Project Director/Deputy MD at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

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 (FHI360) to sustain FHI's achievements in strengthening indigenous organizational capacity in Nigeria.

AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. To strengthen our operations in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the vacant position:

Job Title: Project Director/Deputy MD

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• Project Director/Deputy Managing Director as part of the senior management team for AHNi, forms part of the strategic team that have the overall coordination of the state program implementation operations.
• Under the guidance of the Managing Director, s/hewill provide management and technical oversight of AHNi programs to ensure that the overall projects are effectively and efficiently implemented.
• S/he will supervise the work of the Senior Program Officer supporting the various state offices in ensuring smooth running of the state operations.

Minimum Recruitment Standards:

• MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar degree with 7-9 years relevant experience with international development programs which includes 5 years of relevant supervisory experience.
• or MS/MA in social science, public health or related field, MPH preferred, and a minimum of 9-11 years relevant experience with international development programs which includes 5 years relevant supervisory experience.
• Or BS/BA in social science, public health or related field, with a minimum of 11-13 years relevant experience with international development programs which includes 5 years of relevant supervisory experience.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems, international donor organizations, NGOs and CBOs is required.
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.

Application Closing Date
11th September, 2014

Method of Application:
Please forward suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: [email protected]

Only applications 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 short listed candidates will be contacted.