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Pact Nigeria Job for a Project Director in Abuja
Pact Nigeria, located in Abuja, is the Nigerian Country office of
Pact, which is an independent International non-profit Organization
headquartered in Washington, DC, USA.
Pact's vision is a world where
those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their
own solutions, and take ownership over their future. Its mission is to
enable 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."
We are seeking highly experienced and qualified candidates to fill the below position of:
Job Title: Project Director
Position Summary
- The Project Director will collaborate with external partners
operating programs for the management and treatment of childhood
illnesses.
- The Project Director is responsible [hr meeting the projects
technical objectives. managing financial resources, managing program
staff. maintaining good working relationships with host government
officials and local partners. managing donor reporting and ensuring
high-quality delivery of services.
- The Project Director reports to the Country Director.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities Programming:
- Ensure high-quality technical programming through hands-on guidance
and support grounded in the project’s results framework and adhering to
expected technical quality and reporting requirements
- Ensure that proper program monitoring and evaluation systems are in
place and functioning, and work together with program stall’ and
partners to track progress made towards reaching project objectives and
targets and make adjustments needed based on program performance data.
- Regularly coordinate and collaborate with external partners.
including the donor, CSO partners, state and local government,
international NGOs and other stakeholders.
- Manage all project planning responsibilities, including the
production of annual work plans, guide and oversee the alignment of the
budget to expected results, and review and approve annual budgets and
quarterly reports
Finance & Administration:
- Provide oversight for all administrative and financial operations at the state office
- Maintain up to date understanding and adherence to Pacts policies and procedures amongst all regional office staff
- Monitor progress against the budget and assure timely and
high-quality monitoring and reporting of finances, focusing on
performance
Human Resources:
- In cooperation with Pact Nigeria's HR, oversee the management and on
hoarding of state office stall to ensure a diverse, skilled and
productive workforce and promote an organizational culture where Pact’s
values are practiced
- Actively promote staff wellness by monitoring regional office
organizational health and taking corrective actions as needed. Invest in
consistent team building to increase cohesion between staff in all
geographic areas of the country.
- Along with the Security Coordinator, support the management of
Security and Safety Administration by developing and updating a staff
and asset security plan in line with the local context and in alignment
with Pact Nigeria/DC security guidance: keeping key Pact staff abreast
of any security issues, as they arise.
- Ensure levels of authority and responsibility are clearly defined, understood and followed within the project team
- Provide proper supervision and management for all direct reports.
- Ensure the proper implementation of Pact’s performance management
system (hr direct reports. This can include: proactively addressing
performance issues through regular, constructive and honest feedback and
coaching and identifying necessary staff development for direct
reports.
Qualifications
- Minimum MA/MPH/M.Sc and at least 8 years of relevant experience (or
equivalent) in childhood illnesses, and other child related wellness and
well-being activities including but not limited to treatment,
protection and care for children, orphan and vulnerable children
support. child nutrition and related areas of child support in Nigeria
- Ability to manage complex interwoven activities, and move a project towards its goals
- Strong budgeting experience, especially in performance based management
- Strong analytic and critical understanding;
- Excellent organization and planning skills;
- Ability to travel regularly and at short notice to sometimes challenging settings within Nigeria.
- Demonstrated personnel management experience, including at least 4
years of supervisory experience; strong interpersonal, team building and
communication skills:
- Excellent representational skills and building of rapport with state
government and agencies international and national donors,
international, national and local NGOs, etc.
- Experience in capacity building for state and non-state partners
Experience Requirements:
- Knowledge and understanding of the social welfare systems in
Nigeria. in particular the health sector in Nigeria. specifically
Pneumonia and Diarrhea as well as other Childhood illness.
- Financial planning skills including pipeline analysis.
- Analysis of burn rate and ensuring compliance with donor financial & contractual regulations
- This is a local position with no expatriate allowances.
- Experience managing internationally funded programs with
demonstrated capacity to create and/or maintain complex systems and
procedures involving multiple implementation sites, multiple partners
and diverse beneficiaries;
- Fluency in English required: with proficiency in Hausa and other regional Nigerian languages preferred.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their resume/CV and cover letter on their suitability to:
[email protected]g
All CV's/resume/applications MUST be in either word format or PDF.
Applicants MUST indicate the position applied for on the SUBJECT of the
mail.
Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.