Since 1971, Family Health International (FHI) has been at the forefront of public health research in the developing countries. In collaboration with national governments, local communities and leading research institutions, FHI delivers services and conducts research in HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases and reproductive health to improve the lives and well-being of some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. In Nigeria, FHI is engaged in public health services and implementing programs in HIV/AIDS, TB, reproductive health, malaria, and health system strengthening in partnership with the Government of Nigeria. To strengthen our operations in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates to fill the post of:
Zonal Manager
No. required (1)
Location: Taraba Zone
The Zonal Manager is part of the senior management team for FHI Nigeria, in a decentralized country management structure and is part of the strategic team that directs the overall operations of FHI Nigeria.
Specific Job Responsibilities
- Provide support to and coordinate FHI/Nigeria activities in the zonal/field office
- Lead program planning, design, review and monitoring at the field level
- Work with the directors to establish a program management capacity development plan to provide assistance to the field office in program planning, design, review and monitoring of program progress
- Provide overall supervision for all FHI/Nigeria field office staff
- Serve as the point of contact for FHI with government officials and coordinate and collaborate with all public sector and NGO partners in the zone
- With the assistance of the country office M&E staff, monitor all intervention strategies to ensure that they meet administrative, financial and programmatic goals
- With technical assistance from country office staff, provide programmatic/technical assistance to all local FHI partners in the design, implementation, modification, monitoring and evaluation of project activities
- Coordinate all capacity building activities for FHI partners at the field level
- Review reports (programmatic and financial) submitted by all collaborating partners at the field office level and forward same to the country office
- Prepare monthly status reports on programmatic and fiscal progress of all projects and other relevant activities within the zone and forward same to the country office
- Undertake regular monitoring visits to project sites as necessary
- Assist in coordinating IEC materials development and production for implementing agencies (AIs) in the zone
- Collaborate with other US implementing partners based in the zone ‘ coordinate project activities
Minimum Requirements
- Candidate must possess Masters degree in public health, sciences or behavioral sciences,
- Should have at least 7-9 years working experience in managing programs at the community level
- A Bachelor’s degree with additional experience will be considered
- At least 5 years experience in HIV/AIDS program planning and implementation at the community level working with public and NGO sectors.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should forward their suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document on or before 22nd November, 2009 to: PMjobs@ghain.org
Only application sent electronically (i.e by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please do not send more than one application. Failure to follow these instructions will lead to automatic disqualification.
Disclaimer
Family Health International (FHI) does not test/interview candidates for a fee and all our tests/interviews are conducted in the country office Abuja or our Zonal offices.
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