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Akwa Ibom |
Posted 2 years ago |
Job Title: Deputy Director – Technical
Location: Akwa Ibom
Department: ACE-5
Job Description
- The incumbent will be responsible for technical leadership of the program, ensuring the implementation of high-quality, evidence-based interventions, and managing a team of senior technical staff and sub-partners to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all activities and products generated under the project.
- S/He will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing the quality of all technical activities, providing direction, feedback, and support to ensure success.
- Ensure program adherence to internationally accepted technical norms and standards of practice.
- Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met and assist implementing partners/grantees in setting up reporting and tracking systems to provide such information in an efficient and timely manner.
Minimum Recruitment Standard
- A Master’s Degree or higher in Public Health, Epidemiology or a related field is required (PEPFAR experience preferred).
- At least eight years’ experience working as a senior level manager in a public health program in a developing country.
- In-depth technical knowledge and experience in all components of the HIV/AIDS program including Prevention, Treatment, Care & Support, PMTCT, HIV/TB, OVCs as well as cross-cutting areas like HSS, M&E, Gender etc.
- Progressive experience with HIV prevention, treatment and/or care and support programming including design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of activities of similar size and complexity in Nigeria or a similar setting.
- Demonstrated supervisory skills and ability to work well in a team.
- Demonstrated experience implementing and managing programs in resource constrained countries.
- Demonstrated experience producing quality English-language communications products, such as progress reports, case studies, and research protocols.
- Experience interacting with developing country government, international organization, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials.
- At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems, international donor organizations, NGOs and CBOs is required.
- Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a suitability statement (Application) and Resume (CV) as a single MS Word documentto: [email protected] using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email.
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Note
- Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the Job Title and Location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview.
Deadline: March 21, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Director / Associate Partner |