Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health, especially among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.  Working from more than 30 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, home offices, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) seeks a Program Officer - Capacity Building for a USAID-funded program to increase performance and technical knowledge required by organizations to effectively implement integrated interventions targeting most-at-risk-populations.  The project will introduce evidence-based interventions to strengthen organizations’ capacity to deliver quality services.

Please note that this position is contingent upon funding and no relocation allowances are available.

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Program Officer Capacity  Building will work with the Snr. Technical Advisor – Organizational Development to; conduct sector assessments and evaluations, organize national and provincial workshops and trainings, coordinate & implement capacity building programs to strengthen leadership and management capacity of health NGOs, national-, provincial-, and district-level staff using evidence-based tools and approaches. S/ He will oversee the implementation of capacity building interventions at the national and/or regional / provincial / district levels.

She/he provides capacity building assistance to apply MSH tools, coordinates data collection activities in support of project assessment, conducts sector assessments and evaluations, organizes national and provincial workshops and trainings, and ensures the project is kept on target and is responsive to the Ministry of Health and USAID mission needs.