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Description:

• The COP will provide overall leadership and management of the project, ensuring achievement of programmatic objectives and managing financial resources, program staff, and partners’ performance.
• The COP will be the primary liaison with USAID and is expected to coordinate and collaborate effectively with government and other stakeholders to ensure that activities complement ongoing initiatives and adhere to country and global standards.
• The COP will represent FHI 360 and the project to USAID and all other stakeholders including donors, the government of Nigeria (GoN), community and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
• The position will be based in Abuja Nigeria. Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project and the selection of the final applicant is subject to USAID approval.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide overall strategic, technical, programmatic, financial, and management guidance and support for large-scale project activities.
• Provide technical expertise and leadership in integrated health programming with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: health systems strengthening; maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH); infectious disease prevention and treatment; nutrition; and WASH.
• Manage and mentor a core staff of technical and administrative program professionals and work with the US-based country management support team to ensure responsive and efficient project operations.
• Ensure that project objectives, outcomes, and deliverables are met and that financial, operational, and USAID reporting requirements are followed.
• Serve as the primary liaison with USAID, the Government of Nigeria (GoN), and all other stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with government authorities at all levels of government, with local community-based organizations, and with the private sector.
• Analyze and evaluate project operations to identify and resolve issues or problems.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or higher in medicine, public health, health management, social science, or a related field required.
• At least 15+ years of experience designing, implementing, and managing large, complex USAID-funded health programs in Nigeria or relevant context.
• Strong understanding of the Nigerian health system.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relations with host country government personnel, stakeholders, NGO partners, and international donor agencies.
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills in English.
• Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume workflow.
• Relevant computer software skills, including at a minimum MS Office.

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Job Summary:

• FHI 360 seeks a DCOP to provide management and technical oversight of integrated health service delivery and technical assistance (TA) activities for maternal newborn and child health (MNCH), family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), nutrition, and WASH services at facility- and community level.
• The DCOP will report directly to the Chief of Party (COP) and work in tandem with other technical and operational staff to support efficient and effective project implementation.
• This position will take a leadership role in ensuring the Activity meets stated integrated health service delivery goals, quality standards, and reporting requirements.
• The DCOP will also coordinate among USAID, donors, other health implementing partners (IPs), and numerous Government of Nigeria (GoN) institutions and representatives, particularly at the state and local level, for integrated health service delivery activities.
• The proposed candidate must fulfill the position requirements detailed below.
• This position is contingent upon funder award and approval.

Accountabilities:

The DCOP will work closely with the program team under the leadership of the Chief of Party to execute the following responsibilities:

• Provide management and technical leadership on integrated health service delivery and ensure quality of maternal newborn and child health (MNCH), family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), nutrition and WASH services.
• Provide supervisory and operational oversight of state-level project teams to ensure that the project meets intended service delivery goals, quality standards, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate effective engagement and communication between Abuja-based technical leads and teams and state-level implementation teams, and coordination and collaboration with partners and other stakeholders
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the project technical strategies, and coordinate development of State-level annual work-planning and quarterly or monthly action planning, and quarterly and annual reporting.
• Support the COP to ensure that all areas of the project are integrated and maximize the use of available project resources.
• Act as COP when needed, including representing the project in key national forums and helping to maintain strong relationships with USAID, GoN at all levels, project partners, and other stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with host country central and district local government structures and other implementing partners across levels to reach a common understanding of the activity, avoid duplication, strengthen and supplement USAID/Nigeria programs.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with project management and technical development.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated project management and technical skills.
• Ability to influence, motivate, negotiate and work well with others.
• Ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices and policies related to specialized technical area of expertise.
• Proven ability to ensure that budgets, schedules, and performance requirements are met.
• Excellent and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication and analytical skills in English.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Works on problems of complex scope and require in depth evaluation of issues and assessment of intangible factors.
• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies to select methods and techniques for obtaining results.
• Decisions made generally affect overall success of functional, division or company operations.
• Problems encountered are complex, highly varied and require considerable judgment to obtain results.
• Erroneous decisions may result in critical delay(s) in schedules.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Typically provides direct supervision of a team of Technical Advisors and Technical Officers.
• Leads and directs staff to achieve strategic project goals.
• Coordinates with project lead to set budgets, goals, and develops procedures and training for project.
• Develops and recommends project management solutions.
• Typically reports to a Project, Program, or Portfolio Director.

Education: **

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent preferred, in Civil Society, Communication and Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, the Environment, Gender, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology and Youth or a Related Field.
• Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.

Experience: 

• Typically requires a minimum of 12+ years of relevant technical/project management experience (including 8+ years of leadership, strong business acumen and/or line management experience).

Typical Physical Demands:

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs. 

Technology to be Used:

• Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 25%

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Job Summary:

• FHI 360 seeks an HSS Director to provide technical assistance to the Government of Nigeria to improve governance, equity, resource optimization, quality, and data systems for health services at community- and health facility-levels in select states.
• The HSS Director will be based in Abuja, report directly to the Chief of Party, and provide technical oversight and direction to state teams.
• This will require frequent travel to focus states. The HSS Director will be responsible for managing the technical direction and implementation of HSS-related programming.
• This position is contingent upon funder award and approval.

Accountabilities:

The HSS Director will work closely with the program team under the leadership of the Chief of Party to execute the following responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the project HSS team at a national level by providing technical direction on HSS programming for national, state, LGA, facility and community-level interventions based on local and global best practices.
• Provide high level coordination with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), other line ministries, and other key stakeholders on technical issues for smooth implementation of national policies and strategies and project activities.
• Lead on HSS-related program/project design, implementation, learning, and monitoring and evaluation through active collaboration with project teams and Government of Nigeria (GoN) structures at central, state, and local levels.
• Develop technical components of annual work plans, draft technical sections of quarterly reports, and ensure project technical objectives and deliverables are met in a timely manner.
• Provide guidance and technical support in alignment with GoN policies and strategies, including USAID development priorities.
• Contribute to the learning agenda by identifying knowledge gaps in integrated health systems and services that could be filled by secondary data analysis, literature reviews, field testing of new approaches and collaborative learning activities, and lead technical inputs on learning activities related to HSS. 
• Actively engage in networks and forums to support GoN integrated health priorities and promote involvement of multiple government sectors, donors, and the private sector.
• Maintain diplomatic and high-quality interactions and clear and consistent communications internally and with partners.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with project management and technical development.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated project management and technical skills.
• Ability to influence, motivate, negotiate and work well with others.
• Ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices and policies related to specialized technical area of expertise.
• Proven ability to ensure that budgets, schedules, and performance requirements are met.
• Excellent and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication and analytical skills in English.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Works on problems of complex scope and require in depth evaluation of issues and assessment of intangible factors.
• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies to select methods and techniques for obtaining results.
• Decisions made generally affect overall success of functional, division or company operations.
• Problems encountered are complex, highly varied and require considerable judgment to obtain results.
• Erroneous decisions may result in critical delay(s) in schedules.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Typically provides direct supervision of a team of Technical Advisors and Technical Officers.
• Leads and directs staff to achieve strategic project goals.
• Coordinates with project lead to set budgets, goals, and develops procedures and training for project.
• Develops and recommends project management solutions.
• Typically reports to a Project, Program, or Portfolio Director.

Education: **

• Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Civil Society, Communication and Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, the Environment, Gender, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology and Youth or a Related Field.
• Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.

Experience: **

• Typically requires a minimum of 12+ years of relevant technical/project management experience (including 8+ years of leadership, strong business acumen and/or line management experience).

Typical Physical Demands:

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs. 

Technology to be Used:

• Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 25%

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Job Summary:

• The Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Technical Director will lead the technical aspects of the project’s scope of work and contribute significantly to the effective and timely implementation of the project. S/he will provide the technical leadership necessary to increase access to and quality of priority health services.
• S/he will be responsible for providing leadership for senior advisers and managers for the direction of this integrated health program’s technical areas including RMNCAH, particularly high-impact interventions and immunization, malaria, nutrition, family planning (FP), tuberculosis (TB), quality improvement, and local partner capacity strengthening.
• The Technical Director will be responsible for the design and management of technical strategies and activities to realize project objectives.
• S/he will support the Chief of Party and other staff and partners in the technical design, rollout, and day-to-day management and implementation of interventions.
• The position will be based in Abuja, Nigeria and is contingent upon funder award and approval.

Accountabilities:

The RMNCAH Director will work closely with the program team under the leadership of the Chief of Party to execute the following responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the technical team at national level by providing technical direction for RMNCAH and integrated health programming.
• Stay abreast of developments and evidence generation in relevant technical areas and integrate them into the project.
• Design and lead program quality assessments at regional and district levels to monitor project performance and provide technical troubleshooting.
• Engage consortium partners to review technical content and implementation planning prior to activity implementation, including collaborative technical assistance as indicated.
• Provide high level coordination with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), other line ministries, and other key stakeholders on technical issues for smooth implementation of national policies and strategies and project activities.
• Develop technical components of annual work plans, draft technical sections of quarterly reports, and ensure project technical objectives and deliverables are met in a timely manner.
• Engage necessary technical assistance and support as needed and ensure team responsiveness to technical assistance inputs and formal recommendations.
• Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) staff to identify and develop program learning reports, quarterly and annual project reports, and other knowledge products (e.g., technical briefs, learning events, etc.).

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with project management and technical development.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated project management and technical skills.
• Ability to influence, motivate, negotiate and work well with others.
• Ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices and policies related to specialized technical area of expertise.
• Proven ability to ensure that budgets, schedules, and performance requirements are met.
• Excellent and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication and analytical skills in English.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Works on problems of complex scope and require in depth evaluation of issues and assessment of intangible factors.
• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies to select methods and techniques for obtaining results.
• Decisions made generally affect overall success of functional, division or company operations.
• Problems encountered are complex, highly varied and require considerable judgment to obtain results.
• Erroneous decisions may result in critical delay(s) in schedules.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Typically provides direct supervision of a team of Technical Advisors and Technical Officers.
• Leads and directs staff to achieve strategic project goals.
• Coordinates with project lead to set budgets, goals, and develops procedures and training for project.
• Develops and recommends project management solutions.
• Typically reports to a Project, Program, or Portfolio Director.

Education: **

• Master’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Civil Society, Communication and Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, the Environment, Gender, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology and Youth or a Related Field.
• Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.

Experience: **

• Typically requires a minimum of 12+ years of relevant technical/project management experience (including 8+ years of leadership, strong business acumen and/or line management experience).

Typical Physical Demands:

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs. 

Technology to be Used:

• Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 25%