Vacancy for Chief of Party, Malaria

Abt Associates – The International Health Division is committed to the
improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world.

Serving
both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy
research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health
finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies
that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with
special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS
solutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Chief of Party, Malaria

Job ID: 30001
Location: Nigeria

Job Summary
Abt Associates seeks a Chief of Party for an upcoming USAID-funded
malaria control program in Nigeria. The program will focus on health
systems strengthening, malaria in pregnancy, and case management in a
number of states across the country.

Job Descriptions

• The Chief of Party (COP) provides leadership, management, and strategic direction for the entire project.
• The COP will be accountable for the successful implementation of
  all aspects of the project. In carrying out these responsibilities the
  COP works in partnership with USAID, national, state and local
  government agencies and officials, national state, local and community
  organizations, other partners, and project staff.
• This position is responsible for guiding senior technical staff
  and for ensuring the responsiveness and quality of work along with
  efficient use of resources and achievement of results.
• The COP has the final authority within the project team for
  decisions related to technical, management, resource allocation and
  personnel issues.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Provides strategic direction and technical leadership to produce
  project results and deliverables, and overall management of the
  operational, financial, and administrative aspects of the project;
• Functions as the primary liaison between USAID, federal and state ministries of health, and other partners and stakeholders;
• Supervises the work and assesses the performance of all long term and short term advisors, consultants and staff;
• Clarifies roles, delegates responsibilities to senior staff, and
  clearly communicates expectations for staff contribution to project
  activities;
• Manages and supervises project staff and partners in the
  identification of all the project’s technical assistance needs,
  development of suitable scopes of work, recruitment of consultants, and
  execution of technical assistance contracts;
• Maintains productive working relationships with USAID, relevant
  federal and state ministries, project partners and key counterparts, and
  reports to the Portfolio Manager in Abt Associates’ home office.
• Creates management systems in line with Abt standard operating procedures consistent with the needs of the project;
• Designs and oversees an annual project cycle in accordance with the USAID annual planning cycle;
• Works with staff and partners to translate project goals and objectives into implementable strategies and plans;
• Directs and oversees planning and budgeting processes. Prepares
  quarterly and annual project activity reports as specified in the
  contract;
• Monitors the progress and pace of project implementation,
  assuring that the full potential of the program is realized through the
  promotion of high quality work and internal control;

Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

• Master’s Degree with at least 15 years of senior-level
  international project management experience in designing, implementing
  and managing large, complex health programs in developing countries,
  particularly as related to malaria control.
• Ability to liaise effectively with and develop consensus among
  key stakeholders, including USAID, national and local officials, public,
  private and civil society partners to assure effective collaboration
  among stakeholders.
• Experience developing project vision, aligning key stakeholders
  around that vision, and assuring that the vision is translated into
  implementable strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary, multicultural
  teams, manage complex programs, and ensure that project staff adhere to
  the highest standards of quality, relevance, and timeliness.
• USAID project experience or other relevant development partner experience required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel within the project states in Nigeria, for project management functions.
• Prior experience successfully implementing donor-funded programs with wide geographic reach.
• Significant experience in Nigeria, including thorough knowledge of specific health priorities, is required.
• Deep knowledge of geo-political, ethnic, cultural, and other factors affecting programming in Nigeria.
• Expertise in programming in malaria control programs or other relevant technical area required.

Minimum Qualifications

• (15+) years of experience and a Master’s degree OR the
  equivalent combination of education and experience. This experience
  would include 1-5 years of management experience.

How to Apply

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