At the heart of Pact is the promise of a
better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of a decent livelihood.
Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more
than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who
are poor and marginalized discover and build
their own solutions and
take ownership over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions
that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified
living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides.
Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging
effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for
development.
Department Overview
Building local promise in
Nigeria since 2005, Pact has worked as a partner of the Federal
Government of Nigeria, civil society, private sector, and communities to
improve access to health services and foster capacity development for
local ownership of development and long-term sustainability. Pact’s work
in Nigeria has focused on supporting partners to advocate for better
service delivery and improved governance systems, better response to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic and maternal and child health issues, strengthen
civil society, and increase civil society and government linkages. By
leading with Pact’s proven capacity development approaches and tools,
Pact has seen Nigerian civil society organizations improve their
capacity, strengthen partnerships with each other, government, and the
private sector, and deliver high quality health services in communities
across Nigeria. Pact’s portfolio of work currently includes funding for
health programming from USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
and Chevron.
Job Title: Senior Technical Director – Health
Position Purpose
Reporting to the Country Director, the Senior Technical Director- Health:
Will
provide overall technical leadership and expertise for the health
portfolio of Pact Nigeria projects in maternal newborn and child health
(MNCH), management of childhood diseases, HIV/AIDS, and other emerging
health areas, with a particular focus on community and health systems
strengthening. S/he will directly oversee the technical implementation
of designated health programs/projects and ensure quality health
programming that reflects best available evidence, with emphasis on
measurable outcomes using data and best practices. S/he will foster
integration, synergy and cross-learning among all the various programs,
and provide technical guidance and quality assurance in the
development/adaptation and implementation of practical tools, training
curricula and guidelines for improving delivery and/or access to health
interventions
The successful candidate will also be responsible
for the timely and effective implementation of all health programs in
Nigeria through mentoring and oversight of individual Project Directors.
Overall responsibilities include: programmatic management; technical
and team management oversight; and oversight of programmatic and
financial management and reporting of all health projects. S/he will
support the Country Director in representing Pact’s work with the donor
community and other stakeholders in the region. S/he directly supervises
2 or more Project Directors.
The Senior. Technical Director will
provide guidance to project staff to enable them to strengthen the
capacity of staff of state and non-state partners and institutions in
quality health programming. S/He will collaborate with key stakeholders
in the entire health system to develop innovative technical strategies,
tools and systems to strengthen health systems at the state and LGA
levels.
Key Responsibilities
Technical and Management oversight of health projects–85%
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Provide technical and management support to all Pact Nigeria projects,
including through direct supervision of 2 or more Project Directors.
•
Identify, develop/adapt and integrate evidence-based tools, approaches
and best practices to improve project performance and ensure achievement
of expected results in health.
• Ensure that proper program
monitoring and evaluation systems are in place. Analyze project M&E
data and work together with Project Directors and relevant technical
staff to track and present progress made toward reaching project
objectives and targets and make adjustments as needed to respond to the
realities in the field.
•
Support capacity building interventions to develop the capacity of state
and non-state partners to increase the quality of services that they
provide and to ensure integration between facility and community health
services.
• Conduct regular technical supervision and monitoring
visits to project implementation sites, ascertain progress, identify
delays and problems if any and recommend solutions.
• Support the
Project Directors in coordinating the timely deployment of financial and
human resources across all support departments for program success and
attainment of desired results/indicators.
• Oversee the overall
program management cycle (planning to evaluation), ensuring that
projects and programs are delivered to the highest quality and meet Pact
and Donor standards and requirements.
• Ensure that all project deliverables,
program reports and technical documentation are met in a high quality,
cost effective and timely fashion.
• Provide oversight with the design and implementation of activities with partners, beneficiary groups and other stakeholders;
• Regularly report on project status to the Country Director and Pact DC portfolio team
•
Develop synergies among all Pact programs, and ensure linkages between
the Programs, MERL, Capacity Development, Grants, Operations, and
Finance teams.
• Introduce quality assurance
standards and guidelines for the design and implementation of health
interventions, and contribute to quality improvement approaches at
community and/or facility levels to maximize program impact.
Leadership, Coordination and New Business Development – 15%
• Actively participate and leader within the Senior Management Team.
• Support the Country Director as requested with country-level and organization wide initiatives.
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Ensure strong cooperation and collaboration with partners, donors,
government, and other key stakeholders as a base for
building/maintaining/expanding a sustainable and technically sound
country program. Participate actively in technical meetings and national
working groups/task forces.
• Coordination with appropriate external stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and implementation;
• Contribute to proposal development efforts in cooperation with the Country Director and Opportunity Development.
Other
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements
• Master’s degree in public health, health policy, health economics, or related field
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Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in providing
technical leadership and support to health focused project staff
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Technical knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following health
areas: MNCH, FP/RH, HIV/AIDS (especially PMTCT), clinical
services/quality improvement, HSS
• Excellent written and oral
communication skills, including producing program reports and regular
project briefs, and the ability to effectively present complex ideas to
diverse audiences
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience managing large scale and complex, multi-partner health
programs, especially in conflict and post-conflict environments;
• Experience providing technical assistance to government agencies (preferred), and local NGOs
• Demonstrated skills and experience in health program design, and work planning;
• Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken; knowledge of local Nigerian languages a plus
• Willingness to travel within Nigeria.
Leadership & People Management
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Experience in supervising staff, including effective delegation and/or
task/role assignment and providing honest feedback and accountability
for performance
• Ability to mentor others and model successful management techniques and approaches
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Ability to focus and achieve results
Project Management
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and design of health activities , including facilitating
• the development, management and implementation of work plans for all health components and/or health focus projects.
• Ability to problem-solve complex issues and advanced negotiating and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to multitask with ease and grace, balancing and adapting to frequently changing priorities
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Coaching and mentoring project State and LGA staff in ensuring that
standards are maintained in implementation of quality work plan
activities
• General understanding of development challenges and operating environments
• Proficiency in managing budgets
How to Apply
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