Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University and a global leader in improving healthcare for women and families, seeks suitable candidates to fill the post of:

Deputy Country Director, Nigeria

Location:                  Abuja, Nigeria

Position reports to: Country Director

Position Overview:

Under the general supervision of the Country Director, the Deputy Country Director, the Deputy Country Director will ensure that all country programs are implemented according to plan; provide financial oversight; oversee hiring of staff to adequately meet the needs of all country programs and act  on behalf of the country Director  in his/her absence. Detailed job description available on request.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Mandatory qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in health or social sciences or a related advanced degree relevant to the field of Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Reproductive Health/family Planning or Infectious Diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis)
• A minimum of five years of mid- to senior-level experience in designing, implementing or managing large, complex, community-level MNCH or RH/FP projects in developing countries  especially Africa
• A minimum of  5 years of experience working with international healthcare donors in Nigeria
• At least three years’ experience living and working in Nigeria, including supporting implementation of State-level programs.
• Strong leadership and technical qualities in RH/FP and/or MNCH service delivery, especially in areas of technical and clinical quality of services delivery at the community level Demonstrated expertise in working with USAID mission and host country senior government officials and policy makers
• Proven depth and breadth of management expertise and experience, including financial and human resources management and donor, partner and community relations
• Prior supervisory experience
• Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

 

Additional qualifications and Attributes:

• Fluent in written and spoken English and at least one other Nigerian Language
• Experience developing successful, replicable and sustainable projects in more than one state in Nigeria
• Expertise in research to practice identifying best practices and adapting them to program realities
• Solid publication record in areas relevant to Jhpiego’s programs in Nigeria
• A team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating working teams, and developing communities of learning among host country partners and counterparts
• At least one year of employment with a USAID-affiliated health organization in Nigeria or has had at least two years of closely working with these organization in the capacity of a consultant, subject matter expert, or mid-term technical advisor

 Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: medical and dental plans; paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; personal accident insurance ; 403 (b) retirement plan; life and disability insurance; travel insurance education assistance plan and more

Method of Application

Please send a letter of application and resume to appaccess@yahoo.com on or before 6^th January 2010. For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation

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