
-Advanced knowledge in relevant departmental/functional area.
-Excellent leadership, employee development and management skills. Knowing when to coach, when to advise and when to provide specific direction.
-Excellent customer service, relationship building/management and consensus building skills.
-Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Able to proactively identify opportunities, diagnose problems and develop client-centered and evidence-based solutions.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills. French and/or Spanish language skills preferred.
-Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
We know that a long list of requirements may be discouraging, but don’t let imposter syndrome or the confidence gap get in the way of you applying — we’d love to hear from you.
