Associate Director, State Program Operations (Kaduna) at an Indigenous Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organization

Job Title: Associate Director, State Program Operations

Activities

• Provide technical and strategic leadership to the operations team, ensuring effective support to health facilities, particularly in the area of human resources for health.
• Ensure gender-sensitive programming across health interventions to maintain the high quality of HIV services.
• Offer leadership and guidance to thematic leads on stakeholder engagement, focusing on enhancing the sustainability and ownership of the HIV response.
• Lead quarterly strategic review meetings with government officials, healthcare providers, CSOs, program beneficiaries, and staff to assess progress and identify areas for improvement.
• Strengthen collaboration with state and local health authorities to deepen ownership of the HIV response.
• Support the implementation of state-led HIV programs aimed at promoting local ownership and ensuring sustainability.
• Work closely with State Health Insurance Agencies to facilitate the enrollment and coverage of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in appropriate health packages.
• Collaborate with the State Ministry of Health (SMOH) to improve the deployment, training, and management of healthcare workers across supported facilities.
• Organize and oversee operational and logistical support for the national clinical mentorship program.
• Develop and implement plans for mentoring and supportive supervision of facilities offering comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, and care.
• Coordinate the implementation of Quality Improvement (QI) and Quality Assurance (QA) activities across supported health facilities to maintain service excellence.

Candidate Profile

• Requires Postgraduate (master’s degree) in public health, development, or other social sciences and 10 years of management experience in 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 about reproductive health and HIV/AIDS;
• Previous experience in 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;
• 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, anddevelop individual skills and abilities, while driving teams to meet or exceed targets & goals
• Ability to Inspire and Motivate:
• Ability to make informed, strategic decisions in complex and dynamic healthcare environments.
• Skilled in mediating conflicts and fostering a collaborative work culture.
• Ability to create long-term plans that align with organizational goals,
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to assess challenges, anddevise innovative solutions.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret data, analyze trends, and use insights for program improvement.
• Negotiation Skills, communication, and advocacy skills.
• Technical Expertise in HIV and Health Systems
• Experience in implementing QI and QA processes in health programs
• Program and Project Management skills
• Ability to anticipate potential risks, anddevelop mitigation strategies.
• Ability to mentor and develop the skills of team members.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 11th 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