Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) – Key Populations HIV Project 307 views8 applications


Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) – Key Populations HIV Project

Job ID: sfh-57635

Job Profile

  • The DFO will be the lead expert for financial management as well as for administrative, human resource and logistics management.
  • S/he will be responsible for overseeing project accounting and finance/budget management, along with project operations, in line with donor policies.
  • This includes being responsible for efficient resource deployment and use, program accounting and financial reporting systems, cost-share and related reporting and ensuring compliance with donor financial and accounting rules and regulations.

Qualifications/Experience

  • A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or a closely related field. Master’s degree will be an added advantage;
  • A minimum of 8 (eight) years of progressively responsible experience in overseeing financial operations and management of large-scale, complex development activities in developing countries;
  • A minimum of 4 years of experience overseeing the procurement administration and financial management and reporting of a USG-funded activity;
  • Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and KP community leaders;
  • Demonstrated experience with coordinating, analysing and reporting financial performance, financial forecasting and budget variance analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience managing operations including managing people and performance.

Skills and Competencies:

  • The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; a thorough understanding of USAID financial guidelines and rules, international accounting standards and Nigerian tax and fiscal policies.
  • Hands on experience using an ERP and/or financial management MIS with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Requires a high level of creativity and innovation and the ability to maintain operational efficiency in a fast-paced work environment

Location: Uyo-Akwa Ibom  Application Link

Location: Bauchi  Appllication Link

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Society for Family Health is one of Nigeria’s largest non-governmental organisations. Founded in 1985 by three eminent Nigerians: Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti (late), Justice Ifeyinwa Nzeako (late), Pharmacist Dahiru Wali and Phil Harvey.Society for Family Health Nigeria has a mission to empower Nigerians, particularly the poor and vulnerable to lead healthier lives.Working with the private and public sectors, SFH adopts social marketing and behaviour change communication to improve access to essential health information, services, and products to motivate the adoption of healthy behaviours.By 2017, SFH will be a strong, vibrant, highly efficient organisation conducting value for money (efficient) scalable yet focused interventions. Using a total market approach (using social marketing, free distribution and cost recovery services) SFH will be implementing projects that will target:50% of the burden of disease in Nigeria 50% of persons within the lower 3 wealth quintiles, who will have access to SFH products or interventions A 5% increase in DALYs yearly with 2012 as the baseline SFH will also have a 10% decrease in cost per DALY averted over the period of 2013-2017 using the 2012 value as deadline, and will have generated a 20% increase in unrestricted funds by 2017 compared to 2012. SFH will have developed a plan to spin off a subsidiary conducting logistics, research training, costs recovery products and specific interventions aimed at the for-profit sector including the oil and manufacturing sectors.

0 USD Akwa Ibom, Bauchi CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) - Key Populations HIV Project

Job ID: sfh-57635Job Profile

  • The DFO will be the lead expert for financial management as well as for administrative, human resource and logistics management.
  • S/he will be responsible for overseeing project accounting and finance/budget management, along with project operations, in line with donor policies.
  • This includes being responsible for efficient resource deployment and use, program accounting and financial reporting systems, cost-share and related reporting and ensuring compliance with donor financial and accounting rules and regulations.

Qualifications/Experience

  • A minimum of Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration or a closely related field. Master's degree will be an added advantage;
  • A minimum of 8 (eight) years of progressively responsible experience in overseeing financial operations and management of large-scale, complex development activities in developing countries;
  • A minimum of 4 years of experience overseeing the procurement administration and financial management and reporting of a USG-funded activity;
  • Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and KP community leaders;
  • Demonstrated experience with coordinating, analysing and reporting financial performance, financial forecasting and budget variance analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience managing operations including managing people and performance.

Skills and Competencies:

  • The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; a thorough understanding of USAID financial guidelines and rules, international accounting standards and Nigerian tax and fiscal policies.
  • Hands on experience using an ERP and/or financial management MIS with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Requires a high level of creativity and innovation and the ability to maintain operational efficiency in a fast-paced work environment

Location: Uyo-Akwa Ibom  Application Link

Location: Bauchi  Appllication Link

2019-05-04

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