Associate Director, Strategic Purchasing at Results for Development (R4D)

Responsibilities

The Associate Director is expected to perform the following primary duties:

Strategic Direction and Technical Leadership

• Identify, assess, and inform R4D about trends and opportunities for strategic health purchasing in Nigeria.
• Work with the Country Director and team to set the strategic direction for the R4D Strategic Health Purchasing Sub-portfolio in Nigeria.
• Identification of country demand for strategic health purchasing support, engagement with country stakeholders, and the design and implementation of packages of support based on identified demand.
• Development of strategic purchasing knowledge products and their effective dissemination

Partnership Development

• Establish and maintain relations with key stakeholders particularly the Federal and State governments, ministries of health, health purchasing institutions, research and policy institutions across Nigeria to facilitate collaboration on strategic health purchasing.
• Develop and sustain partnerships with international, regional and local technical partners to enhance program development and service delivery.
• Cultivate partnerships with donors (foundations, institutional etc.) for increased investments towards Strategic purchasing in Nigeria.

Program Management & Implementation

• Monitor delivery of programs for quality improvement. Track key deliverables and key performance indicators to ensure that all workstreams are on-track to achieve their results.
• Work with program partners and R4D teams to ensure the development of activities that contribute to the sustainability (financial, approach, impact etc.)
• Ensure smooth start-up of all new work. Develop highly effective teams of existing and/or newly recruited staff. Promote strong funder and partner relationships. Ensure sound and feasible budgets and work plans.

Advocacy

• Communicate with stakeholders both locally and internationally to keep them informed of R4D’s work and solicit support and commitment.
• Form alliances that promote strategic health purchasing in sub-Saharan Africa.

Human Resource

• Coach and mentor staff as appropriate to achieve high levels of performance.
• Support a thriving work environment that attracts, optimizes and retains high-performing talent.
• Participates fully as a member of R4D by contributing, assisting and participating in projects, activities, and initiatives as requested by management