Partner Management Branch Chief at US Embassy

Duties

The incumbent serves as the senior public health technical advisor for grants and is the Partner Management Branch Chief.  Duties and responsibilities include day-to-day supervision of branch staff, planning and program development responsibilities for grants, cooperative agreements and partner management and coordination.  The position supervises three Public Health Cooperative Agreement Specialists that are responsible for the CDC Nigeria grants management portfolio involving up to 15 cooperative agreements worth approximately $160M, and up to 10 grantees/Implementing Partners (IPs).

Qualifications and Evaluations

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of (5) five years of progressively responsible administrative management experience in a public health or international development program that includes administrative and financial management of acquisitions, grants, and/or partner management contracts as well as cooperative agreement and/or contract documentation and reporting, files management and exposure to external clients is required. Two years of managerial experience is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE: 

Job holder must possess comprehensive knowledge of implementing partner management and grants/cooperative agreements programs, policies, regulations, protocols and ethical considerations applicable to the development and administration of national and international HIV/AIDS public health programs.  Detailed knowledge of political/legal and public health sectors in order to recommend approval of funding grant applications is required.  An understanding of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and proficient knowledge of U.S. Government public health programs and strategies is required. Vast working knowledge of host government and international public health systems is required.

In-depth knowledge and good understanding of host government laws and regulations regarding public health-related implementing agreements is required.  Technical expert knowledge of administrative, budgeting and fiscal management systems in support of funding mechanisms including grants and cooperative agreements is required.  Expert knowledge of sub-contractual requirements and procedures for grants and cooperative agreements is required.  

Education Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Economics, Management, Accounting or Finance is required. Professional Accounting certification, membership of professional body (CPA, ACCA, ICAN) is required.
• Note: NYSC Certificate or Exemption document is required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills to work with all levels of staff in team settings to accomplish program goals are required.  A high level of oral and written communication skills is required in order to convey program progress, technical requirements and to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS programs to adopt appropriate strategies for program activities.  Proficient knowledge of computer software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. 
• The Job Holder must have excellent analytical skills and be highly innovative. Advanced user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. The ability to assess grants management issues and develop realistic solutions is required.  Excellent inter-personal skills to coordinate with USG and implementing/cooperating partners to ensure mutual cooperation are required.  Ability to plan budget expenditures to meet PEPFAR-program needs is required. 
• Ability to coordinate and negotiate effectively with host government and inter-agency partners is required.  Mastery user level of word processing and spreadsheets is required Keyboarding skills that include both speed and accuracy are required.  Ability to work with higher mathematical calculations for purposes of partner budget reviews and for use in preparation of reporting documentation is required. Vast experience with budget formulation and review as well as data analysis to assess performance.  Ability for making detailed mathematical computations is required.