Project Director, Private Sector TB Initiative at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), the deadliest infectious disease in the Nigeria. KNCV Nigeria is a local center of excellence for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national context. Our multidisciplinary team of passionate professionals covers a broad range of expertise such as programmatic TB control, research, clinical management, social science, education, digital health, and project management.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Director, Private Sector TB Initiative

Vacancy Number: KN47
Location: Abuja

USAID Nigeria TB LON Region 1 and 2 Project

• The TB LON Project is funded by USAID Nigeria and focuses on locally generated solutions to provide TB prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and notification, while addressing stigma and discrimination.
• The TB LON region 1 and 2 project is to be implemented by KNCV TB foundation Nigeria to expand the provision of and increase access to TB services among formal and informal health providers through the engagement  of the private sector, umbrella and local chapters of health and allied professional organizations, faith-based institutions, communities and civil society.
• The project is targeted at increasing the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases that are detected, treated and notified to  437,895 within the five year grant implementation period 2020 to 2025 and implemented across 14 states in Nigeria; Bauchi, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Imo and Rivers State.
• The project’s four intermediate results are as follows:
  • Improved access to high-quality, person-centered TB, DR-TB, and TB/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (TB/HIV) services;
  • Strengthened TB service delivery platforms;
  • ReducedTB disease transmission and progression and
  • Accelerated TB innovations with improved impact on program implementation.
• KNCV Nigeria is working with a consortium of partners - two sub recipients- CCCRN and KNCV International and six strategic service package providers- Intrasat Global, IPCD, Jana Health Foundation, Diadem Consult, Public Health Concerns Ltd and TB Network.
• Towards meeting the project set targets, KNCV Nigeria and partners adopted a mixed model of community and facility based, health systems strengthening strategies and digital solutions to find TB cases in a Roll in, Roll on and Roll out staged approach.
• Roll in was in year 1 which is the planning stage, collaborations and capacity building, Roll on is the saturation stage in Year 2,3 and 4 while Roll out in year 5 is the transitioning Stage.

Purpose of the position

• The Project Director Private Sector TB Initiative will provide oversight on KNCV Private Sector TB Program (PPM in TB Control).
• In this position he will coordinate and provide oversight to KNCV PPM sub-partners as well as the PPM Intermediary Organization (IO) in Kano.
• He will provide technical assistance and coordination to TB Advisors on PPM interventions across the 14 TB LON States.
• The Project Director will work very closely with the TB LON 1 & 2 Project Director to align PPM to the public sector intervention leveraging on TB LON HR and structure and resources.
• Hierarchically, the Project Director (Private Sector TB Initiative) reports to the Executive Director

As a Project Director, You Will

• Lead country office efforts in operational plan development, project implementation as well as monitoring progress against planned activities and evaluation of performance.
• Work with central office staff to establish a program management capacity development plan to provide assistance to the partner facilities in program planning, design, review and monitoring of program progress
• Strengthen existing structure and support mechanism for Kano IO to implement a negotiated business model across all clinical facilities, Community Pharmacists (CPs), PPMVs and Stand-Alone Laboratories (SALs)
• Strengthen existing structure and support mechanism for KNCV funded PPM Partners- IPCD and CCCRN to implement a negotiated business model across all PPM clinical facilities in the states assigned
• With the assistance of country office staff, monitor all intervention strategies to ensure that they meet administrative, financial and programmatic goals.
• Conduct supervision to the states and PPM implementing facilities.
• Provide technical assistance to NTP on PPM program.
• Provide technical support and oversight to TB Advisors on implementing key intervention areas of Private Sector TB Initiative activities in designated states/LGA.
• Manage communications with all other stakeholders, including the development partners, civil society and other relevant groups
• Develop performance plans and evaluations of IOs, PPM sub-partners and state level staff, as well as reviews evaluations to assure equity of individual employee performance objectives, standards and ratings among lower-level staff/groups.
• Monitor & supervise the implementation of Private Sector TB initiative activities within the TB LON project.
• Support rigorous monitoring and a strong focus on evaluation system to track the progress of all activities and outputs.
• Organize and report monthly on the implementation of Private Sector TB initiative.
• Support Private Sector TB initiative repaid assessments, situational analysis, survey, evaluations and other related research activities.
• Support adherence to regulations in line with USAID finance policy for Private Sector TB initiative.
• Perform other additional duties assigned

Who are We Looking For?
Education:

• Minimum of an MBBS with an MPH degree or Master degree in other relevant Public Health disciplines.

Knowledge / Experience:

• At least 10 years’ experience working with: HIV & TB program at various levels
• At least 3 years’ experience working with and coordinating PPM Partners
• Experience with USAID or UN projects or any development partner is an advantage.

Behavioral Competencies and Skills:

• Strong coordination, planning, and supervisory skills.
• Competent with operational plan development, implementation and evaluation of results.
• Comfortable planning and delivering multiple activities under pressure to strict deadlines and high levels of precision.
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to identify and develop relevant areas of work.
• Able to communicate complex issues in a concise, accessible and engaging manner.

Application Closing Date
10th October, 2021.