Project Manager at Albarka Healthspring Foundation

Job Summary

• As a key member of the Senior Management Team, the Project Manager will coordinate the development and implementation of quality programs and activities following national, state, funding agency and organization’s guidelines and requirements.
• S/He will be responsible for providing direction, coordination and support to the Program Team Leads, namely the Team Lead, Advocacy and Policy Influencing Unit and Team Lead, Individual and Community Capacity Strengthening and their team members.
• The Project Manager will ensure the smooth implementation of projects and the achievement of program objectives and outcomes.

Main Duties & Responsibilities
Program Implementation:
Staff Management and Team Work:

• Provide the overall project leadership, vision and management to staff for successful implementation.
• Responsible for meeting all USAID Advancing Nutrition agreement obligations, including documentation and quality report writing.
• Overall oversight and administrative management of the program.
• Develops and coordinates training schedules and ensures availability of qualified trainers.
• Responsible for meeting agreement obligations, producing deliverables and targets, and achieving project results as specified by JSI.
• She/he oversees project planning, provides technical direction and support and ensures implementation, with a focus on results, and financial accountability for all project activities.
• Provides on-the-job mentoring and supportive supervision of trainers and supervisors.
• Oversees M&E activities to ensure data is collected, and reported accurately, completely and on a timely basis.
• Ensures completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all documentation of activities on USAID Advancing Nutrition Platform and using USAID Advancing Nutrition templates (training, mentoring, and completion of the nutrition tracker).
• Responsible for all reports and ensures results for project activities.
• Communicates with USAID Advancing Nutrition.

   Qualifications.

• MPH, MBBS, Medical, Nursing, or other relevant Master’s Degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, ideally managing nutrition, child health and related projects, ideally at the primary healthcare level.
• The Project Manager WILL be based in Sokoto
• Individuals in a leadership role in the organization.
• Proven and demonstrated Project Management Expertise in the health sector
• Advanced experience in competency-based skill building training for health workers
• Experience managing a USAID funded project/sub-project is highly desirable.
• Experience using M&E software such as Excel, DHIS2, and other open-source platforms.
• Experience in data analysis and report writing.
• Excellent English writing skills.