Program Manager, Malaria at CORE Group Partners Project

The CORE Group Partners Project (CGPP) is a multi-country, multi- partner initiative providing financial support, on-the-ground technical guidance and support to strengthen host country efforts to eradicate polio.

CORE Group Partners Project is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Program Manager, Malaria

Department: Health Systems Strengthening
Band: D-1
Reports to: HOU, Health Systems Strengthening
Project Portfolio: Malaria Emergency Response in Yobe (Polio Plus)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Yobe, Nigeria

Job Context:
The Malaria Emergency Response (MER) project aims to provide malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment interventions as add-on (or ‘plus’) services to the CORE Group Partners Project ongoing interventions in Yobe state. The provision of these services will be in line with Government of Nigeria (GON) integrated community case management of common childhood illness (iCCM) strategy. The MER project will provide these malaria services to Internally Displaced Persons; prioritizing pregnant women and children less than five years of age as well as their host communities in Yobe state.

Specific Job Responsibilities (not exhaustive of the skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position) include:

1. Program Quality & Leadership:

• Oversee all program implementation activities as per the workplan and budget.
• Lead and mentor partner staff in the achievement of project objectives.
• Closely monitor the assigned indicators and overall output and outcomes, and work with management team to adjust activities and targets when indicated.
• Serve as primary contact point in the resolution of technical challenges encountered, and offer high quality appropriate solutions.
• Assist the HoU with project reporting requirements, including preparation of presentations, report, and other materials.
• Assume lead on specific efforts as assigned by the HoU.
• Provide back-up support regarding partner implementation issues and coordinate activities with implementing partners as needed.
• Prepare donor programmatic reporting with compiled data from MER and partner activities
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of programmatic & financial reporting to the HoU.

2. Management and Administration:

• Maintain up-to-date documentation related to project monitoring and implementation.
• Ensure grant management compliance with donor regulations, and timely acquisition of project inputs through close collaboration with the country program procurement 5taff.
• Monitor budgets, and liaise with the finance and compliance officer and HoU to address discrepancies and off-target spending.
• Provide regular updates to HoU and CGPP Secretariat Director, and to government and non-government coordination bodies as requested.

3. Representation and Advocacy:

• Establish and maintain good working relations with local partner organizations, and state and local government offices
• Represent the project in appropriate technical fora, providing high quality messaging with respect to the aims approaches, and achievements of the project.
• Produce quality technical briefs and best practices on behalf of the project as agreed with the HoU.

4. Human Resource Management:
Through direct supervision of RMCs, ensure that the project is adequately supported in reaching program objectives and reporting requirement.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Direct supervision of the RMCs in the program.

Key Working Relationships
Internal: Head of Programs: Head of Unit, HSS, CGPP Secretariat Director, and the CGPP Program Officers.

External: The Yobe State Malaria Elimination Program; Yobe State Primary Health Care Development Agency, State Task Force, Technical or counterpart staff in SUNMAP; public and private sector stakeholders, UN agencies, Roll Back Malaria partnership, CGPP partner CBOs.

Qualifications and Skills

• A Bachelor's degree in a health related field (B.Sc. Nursing; MBBS; BSc. Physiology etc.).
• Master’s degree in Public health or a related field will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in public health or a related field is mandatory.
• Minimum of 5 years of cognate working experience in managing malaria programs of a similar scope to this program in a non-profit, development, and/or humanitarian organization is required.
• Experience working at community level work with underserved populations is required
• Experience working in Yobe State and knowledge of the local terrain is required.
• Knowledge of the local languages in Yobe State - Kanuri and Hausa etc. is required.
• Prior experience in logistics and supply chain management of health commodities is required.
• Knowledge of relevant software for managing health commodities (e.g. mSupp(y) is an added.
• Proven leadership and inter-personal skills and ability to build and motivate diverse and talented teams.
• Commitment to gender responsive/transformative programming.
• Public relations skills and ability to work well both within a team and independently.
• Understanding the capacity-building principles in local partnerships desired.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Professional proficiency in English oral and written communication skills is required.
• Ability to travel in-country up to 50%.

Application Closing Date
Wednesday 30th July, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to download application form and send with a detailed CV / resume as attached MS Word document to: [email protected]