State Team Lead at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Job ID: 2025-7105

Overview

• Jhpiego is seeking a State Team Leader to provide strategic leadership, program oversight, and stakeholder engagement for all Jhpiego-supported health programs in Anambra State.
• The State Team Leader will serve as the primary representative of Jhpiego in the state, ensuring high-quality implementation, coordination with government and partners, and alignment with national and state health priorities.
• Specifically, STL will provide comprehensive leadership and strategic oversight for the implementation of Advancing Integrated Health Services Delivery, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and Communicable Diseases, as well as other Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health activities in Anambra State, Nigeria.
• This role requires an exceptional leader who can manage complex, multi-disease programming while ensuring rights-based approaches, coordinating diverse partnerships, and delivering quality health services within Nigeria's dynamic healthcare environment.

Responsibilities
Program Leadership and Management:

• Lead the planning, implementation, and coordination of all Jhpiego projects particularly the integrated SRHR and communicable disease programs within Anambra State
• Develop and execute comprehensive state-specific work plans that address integration of SRHR interventions and communicable diseases as well as reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health plus nutrition (RMNCAH+N) health, family planning, HIV prevention,
• Ensure rights-based programming that promotes dignity, non-discrimination, and informed choice across all interventions
• Manage complex program budgets, and ensure activities are delivered on time, within scope in collaboration with finance and operations team and in compliance with donor and Jhpiego standards, procedures 
• Supervise and mentor state-based project staff and consultants.
• Coordinate and supervise the activities of civil society organizations or community-based organizations supporting the project.

Stakeholders' Partnership and Coordination:

• Serve as Jhpiego’s primary liaison with the Anambra State Ministry of Health, State Primary Health Care Development Agency, State AIDS Control Agencies (SACAs), TB/Leprosy Control Programs, SASCP, and other government entities
• Collaborate with Local Government Areas (LGAs), Primary Health Care Development Agencies, and healthcare facilities for project implementation
• Engage traditional rulers, religious leaders, and community gatekeepers to address challenges and promote integrated health service delivery
• Form strong partnerships with international and local implementing partners operating across disease areas
• Represent Jhpiego at state-level technical working groups and steering committees, coordination meetings and public health forums

Technical Program Implementation:

• Provide technical guidance to ensure evidence-based, high-impact interventions across program areas (e.g., RMNCH, TB/HIV, STI, malaria, health systems strengthening).
• Support quality improvement initiatives and capacity building of health workers and institutions
• Ensure quality delivery of comprehensive SRHR services and communicable diseases in line with set objectives
• Support healthcare worker capacity building for integrated service provision
• Promote task-sharing and task-shifting approaches to optimize human resources for health
• Strengthen referral systems between community and facility-based services.

Community Engagement and Demand Generation

• Lead comprehensive community mobilization strategies that address multiple health priorities simultaneously
• Design and implement behaviour change communication campaigns for SRHR and communicable diseases prevention
• Support community-led monitoring and feedback mechanisms
• Address stigma and discrimination related to SRHR and other communicable diseases
• Promote community ownership of integrated health programs- SRHR and communicable diseases.

Data Management, M&E, and Learning:

• Establish robust monitoring systems that track outcomes across SRHR and communicable disease indicators and ensure timely submission of high-quality reports and documentation of best practices and lessons learned
• Ensure quality data collection, analysis, and reporting from all implementing sites and use for decision-making, continuous improvement and adaptive management
• Support operational research and implementation science activities
• Prepare comprehensive reports, success stories, abstracts and technical briefs for multiple stakeholders
• Promote learning exchanges and best practice documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Epidemiology, or related health field.
• PhD in any of the fields will be an added advantage
• Additional specialized training in SRHR, RMNCAH+N, or integrated health programming with Certification in project management, health systems strengthening, or rights-based programming is an added advantage
• Minimum 8-10 years of progressive experience in public health program management
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing large-scale, multi-million-dollar health programs and experience working donor-funded programs (e.g., USAID, Global Fund, BMGF etc
• Proven track record working with Nigerian government health systems at state and local government levels
• Experience managing diverse teams and multiple implementing partners across different disease areas
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) – essential
• Working Knowledge of Igbo is an asset.

Working Conditions:

• Position based in assigned state capital with frequent travel throughout the state (up to 50% travel time), including rural and hard-to-reach communities
• Participation in evening and weekend activities for community engagement and stakeholder meetings
• Work in diverse environments including health facilities, community settings, and government offices
• Access to project vehicles, communication equipment, and security support as needed.