Deputy Chief of Party, USAID/Nigeria Support for Strategic Information and Project Management Services (S4SIPMS) at Social Impact (SI)

Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs in improving people’s lives. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health, education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include U.S. government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the U.S. Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party, USAID/Nigeria Support for Strategic Information and Project Management Services (S4SIPMS)

Location: Abuja

Proposal Objective
SI is preparing a proposal response for a five-year strategic information and project management activity, S4SIPMS. Based in Abuja, the program will assist the USAID/Nigeria Office of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) in meeting its strategic information and program management needs as required by the Office of Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) and USAID. SI will support of the USAID/Nigeria Office to make strategic investments based on quality programming that yield greater impact on saving lives and improving the health status of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) through:

• Planning and Conducting Site Improvement through Monitoring System (SIMS) Assessments: Support for all PEPFAR data collection, analysis, reporting and quality improvement needs through the use of the SIMS tools; Support the management and application of SIMS assessments per OGAC requirements; and Promote quality management/quality improvement (QM/QI) approach to service delivery and/or process.
• Capacity Building for Data Use: Increase the capacity of implementing partners (IPs), strengthen mission’s capacity to utilize SIMS data
• Synthesize Evaluation Lessons and Analyze to Determine Policy Implications

Position Description

• SI is seeking a full-time Nigerian DCOP to provide technical direction for the project, and will supervise the technical staff for the project.
• S/he will report to the COP.
• Please note: This is a local position. Only candidates with Nigerian citizenship will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, guide and provide quality oversight to all technical activities for the project.
• Supervise a variety of local staff.
• Provide technical assistance as required on assessments, capacity building and evaluations.

Qualifications

• Minimum a Master’s level education in Demography, Epidemiology, Public Health or a related field.
• Demonstrated progressive experience working in Nigeria and/or other developing countries.
• Demonstrated technical and management expertise in the field of public health.
• Demonstrated skills in monitoring and evaluation and solid analytical skills of Health Systems Management. This includes experience in designing monitoring and evaluation plans and the application of both routine monitoring and evaluation findings for program learning.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills and both written and oral presentation skills.

Application Closing Date
6th May, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.