Fresh Jobs at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Job Description

• The Candidate will be responsible for technical leadership of the program, ensuring the implementation of high-quality, evidence-based interventions, and managing a team of senior technical staff and sub-partners to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all activities and products generated under the project.
• S/He will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing the quality of all technical activities, providing direction, feedback, and support to ensure success.
• Ensure program adherence to internationally accepted technical norms and standards of practice.
• Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met and assist implementing partners/grantees in setting up reporting and tracking systems to provide such information in an efficient and timely manner.

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• A Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Epidemiology or a related field is required (PEPFAR experience preferred).
• At least eight years’ experience working as a senior level manager in a public health program in a developing country.
• In-depth technical knowledge and experience in all components of the HIV/AIDS program including Prevention, Treatment, Care & Support, PMTCT, HIV/TB, OVCs as well as cross-cutting areas like HSS, M&E, Gender etc.
• Progressive experience with HIV prevention, treatment and/or care and support programming including design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of activities of similar size and complexity in Nigeria or a similar setting.
• Demonstrated supervisory skills and ability to work well in a team.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing programs in resource constrained countries.
• Demonstrated experience producing quality English-language communications products, such as progress reports, case studies, and research protocols.
• Experience interacting with developing country government, international organization, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials.
• At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems, international donor organizations, NGOs and CBOs is required.
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.

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Job Description

• The Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director will be responsible for technical leadership of the program, ensuring the implementation of high-quality, evidence-based interventions, and managing a team of senior technical staff and sub-partners to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all activities and products generated under the project.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Coordinate and oversee the quality of all technical activities, providing direction, feedback, and support to ensure success.
• Ensure program adherence to internationally accepted technical norms and standards of practices.
• Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met and assist implementing partners/grantees in setting up reporting and tracking systems to provide such information in an efficient and timely manner.
• Oversee the programs collaborating, learning, and adapting process in collaboration with the Chief of Party.
• In collaboration with program leadership, apply program learnings in pursuit of adaptive management.
• Facilitate continuous quality assessment and improvement and ensure that program best practices are documented and disseminated throughout the program cycle.
• Ensure high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of AHNi and USAID resources.
• Ensure provision of management support and technical assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and M&E planning.
• Provide regular written/oral program progress updates, as requested.
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders and collaborators to share information, coordinate activities, and avoid duplication in the implementation of the programs.
• Ensure that the most up-to-date information regarding the programs or initiatives shared via a range of mechanisms: including reports, newsletters, and the Internet.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the COP.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

Leadership

• Ability to sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with internal colleagues and contacts in donor and peer organizations.
• Consistently works within internal process and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
• Proactive engagement in corporate initiatives.

Project Management

• Strong planning and time management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex ideas to diverse audiences.
• Ability to problem-solve difficult issues.
• Ability to multitask with ease, adapting to frequently changing priorities.
• Strong negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
• Proficiency in developing and managing a budget.

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in HIV/AIDS program including Prevention, Treatment, Care & Support, PMTCT HIV/TB, OVCs programming with proven results.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of donor policies and regulations.
• High competence using common desktop applications and internal systems.

People Management

• Demonstrated proficiency in supervising staff, including providing honest feedback.
• Ability to mentor others

Qualifications and Requirements:

• A Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Epidemiology or a related field is required (PEPFAR experience preferred); or an MB, BS degree with at least three public health related publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• At least four years’ experience working as a senior level manager or 12 years’ experience in provision and/or coordination in a public health program in a developing country.
• In-depth technical knowledge and experience in all components of the HIV/AIDS program including Prevention, Treatment, Care & Support, PMTCT HIV/TB, OVCs as well as cross-cutting areas like HSS etc.
• Progressive experience with HIV prevention, treatment and/or care and support programming including design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of activities of similar size and complexity in Nigeria or a similar setting.
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of quality HIV services in Surge mode and in FCV and hard-to-reach areas.
• Demonstrated skills in use of technology and other innovations to facilitate the delivery of quality HIV-TB services in developing countries, FCV and remote setting.
• Demonstrated supervisory skills and ability to work well in a team.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing program in resource constrained countries.
• Demonstrated experience producing quality English-language communications products, such as progress reports, case studies, and research protocols.
• Experience interacting with developing country government, international organization, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials.
• At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems, international donor organizations, NGOs and CBOs is required.
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.

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Job Description

• The Finance and Administrative Assistant will be responsible for the provision of accounting, administrative, and logistical support services to the state Office. S/He will ensure the accurate keeping of all books of account for the project, including checking account, equipment and supply registers and all accounting records, lead the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports with accompanying bank documentation and receipts, assist in monitoring subproject budgets in accordance with approved work plan activities.
• S/He will also assist with the maintenance of an efficient records/storage of all office supplies while functioning as Lead for processing cash advances, retirements, petty cash management and refunds made in favor of AHNI state office.

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• University degree in Accounting, Finance or Business administration.
• Three (3) years working experience in related fields.
• Sound accounting administrative and secretarial skills.
• Experience with large complex organization is required, familiarity with international NGOs preferred.

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Job Description

• The Candidate will be responsible for continuous improvement of financial systems and compliance levels at the Project Head and State Offices. Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; prioritizes areas to be addressed, then, working with staff on the ground, develop/implement corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provide general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
• Ensure compliance issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated and resolved. Institute and maintain an effective compliance communication program for the project, including promoting (a) use of the Feedback Finance hotline; (b) heightened awareness of SOPs and (c) understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.
• Provide continued orientation to the State Finance and Administrative staff on how to support facilities to compile and submit monthly fund requests and prepare consolidated fund requests for the whole state (covering all Health facilities and Sub awards).

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• MSc. in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent with 5 – 7 years relevant experience.
• Experience in accounting and accounting principles sufficient to prepare complex and detailed financial and budgetary analyses.
• Experience in financial reporting, and financial management systems applications.
• Experience with USAID-funded programs and non-governmental organizations in Nigeria.
• CPA, ACA or recognized equivalent is required.

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Job Description

• The Ideal Candidate will assist the Senior Accountant to ensure the accurate keeping of all books of account for the project, including checking account, equipment and supply registers and all accounting records.
• S/he will work with the Senior Accountant to lead the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports, including financial status of sub-projects account activities with accompanying bank documentation and receipts, assist in monitoring sub-project budgets in accordance with approved work plan activities and monitor periodic expenditures of project by analyzing financial data and producing periodic and ad hoc reports.
• S/he will provide support with the accounting workflow, in the review and audit of sub-recipients reports for reimbursement of expenditures, function as support for processing cash advances, retirements, petty cash management and refunds made in favor of AHNI and prepare fiscal year budgets and enter them into AHNI’s accounting software program.

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent, and 3 – 5 years relevant experience.
• Familiarity with donor-funded programs and non-governmental organizations in Nigeria is an advantage. CPA, ACA, ICAN or recognized equivalent is an advantage.
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is an advantage.
• Sound accounting skills.
• Experience with large complex organization is required, familiarity with NGOs preferred.

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Job Description

• Under the supervision of the Technical Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation, and additional supervision by the State Team Lead is responsible for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation of C19RM activities for the state office. S/he will support demand creation activities to scale up COVID-19 screening amongst PLHIV in the state.
• S/he will work with others in the State office to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the donor and project’s M&E needs.

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• BS/BA in Statistics, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and evaluation or in relevant degree with 1 – 3 years’ relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation or data management.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public health sector systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• A sound understanding of humanitarian assistance programming is desirable.

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Job Description

• Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Officer-M&E with support from the Senior Technical Advisor-M&E, The TO-HI is responsible for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation of C19RM activities in the headquarters and provides support to the other implementing 13 states.
• S/he will support demand creation activities to scale up COVID-19 screening amongst PLHIV in the state and support research and program learning efforts where necessary. S/he will work with other staff in the headquarters to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the donor and project’s M&E needs.

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or other relevant field with 2-5 years’ experience in software development, DHIS 2 configuration. Deployment skills will be an added advantage.
• MB.BS/MPH/MSc or similar degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, General Statistics or Biostatistics, Health Informatics and/or Management with 1 to 2 years’ relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation.
• Experience working at the national level on health programs with knowledge and experience in data collection and analysis.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems such as NGOs and CBOs are highly desirable.

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Job Description

• Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor, Monitoring & Evaluation, is responsible for the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation of C19RM activities for the state office.
• S/he will support demand creation activities to scale up COVID-19 screening amongst PLHIV in the state and support research and program learning efforts where necessary.
• S/he will work with others in the State office to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the donor and project’s M&E needs.

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar degree with 2 to 4 years relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for Global Health Initiatives.
• Or MPH or MS/MA in relevant degree with 2 to 3 years relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for Global Health Initiatives.
• Or BS/BA in statistics, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and evaluation or in relevant degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for Global Health Initiatives.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

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Job Description

• The Senior Program Officer provides support to the GF portfolio to coordinate the work of the AHNI/Nigeria field offices. S/he will support program planning, design, review and monitoring of the program implemented at the state level, support the coordination of AHNi-GF HIV/AIDS activities within donor guidelines and regulations and assist in strengthening a system of reporting strategies, subproject documents, work plans and budgets at the country office, state and SR levels.
• S/he will support program planning and formulation of implementation strategies to improve project implementation and burn rate at the country office, zonal and SR level, support the provision of programmatic assistance to states, SRs and partners in HIV/AIDS/KP activities in the assigned zones and support the monitoring of the GF project activities at the state level.

Minimum Recruitment Standard:

• BS/BA degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Health Sciences, behavioral sciences or its equivalent.
• 5 – 7 years’ experience working in development programs at community level with at least 3-5 years’ experience with HIV/AIDS program planning and implementation working with public and NGO sectors required.
• Or MBBS degree or MS/MA/MPH degree or its recognized equivalent with 3-5 years’ working experience in HIV/AIDS intervention program.
• Knowledge of major donor policies (USAID, Global Fund) as well as international not-for- profit organizations
• Good stakeholder engagement, community mobilization and advocacy skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially in terms of reporting.