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About Jhpiego

The USAID funded Urban Health Initiative (UHI) Program’s goal is to improve health outcomes of people living in urban areas, particularly focusing on the health of women and children and other vulnerable populations. Interventions aim to increase demand, access and quality of health services. Lead by Jhpiego and implemented by a dynamic consortium of organizations, UHI is implemented in five cities in Afghanistan – Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad and Kandahar.

Job Description

Position Overview
The UHI City Manager will be responsible for management, coordination and oversight of activities
implemented in each city, liaising and networking with local partners, government and key stakeholder.
The City Manager will support the operationalization of the project vision at the city level.
 Position Reports To: Field Implementation Associate Director
 Supervisory position: Yes
 Location: Herat (1)
Responsibilities
 Lead each city office, provide overall technical and operational management, working in close
coordination with the central office.
 Support the development and implementation of customized, city‐specific strategies that respond
to the local burden of disease, priorities and challenges, working closely with the central team
 Lead a multi‐disciplinary team of health professionals
 Provide leadership to relevant city assessments, mapping, analysis, nahia prioritization.
 Work closely with the Nahia teams and partners to implement the monthly workplans
 Ensure the field operation is in line with the national strategies and guidelines.
 Provide timely support to the Nahia teams and enable them to perform their assigned tasks.
 Establish and implement participatory, data‐powered, adaptive management and coordination
mechanisms with PPHD and PPHOs, EPHS implementers and municipalities to manage services
effectively and efficiently.
 Lead pause and reflect learning moments at the city level to reflect on progress, challenges, changes
to strategies, learning and operational aspects.
 Provide continuous technical support/guidance to city teams to ensure the activities are
implemented successfully in the city aligned to the project vision.
 Advocate on behalf of UHI with partners and stakeholders and regularly attend sub‐committee
meeting etc. in targeted cities.
 Work with the respective PPHDs in the priority nahias to develop networks of care, linking different
facility levels and types
 Provide regular field monitoring visits to facilities and sites (Nahias).
 Provide continuous supportive supervision visits to communities and Nahias ensuring the teams or
working in harmony and in close coordination with referral sites.
 Regularly collect and compile highlights and data to inform ongoing reporting and learning.

Supervise and manage project admin & finance documentation and make sure that transparency
and accountability are considered.
 Comply with Jhpiego and JHU operational policies and regulations
 Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Abilities/Skills:
 Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure
to perform
 Ability to work successfully in teams, across a diverse team.
 Demonstrated skills in program implementation
 Ability to negotiate and solve conflicts
 Ability to work closely with the sites in relevant communities (Nahias).
 Ability to identify solutions for complex problems
 Strong ability to adapt a very demanding, challenging and changing situations
 Strong skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
 Ability to manage and facilitate trainings.

Skills Required

• Communication Skills
• Management
• Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari

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