Job Openings at Project HOPE

We are currently seeking a Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director in anticipation of the Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP), Nigeria a USAID-funded anticipated multi-year health program. This program will focus on improving the quality and effectiveness of high-impact, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions to meet state and local government areas' goals and objectives and will cover governance, access, and demand activities across HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis services.

The deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director will report to the Chief of Party and will be responsible for overseeing management and technical operations. 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).

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, or a related discipline
• Minimum eight years of relevant development experience working as a senior-level manager in public health programs in a developing country
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience in all components of HIV/AIDS programming, as well as crosscutting areas like health systems strengthening
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Fluency in English

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We are currently seeking a Finance and Operations Director in anticipation of the Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP), Nigeria a USAID-funded anticipated multi-year health program. This program will focus on improving the quality and effectiveness of high-impact, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions to meet state and local government areas' goals and objectives and will cover governance, access, and demand activities across HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis services.

The Finance and Operations Director will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial management, including financial systems implementation, budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting and accounting.

Responsibilities:

• Develop program budgets and monitor budget pipelines
• Provide timely and accurate financial reports as required
• Review and approve recommendations for financial planning and control, providing relevant fiscal information to senior management team
• Manage internal and external financial audits of the program;
• Support subcontractors as needed to ensure sound financial management and operations
• Ensure sub-contracts, sub-grants and local consultancy documents and procedures are completed in a timely and correct manner and comply with Project HOPE and USAID policies and regulations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Post graduate level degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or other related field
• At least ten years of experience in administrative and financial management of large complex projects of which at least eight years were in the field of international development including experience in management of USG funded projects and a track record in developing and managing large budgets
• Knowledge of and compliance to USG finance rules and regulations
• Strong financial and operational management experience with proven management skills; and
• Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language.