Technical Program Director

Pact seeks an experienced Technical Program Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) strengthening the technical and organizational capacity of the Ministry of Health to deliver an efficient, resilient and self-reliant HIV/TB response and mitigate related public health threats in the Kingdom of Eswatini under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This project will to enhance Eswatini’s response to HIV and TB by providing targeted technical support to government structures, focusing on ending HIV as a public health threat. The support will bolster the Ministry of Health's technical and organizational capacities for effective program leadership, oversight, planning, and coordination. This position is contingent upon award.

• The Technical Director will provide technical leadership and expert advice on strategies and interventions to strengthen HIV and TB programming and service delivery capacity at all levels and across government to effectively plan and deliver essential HIV and TB services for vulnerable populations.
• S/he will be fully conversant on global, regional ,and local best practices and evidence-based approaches in HIV prevention, testing, treatment and retention in care for attaining and sustaining HIV epidemic control.
• S/he will lead and facilitate the adaptation and integration of community and facility-based HIV interventions across key strategy areas, while ensuring quality, responsiveness, and relevance of technical assistance and capacity building.
• S/he will coordinate development, implementation, monitoring and reporting on all project work plans.
• S/he will supervise program monitoring, evaluating, and reporting activities, ensuring that all project deliverables are met and delivered in a timely and efficient manner.
• In coordination with the Principal Investigator, s/he will serve as a Pact liaison to CDC and national and local partners, including government officials, as it pertains to technical matters.
• S/he will coordinate with appropriate stakeholders and target populations in all aspects of project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• S/he will supervise key technical staff directly.

• Master's degree with nine (9) years work experience or bachelor's degree with at least eleven (11+) years work experience
• At least five (5+) years management experience
• At least five years of experience as a Technical Lead or in a comparable senior leadership and managerial position on international donor projects.
• Demonstrable experience in global health programming, particularly HIV, TB, capacity strengthening, service delivery, and/or systems strengthening.
• Experience in Southern Africa, preferably Eswatini.
• Experience working on and leading teams for US government contracts and/or cooperative agreements.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Familiarity with PEPFAR-funded programming and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully building and effectively managing a diverse team of employees and partners.
• Demonstrated ability to work in complex environments, and work with and between different stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with government and community stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skills in problem solving and consensus building.
• The candidate must be demonstrably proficient (oral, writing and reading) in English.
• Ability to travel within Eswatini and occasionally internationally.

• Knowledge of the political, social, and economic context of Eswatini.
• Broad understanding of public health, health systems, and health policy and practice in Eswatini, particularly as relates to HIV and TB.
• Experience working with community-based organizations and/or vulnerable groups in Eswatini.
• Eswatini nationals and permanent residents are encouraged to apply.