Program Manager at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Overview

• The Program Manager (PM) will provide programmatic coordination, operational management, and performance oversight for Jhpiego MCGL/RISE Integrated Health Project portfolio in Nigeria.  Supervised by the Technical Project Director, working in collaboration with team members, Government and donor counterparts, the PM will ensure that project activities are strategically planned, efficiently executed, and aligned with technical, financial, and compliance standards. The PM will lead coordination among technical teams, field offices, implementing partners, and government stakeholders to strengthen core capacities and scope of work particularly in maternal, newborn, child health, nutrition, immunization and malaria services.
• The PM will also provide strategic support to the Deputy Project Team Lead and the Project Director in government engagement, donor reporting, coordination, and accountability. S/he will be responsible for tracking implementation progress, ensuring compliance with donor and Jhpiego policies, managing grants and budgets, and supporting adaptive program management. The PM will champion quality improvement, program learning, and system strengthening across the RISE Integrated Health Project.

Responsibilities

 Program Coordination and Implementation

• Coordinate development and execution of detailed work plans, ensuring coherence across technical, operational, and community engagement components.
• Coordinate implementation across states, ensuring integration of MNCH+N, immunization and malaria services.
• Track implementation progress, proactively identifying bottlenecks and facilitating timely resolution.
• Lead operational planning for trainings, mentoring, work planning activities etc.
• Ensure activities are implemented in line with Jhpiego and donor regulations, national strategies, and National Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiatives (NHSRII) and the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp).

Social Mobilization, and Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive social mobilization and community engagement strategies that build awareness, trust, and active participation of community actors (WDCs, CHWs, women groups, and private sector providers) in MNCH+N, immunization and Malaria efforts.
• Strengthen collaboration with professional associations, traditional and religious leaders, private-sector stakeholders, and other influencers to promote behavioral change and ownership of MNCH+N, immunization and malaria interventions.
• Facilitate multi-sectoral coordination with national and subnational partners including FMoH, SWAp, NPHCDA, SMoH, SPHCDA etc, ensuring alignment of Jhpiego’s MNCH+N, immunization and malaria interventions with national priorities.
• Represent Jhpiego in national and subnational technical working groups, and SWAp coordination forums.
• Support advocacy and communications strategies that promote visibility and sustainability of project outcomes.

Program Management, Quality Assurance, and Reporting

• Ensure timely and quality delivery of project milestones and outputs, maintaining strong links between technical, financial, and operational components.
• Oversee tracking systems and dashboards for performance monitoring and early warning to flag delays or implementation risks.
• Apply Quality Improvement (QI) tools to monitor and enhance implementation quality across technical and community components.
• Lead program documentation, success stories, learning briefs, and dissemination of results through national and donor platforms.
• Prepare and coordinate submission of high-quality programmatic reports and deliverables to donors and stakeholders.

Financial, Administrative, and Grants Management

• Work closely with finance, grants, and operations teams to ensure sound budget management and compliance.
• Oversee financial tracking, procurement planning, and cost monitoring across states.
• Support management of sub-awards and partner grants, ensuring adherence to Jhpiego and donor regulations.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial and program reporting to donors.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

• Collaborate with the M&E team to monitor performance indicators, using data to guide adaptive management and decision-making.
• Ensure timely data submission, validation, and integration into donor and government reporting platforms.
• Coordinate program review and learning sessions, including pause-and-reflect meetings and adaptive planning workshops.
• Promote documentation and sharing of innovations and best practices.

Capacity Building and Team Leadership

• Supervise and mentor program and field teams to strengthen leadership, communication, and implementation capacity.
• Conduct supportive supervision visits and ensure consistent technical and operational oversight at state level.
• Coordinate capacity-building initiatives for staff, implementing partners, and stakeholders on program management, facility service level delivery, and community engagement.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on results, learning, and accountability.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, Health Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in program planning, implementation, and coordination of MNCH+N, immunization and malaria
• Strong understanding of NHSRII and the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp).
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with government, partners, and diverse field teams.
• Strong report writing, budgeting, and presentation skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools.
• 8+ years experience in management, operational and technical expertise with a preference in MNCH and public health program implementation.
• Experience working with FMoH, NPHCDA, WHO, or other MNCH-related agencies.
• Familiarity with digital health platforms (e.g., DHIS2, NOQA).
• Certification in project management (PMP, PRINCE2, etc.) desirable.
• Willingness to travel frequently within Nigeria to support state-level implementation.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

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• Familiarity with Nigeria’s health systems and reporting structure and demonstrated ability to collaborate with government level officials to strengthen program implementation
• Excellent writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical writing skills for publication
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams and willingness to learn and empower others
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
• References will be required.
• Demonstrated ability in working and collaborating with a wide range of local and international partner organizations
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining donor relations
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination