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Project Director - Nigeria
Reference AED-PD
Employer Academy for Educational Development
Sector International Development and Foreign Assistance , Project and Program Management
Salary Negotiable
Benefits Excellent Benefits Package
Locations Nigeria - Abuja
Contract Type Full Time
Job Description
AED is seeking a Project Director for a proposed USAID malaria project that will
support the Nigeria National Malaria Strategic Plan and National Malaria Control Program (NMCP). The project will increase the quality, access, and uptake of specific malaria control interventions, including insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), and intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) to pregnant women.
The project will include the public health sector and the formal and informal private health sector. In addition to scale-up and delivery of interventions, the project will: strengthen the management capacity of the State Ministry of Health and Local Government Area health personnel to provide planning and oversight of malaria interventions; promote positive malaria-related behaviors through behavior change communication activities and community mobilization; and improve the ability of the focus states and NMCP to monitor and evaluate malaria interventions and use data effectively for decision-making.
Job Functions
The Project Director will set a broad vision for and provide direction to the project. The Project Director - to be based in Nigeria - is accountable to USAID; oversees all aspects of performance (technical, financial, and managerial); supervises core staff and coordinates all long- and short-term personnel; and serves as the project's principal contact point for USAID and partner organizations.
Specific functions include:
* Manage overall project including responsibility for programmatic, financial, administrative, contractual, donor liaison, communication (project dissemination), and representation functions.
* Provide overall technical leadership in one or more core content areas (e.g., ITNs, ACTs, RDTs, IPTp, private sector approaches, capacity-building, BCC, or M&E) and supervise and provide technical support to designated technical and management teams.
* Establish and maintain close working relationships, partnerships, and coordination with the NMCP, State Ministry of Health, USAID-funded partners, and other stakeholders and partners, including non-USG donors.
* Build capacity among stakeholders (e.g., NMCP, State Ministry of Health, LGA leadership, private sector, NGOs) to manage and implement malaria control programs.
* Oversee development of annual workplans, budgets, reports, and other deliverables, ensuring all are on time and of high quality. Supervise performance monitoring and evaluation efforts.
* Troubleshoot to prevent and resolve potential problems and review outputs for quality control; ensure quality of all project activities.
Qualifications
Qualifications and Skills
The ideal candidate is a recognized leader in malaria with senior experience managing complex, multimillion dollar donor-funded (preferably USAID) projects and with experience working in Africa (preferably Nigeria). S/he will have proven expertise in ensuring institutional capacity development and skills transfer among public, private, and NGO partners. S/he will have strong management and problem-solving skills, demonstrated experience in navigating complex political and policy issues, and the ability to work with government agencies, particularly USAID, and with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers. A Master's degree is required in public health, development, social sciences, or a related field; and 15 years of relevant experience, including a minimum five years of experience working in Africa, preferably in Anglophone West Africa. Long-term work experience in Nigeria is highly desirable.
Qualified applicants are asked to send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] by November 15, 2009.
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