ABT Associates Careers

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and/or contribute to recruitment and staffing components for competitive USG-funded proposals and live projects, including managing and being accountable for the entire recruitment process for assigned bids, both in capture and live bid phases.
• Full lifecycle recruiting to include developing recruiting strategy, passively sourcing candidates, drafting scopes of work and advertisements, screening CVs, conducting interviews, reference checking, generating offer recommendations to include equity analysis, and negotiating compensation packages.
• Routinely engage with proposal and hiring teams by setting expectations related to the Talent Acquisition process while ensuring accountability.
• Employ a variety of standard and specialized sourcing techniques to create, maintain, and nurture a high-quality diverse candidate pool for key positions.
• Create and foster relationships with key associations, industry specific organizations, and other resources and to attract candidates to Abt.
• Ensure representation and networking with all key external talent.
• Ensure compliance with all governmental and client employment regulations and requirements, as well as Abt-specific policies and procedures.
• Other duties as required.

What We Value

• Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree + Five years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Three years of relevant experience, or PhD.
• Level 4: Bachelor’s Degree + Nine years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Seven years of relevant experience, or PhD.
• Minimum 2 years of recruitment experience, including experience with international development recruitment or recruitment in LMICs is required.
• Understanding USAID rules and regulations regarding recruitment and personnel processes.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing various sourcing techniques.
• Ability to work cross-culturally, with a preference for fluency in French, Spanish, or Russian.
• Experience working in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Desire to network, both within and outside of Abt Global.
• Aptitude for building successful relationships with candidates, colleagues and individuals involved in hiring process.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a remote work environment.
• Ability to travel internationally as needed.

The Opportunity

• As the Strategic Partnerships Lead, you will be responsible for driving private sector engagement and partnerships that generate leverage (either cash or in-kind) required to achieve the goals of the Health Electrification and Telecommunications Alliance (HETA) . You will engage with and persuade private sector partners to cultivate long-term relationships and drive financial contributions.

This position may be based in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, or Tanzania.
Core Responsibilities
Strategic Partnerships responsibilities: 60%

• Contribute to the development and implementation of HETA’s private sector engagement strategy to increase reach and drive results through partnerships, including researching relevant trends and funding sources.
• Develop and deliver persuasive presentations to potential private sector organizations on the mutual benefits of joining the Alliance and contributing to its mission.
• Conduct regular follow-up and foster strong relationships with private sector entities to increase understanding and visibility of HETA’s work and benefits of collaboration.
• Support in-country team members with the development and execution of country-specific partnership plans.
• Manage HETA’s CRM (customer relationship management) platform to keep partner meeting engagement details up-to-date and accessible across the team.
• Manage the workflow of clearing prospective partners through the required due diligence process and onboarding them as formal alliance members.

Fundraising responsibilities: 40%

• Contribute to the development and implementation of HETA’s fundraising strategy to increase leverage contributions from non-USG funding sources.
• Take the lead role in mapping out funding sources via corporate social investments, philanthropic, and grant opportunities and develop a pipeline of high-potential funders in the energy and health scape.
• Lead the capture process of developing pitching documents and taking a lead role in pitching directly to potential funders, in collaboration with the HETA team.
• Liaise with Abt’s private capital/innovative finance team to explore other potential financing mechanisms.

What We Value

• Bachelor’s Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Ten years of relevant experience, or PhD+ Eight years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of business metrics, ROI, and partnership modalities.
• Experience fundraising and knowledge of the Energy and Health funders in sub–Saharan Africa is an added advantage.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as required, to meet with potential partners.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with executive leadership to achieve program objectives.
• Demonstrated success in identifying and cultivating partnerships and fundraising to support SDGs or other social goods.
• Strong relationship building skills and entrepreneurial and creative approach to partner engagement.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

The Opportunity 

• As a PMI Evolve Monitoring Evalution and Learning (MEL) Manager, you will be responsible for managing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning functions. You will play a critical role in measuring our progress towards intended results and informing evidence-driven decisions in integrated vector control. You are the point-of-contact for implementing our MEL plan successfully at the country level and ensuring our program staff and key stakeholders have access to the data they need, when they need it. This position supervises the MEL Database Manager.

Core Responsibilities

•  Lead the collection, organization, analysis, and presentation of PMI Evolve program data. 
•  Prepare and ensure timely submission of weekly progress reports and client deliverables. 
•  Prepare or review M&E guidelines, standards and/protocols. 
•  Co-lead the training of M&E Assistants and Data Entry Clerks. 
•  Assist in preparing the project for possible data quality audits to ensure validity, integrity, precision, reliability and timeliness of all performance data, identifying gaps and suggesting timely corrective actions. 
•  Supervise, mentor and coach the Database Manager and temporary seasonal M&E staff. 
•  Work closely with the vector control team to provide routine feedback during vector control campaigns to help increase data-driven decisions. 
•  Design, review and test M&E tools for reporting formats and data collection. These can include mobile-based tools, digitally enumerated satellite images or atlases, and other innovations to data collection, quality, entry, and reporting. 
•  Build DHIS2 capacity within partners/actors in-country. 
•  Track and report data on all project indicators , prepare monitoring and evaluation plans, as well as contribute to MEL workplans, annual reports, and other contractual project documents. 
•  Travel to implementing counties and field sites for routine monitoring, program supervision, and support. 
•  Communicate with country and Global Support team to report on activity progress. 
•  Identify areas for programmatic improvements and develop recommendations and enhancement solutions based on findings. 
•  As needed, coordinate with the entomology team on data collection and analysis. 
•  Other duties as assigned. 

What We Value

Minimum requirements

•  Bachelor’s Degree + Nine years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Seven years of relevant experience, or PhD + Four years of relevant experience. 

Preferred Requirements

•  Master’s desirable. 
•  At least 7 year of relevant work experience which includes database management, monitoring & evaluation, or other relevant social science activities. 
•  At least 5 years’ experience managing MEL on USAID-funded projects 
•  Experience with malaria programs is preferred. 
•  Proven track record in managing complex data collection, data management, analysis and reporting activities. 
•  Experience demonstrating leadership, communication, coordination, and critical thinking skills in a high-pressure environment. 
•  A team player and passionate about and demonstrated ability to building up staff. 
•  Experience with DHIS2 required. 
•  Experience with mobile platforms (ODK, CommCare, KoboCollect, EpiInfo, Fulcrum, etc.), mobile data collection, GIS applications, GPS measurement data collection, and/or Tableau desirable. 
•  Strong analytic and quantitative database management skills, budgeting and report writing. 
•  English language fluency is required. 

The Opportunity 

• As the Social Behavior Change (SBC) Coordinator, you will be responsible for the coordination and implementation of community mobilization and behavior change communication in line with project objectives, the Ministry of Health and counties. You will facilitate all community mobilization, branding and marking and communication activities working closely with the local authorities and leadership to position all program activities . This position shall be based in Kisumu.

Project Description

• The PMI Evolve Project supports the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control strategy with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria while promoting equity to sustain malaria gains. Abt has implemented integrated vector control for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality indoor residual spraying (IRS), technical assistance for insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution and durability monitoring, and new approaches for larval source management (LSM). Additionally, Abt’s PMI-funded work manages the most comprehensive malaria vector entomological surveillance programs in 21 African countries to inform malaria vector control trends, strategies, and impact. Under the PMI Evolve Project, Abt will further its delivery of integrated vector control programs by partnering with local communities, organizations, and governments to co-design and co-implement tailored malaria vector control programs. The end goal is fighting malaria while strengthening local capacity to sustain malaria gains.

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure strengthened partnerships and collaboration between district partners, including civil societies and community leaders.
• Support the implementation of the community outreach programs and communication interventions (identifying the most impact channels and mobilization efforts) within the targeted counties and communities.
• Develop and write regular documentation of activities including lessons learned and success stories.
• In collaboration with the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) , Integrated Vector Control, lead in development of and implementation of SBC strategies for all relevant activities, including IRS campaigns, larval source management, ITN distribution, etc.
• Develop and review behavior change communication (BCC) messages/materials in collaboration with project team and government stakeholders.
• Conducting community mobilization, awareness and sensitization on the relevant activities (IRS, Larval source management, etc.) in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Evaluate and document impact of SBC activities in collaboration with other stakeholders.
• Develop community mobilization calendar in line with the spray calendar
• Support the planning and implementation of information and education campaigns aimed at improving community awareness about the relevant activities in the counties in collaboration with district-based government partners.
• Assist in mobilizing communities through sensitization meetings with the local leaders and communities to educate them on the relevant activities as one of the key Malaria prevention interventions.
• Assist in the recruitment, training, monitoring and supervision of mobilization teams on SBC strategies to reach people at community level.
• Assist and participate in the sensitization of various stakeholders at district, division and community levels to support activities in collaboration with district health officials, civil societies and community leaders.
• Maintain proper records on community mobilization and other SBC activities throughout the year for reporting purposes.
• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports on community mobilization efforts before and throughout the spray campaign, and compilation of other project reporting, including success stories semiannual reports, and others with the DCOP, IVC and the Chief of Party.
• Involvement and participation in planned events in the counties.
• Records best practices for informing local communities about upcoming vector control activities, encouraging community participation, educating communities on the benefits of indoor residual spraying and/ITNs as well as providing information on timing, safety, follow up, etc.
• Develops communications materials as necessary i.e.: brochures, posters, banners, as well as radio and TV information programs.
• Liaises with other government and non-government communications organizations and provides program information for media dissemination.
• Promotes targeting, integration and equity (gender equity, hard-to-reach populations, etc.) of project’s vector control strategies and activities.
• Contributes, in close coordination with the DCOP, IVC, to the development and delivery of the country capacity strengthening action plan to transfer integrated vector control skills to local institutions.
• Frequent travel to counties to support vector control activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We Value

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree + 5 years of relevant experience, or master’s degree + 3 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Health, Community Health, Environmental Studies, or other relevant field.
• Minimum six (6) years of relevant professional experience in communications, community outreach, or public education, with previous IRS or other malaria program experience highly desirable.
• Proven experience managing community outreach, mobilization and other SBC activities for international health programs is essential.
• Experience With Malaria Prevention Programs Preferred.
• At least four years working in close partnership with government stakeholders, local community leaders, and partner organizations with an emphasis on capacity strengthening, skills transfer and fostering trust among a broad range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated organizational, reporting and management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, including national, provincial and district government counterparts.
• Excellent Oral And Written Communication Skills Are Essential.
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Applications.
• Prior experience working with USAID a plus.
• English language fluency.

The consultant will:

• Provide support to Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS) project monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) activities including the management of AMELP plans, data collection tools, activity reports, and deliverables.
• Gather activity performance monitoring data from health facilities at participating Cross-border sites, based on the indicators in AMELP 
• Work with the MEL team to help sysnthesisze the collected data and share lessons learned from field implementation of the activity.
• Assist with logistics of MEL-related and other activity team meetings and workshops.
• Support documentations for learning products listed in the AMELP 

Deliverables

Project Management Deliverables

• Weekly virtual meetings with the LHSS EA team
•  Monthly progress reports and a final activity report reflecting on the technical accomplishments and outcomes achieved
•  Participate in project assessment activities including digital readines assessments at cross border facilities 

Technical deliverables

• Monthly quantitative data from CB-sites
• Draft learning products: two technical briefs 

Qualifications:

• Ideal candidates will have academic or work experience in Public Health, International Development, Communications or Statistics, or another related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Some experience working with statistical packages- SPSS, STATA, R etc. is desirable
• Able to use measurement tools to monitor immediate and long-term results and analyze data
• Able to prepare succinct and focused reports on program results 
• Able to integrate lessons and promising practices gained from a variety of sources
• Has excellent organizational and communication skills - both oral and written
• Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to engage remotely (virtual meetings) with learning activity staff both in East Africa and USA)
• Excellent language proficiency in both Kiswahili and English required

The Opportunity

• Abt seeks a qualified Deputy Project Director (PD) to support management of the anticipated Local Market Access and 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.

Core Responsibilities

• 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.

What We Value

• 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.

• In 2021, USAID Kenya awarded Abt Associates, the Kenya Vector Control Activity. It seeks to build on PMI investments under PMI AIRS and VectorLink. The purpose of the project is to plan, implement, provide technical assistance for, monitor and evaluate critical malaria vector control activities. This includes indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide treated net (ITN) activities for prevention of malaria in Kenya. The project has six objectives: (1) indoor residual spraying and other proven vector control interventions, (2) entomological monitoring and surveillance, (3) ITN durability monitoring (4) data driven decision making to inform strategic deployment of ITNs and IRS, (5) capacity building of Kenya national malaria program and selected counties and (6) continuous net distribution system in the community through multiple channels. In 2023, Abt Associates shall implement IRS in Busia and Migori Counties and other vector control activities in other counties thereafter as determined by USAID Kenya.

Core Responsibilities

• Directly supervise an accountant and finance assistant.
• Manage project’s QuickBooks entries.
  • Review new vendor records or update existing vendors.
  • Review payment authorization form.
  • Review, compile and upload supporting documents into accounting system ensuring that the appropriate approvals are obtained, supporting documents package complete and up to Abt and USAID standards.
  • Prepare weekly and monthly bank and Mpesa Wallet reconciliations.
  • Record expenditures, income, and any other transactions in accounting system
  • Confirm that the expenditure types, descriptions, and charge codes are entered correctly.
  • Respond to all issue tracking comments.
• Update the project monthly projections and prepare site monthly funding request.
• Review and approve project activity and procurement requisitions against approved budget.
• Participate and support the project annual workplan and budgeting process.
• Review and assure all expenses and supporting documents are compliant with Abt and USAID policies and procedures, are filed in an orderly manner and are audit ready.
• Support in the recruitment, training, and supervision of seasonal finance assistants.
• Oversee petty cash management and conduct periodic cash counts.
• Review travel reports and ensure all advances are cleared within 30 days of travel per Abt policies.
• Manage the DA1 process ensuring follow ups to vendors, correct recording and tracking of payments received and reporting to client.
• Generate community service providers and support staff timesheet and payroll to facilitate timely and accurate payments.
• Process all government taxes and other statutory payments monthly as per government schedule avoiding any tax penality in accordance with the local law.
• Ensure timely monthly preparation of staff payroll by applying the appropriate deductions.
• Track staff vacation and sick leave.
• Assist DCOP Finance and Administration to develop and implement sound internal controls.
• Conduct periodic inventory of the government property and update the inventory list(s).
• Support the startup, general operations, and closedown of the vector control program
• Any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
What we Value

• Bachelor’s Degree + Nine years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + six years of relevant experience, or PhD+ four years of relevant experience
• CPA/ACCA qualifications.
• Experience in payroll management, petty cash management, financial reporting, and budget tracking.
• Excellent analytical and computer skills, with strong experience in Excel and QuickBooks or Quicken

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance, Acounting, Business Administration, or other relevant field.
• At least 6 years of professional experience managing financial and contractual aspects of international development projects, preferably USAID-funded projects.
• Well-developed and effective organizational skills, including to ability to multi-task and work in a high-pressure environment
• Significant experience managing and supervising financial and procurement management personnel.
• Familiarity with US Government Cost Accounting Standards.
• Experience supporting logistics, procurement, and supply chain management teams highly desirable.

• The Deputy Team Leader will contribute to the management and technical direction of the EPD Support Programme. They will lead on aspects of implementation and deliverables, including ensuring that the programme consistently provides high-quality, demand-driven technical support. They will contribute to all technical, management and contractual decisions. They will manage the consultant roster. They will deputise for the Team Leader as required.

Core Requirements:

• 5-8 years of management experience, ideally if FCDO Health programmes.
• Background and technical expertise related to health system strengthening, with a focus on aspects of RMNCH and gender-responsive programming in Africa and Asia; experience with at least one of the EPD countries is ideal.
• Experience managing medium-sized, multi-country projects.
• Experience in providing in quality assurance is preferred; this includes reviewing concept notes, advising on project designs, providing input to assessments, and peer reviewing.
• Experience working with FCDO is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Excellent management and organismal skills.
• Excellent representation and interpersonal skills, both in-person and remotely.
• Proficiency in English required. Proficiency in French ideal.
• Be based and have the right to work in any of the following countries: UK, DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Nepal.

• Abt’s Global Talent Acquisition Team seeks an International Talent Acquisition Lead. As the International Talent Acquisition Lead, you will manage a team of regionally based talent acquisition partners.  In addition, you will be responsible for executing recruitment strategies to attract talent, developing strong partnerships with hiring and proposals teams, building a bench of qualified candidates, cultivating an in-depth understanding of hiring needs, establishing a strong recruiting network, and utilizing numerous techniques to source and attract potential talent that reflect the communities Abt works with.  You will partner with business leaders to realize Abt’s talent strategy and enable mission impact.

This position can be based in England, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Africa, or Senegal.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop, mentor, and directly manage a regional team of Talent Acquisition Partners through coaching, balancing business needs, and driving professional development and growth while seeking to maximize contributions. 
• Maintain records on recruiting activities and analyze metrics for continued improvement. 
• Coach team to ensure a variety of standard and specialized sourcing techniques are used to identify a high-quality diverse candidate pool.
• Collaborate with Global Talent Acquisition Manager and business leaders to anticipate future talent needs and proactively identify areas for recruitment to support business growth.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment of key personnel for USAID proposals, including partnering with proposal teams around personnel strategies as needed.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment of donor-funded (mostly USAID) projects and corporate home office positions as needed. 
• Work with hiring managers and regional talent acquisition partners to develop and extend equitable offers of employment to selected candidates within the guidelines of Abt’s employment policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition Leadership on various operational tasks to ensure efficiency in the international talent acquisition processes. 
• Ensure compliance with all governmental and client employment regulations and requirements, as well as Abt-specific policies and procedures.
• Create and foster relationships with key associations, industry specific organizations, and other resources and to attract candidates to Abt.
• Promote Abt’s employer brand and Employee Value Proposition.
• Promote equity and inclusion and develop strategies for building a representative talent pipeline
• Partner across the Human Resources group to implement strategic priorities
• Other duties including international travel as required.

What We Value

• Bachelor’s Degree + Six years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Four years of relevant experience
• Previous experience recruiting for an International Development organization and/or USAID or FCDO, proposals is required. 
• 1+ years of experience directly managing a team of talent acquisition professionals. 
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience of managing full-cycle recruitment processes, including offer development and negotiation.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Applicant Tracking Systems, and successfully incorporating creative sourcing methods that yield diverse candidate pools. 
• A willingness to have crucial conversations with direct reports and hiring teams 
• Commitment to learning and working with a sense of urgency.
• Fluent in English and working knowledge of French, Kiswahili, or Russian preferred.