Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
IDEO.org is a nonprofit design studio on a mission to design a more just and equitable world. We partner with nonprofit organizations, foundations, governments, and communities to design programs, products, and services focused on improving health, economic mobility, and wellbeing.

About the N. Nigeria & Ethiopia MNCH Program
In early 2022, the A360 Amplify program will enter into a new design phase with the goal of Integrating Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) services to its existing interventions for Young Married Adolescent Women in Ethiopia (Smart Start) and Northern Nigeria (MMA). Motherhood remains a primary goal for many, if not all, of the married adolescent girls who are reached through A360’s programming. Even as A360 supports girls to identify and act on a broader set of aspirations in life and to take up contraception in line with their fertility preferences and aspirations, the project recognizes the need to support them to have the information and agency they need in order to pursue healthy pregnancies when they decide to become mothers. Additionally and critically so, the project will also help them maintain continuity of care so that they can continue to act on their fertility preferences after they give birth.
Responding to this emergent need for continued adaptation of two A360 interventions in Northern Nigeria and Ethiopia, IDEO.org and PSI will collaborate through a six month design process, covering design research, insight refinement, prototyping, testing and preparation for pilot.

About the broader A360 Amplify Program
A360 Amplify is one of the anchor initiatives within our Africa portfolio at Ideo.org (based in Nairobi). Initially, A360 was a $30 million 4.5 year collaboration between Ideo.org and Population Services International, running from January 2016-June 2020. It focused on designing Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) programming oriented towards choice and autonomy for adolescent girls, in Nigeria (Northern and Southern), Ethiopia and Tanzania. The next phase of A360, called A360 Amplify, was executed in 2021. It focused on optimizing and replicating successful past interventions in Nigeria, Tanzania and Kenya. The objectives for the A360 Amplify Program in 2021 were to adapt each of its existing interventions to improve effectiveness, integrate interventions within government health systems to sustain implementation, and generate learning that can contribute to the global ASRH evidence base.

About the Role:
IDEO.org is in search of a project manager to lead the 6 month long A360 Amplify MNCH program. This role will require a commitment of 40 hours each week and is a six month contractor role commencing January 2022 - June 2022.

Responsibilities:
The Project Manager will work closely with IDEO.org design teams, local country partners and local field staff to deliver on the following responsibilities:
• Supporting the stewardship of local country teams in Ethiopia and Northern Nigeria, managing operations and strategy for the 6-month design phase, guiding local design research and leading design teams through the prototype testing of the MNCH interventions.
• Working closely with Ideo.org’s Nairobi’s Portfolio Coordinator, to plan for resources, identify any additional program needs and align different stakeholders across the different phases of the work.
• Managing the relationships with our core partners (PSI Global Headquarters, PSI Ethiopia, SFH Nigeria and BRAC) towards testing and implementing the designed concepts.
• Supporting country teams in setting up field operations in Northern Nigeria and Ethiopia for prototyping and testing of solutions.
• Collaborating with other ASRH ecosystem partners to share A360 Amplify 2022 concepts, and build continued opportunity for piloting of these interventions.
• Be the point person for all partners and bridge between the IDEO.org design teams and country partners.
• Organize meetings with partners to get strategic input and help solve feasibility, viability, and operational needs.

Deliverables (not exhaustive) this Role will be Responsible for:
• Collaborate with portfolio coordinator to design a program work plan and execution strategy
• Come up with a Refined strategy, goals and impact measurement plan for program
• Lead 1 weekly hour long call with the partner organization
• Lead daily working sessions with design teams
• Develop clear and resonant partner communications—simplifying complex findings, developing insightful recommendations, and structuring communications in order promote constructive dialogue with our partners
• Develop Research finding and prototype reports, in collaboration with design teams.
• Design and facilitation of reflection moments (share-outs) across multiple streams of work
• Collaborate with the team to come up with required reports periodically

Required Qualifications:
The project manager is proactive, engaged, and ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work! This role will liaise closely with the Nairobi studio team with the possibility for a remote role if the individual is able to honor East Africa time zones. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, multi-tasker, loves to create structure from chaos and a natural organizer.

Additionally, the individual should have:
• Minimum four years of experience in project or program management
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in sexual reproductive health and/or global health.
• Strong understanding of the health and innovation landscape across the African Continent.
• Experience in piloting new solutions and strong partner stewardship of pilot projects
• Impeccable communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with a remote team, including across multiple time zones
• A strong drive to address access to sexual reproductive health & empowerment of young women’s choices regarding their bodies and futures
• Experience in human-centered design and working closely with community based organizations will be a bonus.

The deadline for receiving applications is Nov 26, 2021 with an anticipated start date of January 10, 2022.

Commitment to Diversity
At IDEO.org, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization and in the world. Our purpose of having disproportionate, world-changing impact through design is directly connected to our ability to bring many different perspectives to the table. This applies to our candidates, the people we hire, the clients and customers we serve, and the communities we learn from in our research.
As a human-centered organization, we are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize that this commitment requires ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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