Program Manager at Project Hope

Program Manager

• The Program Manager is responsible for the design, implementation, and monitoring and providing support the Nigeria Hypertension Control Initiative deployment to address the critical gaps in hypertension control in Nigeria.   The goal of this deployment is to ensure that the right information systems for patient monitoring and program quality improvement are available to reduce loss to follow up and strengthen capacities of LGA, facility and community to manage hypertension control.
• The Program Manager will report to the Country Representative and will lead Project HOPE’s technical team for efficient planning, financing, delivering, and monitoring high quality services on the RESOLVE project. S/he will be responsible for designing and implementing operational plans and leading program activities. S/he will provide technical leadership on all aspects of hypertension control services and providing support to the government’s strategic goal of strengthening hypertension management and increasing coverage in the targeted LGAs in Kano and Ogun States.
• S/he will develop strategies for resource mobilization and lead the technical team to produce quarterly, semi-annual and annual quantitative and narrative reports, including relevant information on lessons learnt, challenges encountered, and opportunities identified for improvement. S/He is responsible for coordinating amongst the different health actors to guarantee the feasibility of the project and country program.

Specific Responsibilities

Strategic Planning

• Oversees the program budget and development of annual work plans, semi-annual reports, and other reports as needed to ensure all project deliverables are of high quality and produced on time and within budget.
• Provides leadership in developing, implementing, and assessing an integrated package of interventions to increase strengthening of hypertension control at community, and health facility levels in collaboration with key national and state stakeholders
• Operationalize and implement of the Nigeria Hypertension Control program components
• Support the development, strengthening and implementation of state and LGA strategic and annual plans
• Facilitate linkages and foster collaboration and coordination with key stakeholders including relevant national, state, and local government authorities, partners and civil society organizations involved in hypertension control, and communities
• Provide input and participate in the project strategy design and implementation plan for the health facility and community services components.

Technical leadership

• Directly supervises the work of Program and M&E Officers and ensures efficient and effective contribution to project goals.
• Oversee extensive technical and programmatic activities in Kano and Ogun States to ensure high quality, evidence‐based approaches, and effective implementation to increase access to, use, and quality of services at the facility and community levels for implementation of the hypertension control
• Contribute to the development of evidence‐based training materials and standards, supportive supervision materials and approaches, job aids, and other systems and tools for diverse stakeholders in line with approved national guidelines.
• Conduct regular field visits in collaboration with key national, state, and LGA MOH stakeholders and facilitate follow up on recommendations
• Ensure comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of the program
• Providing leadership for publications writing and best practice documentation strategies.

Implementation

• Directly supervises the work of senior project staff and consultants and ensures efficient and effective contribution to program activities in line with grant agreement
• Support the development of Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and procurement plan and other project management tools.
• Coordinate the implementation of the hypertension control program and determine the operational needs of the program within the scope of the project
• Provide on-going management, supportive supervision and mentorship to team members working on the project
• Organize and facilitate training and capacity building of health personnel and other project implementation stakeholders as necessary.
• Produce and ensure timely submission of monthly program activity and M&E reports when required.

Administrative and Financial Management Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to the finance, admin, and logistics officers in the management of administrative and financial tasks pertinent to the project.
• Ensure that all programme administration and financial management in the state is in line with Project HOPE’s and donor´s regulations.

Representation & Communication:

Participate in and represent Project HOPE at the Ministry of Health and other Coordination platforms with all other stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain partnerships and linkages with sub-recipient organizations, host government health departments, health facilities and community-based organizations for effective implementation of health programs at country level.
• Create awareness and promote Project HOPE’s principles throughout program/ project implementation.
• S/he will have the following qualifications and experience:

Educational Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, or a health-related field is required

Professional Experience/Requirements:

• Senior leader with 10+ years of relevant experience, with capacity development of government offices preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the social welfare context and health system in Nigeria, and preferably in Niger state
• Successful experience in implementing hypertension control projects and familiarity with USAID/RESOLVE programs preferred.
• Demonstrated results with capacity building/training and implementing training programs and workshops in Monitoring, Evaluation and Research; familiarity with DHIS is an advantage
• Familiarity with the Nigerian Health system including government planning and budgeting processes at Federal and state levels
• Strong skills in negotiating with and engaging Ministry of Health officials at all levels of the health system.
• Demonstrated computer skills in Epi Info, SPSS, GIS and Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook and advanced skills in the use of analytical tools
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of hypertension control Indicators
• Contribute to the use of information management tools such as dashboards to support decision makers at the local government and state levels to make better use of data.
• Experience working with private sector actors involved in health services delivery
• Fluency in English

OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS 

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within Project HOPE and among beneficiaries served by Project HOPE

Compliance & Ethics

• Promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout Project HOPE.
• As applicable to the position, maintain a clear understanding of Project HOPE’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adhere to those standards.
• Conduct work with the highest level of integrity

Competency

• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Proven capabilities in leadership
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills
• Ability to read, writes, analyze, and interpret, technical and non-technical in the English language
• Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, senior government leaders and other related regional players