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Overview:

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families. In collaboration with some it’s partners, Save the Children International (SCI), Pediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), Nigeria Society of Neonatal Medicine (NISONM), Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) and National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), will be implementing a USAID funded global cooperative agreement called the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP).The program’s goal is to contribute significantly to ending preventable maternal and child deaths (EPMCD) in Nigeria. The five year project which started in October 2014 will end in September 2019 and will be implemented in Kogi and Ebonyi States of Nigeria. Jhpiego hereby invites applications from highly resourceful, experienced and dynamic professionals for the following position:

Director, Finance and Operations – Abuja, Nigeria

The proposed Director, Finance and Operations will be overseeing all financial and operational matters within the finance department for Jhpiego Nigeria, including managing financial systems, developing budget for programs, generating financial reports, tracking expenses, administering sub-awards, managing finance and operational issues and supporting finance staff from regional offices. S/he will be the point person to ensure that the Nigeria office finance systems are well established and meet Jhpiego standards, donor requirements and well as local laws and regulations. As a member of the senior management team s/he will contribute to the Country Office’s strategic leadership. The Director will ensure compliance with Jhpiego and Johns Hopkins University operational policies and regulations, as well as compliance with all donor rules and regulations. The successful candidate will serve as the primary finance and operations liaison with the Jhpiego Baltimore office and other partners in the Nigeria country program. As a member of the senior management team the Finance and Operations Director will contribute to the Country Office’s strategic leadership. Additionally, the Director will develop, implement and strengthen Jhpiego’s in-country financial and operational processes.

Nigerian nationals encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee overall financial system implementation including controls and standards.
  • Review and maintain strong system of internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.
  • Monitor and adapt in-country financial system to optimize financial transaction processing and required financial reporting.
  • Supervise Senior Finance Managers on financial/accounting aspects of their work.
  • Review monthly financial reports submitted to Baltimore office.
  • In collaboration with Baltimore and program staff helps draft, review and/or administer Jhpiego sub-agreements. Also reviews all in-country Jhpiego-issued contracts, leases and MOUs. Reviews and provides feedback on award documents, modification and other binding documents issued by others to Jhpiego.
  • As part of the senior management team for the Nigeria office provide advice, guidance, feedback and leadership on overall management issues related to the Nigeria office. Work closely with the Country Director and other senior program staff to improve on overall financial and operational management support to Nigeria staff and programs.
  • Monitor budgets to ensure that spending occurs as planned and that variances are anticipated, noted, and addressed; ensure that key program personnel are aware of budgetary resources and are able to monitor their budgets effectively.
  • Prepare any budget revisions and projections and respond to any external questions from donors and/or internal questions from within Jhpiego’s management structure.
  • Prepare quarterly reports, pipeline, projections, consolidated annual fiscal report, and any other financial reports as required by donors and/or management
  • Oversee procurement office and ensure that Jhpiego procurement policies are followed.
  • Maintain asset and stores inventories and controls over the life of the project (i.e. IT equipment, furnishings, etc.).
  • Oversee transport allocation and vehicle fleet management system to ensure adequate utilization and control of vehicles and fuel management.
  • Prepare and revise finance and operation guidelines in order that they adhere to Jhpiego and donors requirements; oversee implementation of changes/improvements in procedures.
  • Supervise operations and finance/accounting staff
  • Manage and evaluate staff as necessary to ensure program success and oversee staff capacity-building
  • Ensure that an appropriate segregation of duties exists to ensure effective support of field operations and to protect the integrity of the country office finance and administrative operations
  • Assist in building the capacity of local sub-grantees to manage USAID funds and comply with donor rules and regulations. Ensure regular monitoring of all sub-awardees and ensure timely monthly reporting.
  • Support relevant colleagues with office management and security planning.
  • Identify and communicate compliance and risk issues to the Country Director, Jhpiego Baltimore staff and Project Directors (as required). Provide overall guidance and support in resolving compliance issues noted. Work with the Country Director to proactively identify and manage risk for the Nigeria office. Work with Baltimore office in standardization and rollout of compliance training in other Jhpiego country offices.
  • Regularly review recommendations by the JHU internal auditors, internal control review teams, external auditors and donors and ensure follow-up action is taken on gaps noted.
  • Capacity building: develop a capacity building plan with milestone to each for key finance and admin staff, conduct on the job training and coaching as well as formative supervision.
  • Support Jhpiego different project office start-up activities, including supporting human resource colleagues with staff hiring and onboarding and establishment of office setup and operations

Required Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management with CPA qualification or equivalent.
  • The candidate must have strong demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of technical and management expertise and experience, and strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills.
  • A minimum of 10 years’ experience in the management of programs funded by the U.S. Government, including experience managing finances for USAID-funded projects, or other donors.
  • In-depth knowledge of USAID financial management rules and regulations.
  • Demonstrated strong analytical and financial analysis skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
  • Proven ability to prepare budgets and donor financial reports.
  • Demonstrated capacity and prior experience in supervising others as a coach/mentor to train staff and develop financial skills of colleagues.
  • Two years of experience living or working in a developing country is also desirable.
  • Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
  • A team player accustomed to building team capacity and delegation.
  • Self-management is necessary (i.e. motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability).
  • Ability to handle a variety of assignments sometimes under pressure of deadlines.
  • Trustworthy, cooperative, hardworking, flexible & dependable.

KNOWLEDGE (FUNCTIONAL OR TECHNICAL):

  • Knowledge of development, establishment, and implementation of financial, administrative, and logistic support systems to international development projects.
  • Familiarity with U.S. Government cost principles and regulations under 2 CFR 200 Uniform guidance.
  • Knowledge of budgeting, procurement, transport and fleet management and other administrative practices

How to apply:

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

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Our History

Responding to the Changing Needs of Women and Families Worldwide

Since its founding in 1974, Jhpiego has been innovating to save the lives of women and families worldwide. From the first day, Jhpiego has been asking the question: How can we make lifesaving services available and accessible to the people who need them—all over the world?

Dr. Theodore M. King, an early innovator and champion for women’s health, was the moving force behind the founding of Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University. In the early 1970s, King recognized the need to make physicians, nurses and administrators from developing countries aware of reproductive health breakthroughs, such as laparoscopy (a procedure used to inspect internal reproductive organs for infertility or to provide contraception by closing off the fallopian tubes) and modern contraceptives. Originally known as the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, the organization was funded through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Under King’s leadership, as a founder, trustee and later president of Jhpiego for 14 years, the organization conducted a steady stream of programs throughout the developing world.

How Did We Get from There to Here?

Early on, Jhpiego established itself as a leader in reproductive health training. Beginning in 1974, Jhpiego held training sessions on family planning/reproductive health for doctors and nurses in the USA In 1979, Jhpiego started its first in-country training programs in Tunisia, Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, Thailand and the Philippines. From 1987 through 2004, Jhpiego conducted three global Training in Reproductive Health Projects, funded by USAID. Beginning in 1993, Jhpiego published learning materials on long-acting family planning methods.

Over the years—to respond more effectively to the needs of individual countries—Jhpiego became increasingly field-based and established its first field office in Kenya in 1993. Today, Jhpiego has field offices in more than 30 countries worldwide. Similarly, Jhpiego’s programming areas have expanded to meet changing needs in the field. In addition to family planning and reproductive health, Jhpiego now has expertise in maternal and child health, infection prevention and control, HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases.

Jhpiego’s work has also expanded to address reproductive health policy and guidelines and to support health systems strengthening. For example, in 1996 in Brazil, Jhpiego launched a performance and quality improvement approach, now known as Standards-Based Management and Recognition (SBM-R), which has since been implemented in 30 countries. SBM-R empowers health workers and facilities to improve the performance and quality of their services by providing them with the tools and methods they need to make decisions, solve problems and innovate at the local level.

Innovations in Training Methods and Technologies

In 1986, Jhpiego pioneered a competency-based training (CBT) approach that emphasizes learning by doing. CBT focuses on how the participant performs and promotes the trainer’s ability to encourage learning. Jhpiego also introduced the use of anatomic models for “humanistic training.” To minimize risk to clients, learners first practice on models until they achieve competency. In 1995, a clinical training skills manual—the cornerstone of Jhpiego’s training approach—was published. Using a systematic “training of trainers” approach, Jhpiego has created a global network of qualified physician, nurse and midwife trainers.

As early as 1984, Jhpiego collaborated with the University of the West Indies to deliver reproductive health courses, via satellite, to six islands in the Caribbean. In 1987, Jhpiego sponsored a global meeting on reproductive health education and technology with the World Health Organization (WHO) and introduced computer-assisted instruction to simulate clinical situations in several of its US-based courses. In 1995, ReproLine, an online source for reproductive health information, was launched. Today, Jhpiego continues to explore new learning technologies: mobile phones in Afghanistan, a computer-based learning management system in Ethiopia, computer-based training in Ghana, a distance learning program in Zambia.

Practical Solutions for Low-Resource Settings

Since the 1992 publication of its international reference standard Infection Prevention for Family Planning Service Programs, Jhpiego has been at the forefront in promoting evidence-based practices that can protect health care professionals, staff and clients from potentially life-threatening infections. To this end, Jhpiego has tested and introduced practical, low-cost infection prevention procedures that can be implemented effectively in settings with limited resources.

In developing countries, cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. In 1995, Jhpiego began research with the University of Zimbabwe to find a low-cost alternative to the Pap test that could make cervical cancer prevention a reality in low-resource settings. Based on the results of this research, Jhpiego helped form the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention in 1999 and received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its cervical cancer program. Since that time, Jhpiego has developed and piloted the single visit approach in which women are screened and treated during the same visit.

In 1995, Jhpiego began addressing HIV/AIDS and its integration with family planning services. Six years later, Jhpiego began work in HIV voluntary counseling and testing with a USAID-funded project in Jamaica. In 2002, Jhpiego received its first funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for work in HIV/AIDS and, the following year, developed a global learning package on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV—with CDC, WHO and university partners—to enable global scale-up. Also in 2003, Jhpiego began work on male circumcision for HIV prevention in Zambia. In 2008, Jhpiego developed a global learning package on male circumcision for HIV prevention with WHO and UNAIDS.

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Overview:

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families. In collaboration with some it’s partners, Save the Children International (SCI), Pediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), Nigeria Society of Neonatal Medicine (NISONM), Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) and National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), will be implementing a USAID funded global cooperative agreement called the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP).The program’s goal is to contribute significantly to ending preventable maternal and child deaths (EPMCD) in Nigeria. The five year project which started in October 2014 will end in September 2019 and will be implemented in Kogi and Ebonyi States of Nigeria. Jhpiego hereby invites applications from highly resourceful, experienced and dynamic professionals for the following position:

Director, Finance and Operations - Abuja, Nigeria

The proposed Director, Finance and Operations will be overseeing all financial and operational matters within the finance department for Jhpiego Nigeria, including managing financial systems, developing budget for programs, generating financial reports, tracking expenses, administering sub-awards, managing finance and operational issues and supporting finance staff from regional offices. S/he will be the point person to ensure that the Nigeria office finance systems are well established and meet Jhpiego standards, donor requirements and well as local laws and regulations. As a member of the senior management team s/he will contribute to the Country Office’s strategic leadership. The Director will ensure compliance with Jhpiego and Johns Hopkins University operational policies and regulations, as well as compliance with all donor rules and regulations. The successful candidate will serve as the primary finance and operations liaison with the Jhpiego Baltimore office and other partners in the Nigeria country program. As a member of the senior management team the Finance and Operations Director will contribute to the Country Office’s strategic leadership. Additionally, the Director will develop, implement and strengthen Jhpiego’s in-country financial and operational processes.

Nigerian nationals encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee overall financial system implementation including controls and standards.
  • Review and maintain strong system of internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.
  • Monitor and adapt in-country financial system to optimize financial transaction processing and required financial reporting.
  • Supervise Senior Finance Managers on financial/accounting aspects of their work.
  • Review monthly financial reports submitted to Baltimore office.
  • In collaboration with Baltimore and program staff helps draft, review and/or administer Jhpiego sub-agreements. Also reviews all in-country Jhpiego-issued contracts, leases and MOUs. Reviews and provides feedback on award documents, modification and other binding documents issued by others to Jhpiego.
  • As part of the senior management team for the Nigeria office provide advice, guidance, feedback and leadership on overall management issues related to the Nigeria office. Work closely with the Country Director and other senior program staff to improve on overall financial and operational management support to Nigeria staff and programs.
  • Monitor budgets to ensure that spending occurs as planned and that variances are anticipated, noted, and addressed; ensure that key program personnel are aware of budgetary resources and are able to monitor their budgets effectively.
  • Prepare any budget revisions and projections and respond to any external questions from donors and/or internal questions from within Jhpiego’s management structure.
  • Prepare quarterly reports, pipeline, projections, consolidated annual fiscal report, and any other financial reports as required by donors and/or management
  • Oversee procurement office and ensure that Jhpiego procurement policies are followed.
  • Maintain asset and stores inventories and controls over the life of the project (i.e. IT equipment, furnishings, etc.).
  • Oversee transport allocation and vehicle fleet management system to ensure adequate utilization and control of vehicles and fuel management.
  • Prepare and revise finance and operation guidelines in order that they adhere to Jhpiego and donors requirements; oversee implementation of changes/improvements in procedures.
  • Supervise operations and finance/accounting staff
  • Manage and evaluate staff as necessary to ensure program success and oversee staff capacity-building
  • Ensure that an appropriate segregation of duties exists to ensure effective support of field operations and to protect the integrity of the country office finance and administrative operations
  • Assist in building the capacity of local sub-grantees to manage USAID funds and comply with donor rules and regulations. Ensure regular monitoring of all sub-awardees and ensure timely monthly reporting.
  • Support relevant colleagues with office management and security planning.
  • Identify and communicate compliance and risk issues to the Country Director, Jhpiego Baltimore staff and Project Directors (as required). Provide overall guidance and support in resolving compliance issues noted. Work with the Country Director to proactively identify and manage risk for the Nigeria office. Work with Baltimore office in standardization and rollout of compliance training in other Jhpiego country offices.
  • Regularly review recommendations by the JHU internal auditors, internal control review teams, external auditors and donors and ensure follow-up action is taken on gaps noted.
  • Capacity building: develop a capacity building plan with milestone to each for key finance and admin staff, conduct on the job training and coaching as well as formative supervision.
  • Support Jhpiego different project office start-up activities, including supporting human resource colleagues with staff hiring and onboarding and establishment of office setup and operations

Required Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management with CPA qualification or equivalent.
  • The candidate must have strong demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of technical and management expertise and experience, and strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills.
  • A minimum of 10 years’ experience in the management of programs funded by the U.S. Government, including experience managing finances for USAID-funded projects, or other donors.
  • In-depth knowledge of USAID financial management rules and regulations.
  • Demonstrated strong analytical and financial analysis skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
  • Proven ability to prepare budgets and donor financial reports.
  • Demonstrated capacity and prior experience in supervising others as a coach/mentor to train staff and develop financial skills of colleagues.
  • Two years of experience living or working in a developing country is also desirable.
  • Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
  • A team player accustomed to building team capacity and delegation.
  • Self-management is necessary (i.e. motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability).
  • Ability to handle a variety of assignments sometimes under pressure of deadlines.
  • Trustworthy, cooperative, hardworking, flexible & dependable.

KNOWLEDGE (FUNCTIONAL OR TECHNICAL):

  • Knowledge of development, establishment, and implementation of financial, administrative, and logistic support systems to international development projects.
  • Familiarity with U.S. Government cost principles and regulations under 2 CFR 200 Uniform guidance.
  • Knowledge of budgeting, procurement, transport and fleet management and other administrative practices

How to apply:

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

2017-08-01

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