Program Manager

Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world's leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds - regardless of background to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

USP's RSS/LSS Program Manager will be responsible for managing technical assistance, capacity building projects and events/thought leadership initiatives in USP's GHMS portfolios in West and Central Africa to achieve program goals and ensure that activities are aligned with each portfolio's needs and priorities. The program manager will need to work independently and strategically, coordinating closely with USP HQ as well as in-country consultants.

The incumbent needs to be able to problem solve and be willing to roll up their sleeves to accomplish objectives on time.

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP's People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

• Supports the design of project activities in close collaboration with the Regional Lead and other GHMS staff.
• Under the supervision and guidance of the Regional Lead - West and Central Africa, supports the planning and implementation of the assigned project activities to include development of workplans, preparing for and coordinating meetings, activity monitoring matrices/implementation plans, performance monitoring plans, and progress reports with the support of the M&E team.
• Supports cross-functional project management teams to include technical, M&E, and finance staff to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines, while remaining within the defined project scope and budget.
• Manages timelines/deadlines and provides quality control support for project deliverables to ensure effective, efficient, and compliant project implementation.
• Develops scopes of work and manages sub-awardees, consultants, and vendors, as applicable while ensuring compliance to donor rules and regulations and USP policies.
• Delivers timely and high-quality project reports; ensures M&E data is regularly collected and documented; and works with other staff, including field staff, to develop global reports that demonstrate progress towards achieving specific targets.
• Proactively anticipates, identifies, and facilitates resolution of potential project issues and risks relating to delays in implementation of project activities.
• Drafts materials for both internal and external audiences, including briefing documents, success stories, case studies,…