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Career Opportunities in a Non-profit Organization (Project HOPE)
Project HOPE is non-profit organization with an international team of
over 500 engaged employees in 30 countries. Our mission is to make a
positive impact on the global health challenges facing people around the
world. Working in collaboration with local governments and other
nongovernmental organizations, we are committed to long-term sustainable
health care.
Our work includes educating health professionals and
community health workers, strengthening health systems, fighting
diseases such as TB, HIV/AIDS and diabetes and providing humanitarian
assistance through donated medicines, medical supplies and volunteer
medical help.
Project HOPE is recruiting to fill the job positions below:
Job Title: Finance and Operations Director, SHARP Program (Employment), Global Health
Location: Nigeria
Job Descriptions
- We are currently seeking a Finance and Operations Director in
anticipation of the Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP),
Nigeria a USAID-funded anticipated multi-year health program.
- This program will focus on improving the quality and
effectiveness of high-impact, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions to
meet state and local government areas' goals and objectives and will
cover governance, access, and demand activities across HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis services.
- The Finance and Operations Director will report to the Deputy
Chief of Party and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of
financial management, including financial systems implementation,
budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting and accounting.
Responsibilities
- Develop program budgets and monitor budget pipelines
- Provide timely and accurate financial reports as required
- Review and approve recommendations for financial planning and
control, providing relevant fiscal information to senior management team
- Manage internal and external financial audits of the program;
- Support subcontractors as needed to ensure sound financial management and operations
- Ensure sub-contracts, sub-grants and local consultancy documents
and procedures are completed in a timely and correct manner and comply
with Project HOPE and USAID policies and regulations
Minimum Qualifications
- Post graduate level degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or other related field
- At least ten years of experience in administrative and financial
management of large complex projects of which at least eight years were
in the field of international development including experience in
management of USG funded projects and a track record in developing and
managing large budgets
- Knowledge of and compliance to USG finance rules and regulations
- Strong financial and operational management experience with proven management skills; and
- Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language
Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party/ Technical Director, SHARP Program (Employment), Global Health
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
- We are currently seeking a Deputy Chief of Party/Technical
Director in anticipation of the Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program
(SHARP), Nigeria a USAID-funded anticipated multi-year health program.
- This program will focus on improving the quality and
effectiveness of high-impact, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions to
meet state and local government areas' goals and objectives and will
cover governance, access, and demand activities across HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis services.
- The deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director will report to the
Chief of Party and will be responsible for overseeing management and
technical operations.
- The candidate should have extensive experience managing similar
projects and should have in-depth technical knowledge and experience in
all components of HIV/AIDS program including Prevention, Treatment, Care
& Support, PMTCT HIV/TB, OVCs as well as cross-cutting areas such
as Health Systems Strengthening (HSS).
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Chief of Party to provide leadership to the
program, ensure strategic program direction, and provide high quality
technical assistance
- Supervise technical team leaders to ensure high quality and comprehensive technical programming
- Mobilize institutional and project resources, tools, best
practices, innovations, technology to deliver a synergistic, evidence
based program;
- Liaise with key partners and stakeholders to meet program objectives and deliver results
- Collaborate with technical staff to ensure program activities
are designed and implemented according to industry best practices while
being tailored to the local context
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or a related discipline.
- Minimum eight years of relevant development experience working
as a senior-level manager in public health programs in a developing
country
- Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience in all
components of HIV/AIDS programming, as well as crosscutting areas like
health systems strengthening
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Fluency in English.
Job Title: Director - Medical and Community Services, SHARP Program (Employment), Global Health
Location: Niegria
Job Description
- We are currently seeking a Director, Medical and Community
Services in anticipation of the Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program
(SHARP), Nigeria a USAID-funded anticipated multi-year health program.
- This program will focus on improving the quality and
effectiveness of high-impact, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions to
meet state and local government areas' goals and objectives and will
cover governance, access, and demand activities across HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis services.
- The Director, Medical and Community Services will report to the
Deputy Chief of Party and will be responsible for leading the design and
implementation of the service delivery (clinical and community)
components of the program.
- He/she will lead the implementation of the program design to
ensure quality service delivery consistent with the national and
international standards and guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical design, provide oversight, and monitor of activities for HIV prevention, care and treatment activities.
- Provide technical leadership in the area of demand creation to maximize HIV testing and counselling and creating linkages.
- Lead community engagement efforts to expand knowledge of HIV testing.
- Strengthen community and facility -based health delivery
structures to optimize ART eligibility and retention in care and
treatment.
- Contribute detailed and accurate technical deliverables and reports to fulfill USAID reporting requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health or a related discipline.
- Eight years of experience designing and implementing Public
Health programs especially HIV/AIDS, TB and Maternal, Newborn, and Child
Health (MNCH) in developing countries. In-depth technical knowledge and
experience in all components of HIV/AIDS program including Prevention,
Treatment, Care & Support, PMTCT HIV/TB, OVCs as well as
cross-cutting areas such as Health Systems Strengthening (HSS).
- Significant experience in relevant program management or technical advisory roles in complex health projects in Nigeria.
- Expertise in HIV care and treatment activities.
- Knowledge of community-level challenges impacting care and
treatment delivery. Previous experience working with community based
care givers and community support groups.
- Demonstrated knowledge about gender and development, and
demonstrated experience and proficiency in managing programs that
mainstream gender.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement strategies that
employ evidence-based approaches to meet project targets, especially
under rigorous timelines.
- Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of
stakeholders, such as local NGOs, government officials, donor
representatives, and international staff.
- Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language.
Job Title: Director - Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) SHARP Program (Employment), Global Health
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
- We are currently seeking a Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, and
Learning in anticipation of the Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program
(SHARP), Nigeria a USAID-funded anticipated multi-year health program.
- This program will focus on improving the quality and
effectiveness of high-impact, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions to
meet state and local government areas' goals and objectives and will
cover governance, access, and demand activities across HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis services.
- The Director, MEL will report to the DCOP and will be
responsible for leading the design and implementation of the program
monitoring and evaluation framework and information system to track
delivery against targets, outcomes and impacts.
- S/he will lead analysis of data collected for assessment of
progress and areas of improvement, will guide reporting processes
amongst technical staff and consolidates program reports, promote
learning and knowledge sharing of best practices and lessons learnt.
- S/he will support all the technical staff in M&E functions and will manage any M&E related staff in the program.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in M&E systems design and
implementation, and be responsible for the overall management of
Strategic Information
- Lead and provide technical inputs to improve and facilitate the delivery of sound technical assistance in M&E
- Develop and implement appropriate guidelines to support
USAID/Nigeria, Government of Nigeria (GoN) counterparts and USAID’s
Implementing Partners in conducting M&E and reporting results,
contribute to national data collection and information systems, ensure
data quality
- Analyze data sets and technical assessment findings; and develop and monitor work plans
- Work closely with the program team to ensure compatibility, consistency, and coordination within the M&E framework
- Focus on strengthening the M&E system, building capacity of
partners and staff, and improving alignment and support to host-country
M&E systems
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics or a related discipline
- At least seven years of experience designing and implementing
Monitoring and Evaluation activities for public health programs in
developing countries, practical experience with HIV/AIDS programs
preferred
- Demonstrated expertise and knowledge of M&E issues with
respect to improvements in quality integrated service and support
programs
- Excellent report writing, analytical and communication skills,
including oral presentation skills and in-depth knowledge and experience
in USG/PEPFAR reporting requirements.
- Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language.
Job Title: Chief of Party, SHARP Program (Employment), Global Health
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
- We are currently seeking a Chief of Party in anticipation of the
Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP), Nigeria a USAID-funded
anticipated multi-year health program.
- This program will focus on improving the quality and
effectiveness of high-impact, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions to
meet state and local government areas' goals and objectives and will
cover governance, access, and demand activities across HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis services.
- The Chief of Party will be responsible for the overall
management and implementation of the project and report directly to the
designated USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). S/he will
supervise project implementation and ensure the project meets stated
goals and reporting requirements.
- The proposed COP should possess excellent leadership and
interpersonal skills and should have extensive experience in
public/international health.
- S/he should have experience managing similar projects with
significant management responsibility with proven ability to work with
partners including host country government officials as well as other
donors and stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute overall project strategy and work plan and achievement of project results
- Direct and monitor implementation of activities within the work
plan, ensuring that activities are performed to a high professional
standard, effectively implemented and fulfill donor and the
organization’s requirements.
- Oversee all technical assistance and administrative support activities under the program.
- Ensure that all program deliverables are met in a high quality and timely fashion.
- Ensure compliance with all donor- related, organization, and program-specific policies.
- Supervise and mentor senior management staff.
- Provide managerial oversight to project activities and
partnerships, and ensure compliance with organization and USG
regulations.
- Provide oversight for the project’s financial management systems
and ensure they are compliant with Project HOPE policies and procedures
and donor rules and regulations.
- Oversee project budget development and undertake regular analysis of project expenditure, sub- awards
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 10 years’ experience in managing complex public health programs or programs of similar scope and size
- Solid technical knowledge in HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases
(malaria and TB), maternal and child health, Health Systems
Strengthening, Quality Improvement/ Quality Assurance
- Strong management skills, strategic vision, leadership
qualities, professional reputation, ability to create synergies where
applicable, interpersonal skills, and written and oral presentation
skills to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of
the project description
- Master's Degree (or higher) in Public Health or Medicine
- Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language
- Demonstrated strategic planning, staff development and capacity building experience
- Experience with USG rules and regulations
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