Managing Officer at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non - profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. It was established as an affiliate of the Family Health International (FHI 360) to sustain FHI's achievements in strengthening indigenous organizational capacity in Nigeria.
To strengthen our operations in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following position:

Job Title: Managing Officer

Location: Edo

Responsibilities

• Reports to the AHNi Board
• Provides overall leadership in support of AilNi strategic plan, mission, values, goals and overall objectives.
• S/he will provide leadership and management oversight and direction for the AHNi program; oversee operation and, as the primary AHNi representative, ensure strong collaboration between AHNi Partners and stakeholders including the government, donors and sponsors.
• S/he will lead AHNi sustainability efforts in the country.
• S/he is responsible for program planning, implementation. monitoring, and reporting of the interventions implemented by AHNi and its partners.
• S/he is accountable for judicious use of all the resources entrusted to AHNi and protection of the organizations financial assets while ensuring compliance with board directives and applicable grantor, federal and state requirements.

Requirements

• MB.BS/MD/PHD in similar degree with nine (9) years relevant experience preferably with international development programs which includes at least six (6) years of relevant management experience at the executive level. Or MS/MA in social science, public health or related field, MPH preferred, and a minimum of eleven (11) years relevant experience with international development programs which six (6) years relevant management experience.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems, international donor organization regulations, NGOs and CBOs is required.
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.

Application Closing Date
14th June, 2013

Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application and CVs as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-progMgtJobs@ahnigeria.org with the job title and location clearly stated as the subject of the mail