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The Partnership for Transforming Health System 2 (PATHS2), a DFID-funded program in Nigeria, aims to improve the planning, financing and delivery of sustainable and replicable pro-poor health services for common health problems, focusing on six states and the federal government. Under the direction of the National Programme Manager, the Principal Associate / Deputy National Programme Manager will assume substantial programme management responsibilities, as well as leadership of technical management of the project’s thematic area of work working closely with PATHS2’s overall Project Director based in Bethesda, USA.
As the Deputy National Programme Manager, the incumbent will jointly with the National Programme Manager be responsible for ensuring that management decisions are judicious, and that the project’s relationship with stakeholders is maintained. This will include making direct contacts and maintaining communication, on behalf of the programme, with key development partners e.g. UN agencies, the World Bank, USAID, on one hand, and with Federal Ministry of Health and its relevant agencies, on the other.
As the Technical Director for the programme, the incumbent will provide technical guidance and leadership across all the programme’s areas of work, involving overseeing work under three main clusters (a) Health Financing and Human Resources for Health, (b) Monitoring and Evaluation, and (c) Demand and community mobilization.
In addition, the person will be responsible for ensuring that the profile of the programme and the products of the work by the programme is appropriately disseminated using a variety of platforms such through workshops and seminars. The specific responsibilities include: - Developing programme vision and providing guidance on strategy and programming for the overall programme, and in specific thematic areas of work
- Coordinating the allocation of the programme’s resources to ensure effectiveness in resource utilization.
- Overseeing and taking responsibility for the development of annual project work plans, and coordinate annual reviews of project implementation.
- Coordinating knowledge sharing across the programme, and ensure timely production of programme documents, and quality assurance of activities and outputs such as reports to the client.
- Representing the programme and the NPM in donor coordination, and at programme related meetings and events.
- Coordinating communication between PATHS2 Abuja and Bethesda based technical backstopping for defined areas of work to ensure efficient flow of the technical backstop as well as effective delivery of products for specific activities.
- Establishing and coordinating mechanisms for technical review and quality assurance of technical documents and technical assistance.
- Coordinating technical assistance at the national level, including work of the advisors and other forms of support that the project may be required to provide to respond to needs at the national level.
- Supervising technical advisors and other cross-cutting programme operations staff (such as Output leads, knowledge management, M&E).
- Assuring prompt delivery of technical activities and documents.
- Contributing to daily administration, management and decision making to improve the implementation of the project
- Establishing a mechanism for developing and nurturing expertise of staff in selected thematic areas
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- Masters Degree (minimum), or a PhD (desirable) in Public Health, Health Administration, Health Policy, or other relevant health-sector field.
- More than 13 years of relevant professional experience with a Masters Degree, or 10-15 years with a PhD, in the management of health service delivery programs or health systems strengthening.
- Experience with DFID is a plus.
- Experience in project implementation.
- Excellent writing, computer, management and organizational skills.
- Successful track record as financial and operations manager.
- Experience successfully managing sizable staff.
- Demonstrated leadership skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills, initiative, and good judgment.
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