Program Management Lead at Family Health International (FHI 360)

Position Title:            Program Management Lead

Location:                    Abuja, Nigeria

Supervisor:                Project Director

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate the development and implementation of the program, program strategies, workplan and program reports related to all components of EpiC’s HIV and COVID-19 streams.
• Facilitate day to day management of the project activities, provide leadership to monitor budget implementation and ensure strict compliance to donor and organization policies and procedures.
• Coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of annual work plans and budgets for CO and SOs.
• Ensure timely submission of periodic donor reports that meet donor standards (timeliness, accuracy and quality)
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of systems that effectively respond to USAID/Nigeria requirements regarding implementation procedures, reporting and evaluation.
• Manage the design of subproject activities as directed including the preparation of budgets, implementation schedules, and evaluation criteria.
• Ensure that project resources are utilized in accordance with applicable FHI 360 and donor policies and procedures.
• Ensure appropriate monitoring of subprojects to achieve financial, administrative, and programmatic goals.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of systems that effectively respond to donor requirements regarding implementation procedures, reporting and evaluation. 
• Support the PD to ensure timely submission of accurate programmatic, technical and financial reports as required including responding promptly to all requests from USAID.
• Support duties related to the management of human resources including analysis of staffing needs and resources, development of position descriptions, mentoring, and capacity building. 
• Support the PD to coordinate closely with other FHI 360 projects in the region, with international and national NGOs and other implementing partners to strengthen the quality of HIV and COVID programming in Nigeria.
• Liaise with the technical, program, finance team and consultants to examine challenges in achieving targets, help PD to design potential innovations from other EpiC or regional programming, and test these innovations in Nigeria.
• Support PD to advocate for the EpiC Nigeria program by amplifying USAID/Nigeria’s work with key stakeholders including the MoH, through collation and packaging of program results and outcomes to advance the objectives of the program, and HIV and COVID programming, in Nigeria.
• Support PD in ensuring high level oversight of budget development and track spending to ensure burn rate and pipeline are on track; support re-programming funds as needed based on program needs.

Qualifications and Requirements:

1. BS/BA/BL in social science, statistics, mass communication, monitoring & evaluation, pharmacy, law, public health or related field, with a minimum of 11-13 years relevant experience with international development programs which includes 5 years of relevant supervisory experience. At least 3 years experience in PEPFAR/USAID funded projects.
2. PHD or similar degree with 7-9 years relevant experience with international development programs which includes 5 years of relevant supervisory experience. OR 
3. MS/MA/LLM/MPH in social science, statistics, mass communication, monitoring & evaluation, pharmacy, law, public health or related field, and a minimum of 9-11 years relevant experience with international development programs which includes 5 years relevant supervisory experience.  OR 
4. Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems, international donor organizations, NGOs and CBOs is required.
5. Familiarity with PEPFAR and USAID requirements.
6. Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.

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