Programme Manager for Sycona (Africa Based Large Research to Action HIV Prevention Initiative) – Africa Consultancy

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Genesis Analytics is a leading global African firm that has worked in more than 90 countries across the world. Our purpose is to unlock value in Africa for our clients and its citizens by helping them to make better decisions that are creative and optimistic, and sustainable and defensible over time.

We have forged relationships with government, regulators, corporates, banks, development finance institutions, law firms, foundations, NGOs as well as regional and international organisations including development agencies.

Our style of working is distinctive. We work collaboratively and with rigour. We like solutions that have a creative, practical bent. We aim to leave the individuals and institutions with whom we work stronger and more confident than they were before meeting us. We don’t pretend to have a lock on wisdom, but there is strength in our humility.

LOCATION:

The role will be based in one of the Africa-based Genesis Hubs in either: Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lagos Abidjan or Addis Ababa.

PRACTICE AREA DESCRIPTION:

The Health Practice, in which this position falls, focuses on building healthier lives for Africans through research, monitoring, evaluation and research of health programmes, behavioural sciences, strengthening health systems, and health economics and financing. Please note: Genesis Analytics does not implement direct service delivery programmes.

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

Genesis Health is recruiting a Program Manager for a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) funded initiative known as Sycona. Sycona is the research-to-action arm of the South-to-South HIV Prevention Learning Network (SSLN). The initiative aims to facilitate learning and application of best practice for HIV prevention programmes in 15 African countries and to support research utilisation in two of these.

This program will work with key country stakeholders, including national level implementing partners – who can be empowered to apply best practice and research to implementation design and implementation; government and donor organisations in the countries – who can enable the environment for adaptation; and local research institutions – to conceptualise research and evaluate programs and country progress.

The program objectives are to:

1. Support countries to accurately identify their specific capacity development needs and technical assistance requirements for an effective HIV prevention response.
2. Synthesise and disseminate HIV prevention research and best practice to inform key HIV prevention stakeholders in-country, in a way which supports uptake and use.
3. Mentor country stakeholders to become champions for HIV facilitated learning, and hence address key gaps and practically apply best practice for optimised program implementation.
4. Inform more targeted country strategies and funding proposals for HIV prevention with HIV.
5. Identify further critical questions for optimising HIV prevention programming that can be supported by research utilisation in two countries.
6. Support cross-country sharing of best practice and joint problem solving for key barriers and bottlenecks experienced by country HIV program implementers.

The Program Manager will play a critical role in overseeing and coordinating the successful planning, execution, and delivery of the program. They will lead cross-functional teams, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement to ensure the achievement of program objectives while adhering to the budget and timelines. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills and has excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

KEY REQUIREMENTS & ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Program Director with the day-day operations of the grant, including program planning and strategy, resource management, risk and issue management and stakeholder management through facilitation of the country engagements and the dissemination of activities.
• Work closely with the SSLN Program Manager and team to support seamless integration of both programs.
• Lead, manage, motivate and develop program operations and finance staff, encouraging their commitment to program objectives, and meeting their personal development needs.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including those at global, regional and country level.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks to minimize potential impact on project timelines and deliverables. Implement contingency plans as needed to ensure successful program outcomes.
• Implement quality control measures to ensure that deliverables meet the required standards and adhere to the project’s scope.
• Ensure sound financial management, working with the program’s finance and compliance leads to manage programmatic budgeting, spending, forecasting and reporting.
• Continuously identify process inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement within the program, working with the Knowledge Manager and SSLN Program Manager to implement best practices and foster a culture of continuous learning across the two programs.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES: 

• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience; 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role within grant and programme management.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience working with and implementing donor-funded programmes preferably in the health sector; familiarity with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would be an advantage.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and lead cross-functional teams.
• Experience working across sub-Saharan Africa.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, coupled with a results-oriented mindset.
• Financial and operational management experience for successful programme delivery.
• Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required, business proficiency in French/Portuguese is an asset.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Our system is an easy tool to use, with a maximum of 10 single-line fields to complete and two compulsory document uploads.
• Please follow the online application process on the career portal of the Genesis website.
• Applications can only be made online – no other means of application will be accepted this is due to emails not being an application tracking system and data protection regulations.
• We use an automated applicant tracking system to receive and manage all applications in one central point. Therefore, we also do not accept any e-mailed CVs or applications set by other means.
• Please note that your application will primarily be considered for this role. If there are multiple roles that you are interested in, please submit your application as outlined in the opportunity description, as advertised roles each have role-specific own pools of applications.
• However, please do not apply for every role – at this level of professional consultancy, we expect that candidates will display some level of self-selection and awareness for which roles they qualify and apply for. Unqualified serial applications will be deleted, and such applicants will be removed from our database.
• Once you have applied via our career portal, you will receive a system-generated confirmation e-mail that your application was received.
• NOTE: Please be advised that uploaded documents/attachments cannot be bigger than 4MB in total, as the system will not accept your application if the uploaded documents exceed 4MB

DISCLAIMER:

• Relevant previous experience is essential – at this level of professional consultancy, we expect that candidates will display some level of self-selection and awareness for which roles they qualify and apply for. Unqualified serial applications will be deleted, and such applicants will be removed from our database.
• Communication will be with short-listed candidates only – if you do not receive any feedback on your application within three weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
• Genesis Analytics reserves the right not to proceed with an appointment of any advertised role.
• All appointments will be made in line with Genesis Analytics’ Employment Equity Plan and Transformation Policies.
• All applications and associated candidate information will be treated confidentially.

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