Project Manager - Clubfoot Programme at Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS)

Job Description

• The Disability and Inclusive Development Department at HANDS is seeking to recruit Project Manager – Clubfoot Programme and Outreach Coordinators.
• Provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership for HANDS’ multi-zone clubfoot programme, ensuring zonal Outreach Coordinators deliver identification, referral, enrollment, and retention targets.
• Institutionalize sustainable screening and referral systems with State Ministries of Health (SMOH) and other strategic ministries, and drive community acceptance through traditional and religious leaders.

Responsibilities
Programme development and implementation:

• Lead annual and quarterly planning, LGA microtargeting, and costed workplans per zone, aligned with clinic capacity, staffing, and supplies.
• Negotiate and steward MOUs and joint workplans with SMOH and strategic ministries (Information, Women Affairs, Education, Religious/Chieftaincy/Local Government) to integrate clubfoot into Reproductive, Maternity, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH), Antenatal Care/Expanded Program on Immunization (ANC/EPI), newborn, and private-sector platforms.
• Oversee demand generation (IEC, local radio/social media) and convene high-level engagements with traditional and religious leaders to normalize early Ponseti treatment and reduce stigma/defaulting.
• Coordinate cross-zone logistics, permits, security considerations, and stakeholder buy-in.

Programme monitoring and supervising:

• Line-manage four Outreach Coordinators; set clear KPIs and monthly targets; conduct weekly check-ins, supportive supervision, and routine field visits.
• Maintain dashboards for leads, referrals, enrollments, conversion, retention/defaults; ensure data quality and use for rapid course correction.
• Ensure that the clubfoot program is implemented according to HANDS’s core values and in line with the RunFree2030 Global Strategy as well as in accordance to HANDS’s internal policies.
• Guide team members in their day-to-day work and escalating challenges to the DID Manager.
• Support the leadership team in long-term planning, risk management, and organizational development.
• Manage a live risk register (security, supply, HR, stakeholder issues) and implement mitigation; ensure timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting to DID Manager and MiracleFeet WCA.

Technical oversight:

• Standardize outreach/SBC toolkits, referral algorithms, appointment and default-tracing procedures, and facility-orientation packages across public and private providers.
• Build capacity of coordinators, CHEWs/CHIPS/volunteers on identification, counseling, navigation, follow-up, and respectful, inclusive care.
• Coordinate technical alignment and learning exchanges with MiracleFeet WCA; document, disseminate, and scale best practices.

Budgeting and forecasts:

• Lead development of the annual programme budget and quarterly forecasts; track burn rate and conduct variance analysis with Finance.
• Approve activity requests within Level D authority, ensure value-for-money, and compliance with donor and HANDS policies.
• Reprogram resources responsively to meet targets while safeguarding quality and equity.

Partnerships and representation:

• Represent HANDS at SMOH technical working groups and partner forums; advocate for resources, streamlined referrals, and supply continuity.
• Engage emirs, district heads, imams, pastors, Ward Development Committees, and community influencers to champion early treatment and counter myths.

Deliverables and KPIs

• Signed MOUs and designated focal persons in all four zones.
• Monthly attainment of zonal referral and enrollment targets; conversion ≥60–70% and retention ≥80%.
• Routine facility orientations and private-provider engagements; timely, high-quality reports and learning briefs; budget variance within ±10%.