Program Manager at Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund

Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund - International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) have partnered to create the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), a fund for Nigerians by Nigerians to combat the devastating effects on the people of Nigeria by COVID-19 and its associated restrictions. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of every Nigerian, and healthcare systems have become overwhelmed and need critical support.

Funds mobilized through the Solidarity Fund will target three core COVID-19 response areas: supporting the most vulnerable, strengthening healthcare systems, and building capacity (the re-skilling and retooling of the Nigerian youth/workforce) for The New Nigeria. The fund target is to raise $50 million from Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, multilateral organizations, philanthropists (HNIs, foundations) and corporations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Your Mission

• The Program Manager is expected to position NSSF as a thought leader in public health innovations and supervise grant administration procedures.

Responsibilities
S/HE responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

To entrench NSSF as a national, regional, and global thought leader in delivering sustainable healthcare outcomes, the emphasis would be on the following:

• The continual generation of world-class reports and analysis of nascent and sometimes chronic issues, especially pertaining to Nigeria/Africa.
• Organizing fireside discussions to transform NSSF into the hub around which critical Industry news and issues revolve.
• Publishing of at least 2 world-class research into critical trends in partnership with global educational institutions.
• Working with stakeholders to champion advocacy for critical issues.

Provide oversight function to the grant administrator ensuring they achieve agreed deliverables including:

• Develop Project Implementation Manual and Update Grant Policy Guidance.
• Coordination of grant rollout and evaluation.
• Draft quarterly reports for each Fund Strategic Priority Area.
• Facilitate capacity building sessions.
• Develop annual Report
• Management of ongoing grant administration.
• Monthly report on all activities on the grant administration.
• Regular and ad-hoc communication on all activities– with the Fund Manager (CLIENT-NSSF PMU)

Provide oversight function to the Monitoring and Evaluation firm (M&E), ensuring they achieve agreed deliverables, including:

• Submitting an inception approach report to include the M&E approach to the GA and Fund Manager.
• Documenting the findings and make recommendations on the processes.
• Presenting the findings and recommendations of the monitoring and evaluation exercise to the Grants Administrator (GA) and the Fund Managers after concluding the monitoring and evaluation exercise.
• Submit, in the reports, pictures of projects taken during the Field monitoring stage (if e. applicable).
• Propose the percentages for thresholds to be used in deferring/suspending disbursement based on the risk review, considering the progress made in the activities.
• Support Policy and Business Development with regional analysis, horizon scanning, research and implementation, as appropriate.

Government Relations:

• Development of advocacy strategy and policy briefs to increase resilience amongst vulnerable Nigerians.
• Provide technical support to Nigerian governments, regional and international agencies.

Qualifications

• Strong academic qualifications (a PhD would be desirable) in Health Development and Initiative Evaluation, International Development, Management, or related field.
• A medical doctor Degree is essential.

Desired Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years or more in managing large donor or government-funded programs, demonstrated exceptional technical expertise in high-level and high-quality health sector programs.
• 4 years minimum experience as a medical doctor.
• Experience managing reporting relationships with government stakeholders and large development finance organizations is highly desirable.
• In-depth knowledge of the global Health sector and global development context and agenda.
• Strong expertise and experience in designing and implementing development programs in rural areas in Africa.
• Demonstrated experience in managing funds, preferably in the Health Sector.
• A track record of structuring and managing Project-based Grants aimed at supporting the Most Vulnerable Populations, strengthening Healthcare systems and expanding rural and community focused universal health access, ideally funds created by multilateral development donors and/or development finance institutions.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as one document in a Word document or PDF to: [email protected] using “Program Manager” as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  13th September, 2021.