Program Manager at Population Council

Job Description

• The Program Manager will provide technical and management supervision in the design and implementation of comprehensive HIV /AIDS program, capacity building, quality assurance and policy efforts with focus on reducing HIV and STI prevalence, averting new infection and improving the sexual and reproductive well-being of key and vulnerable populations in Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and management support to the design, implementation and monitoring of projects activities in close collaboration with partners, government, NGOs and Civil Society.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of project costed workplans and budgets.
• Identify and propose staff capacity development and training.
• Undertake data collection and analysis and provide technical support to align with deliverables, donors’ requirements and key projects intervention strategies.
• Implement quality management system in line with national guidelines and international global best practices.
• Develop and monitor projects tasks and activities with project goals in line with approved workplans and standards for high quality.
• Monitor operational budgets in line with approved projects’ terms of reference.
• Contribute to new business development and proposal writing.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirement in the implementation of projects.
• Provide technical support in the identifying, collaborating and forming partnerships with key institutional partners in the mission of the Council.
• Liaise with the Country office and partners on overall requirements as projected within approved work plans.
• Liaise with the Country Office Manager on how best to manage the Rivers field office. 
• Provide supervisory oversight to the Finance & Administration Officer and temporary hires.
• Provide on-the-ground oversight function of the office management. 
• To perform other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor, Senior Officers and Project Director as may be deemed necessary.

Qualification and Experience

• Master's degree in Health Policy, Public Administration, or Public Health with 5-8 years of work experience.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required. 
• Ability and willingness to travel within the country and across the region on a regular basis
• High degree of independence, creativity and commitment
• Strong analytic and communication skills, ability to write clearly and succinctly under time pressure and to make well organized verbal presentations.
• Ability to work under high pressure of work
• Ability to travel within and outside Nigeria