Country Program Manager at Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) - Nigeria

Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a legally registered not for profit, NGO registered in Nigeria. AHF collaborates with the Federal Governments of Nigeria and other partner institutions, to provide technical assistance to these key stake holders to deliver quality and comprehensive HIV/ AIDS treatment, care and support, HIV counseling, and testing, prevention, nutrition and psychosocial services
to people living with HIV/ AIDS.

To meet the above needs, the Program wishes to recruit a dynamic, skilled, committed, self-driven and results oriented individual to fill
in the following post:

Job Title: Country Program Manager- (CPM)

Location: Abuja, NG

Job Description

• The CPM is responsible for ensuring full support of the AHF Nigeria program.
• H/she is responsible for strategically leading, directing, developing, and managing all aspects of AIDS Healthcare Foundation's (AHF) program in Nigeria.
• The Country Program Manager ensures that AHF's mission statement, core values, key partnership standards and practices are the foundation of AHF's overall strategies and work.

Core/Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide managerial and technical oversight for the program, in collaboration with the Government of Nigeria and other Partner Programs, but not limited to: capacity building, project logistics, security, finance and administration.
• Prepare and administer program budgets and strategic business plans, and evaluate financial program effectiveness.
• Serve as AHF's representative of the country program with implementing partners.
• Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of the programs outlined in the work plans and keep management informed of the quality, relevance and pertinent issues to achieve targets or set objectives.
• Serve as AHF's representative of the country program with implementing partners, private and public agencies, national AIDS programs, and major donor agencies. Represents AHF at meetings on HIV/ AIDS issues, and maintain a wide-range of professional contacts with Government and non-governmental organizations. Attend and report back on all relevant partner meetings on weekly, monthly, quarterly basis or as required.
• Advocate and integrate AHF projects into national HlV/ AIDS control strategies and build up partnerships with other stakeholders in national HIV/ AIDS related networks aimed at improving communication, visibility and cooperation.
• Take the lead in implementing new expansion plans in any location in the country as seen feasible and appropriate within the available capacity and resources in a manner that promotes sustainability.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in the following areas: MBBS, and MPH, M.Sc. (Infectious Diseases, Disease control).
• MBA and at least 7 years of total experience; a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in managing public health/international development programs or United States funded programs will be an added advantage.
• Proven skills in management, supervision. leadership and networking.
• Highly skilled in HIV/ AIDS programming within an African context and culturally sensitive and able to work in a variety of settings and cultures.

Application Closing Date
26th July, 2013

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their cover letters, CV's and relevant copies of their academic qualifications to: [email protected]

Note:

• All attachments should be a maximum of 3MB.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.