State Lead at Sydani Group (5 Openings)

Sydani Group is a management consulting firm based in Abuja, Nigeria. With our team of experienced management consultants, we design, deploy, monitor and evaluate impactful programs and interventions to improve the health and social sectors in Nigeria and globally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below for the Africa CDC Project:

Job Title: State Lead 

Locations: Taraba, Bayelsa, Ondo, Rivers and Lagos

Job Brief

• The State Lead will oversee the RI and Covid-19 vaccination activities in the state under the supervision of the national coordinator.
• S/he will supervise and monitor the engaged COVID-19 & RI vaccination team operating at the state as well as ensure collaboration with relevant stakeholders at the state level.

Responsibilities

• Provides the overall leadership, strategic guidance, vision, and management to the state team for successful implementation
• Develop monthly project implementation reports
• Responsible for meeting all client obligations, including quality report writing
• Overall guidance and administrative management of the program at the state level
• Supervises project staff and vaccination teams in the state
• Responsible for meeting agreement obligations, producing deliverables and targets, and achieving project results as specified on the SoW
• Oversee project planning, provides technical direction and support, and ensure implementation, with a focus on results, and financial accountability for all project activities
• Communicates with state-level stakeholders regularly on project updates and progress made
• Must be resident in either Taraba, Bayelsa, Ondo, Rivers & Lagos

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (First or second-class upper) from a recognized university with at least 5 years of professional experience in the health or development sector
• Master's in public health, health financing, health economics, health policy, and management, or related fields will be an advantage
• Must have demonstrable competency in leading teams and providing excellent management and supervisory services
• Experience in immunization and COVID-19 vaccination programs is an advantage
• Strong English report writing skills and presentation skills
• Experience managing capacity-building projects or other similar projects.
• Experience working on an Africa CDC-funded project/sub-project is highly desirable

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.