Career Opportunities: Technical Specialist 9 / Organization Development Manager (9661)
Req Id 9661 - Posted 08/01/2014 - Jordan - International Health
Organization Overview
The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
Opportunity
The SHOPS Organizational Development Manager is charged with strengthening management and governance systems at the Jordan Association for Family Planning and Protection (JAFPP) and four other NGOs that are providing family planning services through their clinics. The OD Program Manager will undertake the following tasks as needed or requested in collaboration with partner NGOs:
1. Systems strengthening and capacity building in governance and management
2. Improvement of human resource management systems
3. Improvement of financial management and sustainability
Skills/Knowledge Required
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree and 4 years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.
The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
Opportunity
The SHOPS Organizational Development Manager is charged with strengthening management and governance systems at the Jordan Association for Family Planning and Protection (JAFPP) and four other NGOs that are providing family planning services through their clinics. The OD Program Manager will undertake the following tasks as needed or requested in collaboration with partner NGOs:
1. Systems strengthening and capacity building in governance and management
- Conduct organizational assessments to identify principal gaps in NGO partners’ performance and structure, including their governance, human resources, and management systems.
- In partnership with beneficiary organizations, formulate interventions and technical assistance depending upon the need and requirement to improve the governance and management systems of organizations.
- Build effective governance and decision making structures that may include revised bylaws, codes of conduct, and delegation of authority charts.
- Conduct workshops, training, and coaching for the board of directors (BOD) and executive teams as needed to build NGO partners’ capacity to implement and manage improvements.
- Support the organizations’ leadership to develop their mission, vision, values, and strategic plan.
- Review and update organizational charts and manual of organizational roles and responsibilities.
- Develop governance and management performance monitoring systems to help partner NGOs self-assess, manage, and continuously improve their performance. This includes establishing and initiating quarterly clinic situational reviews.
- Apply a systematic change management approach to ensure a smooth and successful implementation of organizational development improvements.
- Draft scopes of work and manage the work of consultants for outsourced organizational development initiatives.
2. Improvement of human resource management systems
- Together with partner NGOs, conduct initial human resource function assessment including current capabilities and existing policies, procedures, and systems.
- Support the establishment of a human resources management (HRM) department that would address staffing, systems, and procedures.
- Review existing salary scales, conduct the necessary market salary surveys, and develop recommendations to align compensation scales and benefits to market.
- Develop incentive and recognition system for organizations’ staff.
3. Improvement of financial management and sustainability
- Conduct review of partner NGOs’ current financial systems, accounting, procurement, reporting, and staff capacity.
- Develop financial improvement plans based on review findings
- Develop and introduce updated processes and procedures for partner NGO budgeting, financial reporting, and funding requests
- Introduce grant management procedures and guidelines for grant funding.
- Build capacity of finance staff on grant fund management and procedures.
- Develop and implement financial sustainability activities including a pricing policy, property and investment management plans, and introducing new services.
- Hold workshops, training, and coaching of the board and executive team to discuss and come to a conclusive agreement regarding various financial sustainability scenarios and demand growth assumptions.
Skills/Knowledge Required
- At least 10 years’ experience designing, managing and measuring organizational development, institutional transformation, change management, and performance improvement activities, preferably within USAID programs in Jordan.
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum), or Master’s degree (desirable)
- Excellent writing, computer, and organizational skills
- Excellent English and Arabic writing skills
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree and 4 years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.