Technical Director - SHARP at FHI 360

Requisition: 2020201201
Location: Lagos HQ
Supervisor: Chief of Party
Job Type: Full time

Basic Function

• Under the leadership of the Chief of Party, this position will be responsible for overseeing management and technical operations.
• The TD should have leadership qualities with excellent interpersonal and organizational qualities. At a minimum, the candidate should have extensive experience managing similar projects and should have in-depth technical knowledge and experience in all components of HIV/AIDS program including Prevention, Treatment, Care & Support, PMTCT HIV/TB, OVCs as well as cross-cutting areas such as Health Systems Strengthening (HSS). Experience in key population programming desirable.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Chief of Party to provide leadership to the program, ensure strategic program direction, and provide high-quality technical assistance;
• Supervise technical team leaders to ensure high quality and comprehensive technical programming;
• Mobilize institutional and project resources, tools, best practices, innovations, technology to deliver a synergistic, evidence-based program;
• Liaise with key partners and stakeholders to meet program objectives and deliver results;
• Collaborate with technical staff to ensure program activities are designed and implemented according to industry best practices while being tailored to the local context;
• Work closely with the team to develop annual work plans, reports and performance monitoring plans;
• Provide leadership to ensure the development of timely, high quality and regulation-compliant reporting per FHI 360 and donor guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

• MS / MA in PublicHealth, Epidemiology or related field, MPH preferred, and a minimum of 8 years relevant experience with international development programs experience working as a senior-level manager in public health program in a developing country which includes 5 years relevant supervisory experience. 
• Experience supervising and leading teams and monitoring staff performance;
• Experience integrating gender into development programming is preferred; Knowledge of Nigerian health system and HIV/AIDS epidemic;
• Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders;
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID policies, procedures and approaches related to program design/implementation, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation; Strong communication and coordination skills required;
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and ability to motivate staff to be accountable for project outcomes;
• Demonstrated organizational skills and strong track record in meeting deliverables and deadlines and ability to provide oversight of financial and operational aspects of projects; and Experience interacting with government agencies, host-country government partners and counterparts, and international donor agencies.
• Demonstrated success in a multicultural environment is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Considerable experience in designing and implementing HIV/AIDS care and support projects in developing countries.
• Sound knowledge of ongoing and emerging issues in relation to HIV/AIDS care, treatment and support, as well as HIV prevention.
• Proven skills in management, supervision and leadership.
• Familiarity with the scientific literature on HIV/AIDS and with research on public health issues.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infection.
• Ability to manage projects, consultants, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of programs.
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
• Demonstrated expertise in building effective relationship with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to intervene with staff with diplomacy and firmness.