Family Health International(FHI) Job Vacancy for Zonal Manager

Since 1971, Family Health International (FHI) has been at the forefront of public health research and intervention programs in the developing countries. In collaboration with national governments, local communities and leading research institutions, FHI delivers services and conducts research in HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases and reproductive health to improve the lives and well-being of some of the world's most vulnerable populations. In Nigeria, FHI is engaged in providing public health services and implementing programs in HIV/AIDS, TB, reproductive health, malaria, and health systems strengthening in partnership with the Government of Nigeria.

To strengthen our operations in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:

Zonal Manager

The Zonal Manager is part of the senior management team of FHI Nigeria, in a decentralized country management structure and forms part of the strategic team that directs the overall operations of FHI Nigeria.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support to and coordination of the work of FHI Nigeria field office
  
• Lead program planning, design, review and monitoring at the field level
  
• Work with the directors to establish a program management capacity development plan that will provide assistance to the zonal office in program planning, design, review and monitoring
  
• Provide overall supervision for the zonal office staff
  
• Manage and coordinate FHI activities at the zone
  
• Serve as the point of contact of FHI with government officials and coordinate and collaborate with all public sector and NGO partners at the zonal level
  
• With the assistance of the country office staff, monitor all intervention strategies to ensure that they meet administrative, financial and programmatic goals
  
• With technical assistance from country office staff, provide programmatic/ technical assistance to all local FHI partners in the design, implementation, modification, monitoring and evaluation of project activities
  
• Coordinate all capacity building activities for FHI partners at the field level
  
• Review reports (programmatic and financial) submitted by all collaborating partners, at the field office level and forward same to the country office
  
• Prepare monthly status reports on programmatic and fiscal progress of all projects and other relevant activities within the zone and forward same to the country office Undertake regular monitoring visits to project sites when necessary
  
• Assist in the coordination of IEC materials development and production for implementing agencies in the zone

Minimum Requirements

• Masters degree in public health, sciences or behavioral sciences, with at least 7-9 years working experience in managing programs at the community level
  
• A bachelor’s degree with additional experience will be considered
  
• At least 5 years experience in HIV/AIDS program planning and implementation at the community level
  
• Experience working with the public and NGO sectors

Application Deadline
2nd April, 2010

Method of Application
Interested candidates should forward their suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to:
PMjobs@ghain.org for Medical Services Department vacancies.

Only applications sent electronically (i.e. by email) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please do NOT send more than one application. Failure to follow these instructions will lead to automatic disqualification.

DISCLAIMER: Family Health International (FHI) does not test/interview candidates for a tea and all our tests/interviews are conducted in. the country office Abuja or our zonal offices.