Program Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical and Programmatic Support -

·       Collaborate with a team to provide technical support in designing and implementing the lead poisoning prevention program;

·       Assist in guiding and building the capacity of government and non-government staff to implement the lead poisoning prevention program;

·       Provide support in the development of a surveillance framework, standardizing surveillance procedures, and obtaining ethical approval;

·       Train and monitor activities of field surveillance teams;

·       Support organizing technical discussions, journalist training;

·       Provide support on policy analysis;

·       Facilitate training sessions for health officials, frontline workers, journalists, and other stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management -

·       Assist in developing and maintaining partnerships with government and non-government stakeholders across various sectors, including health, environment, academic and research institutions, etc;

·       In collaboration with the supervisor, serve as the Vital Strategies focal point and representative for key stakeholders.

Data Management -

·       With designated personnel, monitor data collection, ensure data quality, and manage data sets;

·       Provide on-ground monitoring through regular visits to selected surveillance sites;

·       Work with senior epidemiologists to clean, analyze, and report surveillance data, ensuring the quality of surveillance data.

Communication -

·       Create presentations, technical reports, and non-technical summaries for varied audiences, including policy-makers and the general public;

·       Disseminate and present report findings to stakeholders and promote data use for policy and planning.

Operations and Administration -

·       Supervise and support a small, dispersed team;

·       Assist with program start-up, logistics, contracting, expense monitoring, activity reporting, and procurement;

·       Oversee payment processing for program team members and vendors, collaborating with the Finance and Operations teams of the Vital Strategies office;

·       Submit program and financial updates and project reports for Ghana;

·       Coordinate activities with the initiative’s partner organizations;

·       Assist with other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

Education -

Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, environmental science, or related public health field (e.g., biostatistics, demography) or public administration.

Skills & Abilities -

·       Demonstrated familiarity with public health systems, health programs, disease surveillance programs, and health and environmental risk assessment;

·       Understanding of advocacy for evidence-based interventions and how to navigate bureaucratic processes;

·       Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines;

·       Ability to work independently while coordinating with diverse teams and stakeholders;

·       Ability to be flexible with colleagues across time zones.

·       Excellent communication skills to convey technical information to diverse audiences. Professional oral and written proficiency in native language and English;

·       Proven ability to interpret public health data, generate actionable insights, and support policy recommendations;

·       Ability to anticipate challenges, develop solutions, and adapt to evolving program needs;

·       Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office suite;

·       Passion for addressing environmental health challenges and improving community well- being;

·       Ability to build strong, ongoing, impactful relationships at all organizational levels and across a diverse range of cultural, generational, ethnic, racial, educational, and social backgrounds;

·       Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

Experience:

Required -

·       Minimum of six to seven years of experience in epidemiology, environmental health, global health, and/or program implementation;

·       Experience in supporting the design and monitoring of health surveillance programs at the national level or previous experience managing large health-related surveys;

·       Experience working with government health departments, regulatory bodies, and public health facilities;

·       Experience in using data analytic software (e.g. R, Stata, SAS, Excel) and/or data visualization platforms (e.g., Shiny, Tableau);

·       Experience in conducting training sessions;

·       Experience in supervising a small team. Ability to manage a team of 2-3 staff and other program stakeholders at the national level.

Preferred -

·       Experience managing complex data flows;

·       Demonstrated experience in communicating scientific and health information to varied audiences;

·       Experience in using project management platforms such as Monday or Airtable is a plus.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

·       This is a full-time position that can be based remotely from Accra, Ghana. This Vacancy Advertisement is open to Ghanaian Nationals and candidates holding a valid work resident permit for Ghana;

·       The successful candidate will be hired on Vital’s Employer of Record;

·       Willing to travel for in-person meetings and field visits in Ghana as needed, and occasionally travel internationally to attend meetings.