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The incumbent will lead the strategic design and execution of person-centered integrated health delivery interventions for prevalent communicable and non-communicable diseases across Sindh, ensuring high-quality implementation, coordination across functions, and data-informed decision-making—ultimately contributing to improved health outcomes and strengthened health systems.

Program: TB Reach

Reporting To: Senior Manager

Grade: Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time (Contractual)

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

1. Lead the development of district-level implementation strategies aligned with project goals, drawing on evidence, field realities, and cross-sector inputs to ensure delivery of person-centered care across prevalent communicable and non-communicable diseases.
2. Oversee the effective roll-out of complex interventions across multiple sites, ensuring activities are delivered on time, within scope, and to quality standards through strong team supervision, operational planning, and problem-solving.
3. Supervise a dedicated data team to ensure timely, accurate data collection and analysis, enabling the use of program data for operational decision-making, performance monitoring, and donor reporting.
4. Lead the planning and oversight of community mobilization efforts, implementation research activities, and ethical storytelling initiatives to ensure that interventions remain responsive, inclusive, and grounded in the experiences of service users.
5. Coordinate closely with the program M&E team to facilitate access, data accuracy, and team cooperation required for routine monitoring, external evaluations, and adaptive learning cycles that enhance program effectiveness.
6. Work in close collaboration with the Stakeholder Liaison Manager to provide programmatic inputs, analysis, and coordination support that strengthen relationships with government bodies, implementing partners, and local community stakeholders.
7. Support and work closely with the Senior Manager and Program Director on donor engagement—preparing high-quality reports, strategic updates, budget narratives, and results summaries.
8. Support the design, coordination, and oversight of implementation research activities to generate actionable insights that inform program adaptation and continuous improvement.
9. Ensure close coordination with support functions (finance, procurement, HR) to anticipate and resolve operational bottlenecks, enabling smooth and accountable program delivery.

• Master's in Public Health, Health Systems, Global Health, or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years of progressively senior program or project management experience in non-profit, development, or public health settings.
• 3+ years in a supervisory or managerial capacity, leading multi-disciplinary teams and complex field operations.
• Demonstrated success managing donor-funded health programs, including compliance, budgeting, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
• Proven track record of effective operation in resource-constrained environments, with government and community engagement.
• Proven leadership in large-scale health programs.
• Strong strategic planning and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management across government, NGOs, and communities.
• Technical writing and presentation skills.
• Expertise in donor engagement, budgeting, and compliance.
• Adaptive problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to ethics, cultural sensitivity, and participatory engagement.
• Meticulous organization and attention to detail.
• Proactive, action-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to travel frequently and manage remote teams (mandatory).
• Fluency in Sindhi (preferred).
• Expertise in epidemiology and implementation research (preferred).
• Proficiency with DHIS2, GIS tools, R or Stata (preferred).

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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