State Team Lead at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Band:                  8

Department:       GF HIV

Report To:          Senior Program Manager (Receiving oversight from Clinical Coordinator, M&E Manager and Supply Chain Manager/Lab Lead).

Job Ref Code:    STL020119

Full JD Link:      https://goo.gl/7mwAi2 

Job Context:

CRS is a Sub-Recipient to Family Health International (FHI 360) on the Global Fund New Funding Model HIV Program in Nigeria. The Program seeks to scale up gender sensitive HIV prevention services among children and adults in Nigeria.

Job Responsibilities

A.      Program Management

• Monitor target achievement across PHCs and SHCs and provide feedback to ensure target achievement.
• Mentor facility staff to ensure their provision of high quality services and provide direct supervision of the partner SHCs.
• Actively come up with strategies to ensure donor target achievements are Utilize data from M&E team to guide programming.
• Support community groups and NEPHWAN to carryout community mobilization activities to facilitate demand creation for supported facilities as necessary.
• Lead the community mobilization efforts by liaising with all co-actors in the states and ward development committees (with the appropriate guidance of supervisor)

B.      Budget Management

• Responsible for managing and appropriately utilizing facility budgets as directed by the SPM.
• Request for a bi-weekly cash advance for all the field office activities, in line with the approved work plan.
• Ensure all cash advances made to the state office and state office staff are liquidated promptly.
• Actively monitor the state office budget and flag any over and under expenditure to ensure that corrective actions are taken.

C.      Partnerships and Networking

• Liaise with other GF PRs and SRs in the state to ensure coordinated service provision to the CRS sites.
• Organize periodic partners’ forum to share updates and examine achievement of program goals
• Act as the primary liaison between CRS and the state government (GoN) officials – SAPCs, SITs, SACA, SMoH, LACA, LGA, Wards- to facilitate information sharing and networking.
• Liaise with the state PEPFAR IP and other stakeholders to ensure that the CRS GF partner facilities can leverage available resources and are fully supported.
• Coordination and reporting of community activities and service delivery at PHCs.
• Develop and maintain healthy relationships between CRS’ GF partner facilities, CRS, the Catholic Church and its partners, the GoN and other relevant stakeholders. 

D.      Training, Mentoring and Technical Support

•  Ensure that the following meetings hold and provide leadership at these meetings – weekly team meetings, monthly work plan review meetings, quarterly program review meetings.
• Request and monitor on-going on-site technical assistance visits to CRS’ partner facilities (PHCs and SHCs), coordinate responses to site issues, collaboratively share issues and responses both in documents and in Program review meetings
• Ensure all partners understand program priorities and promote buy-in from partners.
• Coordinate and mentor the ART, TB-HIV, PMTCT and SRH clinical care teams at supported facilities and ensure they function as effective units.

• Carry out technical needs assessment with respect to ART, TB, PMTCT, HCT and SRH at partner health facilities and proffer solutions in line with GF & CRS’s organizational goals and objectives.

E.       Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff): These are rooted in the mission, values, and principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.

1.       Serves with Integrity

2.       Models Stewardship

3.       Cultivates Constructive Relationships

4.       Promotes Learning

Qualifications:

• M.B.B.S. (with a Masters’ degree in public health or related field is strongly preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in public health, with at least 4 years in HIV/AIDS programming.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a project in a HIV/AIDS service delivery setting, including working with government authorities.
• Demonstrated people management and interpersonal skills.
• Proven experience working with and through partner organizations in both the public and private sectors.
• Working knowledge of and experience with Global Fund (preferred) or USG projects will be an advantage.

• Ability to interface with multiple stakeholders, representatives, and partners in a professional manner on an ongoing basis.

• Excellent analytical and information-seeking skills, and good decision-making skills.

• Experience with participatory planning and evaluation methods preferred.
• Excellent English language- oral and written communication skills.

• Report writing skills are critical for this position (Scientific writing is a plus).
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to travel up to 80% of time in assigned state.

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Senior Program Manager, Clinical Coordinator, M&E Manager, Other State Team Leads, Technical     Specialists, FCO, Head of Unit HSS, HoOPs, Head of Finance.

External: SACA, SASCP, LGA officials, State Officials, PR State Representatives, GF Sub-recipients, Supported

 Facility Staff, Clients, etc.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should download the CRS Application Form using the link (https://bit.ly/2B9iJB9), fill and send with a detailed resume as one document in pdf indicating position being applied for and the Job Ref Code as the subject of the application (e.g. Program Assistant – Borno, PAB181018)

Completed applications are to be sent to ng.recruitment_health@crs.org Deadline for submission is COB (i.e. 5:00pm), January 15, 2019.

Equal Employer Opportunity:

“CRS is an equal –opportunity employer, does not discriminate based on race, color, religion and we are committed to gender sensitive programming and management’. etc.

Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply”

Statement of Commitment to Protection:

‘’CRS’ recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation’’