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Deputy Project Director job at Abt Associate | Apply Now
Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
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Abt Global, formerly known as Abt Associates, is a research and consulting firm founded in 1965 by social scientist Clark Abt and headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. The company specializes in research, evaluation, and program implementation across sectors such as health, education, environmental policy, and international development.
Abt Global has earned recognition for its evidence-based approach and innovative solutions, ranking among America's Best Midsize Employers in 2025. The firm fosters a collaborative work culture, offering diverse job opportunities and flexible work arrangements to its global workforce of over 4,600 employees. Abt Global operates across multiple countries, delivering measurable impacts through its commitment to social responsibility and core values of integrity, innovation, and excellence. For more information, visit their website at https://www.abtglobal.com/.
Deputy Project Director job at Abt Associate
Abt Associate
Solving the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.
We are a team of 3,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment, energy, and innovation do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.
To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we’ll do the same for you.
Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance.
The Opportunity
Abt seeks a qualified Deputy Project Director (PD) to support management of the anticipated Local Market Access for Innovative Finance (MAIF) Activity Follow-on. This activity is a follow-on to the current MAIF contract vehicle that was designed by the Bureau for Global Health’s Center for Innovation & Impact (CII) to assist Global Health offices, Missions, and other USAID offices to apply market-led approaches to accelerate global health goals. The purpose of this activity is for USAID to acquire support specifically through services and technical assistance on a range of market access and innovative financing expertise to improve global health outcomes.
Project is expected to start around March 2025.
This position will be full-time and location is flexible in the continental U.S. or in one of Abt’s East Africa offices. Position is contingent upon award.
Oversees the creation and ensures the quality of all project technical deliverables;
Provide special expertise in the areas such as leveraging innovative financing instruments, developing new products/partnerships, supporting enabling environment for health financing, etc. with the objective of increasing access to capital/decrease cost of financing for global health initiatives.
Provides quality assurance to the technical interventions advanced by the project team and subcontractors/subawardees.
Supervise the project’s technical team to ensure a focus on core results, achievements of annual work plan and targets, and timely/effective implementation;
Ensures a project team environment conducive to gender, equity and social inclusion and ensures GESI incorporation in the health financing solutions;
Supervises and provides coaching and mentorship to support continuous technical staff development and high performance;
Together with the PD, serves as a senior manager to ensure activities are in compliance with USAID rules and regulations and activities meet program targets.
Provide strategic technical direction and guidance to staff in relevant areas, such as innovative financing strategies and grants management.
Contributes to a culture of continuous learning and adaptive management by working closely with the MEL team to ensure that the project applies key learnings from knowledge generated to adapt program activities as appropriate.
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Bachelor’s degree in business, public health, or another related field and minimum of 15 years progressively responsible management experience with global development programs or a Master’s and 12 years of relevant experience.
Excellent interpersonal, diplomacy, and leadership skills, including the ability to manage high-level relationships and motivate staff;
Demonstrated technical expertise in innovative health financing mechanisms including but not limited to health/micro insurance, impact investing, blended finance, impact bonds, microfinance, SME finance, loan guarantees, value based care, etc.
Demonstrated experience managing grants under contract highly preferred.
Demonstrated experience in adaptive management and program design;
Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of government and civil society counterparts and donors
Demonstrated experience in fostering localization through partnerships, capacity building, collaboration, and mentorship;
Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with U.S., foreign government counterparts and experience with USAID is preferred;
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Asia and/or East Africa.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
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