Program Officer at Jhpiego, April 2024

Overview:

Project Officer needed to coordinate day-to-day implementation for an upcoming UNITAID project to expand access to preventive chemotherapy for pregnant women in Nigeria. This project aims to scale up an innovative, community-based approach to expand coverage of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp), with quality assured sulfadoxine-pyrimithimine (SP), for pregnant women. The project will operate over a five-year period.

The Program Officer will have the overall responsibility to program and coordinate implementation of IPTp activities in-country alongside District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) and relevant facility-based personnel and especially CHWs. S/he will provide technical leadership in development of annual work plans and budgets to ensure that project design is in line with project and MOH strategies. Coordinate annual phasing in of activities and track achievement of project objectives.

This position is contingent upon award from UNITAID. Nigerian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

Provide day-to-day leadership to ensure smooth implementation of project activities to meet project goals, objectives and targets
Program and coordinate implementation of IPTp activities in-country alongside DHMTs, relevant facility-based personnel and CHWs.
Assure quality data collection and participate in analysis.
Draft formal and ad hoc reports requested by the donor and Jhpiego.
Design and oversee the annual phasing in of activities within the work plan and designation of scopes of work for short-term technical assistance.
Report project issues to the Project Manager and troubleshoot as needed to ensure smooth implementation of project activities.
Contribute to project communication plan activities and document best practices, success stories and challenges for sharing both internally and externally.
Monitor progress of project activities in relation to achievement of stated project objectives and strive for continual quality improvement through the application of best practices.
Provide technical leadership in development of annual work plans and budgets to ensure that project design is in line with project and Ministry of Health strategies.
Steward the transition of project activities to local counterparts according to project handover plan.
Ensure that project interventions are as low-cost as possible while optimizing implementation feasibility and achievement of results.
Facilitate resolution of bottlenecks in supply-chain management of SP with national stores personnel and technical agencies providing assistance.
Work with the Project Manager to obtain necessary programmatic and technical inputs, and determine operation needs based on plans.
Communicate regularly with the Community Officer and provide technical assistance when needed to ensure quality service and performance of CHWs.
Contribute to the writing and review of programmatic components of materials and publications related to the project.
Ensure resources for project implementation are available.
Work with the Finance Officer to develop annual budgets that reflect technical design and planned activities.
Ensure compliance with UNITAID operational policies and regulations.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships and alliances with the Nigeria Ministry of Health and other implementing partners, private sector partners and other key stakeholders in-country to maximize resources, avoid duplication of effort and ensure continued local support of the project.
Represent Jhpiego’s interests and present progress, achievements and lessons learned to key Nigerian stakeholders and implementing partners in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations.

Required Qualifications:

Advanced degree in public health, health administration, international health or a related field.
5+ years’ experience successfully supporting the implementation of large, multi-year international health sector development projects (approximately $10M per year) that have implemented successful activities in areas such as maternal, newborn and child health, malaria prevention, care and treatment and health systems strengthening
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing systems, implementing project start-up and using project management tools
Understanding of the Nigeria social and political context, and developments in the health sector
Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, PVOs, the private sector and international donors
In-depth knowledge of donor projects, regulations, compliance and reporting.
Programmatic experience in maternal, newborn and child health, malaria prevention, care and treatment, or health systems strengthening
Expertise in research to practice—identifying best practices and adapting them to project realities
Proven understanding of key monitoring and evaluation principles and the ability to analyze and utilize data to direct project activities and track project progress.
Previous experience working in Nigeria, with intimate understanding of local health systems, malaria prevention, care and treatment, and maternal, neonatal and child health care gaps and opportunities. Established relationships with government agencies, key health personnel, and health partners
Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
Experience managing a budget
Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Demonstrated programming, management and technical skills
Experience developing strategic and tactical plans in cooperation with others who represent a wide range of interests and needs
Strong change management, results oriented and decision making skills
Proven expertise in providing technical assistance
Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in national programs and technical staff
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple projects/tasks, short deadlines, competing deadlines and intense pressure to perform
Ability to coordinate activities with multiple project partners, MOH staff and CSOs.
Ability to interact with established networks of senior level international health professionals, donors, universities and other partners
Appreciation for socio-cultural differences in countries, preferably having lived and worked in one or more low resource settings
Awareness of, sensitivity to, and experience working in multiple socio-economic settings and with multi-cultural staff and groups
Ability to develop productive working relationships with counterparts in other agencies and organizations nationally
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Fluent in written and spoken English
Ability to travel nationally

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: medical and dental plans; paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; personal accident insurance; 403(b) retirement plan; life and disability insurance; travel insurance; education assistance plan and more.

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

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Jhpiego

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:

This position is contingent upon award from UNITAID. Nigerian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

Provide day-to-day leadership to ensure smooth implementation of project activities to meet project goals, objectives and targets
Program and coordinate implementation of IPTp activities in-country alongside DHMTs, relevant facility-based personnel and CHWs.
Assure quality data collection and participate in analysis.
Draft formal and ad hoc reports requested by the donor and Jhpiego.
Design and oversee the annual phasing in of activities within the work plan and designation of scopes of work for short-term technical assistance.
Report project issues to the Project Manager and troubleshoot as needed to ensure smooth implementation of project activities.
Contribute to project communication plan activities and document best practices, success stories and challenges for sharing both internally and externally.
Monitor progress of project activities in relation to achievement of stated project objectives and strive for continual quality improvement through the application of best practices.
Provide technical leadership in development of annual work plans and budgets to ensure that project design is in line with project and Ministry of Health strategies.
Steward the transition of project activities to local counterparts according to project handover plan.
Ensure that project interventions are as low-cost as possible while optimizing implementation feasibility and achievement of results.
Facilitate resolution of bottlenecks in supply-chain management of SP with national stores personnel and technical agencies providing assistance.
Work with the Project Manager to obtain necessary programmatic and technical inputs, and determine operation needs based on plans.
Communicate regularly with the Community Officer and provide technical assistance when needed to ensure quality service and performance of CHWs.
Contribute to the writing and review of programmatic components of materials and publications related to the project.
Ensure resources for project implementation are available.
Work with the Finance Officer to develop annual budgets that reflect technical design and planned activities.
Ensure compliance with UNITAID operational policies and regulations.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships and alliances with the Nigeria Ministry of Health and other implementing partners, private sector partners and other key stakeholders in-country to maximize resources, avoid duplication of effort and ensure continued local support of the project.
Represent Jhpiego’s interests and present progress, achievements and lessons learned to key Nigerian stakeholders and implementing partners in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations.

Required Qualifications:

Advanced degree in public health, health administration, international health or a related field.
5+ years' experience successfully supporting the implementation of large, multi-year international health sector development projects (approximately $10M per year) that have implemented successful activities in areas such as maternal, newborn and child health, malaria prevention, care and treatment and health systems strengthening
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing systems, implementing project start-up and using project management tools
Understanding of the Nigeria social and political context, and developments in the health sector
Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, PVOs, the private sector and international donors
In-depth knowledge of donor projects, regulations, compliance and reporting.
Programmatic experience in maternal, newborn and child health, malaria prevention, care and treatment, or health systems strengthening
Expertise in research to practice—identifying best practices and adapting them to project realities
Proven understanding of key monitoring and evaluation principles and the ability to analyze and utilize data to direct project activities and track project progress.
Previous experience working in Nigeria, with intimate understanding of local health systems, malaria prevention, care and treatment, and maternal, neonatal and child health care gaps and opportunities. Established relationships with government agencies, key health personnel, and health partners
Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
Experience managing a budget
Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Demonstrated programming, management and technical skills
Experience developing strategic and tactical plans in cooperation with others who represent a wide range of interests and needs
Strong change management, results oriented and decision making skills
Proven expertise in providing technical assistance
Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in national programs and technical staff
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple projects/tasks, short deadlines, competing deadlines and intense pressure to perform
Ability to coordinate activities with multiple project partners, MOH staff and CSOs.
Ability to interact with established networks of senior level international health professionals, donors, universities and other partners
Appreciation for socio-cultural differences in countries, preferably having lived and worked in one or more low resource settings
Awareness of, sensitivity to, and experience working in multiple socio-economic settings and with multi-cultural staff and groups
Ability to develop productive working relationships with counterparts in other agencies and organizations nationally
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Fluent in written and spoken English
Ability to travel nationally

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