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Job in Abuja for a Deputy Country Director at PACT
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a
better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of a decent livelihood.
Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more
than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who
are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and
take ownership over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions
that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified
living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides.
Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging
effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for
development.
Department Overview:
Building local promise in
Nigeria since 2005, Pact has worked as a partner of the Federal
Government of Nigeria, civil society, private sector, and communities to
improve access to health services and foster capacity development for
local ownership of development and long-term sustainability. Pact’s work
in Nigeria has focused on supporting partners to advocate for better
service delivery and improved governance systems, better response to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic and maternal and child health issues, strengthen
civil society, and increase civil society and government linkages. By
leading with Pact’s proven capacity development approaches and tools,
Pact has seen Nigerian civil society organizations improve their
capacity, strengthen partnerships with each other, government, and the
private sector, and deliver high quality health services in communities
across Nigeria. Pact’s portfolio of work currently includes funding for
health programming from USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
and Chevron.
Job Title: Deputy Country Director, Nigeria (Expatriate/TCN Candidates Preferred)
Position Purpose:
Reporting to the Country Director, the Deputy Country Director has two main roles:
First,
the successful candidate is responsible for the timely and effective
implementation of all programs in Nigeria through mentoring to all and
oversight to some individual Project Directors. Overall responsibilities
include: programmatic management; technical and team management
oversight; and oversight of programmatic and financial management and
reporting. S/he will directly oversee the implementation of designated
programs/projects, and foster integration and synergy among all the
various programs. S/he will support the Country Director in representing
Pact’s work with the donor community and other stakeholders in the
region. S/he directly supervises 2 or more Project Directors.
Second,
the successful candidate is responsible for directing the grants and
procurement activities of all programs in Nigeria through oversight of
and mentoring to grants and procurement staff. Overall responsibilities
include: grants management, procurement oversight, donor regulatory
compliance, sub recipient monitoring, documentation quality control,
staff skills building, and coordination with Pact DC Agreement
Management counterparts.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical and Management oversight of projects–55%
•
Provide technical and management support to all Pact Nigeria projects,
including through direct supervision of 2 or more Project Directors.
•
Coordinate the timely deployment of financial and human resources
across all support departments for program success and attainment of
desired results/indicators.
• Oversee the overall program management
cycle (planning to evaluation), ensuring that projects and programs are
delivered to the highest quality and meet Pact and Donor standards and
requirements.
• Ensure that proper program monitoring and evaluation systems are in place.
• Ensure that all project deliverables are met in a high quality, cost effective and timely fashion.
• Provide oversight with the design and implementation of activities with partners, beneficiary groups and other stakeholders;
• Regularly report on project status to the Country Director and Pact DC portfolio team
•
Develop synergies among all Pact programs, and ensure linkages between
the Programs, MERL, Capacity Development, Grants, Operations, and
Finance teams.
Grants and Procurement Management – 35%
•
Administer the full cycle of grants management activities including
selection, pre-award assessments, preparation of subgrant instruments,
monitoring and compliance, and close-out procedures, including through
direct supervision of the grants team.
•
Ensure timely training of grantees and Pact staff to understand and
comply fully with donor standards. Carry out regular trainings as needs
arise.
• Ensure that office systems for grants and contracts
administration are fully up to date and maintained and that all
documentation is properly organized and maintained.
• Prepare requests for and obtain clearances / approvals / deviations from donors as required.
•
Oversee closeout of awards, and provide oversight to staff for closeout
of awards including preparation of final inventories, property
disposition under contracts and grants received by Pact.
• Coordinate with Pact DC Agreement Management staff.
• Administer the full cycle of
procurement activities including competitive selection, vendor vetting,
contracting and regulatory compliance, including through direct
supervision of the procurement team.
• Respond to issues that arise
during grant, subgrant, and contract implementation including financial
reporting, modifications, oversight of compliance with terms and
conditions and resolution of disputes, and resolving audit findings.
• Provide policy guidance and interpretation for program staff as well as sub-grantees.
Leadership, Coordination and New Business Development – 10%
• Actively participate and leader within the Senior Management Team.
• Coordination with appropriate external stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and implementation;
• Contribute to proposal development efforts in cooperation with the Country Director and Opportunity Development.
• Support the Country Director as requested with country-level and organization wide initiatives.
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Ensure strong cooperation and collaboration with partners, donors,
government, and other key stakeholders as a base for
building/maintaining/expanding a sustainable country program.
Other
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in international development or related field required;
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience, including experience managing staff.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in international development or related field
•
Experience managing large scale donor funded project(s); demonstrated
knowledge of and familiarity with managing donor policies, rules,
regulations, and procedures; • Experience working with local partners, sub granting and procurement processes;
• Demonstrated skills in strategic and program planning;
• Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken;
• Experience working in a developing country; experience in Nigeria is a plus.
• Willingness to travel within of Nigeria
• Experience managing complex, multi-partner programs, especially in conflict and post-conflict environments;
• Experience in development programming in the areas of health, governance, and/or capacity development;
Project Management
• Excellent planning and resource management skills
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Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability
to effectively present complex ideas to diverse audiences
• Ability to problem-solve complex issues
• Ability to multitask with ease and grace, balancing and adapting to frequently changing priorities
• Advanced negotiating and conflict resolution skills
• High proficiency in managing budgets
Leadership
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Ability to sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with
internal colleagues and contacts in donor and peer organizations
• Consistently works within internal process and procedures and ensures others do the same
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Ability to focus and achieve results
Technical Skills:
• Knowledge and understanding of donor policies and regulations
• High competence using common desktop applications and internal systems
• General understanding of development challenges and operating environments
People Management
•
Experience in supervising staff, including effective delegation and/or
task/role assignment and providing honest feedback and accountability
for performance
• Ability to mentor others and model successful management techniques and approaches
Pact
is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its
selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic
information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other
non-merit factors
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