Associate Director, Health Systems and State Coordination at an Indigenous Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organization

Job Title: Associate Director, Health Systems and State Coordination

Activities

• Provide technical and strategic leadership to unit team members and state teams to ensure operational support to health facilities, including the availability of human resource for health and execution of gender sensitive programming to ensure the delivery of high-quality HIV services
• Provide leadership and oversight to state teams on government and other stakeholder engagement to enhance ownership and sustainability of the HIV response
• Facilitate the conduct of quarterly strategic review meetings of stakeholders- including government, health providers, CSOs, program beneficiaries and the organization’s project staff- across the 4 supported states
• Provide technical oversight to supported states in the implementation of State Managed HIV response to deepen local ownership and sustainability of the HIV response
• Strengthen the integration of HIV services into broader health interventions within the health system to enhance program ownership and sustainability
• Supervise the mainstreaming and integration of gender into the HIV continuum of care and ensure in the implementation of the minimum package of care for survivors of gender-based violence
• Provide guidance to State teams to ensure the provision of technical assistance to the State Health Insurance Agencies to increase enrolment and coverage of PLHIV in appropriate and affordable service packages
• Support states to ensure the provision of technical assistance to the SMOH for the efficient deployment, distribution, training and retraining of human resource for health across supported health facilities
• Coordinate technical, operational and logistical support for implementation of the national clinical mentorship program across the 4 supported states
• Develop and implement plans for mentoring and supportive supervision of health facilities implementing comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment and care programs
• Coordinate the implementation of QI and QA activities across supported health facilities
• In coordination with Clinical services and Strategic Information units, review and provide operational feedback to thematic leads and program managers on implementation issues, and develop strategies for improving and enhancing program support services
• Helps build capacity of facility personnel to better implement their role in the technical planning, management and evaluation of HIV/AIDS and other health programs;
• Develop and retain talent and align appropriate skills, abilities, knowledge and experience to the requirements of different roles within the unit.
• Leads development and/or updating of departmental standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Plays a leadership role in defining and implementing departmental performance metrics, i.e., key performance indicators for compliance, project effectiveness, as well as efficient and effective engagement of short-term hires.
• Provides executive program status reports and presentations on ongoing and completed projects. Including periodic executive summary reports on program activities, budget and status.
• Oversees direct reports and their work to ensure appropriate, thorough implementation plans are completed and implementation activities are undertaken
• Any other duties as assigned by the CEO.

Candidate Profile

• equires Post graduate (Masters’ Degree) in Public Health, Development or other Social Sciences and 10 years management experience of health programs preferably HIV interventions
• Substantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and securing and managing grants (e.g., CDC/PEPFAR and other donor grants);
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically;
• An in depth understanding of national and international development issues in particular in relation to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS;
• Previous experience of managing and developing a team and the ability to lead, motivate and develop others; Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Commitment to and understanding of the organization’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
• Proven track record/abilities to manage large-scale, cross-functional business process improvement strategies, plans, activities and teams
• Expert knowledge of best-practice project management and change management methodologies, tools and techniques
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, as evidenced through previous work experience and results achieved; capable of effective and efficient development, management and tracking of large-scale projects
• Superior partnering skills, exceptionally strong and highly effective working relationships with internal & external partners/stakeholders
• Excellent leadership skills; can manage larger-scale teams, develop individual skills and abilities, while driving teams to meet or exceed targets & goals.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 16th  November 2024. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” AND send their Current CV & Suitability statement not more than 200 words indicating position and location in Microsoft Word format to: [email protected] using the Job Title, Location, and Applicant Full name (e.g. “COM01 Abuja, ADESUWA NWACHUKWU”) as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Grant duration- Subject to availability of funds and exceptional grant performance.
• We believe in Equal Employment Opportunity and strongly encourage qualified Locals and women to apply.
• Applications are reviewed in the order of arrival, and we reserve the right to close the advert before the term initially indicated if suitable applications are received.
• This organization does not charge any fees for submission of job applications and interviews