Senior Technical Manager, Ebola Response

Position Title: Senior Technical Manager, Ebola Response

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Department: COO's Office

Location: Washington, DC - Hybrid

Salary Range: $85,000 - $110,000 - $136,000

Program Management

• →In collaboration with the Senior Director, provides oversight and strategic guidance for country-level Ebola response programs by advising on performance priorities, monitoring progress against targets and deliverables, anticipating risks and implementation challenges, and recommending timely corrective actions to support high-quality technical and financial reporting.
• →Engages with the LHA compliance team to provide guidance on donor rules and regulations throughout project implementation and closeout, including procurement, budget modifications, and award amendments, and escalate material compliance risks with recommended mitigation measures.
• →Partner with country leadership and Headquarters Finance, Grants, and Compliance teams to oversee grant funds, subawards, contracts, and financial performance. Advise the Senior Director on budget variances, financial reports, project spending, and spending plans to strengthen resource allocation, compliance, and management action.
• →With the Senior Director and MERL Director, guides country programs on integrated work planning and cross-functional implementation reviews for highly complex, business-critical work; align technical, operational, and financial priorities; evaluate initiatives and opportunities for fit with broader goals; resolve issues within delegated authority; and recommend strategic adjustments and resource allocations within the LHA portfolio to senior leadership.

Project Analytics

• →Oversee timelines and interdependent workstreams for timely completion of core and country-level deliverables, including work plans, SitReps, and quarterly and annual reports; adjust focus and recommend allocation of resources as priorities, risks, and business needs evolve.
• →Serve as a subject-matter expert and thought partner to the Director, Programs and LHA's Senior Management Team (SMT), applying rigorous analysis and creative thinking to diagnose issues of strategic importance, develop options, and recommend solutions that inform LHA strategic planning, resource allocation, and performance improvement.
• →Oversee Smartsheet dashboards and other reporting tools, integrating monthly and quarterly data from multiple sources. Monitor work plans, milestones, and deliverables; identify delays and root causes; and presents prioritized findings, implications, and recommendations to the Senior Director.
• →Collaborate with the MERL Director to design and implement core and country-level tracking tools and processes, coordinate cross-team workstreams, and ensure timely, accurate Smartsheet data on activities, deliverables, outputs, and operational efficiency.
• →Evaluate and improve management and analytical tools, systems, data collection methods, analyses, and visualizations; recommend and implement new technical solutions and approaches; incorporate stakeholder feedback; and remain current on relevant management, donor, humanitarian response, and industry trends to introduce best practices across the program and organization.

Data Management, Documentation, and Reporting

• →In collaboration with the Senior Director and MERL Director, establish reporting expectations and provide strategic guidance to country teams in producing timely, high-quality technical and programmatic content, including biweekly, quarterly, and semiannual reports, newsletters, website content, and press releases for internal, donor, and Corus audiences.
• →Maintain complete, accurate project documentation in electronic systems, including Smartsheet and SharePoint, to support data integrity.

• This position has no direct reports provides coaching and technical direction to cross-functional and country-based colleagues and may oversee consultants or temporary project resources as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree and at least seven years of progressively responsible related experience leading international development or humanitarian health programs, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic and operational leadership for large-scale, complex, multi-country health programs in developing, fragile, and/or emergency contexts.
• Experience managing donor-funded awards and advising senior leaders on program performance, financial stewardship, compliance, risk, and corrective action.
• Experience building effective partnerships with U.S.-based and international stakeholders, including government counterparts, NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, universities, and technical institutions.
• Experience leading through influence across multicultural and multilingual teams.
• Experience using databases, analytics, and data visualization to support executive decision-making and organizational performance.
• Advanced knowledge of USG and other international donor funding mechanisms, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, with the judgment to interpret requirements and manage organizational risk.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex program implementation across departments, Headquarters, country offices, and external partners without relying solely on formal authority.
• Excellent executive-level written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills in English; proficiency in French required.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve highly complex technical, managerial, financial, compliance, and operational challenges through conceptual thinking and innovation, including substantial modification of existing techniques, systems, and methods and development of new approaches when established solutions are insufficient.
• Deep technical expertise and demonstrated credibility as a subject-matter expert, with the ability to apply rigorous and creative thinking, recommend new technical solutions, and convert complex data and emerging trends into actionable organizational and programmatic recommendations.
• Ability to establish priorities, manage competing demands, and ensure high-quality deliverables within short deadlines.
• Demonstrated adaptability and executive presence in fast-paced environments, with effectiveness working across multinational and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated integrity and leadership, including the ability to mentor colleagues, build accountability, facilitate alignment, and influence decisions across organizational levels.
• Ability to operate under broad supervision, exercise sound judgment within delegated authority, and use trusted relationships to influence senior-management decisions, obtain and allocate resources, adjust priorities, and ensure achievement of departmental, country, and LHA program objectives.
• Must have authorization to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

• Master's degree.
• Experience living or working in developing countries.
• Smartsheet and Salesforce experience.

• 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.

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 a hybrid work policy, allowing work to be done remotely; two days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday) in the office is required.  The employee must be available to work outside normal office hours or weekends as required.
• This position must be able to travel as required for standard domestic business purposes.

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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.