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**The Opportunity**
Abt Global seeks a Chief of Party for the upcoming USAID-funded Maternal Newborn Health (MNH) Flagship Activity in Indonesia. This Activity will draw upon valuable insights gained from existing Government of Indonesia (GOI) programs and past USAID initiatives. It aims to enhance and expand successful strategies at both provincial and national levels, taking advantage of the recent lending program by Multilateral Development Banks for acquiring and installing necessary equipment. Moreover, the Activity will proactively evaluate emerging challenges to maternal and newborn health outcomes to refine practices. It will integrate considerations of climate and gender. The implementation will prioritize the delivery of technical assistance at the province and district levels, with the aim of bolstering the expansion of effective approaches and interventions to a province-wide scale. This effort will concentrate on achieving three primary objectives: Objective 1) Strengthening the supply of quality maternal and newborn health services, 2) Improving the demand for quality services through social behavior change communication and accountability mechanisms, and 3) Fostering innovations and building the evidence base to inform national and sub-national policy reforms which will establish institutional quality standards.
The Chief of Party (COP) provides leadership, management, and strategic direction for the entire project and is accountable for the successful implementation and achievement of project results in compliance with the contract and annual workplans. This position is responsible for guiding senior technical staff and for ensuring the responsiveness and quality of work along with efficient use of resources and achievement of results. The COP has the final authority within the project team for decisions related to technical, management, and resource allocation and personnel issues. In carrying out these responsibilities, the COP works with USAID, national and local government agencies and officials, the private sector, local national and community level organizations, other partners, and project staff. The COP will ensure compliance with the terms of the contract, Abt and US government policies and regulations, and Indonesian law. He or she will report to a US-based Portfolio Manager.
This position is contingent upon a successful contract award to Abt Global.
**Core Responsibilities**
Program Leadership, Strategy & Implementation
- Provides strategic direction and technical leadership to produce project results and deliverables including an innovation process aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths.
- Provides overall management of the project's operational, financial, and administrative aspects.
- Sets and pursues a results-oriented program strategy in coordination with the project team and in consultation with USAID and GoI counterparts and other implementing partners.
- With input, as appropriate, from the home office support team:
- Guides participatory development and monitoring of annual project workplans.
- Oversees development and timely implementation of the M&E Plan, ensuring that activities, outputs and results are carefully monitored, and that performance data is available to meet the planning and information needs of the project, USAID and government counterparts.
- Develops a quality assurance and review system to ensure the highest possible level of technical quality for all project interventions and deliverables.
- Ensures that all project technical reports and deliverables are produced and submitted promptly.
- Ensures that Abt staff and partner team members understand their roles, responsibilities and level of accountability for implementation of project activities towards achievement of project results; arranges for training and skill building of team members as required for them to perform optimally in their roles.
- Identifies short-term technical support needs for the project and works with the home off