State Team Lead at Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria

Responsibilities:
The State Team Lead will provide overall leadership, oversight, and advocacy for TB program implementation in the State. Working closely with the National and State TB program teams, s/he will ensure that project objectives and targets are met, while fostering collaboration with stakeholders and partners. Key responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for project implementation in the State, ensuring alignment with national and donor priorities.
• Serve as the primary liaison with State Ministries of Health, Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, and key stakeholders, advocating resources and Government ownership of TB programs.
• Oversee and coordinate all partner and project activities within the State to ensure synergy, efficiency, and accountability.
• Supervise and mentor state project staff, ensuring high performance, capacity development, and compliance with institutional policies and donor regulations.
• Monitor State-level progress against work plans and budgets, and escalate implementation challenges for resolution.
• Represent the project in high-level meetings, technical working groups, and partner forums at the State level.
• Ensure timely submission of high-quality programmatic, financial, and M&E reports from the State team.
• Ensure staff and implementing entities’ compliance with all institutional, administrative and operational policies and procedures as well as donor regulations as applicable
• Promote innovative approaches to case finding, treatment, and community engagement to improve TB outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Technical Director and Project Director

Minimum Requirements

• M.B;B.S. or the relevant medical degree
• Master’s degree or its equivalent or higher degree in public health, health program planning and management, or other relevant field preferred
• At least five years of professional experience in TB and other public health program implementation, developing and managing partnerships, including brokering public-private partnerships
• Proven experience in leadership, capacity building, planning and management
• Demonstrable experience in successful implementation of PEPFAR or GF-funded programs designed to strengthen the health sector at national and/or sub-national government levels
• Experience in working with key stakeholders in the Ministry of Health and related MDAs in Nigeria, particularly in the four states of Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo or other South-west States

Skills and Abilities: 

• Strong coordination, planning, and supervisory skills.
• Strong networking and representational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and presentation skills, with proven experience in analyzing data and developing PowerPoint presentations and other reports.
• Comfortable planning and delivering multiple activities under pressure to strict deadlines and high levels of precision. 
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to identify and develop relevant work areas.