Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Chief of Party – Key Populations HIV Project
Ref Id: sfh-45141
Locations: Abuja and Bauchi (You will be required to manage both Abuja and Bauchi on an equal basis)
Job Type: Permanent
Job Profile
- The COP will have overall responsibility for administration, program management, performance monitoring and technical implementation and oversight of all aspects of the programme ensuring unity of vision among all different components and team members.
- The COP will identify and develop plans to mitigate all risks related to the programme implementation.
- S/he will serve as the principal institutional liaison with the donor and will maintain regular and transparent communication with the donor and other stakeholders.
- The COP will provide strategic leadership, management, and technical support and ensure the accountability required to deliver high-quality programming for the ultimate success of the programme.
Qualifications/Experience
- A minimum of a Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Management, Social Work, or Business Administration with a focus on public health, social sciences, or a related field. A first degree in Medicine is preferred;
- A minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility designing, implementing, managing and leading large development programmes involving multiple partners, stakeholders, and geographic target areas in a developing country. Experience must include five (5) years prior experience as a Chief of Party or a similar leadership role of similar size and complexity; also, a minimum of three (3) years’ experience providing specific technical direction and oversight of the development and management of HIV programs with key populations;
- Demonstrated ability of previous experience leading a technical activity through evidence and data-driven decision making;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to effectively work with KP community leaders and members, senior government officials, dignitaries, executives of NGOs, Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), CBOs, and the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community.
- Experience in coordinating and collaborating with a broad set of stakeholders, including multilateral and international donors and local and international NGOs
Skills and competencies:
- The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, organizational, and cross-cultural skills. Demonstrated ability to manage consortium team performance, a high level of creativity and innovation, ability to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks on short notice within designated deadlines and able to maintain efficiency in a fast-paced work environment.
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Application Deadline 21st April, 2019.
Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party – Key Populations HIV Project
Locations: Abuja & Bauchi
Job type: Permanent
Job Profile
- The DCOP will act for the Chief of Party in her/his absence and will be primarily responsible for government engagement, advocacy, and violation response legal/paralegal activities.
- Further, the DCOP will serve as the liaison for the KP community and will spearhead KP community engagement and KP CSO capacity strengthening.
- S/he will also directly supervise all directors and ensure performance management at the director level.
Qualifications/Experience
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, or Management Social Work, with a focus on public health, social sciences, or related field. A first degree in Medicine is preferred and a master’s degree will be an added advantage;
- A minimum of ten (10) years of professional work experience in the field of Public Health and HIV. This should be inclusive of a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in working on community engagement, mobilization, advocacy or related activities with Nigerian key populations under a United State Government (USG) funded activity that includes program planning, implementation, data use, monitoring and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability and competency to effectively work with KP leaders and KP-led organizations, and effectively coordinate with a range of stakeholders including government, community and other civil society organizations, and the private sector;
- Demonstrated working knowledge of U.S. Government program management and in-depth knowledge of PEPFAR projects, regulations, compliance and reporting requirements.
Skills and Competencies:
- The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, organizational, and cross-cultural skills;
- A high level of creativity and innovation, ability to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks on short notice within designated deadlines and able to maintain efficiency in a fast-paced work environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) – Key Populations HIV Project
Location: Uyo-Akwa Ibom
Job Profile
- The DCOP will act for the Chief of Party in her/his absence and will be primarily responsible for government engagement, advocacy, and violation response legal/paralegal activities. Further, the DCOP will serve as the liaison for the KP community and will spearhead KP community engagement and KP CSO capacity strengthening. S/he will also directly supervise all directors and ensure performance management at the director level.
Qualifications/Experience
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, or Management Social Work, with a focus on public health, social sciences, or related field. A first degree in Medicine is preferred and a master’s degree will be an added advantage;
- A minimum of ten (10) years of professional work experience in the field of Public Health and HIV. This should be inclusive of a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in working on community engagement, mobilization, advocacy or related activities with Nigerian key populations under a United State Government (USG) funded activity that includes program planning, implementation, data use, monitoring and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability and competency to effectively work with KP leaders and KP-led organizations, and effectively coordinate with a range of stakeholders including government, community and other civil society organizations, and the private sector;
- Demonstrated working knowledge of U.S. Government program management and in-depth knowledge of PEPFAR projects, regulations, compliance and reporting requirements.
Skills and Competencies:
- The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, organizational, and cross-cultural skills; a high level of creativity and innovation, ability to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks on short notice within designated deadlines and able to maintain efficiency in a fast-paced work environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Job Title: Chief of Party – Key Populations HIV Project
Location: Abuja (You will be required to manage both Abuja and Uyo on an equal basis)
Job Profile
- The COP will have overall responsibility for administration, program management, performance monitoring and technical implementation and oversight of all aspects of the programme ensuring unity of vision among all different components and team members.
- The COP will identify and develop plans to mitigate all risks related to the programme implementation. S/he will serve as the principal institutional liaison with the donor and will maintain regular and transparent communication with the donor and other stakeholders.
- The COP will provide strategic leadership, management, and technical support and ensure the accountability required to deliver high-quality programming for the ultimate success of the programme.
Qualifications/Experience
- A minimum of a master’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Management, Social Work, or Business Administration with a focus on public health, social sciences, or a related field. A first degree in Medicine is preferred;
- A minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility designing, implementing, managing and leading large development programmes involving multiple partners, stakeholders, and geographic target areas in a developing country. Experience must include five (5) years prior experience as a Chief of Party or a similar leadership role of similar size and complexity; also, a minimum of three (3) years’ experience providing specific technical direction and oversight of the development and management of HIV programs with key populations;
- Demonstrated ability of previous experience leading a technical activity through evidence and data-driven decision making;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to effectively work with KP community leaders and members, senior government officials, dignitaries, executives of NGOs, Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), CBOs, and the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community.
- Experience in coordinating and collaborating with a broad set of stakeholders, including multilateral and international donors and local and international NGOs
Skills and Competencies:
- The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, organizational, and cross-cultural skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage consortium team performance, a high level of creativity and innovation, ability to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks on short notice within designated deadlines and able to maintain efficiency in a fast-paced work environment.
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply
Application Deadline 3rd May, 2019.
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