Technical Manager – Faith and Community Initiative (FCI)

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Status: Contingent upon award and donor approval

Job Summary

Provide in-country technical direction and lead the implementation of FCI’s integrated service-delivery model in Sierra Leone, ensuring the country program is technically sound and aligned with the global technical strategy, standards, tools, and guidelines set by the Global Management Team as well as with national policies and guidelines. Working closely with the Ministry of Health and its technical programs, the Country Technical Manager adapts and applies the global hub-and-spoke design locally, oversees technical implementation and quality across hubs, spokes, and community platforms, and represents FCI in national and sub-national technical forums.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Implementation and Local Adaptation

• Provide overall technical direction for the FCI country program, in liaison with the Country Project Manager and the Global Technical Director.

• Implement in-country technical strategy, standards, tools, protocols, and integrated service package designed at the global level, adapting them to the national context and guidelines.

• Oversee technical planning, implementation, and coordination of all technical program activities delivered through a network of government facilities, Christian Health Associations (CHAs) , and other faith-based organizations (FBOs) health facilities, delivering HIV, TB, malaria, maternal and child health, and nutrition services.

• Ensure the country program is technically sound and in line with both FCI global technical policies and strategies and Ministry of Health policies, strategies, and guidelines, and responds to donor requirements, while promoting effective integration between government and faith-based service delivery systems.

• Provide technical leadership to ensure high-quality service delivery across government, CHA, and other faith-based organizations (FBOs) health facilities, strengthening referral systems, continuity of care, and service quality throughout the network.

Government and Stakeholder Technical Relationships

• In close coordination with U.S Embassy’s work closely with the Ministry of Health’s national programs and technical directorates (e.g., National HIV/AIDS & TB Program) to align implementation with national strategies and guidelines.

• Manage technical relationships with MOH technical directorates, District Health Management Teams (DHMTs), and sub-national health authorities.

• Maintain strong technical partnerships with Christian Health Associations (CHAs), other faith-based organizations (FBOs) health providers, faith health networks, and community health organizations supporting service delivery under FCI.

• Represent FCI in national and sub-national Technical Working Groups (TWGs), technical meetings, and conferences, and in partner and donor technical meetings as required.

• Support Ministries of Health, CHAs, other faith-based organizations (FBOs) health, and other implementing partners in applying technical guidelines, operational plans, quality improvement approaches, and service delivery standards.

• Promote collaboration and technical integration between government health systems and faith-based health networks to strengthen referral systems, supervision, workforce development, supply chain integration, and health information systems.

Technical Quality, Capacity, and Learning

• Monitor regularly technical quality and overall program implementation against agreed targets and milestones, driving corrective action and continuous quality improvement across government and faith-based service delivery platforms.

• Build the technical capacity of country staff, CHAs, other faith-based organizations (FBOs) health, and other implementing partners through mentorship, supportive supervision, and training.

• Strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of CHAs and faith-based health systems to deliver high-quality integrated HIV, TB, malaria, maternal and child health, and nutrition services and to serve as sustainable partners within national health systems.

• Provide technical support to the transition and absorption of activities into government systems, ensuring clinical and programmatic quality is maintained as hubs and spokes move toward government or faith-based ownership.

• Review technical reports and, with the MEL Manager, use data to strengthen technical performance and document best practices.

• Feed country technical experience, innovations, and lessons learned back to the Global Technical Director to support cross-country (South-to-South) learning and standardization.

Team and Work Planning

• Manage in-country technical personnel in line with the approved country’s structure, supporting recruitment, supervision, and professional development.

• Contribute technical inputs to country work plans, budgets, and proposals, collaborating with the Country Project Manager and Finance and Compliance Manager.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree required in public health, medicine, epidemiology, or a related clinical/technical field; clinical qualification (MD/nursing) preferred.
• Minimum 8 years’ technical experience in integrated health programming (HIV, TB, malaria, MCH, and/or nutrition) in Sierra Leone or similar context, including experience implementing donor-funded programs and working with the Ministry of Health at national and sub-national levels.
• Demonstrated experience adapting technical guidelines and evidence-based models to the local context and representing programs in national Technical Working Groups.
• Familiarity with the national public health sector, DHMT structures, and faith-based/Christian Health Association networks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;
• proficiency in the national/local language(s) strongly preferred.

TECHNICAL COMPTENCIES

• Organizational Awareness: Understands business operations and the mission, work and priorities of the organization. Applies understanding of the organization’s informal structure, culture and climate in achieving goals. - Proficient
• Program Design and Implementation: Effectively design development and relief programs that transform communities in need. Understands how to acquire and integrate resources to support program design. - Advanced
• Sector Knowledge: Understand current methodologies and standards associated with different sectors and effectively applies knowledge in designing, monitoring and evaluating programs. - Advanced
• Funding Mechanisms Knowledge: Understands diverse funding mechanisms (e.g., cost proposals, fixed-price grants, etc.), how they operate, and the requirements for each, and applies knowledge in developing budgets. - Proficient
• Managing Resources: Identifies appropriate people, facilities, tools and materials, time constraints, vendors, etc. for accomplishing goals. Considers potential costs and benefits of resources prior to allocating them. - Proficient
• Coaching and Developing Others: Coach and mentor others effectively. Understands the performance evaluation process, how to give and receive feedback, how to find and set up developmental opportunities, and how adults learn. - Advanced
• Knowledge Management: Effectively organizes and manages information resources so that current, critical knowledge is retained and information can easily be disseminated. Develops feedback loops to ensure best practice information is captured. - Advanced
• English Language Proficiency: The ability to speak, understand and write fluently in English. - Proficient

Work/Travel requirements

• Country office environment with frequent in-country travel to implementation regions, districts, health facilities, and community sites (typically up to 40–50% of the time).
• May require travel to insecure or hazardous/ complex and difficult locations.

 

All successful candidates will be required to undergo a police (criminal background) check, appropriate to the role and location, as well as a Counter-Terrorism Sanctions screening, as part of the clearance process prior to commencing employment.

World Vision International also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/). In line with this Scheme, we will request information from applicants’ previous employers, as part of the reference checking process, regarding any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, as well as any such incidents under investigation at the time of separation.

By applying for this role, applicants confirm their understanding of and consent to these recruitment procedures.

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only