[Full-time] Deputy Project Director Job in Nigeria at Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

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Job Title: Deputy Project Director, PLAN-Health

Grade:    Senior   

Job ID: 11-4079

Job Location: Nigeria

Center/Office: CLM – General

Project/Program: PLAN-Health   

Overall Responsibilities:

•   Under the general direction of the Project Director, the Deputy Project Director (DPD) facilitates, oversees and coordinates overall PLAN-Health planning and implementation.

•   Working with the Project Director and the Associate Director for Civil Society Organizations and the Associate Director for Public Sector Institutions, s/he promotes a unified strategic vision and ensures that program activities lead to achievement of program goals and objectives in a timely fashion.

•   The Deputy Project Director, under the general direction of the Project Director, will coordinate all activities under the PLAN-Health project and have responsibility for the successful performance of the technical team.

•   S/he will support the Project Director, and in his/her absence, serve as the official representative of the capacity building project and maintain communication between all relevant stakeholders.

•   S/he and will interact productively and proactively with other MSH team members, USAID and other donor organizations, government agencies, NGOs, and private sector groups.

Specific Responsibilities:

Under the general direction of the Project Director, the Deputy Project Director will:

•   Adapt, implement, and oversee an annual project planning cycle that formulates comprehensive annual PLAN-Health project work plans and budgets in accordance with the project's annual planning cycle.

•   Assure integration of technical strategies and the overall operational strategy of the project.

•   Direct/coordinate all technical and administrative operations under the PLAN-Health project in close collaboration with the Ads for Civil Society Organizations and for Public Sector Institutions.

•   Contribute to, assure, monitor and evaluate the technical excellence of PLAN-Health capacity building interventions.

•   Provide leadership for coordinating the various components of the PLAN-Health project in order to achieve smooth functioning and programmatic cohesiveness of the project.

•   Provide support to the Project Director for all liaisons between USAID and other collaborating agencies on all technical matters related to the capacity building project.

•   Coordinate the PLAN-Health input into the USAID annual COP process.

•   Supervise the work and assess the performance of Associate Directors for Civil Society Organizations and for Public Sector Institutions.

•   In collaboration with and through ADs, manage and supervise the PLAN-Health staff in the identification of all project activities required to achieve the expected outputs, outcome and goals; in the development of accurate activity profiles; in the recruitment of consultants; and in the oversight of the execution of all technical assistance provided to capacity building project clients.

•   Work closely with the Project Director, Associate Director for M&E and the rest of the PLAN-Health Leadership team in developing and applying approaches and tools for effective project monitoring and evaluation.

•   Supervisory responsibilities include, but are not limited to, meeting with PLAN-Health staff on a regular basis to discuss issues, track work progress, provide guidance and support, and ensure consistent quality of work; conducting performance reviews; communicating, implementing and assuring adherence to MSH policies, guidelines and values; developing staff skills and knowledge; approving time sheets; and facilitating staff success whenever possible.

•   Together with the Project Director, build and maintain good professional relationships with all stakeholders, providing reliable, high quality follow through on all obligations to stakeholders.

•   Coordinate and identify with the project staff the training needs and opportunities to support the project.

•   Support recruitment of high quality staff as required by the project and in keeping with project policies and procedures and local labor laws.

•   Promote effective program learning, helping to ensure that lessons learned are disseminated to appropriate audiences.

•   Support the Project Director to ensure timely submission of high quality reports as required by the donor and/or any other stakeholders.

•   Other duties as required.

Qualifications

•    Minimum of a Master's degree in education/ training in public health, international development, public administration, management, social sciences or a related field.

•    Minimum of 12 years experience working with health programs in developing and transitioning countries  and, preferably with an excellent understanding of the Nigeria Health sector.

•   Significant senior-level work experience in institutional capacity building across the areas of financial management, human resources and strengthening leadership, proposal and grants development, and organizational development and strategic planning

•   Significant experience in leading and managing technical teams.

•   Experience in implementing and managing programs of similar magnitude and complexity.

•    Excellent communication skills, demonstrated leadership, and the ability to work collaboratively across technical disciplines.

•   Familiarity with, and understanding of, USAID administrative procedures.

•   Proven ability to manage experienced staff with differing opinions and to harmonize their efforts.

•   Willingness to travel within Nigeria regularly and potentially outside Nigeria, as required

How to Apply:

Visit this link for more info and application: https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/4079/login

Deadline: December 16, 2011.

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