Associate Director – Programs 103 views0 applications

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Associate Director – Programs

Location: Lagos
Team: SHARP T02

Responsibilities

• The Associate Director – Programs, as a member of the State Program Management team of SHARP TO2 Project in the assigned state office.
• S/He will be responsible for program coordination, planning, implementation, sub-agreement development, monitoring and reporting of the interventions implemented in the assigned state office.
• S/He is accountable for judicious use of all resources entrusted with SHARP TO2 and its Partners in the assigned state Office, ensure appropriate SHARP TO2 program monitoring and accurate financial and programmatic reporting to the Prime (FHI360) and the donor (USAID).

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Policy and Governance, Health Economics, or other relevant field required with 5-7 years’ experience
• Or Bachelor’s degree in Public Health and Governance, health Economics or other relevant field required with 7-9 years’ experience
• At least 6 years of mid-level experience implementing, and managing or evaluating complex health programmes, with an emphasis on health systems strengthening; health financing; and/or health sector policy and strategies
• Demonstrated technical depth and understanding of the health policy environment and governance in Nigeria or in a country of similar development context; experience in Nigeria, particularly in the Northern regions preferred
• Demonstrated success managing large, complex international donor programmes; previous experience in managing a USAID contract strongly preferred
• Experience building and maintaining partnerships with other development programmes, local organizations, host country governments, and international agencies
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills in English required.

Application Closing Date
21st September, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Suitability Statement (Application) and Resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: [email protected] using the “Job Title” as the subject of the email.