HIV / AIDS Program Coordinator and M&E Technical Specialist at ABT Associates

Organization Overview

 

 

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world.  Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management.  Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.

 

Opportunity

 

 

Abt Associates seeks a qualified HIV / AIDS Program Coordinator and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Technical Specialist 9 to support the International Health Division on a project in Nigeria.

 

 

The 5-year USAID-funded Health Finance and Governance project (HFG) provides technical assistance in health systems strengthening around the world. The project addresses the financing, governance, operational, and capacity-building constraints that block access to and use of priority population, health, and nutrition services by people in developing countries. USAID’s Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project is supporting state level efforts to increase the mobilization of domestic resources (RM) for HIV/AIDS programs, particularly with respect to the public sector contribution. Focal states are USAID PEPFAR priority states: Lagos, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River. HFG’s work in this area to date has identified the processes that relate to budget allocation, budget release and financial reporting of HIV/AIDS financial resources that do not function as they should at the state level.  In addition, gaps in resource tracking and advocacy.

 

 

HFG seeks to hire a HFG HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Technical Specialist to coordinate HFG’s activities on resource mobilization (RM) across the four states. The areas of work include public financial management (PFM), resource tracking and advocacy. HFG will support the implementation of state resource mobilization plans, and the program coordinator will track progress across the four states and intervene where necessary to facilitate and maintain progress against HFG’s work plans and objectives. It is anticipated that the person identified for this role will also be able to provide technical support where required. In addition coordinator will be responsible for M&E across the four states and the HFG programs MNCH and TB activities for USAID reporting purposes.

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

 

 

• Coordination of HFG activities across the four states (liaising with HIV team in Abuja and Bethesda)
• Support the implementation of the state’s resource mobilization operational plan
• Planning and leading quarterly review meetings to ensure learning across the states, leading weekly check-ins with state staff and tracking state level progress against HFG workplans and objectives
• Gathering all relevant documentation produced and supporting the Knowledge Management coordinator in ensuring that these are consistent across states and stored/accessible to the Abuja/State/Bethesda teams
• Tracking activity progress for USAID reporting purposes and keeping the online HFG M&E system (MandE) up to date for HFG’s HIV/AIDS, MNCH and TB activities.
• Supporting the Chief of Party with respect to management duties that relate to the coordination of the four state programs and consultants working on the HFG HIV/AIDS activities.

 

 

Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

 

 

• Located in HFG’s Abuja office with up to 25% travel required, not limited to the HFG focal states.
• (6+) years of experience and a master degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• First Degree (minimum), or Master’s Degree (preferred) in Social Sciences, or Biomedical sciences (preferred)
• Graduate/certificate level training in financial management/economics/accounting desirable.
• 5+ years of progressive professional experience in in public sector management or health sector with government or non-governmental institutions. HIV program management desirable.
• Proven accuracy in managing information and other organizational data.
• Demonstrated project management and leadership capabilities and the ability to lead multidisciplinary and multicultural teams;
  • Demonstrated ability to ensure that individuals and teams adhere to the highest standards of quality, relevance and timeliness;
  • Knowledge about US Government development assistance policy and USAID operational procedures is desirable;
  • High level of computer proficiency and demonstrated good oral and written communication skills.

 

 

 Minimum Qualifications

 

• Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years of experience.