Technical Senior Manager MNCH - Bamako, MALI

Technical Senior Manager-
Maternal, Newborn, and Child
Health (MNCH) -AFGHS-IMAMali

Job Description
Technical Title: Technical Senior Manager-MNCH
Level and Grade: Senior Manager| BG-10 | Grade 80
Job Type: Regular fixed term
Reporting Manager: AFGHS-IMA- Mali Project Director
Business Unit: WEST AFRICA
Office: Bamako, Mali
Date: November 20, 2026

The Organization:
Corus International is the parent of a family of world-class organizations working to deliver the holistic, lasting solutions needed to end extreme poverty once and for all. We are a global leader in international development, with 150 years of combined experience across our brands. Our nonprofit and for-profit subsidiaries include IMA World Health and its
fundraising brand, Corus World Health, Lutheran World Relief, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Brands. Our more than 400 employees around the globe are experts in their fields and dedicated to helping the world's most vulnerable people break the cycle of poverty and lead healthy lives. At Corus we believe that good only grows stronger, and we reflect that belief in our workplace culture. We value every employee's specialized area of expertise and nurture professional growth. We promote an engaging and supportive work environment, where employees feel enabled and driven to innovate, learn, and collaborate. And because our subsidiaries often function as partners, our employees have the opportunity to work across our enterprise family.

Project Overview:
The America First Global Health Security – IMA (AFGHS – IMA), led by IMA World Health and funded by the U.S.Government, aims to improve maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), nutrition, and Global Health Security (GHS) services in Mali's fragile and conflict-affected areas. In Mali, AFGHS – IMA implementation is led by JSI Research & Training
Institute, Inc. in collaboration with IMA World Health/Corus International. In Mali, the project support will focus on strengthening the integration of MNCH, Nutrition and Immunization services access and quality through the delivery of life saving interventions in facility and community health platforms, while strengthening systems at sub-national level to enhance transition of the project interventions to the government and local stakeholders.
AFGHS – IMA operates across 5 health district: Gao, Ansongo, Timbuktu, Diré and Goundam and contributes to four key objectives : (1) Deliver efficient and effective health services at the health facility and community level; (2) Strengthen health information systems and data use, supply chain, laboratory, and other health systems to effectively deliver health services in a country; (3) Provide holistic support and country readiness capability for infectious disease outbreak detection and response, including a focus on the integration of animal and human health systems; (4) Enable sustainable transitions from
donor-supported to country-led health programs.

Job Brief:
Position Summary: The Technical Senior Manager (TSM) is responsible for in country level technical design and support
implementation and monitoring of the evidence-based lifesaving MNCH interventions of the AFGHS/IMA project in Mali. TSM will collaborate with peers at the ministry of health in both national and sub-national level to ensure implementation of MNCH interventions in line with the country strategy and donor requirements. The TSM will represent the project in external MNCH Technical Working Group, sharing project's best practices. The competencies required to be successful in this position include extensive theoretical and practical understanding of MNCH services, Quality of Care and approaches, and the ability to manage technical direction across the project locations, with minimal management support. The position requires managing, contributing to, and supporting the technical implementation of focused activities and by providing technical inputs into of MNCH services and Quality of Care, project workplans, budgets, technical guidelines, training curricula, implementation tools, and reporting, and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) in compliance with the requirements and regulations of the award. Duties include organizing and coordinating with the Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, sub-recipients, consultants, and headquarters or regional Technical Business Unit (TBU) staff. The position will be based in Bamako, Mali and will be expected to visit project sites frequently.

Responsibilities:
Technical Delivery Services, Quality and Impact (60%)
• Identify and manage appropriate MNCH approaches and activities that support the implementation and monitoring of technical interventions in alignment with the project goal and objectives, and donor standards.
• Manage, model, and coach colleagues, including sub-recipient staff, on best practices in technical delivery of MNCH services and activities.
• Track progress of MNCH program targets and deliverables, identifying issues/challenges that need to be addressed, and ensuring that technical reporting requirements are met in line with Project Management Manual as well as complementary tools, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate with project leadership to ensure the MNCH targets in the AFGHS–IMA milestone plan are successfully reached in accordance with DoS requirements.
• Provide input into budgeting and forecasting exercises related to technical activities spending within the fiscal year.
• Participate in forums that enhance sector knowledge to incorporate into technical activities on the project.
• Ensure that the implementation of activities by partners mobilized by the project and others (consultants, local NGOs, etc.) is of high quality, on time, and in accordance with the approved project work plan objectives and USG/DOS and IMA standards.
Coordination and Collaboration: (15%)
• Manage documentation of the project's technical capacities based on MNCH project achievements in coordination with project team and in collaboration with TBU team.
• Contribute to the wider work of TBU through active participation in the achievement of the project deliverables, team meetings, TBU community of practice and the development and sharing of technical knowledge and resources.
• Represent the project at relevant coordination meetings (cluster and sub-cluster meetings, thematic working groups at different levels of the health pyramid, etc.).
Data Management, Documentation, and Reporting: (25%)
• Contribute to the quality data reported into the project reporting system, in collaboration with the MEL team.
• Contribute to the preparation and submission of high quality, timely technical content, including monthly updates, quarterly reports, and/or semi-annual performance reports, and other project documents under the guidance of the Chief of Party.
• Apply knowledge of donor rules and regulations to monitor for technical and MEL compliance for various actions during project start up, implementation, and close out.
• Ensure data integrity and completeness by maintaining project documentation in electronic databases, as applicable.

Supervisory:
This position has no direct reports.

Education & Experience:

• Advanced degree (MD, MPH, MSc, or equivalent) in Medicine, Nutrition, Public Health, or related field.
• At least 7 years of experience designing and implementing integrated MNCH services in Mali or comparable settings, including clinical experience
• Experience of supporting USG funded MNCH projects and working with Ministry of Health, especially in Mali.
• Technical knowledge of evidence based, high impact MNCH interventions such as Essential Newborn Care, EmONC, Kangaroo Mother Care, IMNCI, iCCM.
• Proven track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with target beneficiaries, private sector entities, as well as host country counterparts and NGO/FBO/CBO actors, preferred.
• Experience working with local and/or US-based and international partners (NGO/FBO/CBOs, universities and other technical institutions), desired
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Strong knowledge of international development including MNCH and best practices.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to communicate effectively and credibly, both verbally and in writing in French; English proficiency and local language skills preferred.
• Proficiency in Office 365 applications including Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint. Experience with Salesforce a plus.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery, coordination of/collaborate on program implementation across multiple teams (between departments, between HQ and country offices, etc.) and ability to present technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and nontechnical audiences
• Ability to travel to project sites in Mali.

Physical and Mental Requirements:
• The physical requirements that may be needed to execute responsibilities may include bending, standing, and walking, etc.
• The mental requirements that are essential to satisfactorily executing the responsibilities outlined in this job description include, but are not limited to: learning new tasks, comprehending, and retaining information, completing tasks independently, effectively communicating verbally and in writing, demonstrating proficiency in using computer software to perform assigned tasks.

Other Duties:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities for the position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All positions are required to perform any additional tasks assigned by the supervisor. Global positions that are bound by contracts will not be changed without notice and approval.
Working Conditions, Travel and Environment:
• Corus has an in-person work policy, [with all employees reporting to the office Monday through Friday. The employee must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends, as required.
• This position must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business purposes. While performing the duties of this job in different locations, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high-security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as to infectious diseases.
• This position must have authorization to work in Mali.
As a member of the Corus Family, each employee is expected to:
• Foster a work environment where everyone feels valued and included.
• Support employees' evaluation and promotion processes based on skills and performance.
• Promote a safe, secure, and respectful environment for all members of Corus family, stakeholders in general, and particularly for the communities we serve.
• Follow Corus Code of Conduct helping to prevent any type of abuse including workplace harassment, sexual abuse and exploitation, and trafficking in persons.
• Adhere to the Organizational Core Values.

Corus International prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by U.S. or International law.