Partnership Advisor

**Pathfinder Overview**:
Pathfinder International is driven by the conviction that all people, regardless of where they live, have the right to decide whether and when to have children, to exist free from fear and stigma, and to lead the lives they choose. Since 1957, we have partnered with local governments, communities, and health systems in developing countries to remove barriers to critical sexual and reproductive health services. Together, we expand access to contraception, promote healthy pregnancies, save women’s lives, and stop the spread of new HIV infections, wherever the need is most urgent. Our work ensures millions of women, men, and young people are able to choose their own paths forward.

**Project Overview**:
The USAID/India FIRE-UP Activity aims to improve availability and demand for voluntary FP/RH services/products by ensuring equitable access, empowerment, fostering engagement and creating an enabling environment, in alignment with India’s FP2030 vision of providing universal access to FP/RH services, with a strong focus on youth, marginalized and vulnerable populations.

Pathfinder is seeking an Advisor-Partnerships. The Advisor-Partnerships has a deep understanding of FP/RH context in India; as well as experience interacting with Government of India agencies, including central and local government, USAID, development partners, civil society, private sector, and community-based organizations. He/She will use their extensive public and private networks to help catalyze the impact of this Activity through leverage of existing relevant partners, platforms, and technologies.

**Key Job Outcomes**:
***Strategic Development and Implementation**:

- Keeps abreast with FP/RH landscape in India and can speak to the strategic direction of the project and all activities.

**Program Management**:

- Contributes to successful programmatic and technical implementation of the project.
- Ensures the project achieves the greatest possible impact by cultivating public-private partnerships that can amplify the impact of FIRE-UP activities, through leveraged resources.
- Ensure linkages and coordination with other USAID investments in India, and other partners and FP/RH initiatives in the public and private sector.

**Organizational Representation and Collaboration**:

- Lead engagement strategy and implementation collaboration between FIRE UP and complementary FP/RH initiatives in project areas as well as nationally.
- Liaise with donors, partners, host government agencies, and other key stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges to ensure optimal leveraging of other investments and avoid duplication of efforts.
- Cultivate strong relations with headquarters to achieve organizational goals and provide periodic updates to staff worldwide on the progress, challenges, successes, and lessons learned in multi-level and multi-sectoral collaboration.
- Cultivates and strengthens positive, productive relationships and ensures that Pathfinder is consistently viewed as an effective implementing partner and achieves project targets.
- Assists COP in State and National collaboration and learning meetings.

**Required Education, Training and Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in public health, business administration, or related field.
- Over 5 years of progressive management experience on donor-funded projects of similar size and scope.
- Professional experience working in a senior management position for USAID-funded or other donor-funded projects.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the FP/RH landscape in India. Knowledge of the FP/RH landscape in NE States preferred.
- Experience interacting with Government of India agencies, including central and local government, development partners, private sector, civil society, and community-based organizations is essential.
- Experience working on public-private partnerships for health is preferred.
- Previous experience working in India and living in India.

**Required Job-Specific Competencies**:

- Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills in working collaboratively with other donors, host country institutions, and international organizations.
- Relationship Building: Demonstrated depth and breadth of relevant technical expertise and experience, interpersonal skills and professional relationships.
- Management and Supervision: Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop direct reports within a matrix culture.

**Required Organizational Competencies**:

- Languages: Proven writing and speaking skills using local languages and English language
- Communication and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence others through diplomacy and proven oral and written communication skills.
- Passion for SRH: Demonstrated commitment to FP, RH services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of harmful traditional practices.
- Software Applications: Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
- Self-Management and Teamwork: A