State Director (Nigeria Integrated Health Activity) at RTI International - 4 Openings

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State Director (Nigeria Integrated Health Activity)

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Position Type: Regular, Full-Time
Category: Project Management
Slot: 4 Openings

Program Description

• The anticipated $250M (est.) USAID/Nigeria Integrated Health Activity seeks to increase the survival and well-being of vulnerable populations and improve health system resilience in priority states.
• The activity will strengthen the development and execution of state-level health and development plans and scale-up high-impact MNCAH, FP/RH, nutrition, malaria and HSS interventions.
• The anticipated activity will be based in Abuja, Nigeria and provide technical assistance in four priority states.

Position Description

• RTI is seeking 4 State Directors to serve in one of four priority states on the anticipated USAID/Nigeria Integrated Health Activity.
• This position will report to the FCT Team Lead/TO Lead and be based in the corresponding state, with travel to state-level implementation areas.

Responsibilities

• Full oversight of state task order, under the leadership of the DCOP-Technical. Oversees and coordinates activities of state teams. Directly supervises technical leads.
• Develops and adapts technical strategies, approaches, and activities to achieve objectives, and applies and contextualizes global best practices and learning to the Nigerian setting.
• Provide technical guidance on integrated health policy, strategy, and programming within the activity to staff and sub-contractors and externally.
• Review data and reporting to analyze progress toward targets and determine corrective action needed to improve goal achievement.
• Ensures the production of high-quality technical deliverables and reporting.
• Document lessons learned and technical innovations of the activity.
• Ensures strong coordination and learning between other state task orders.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree and 14 years of experience, or other advanced Degree (PhD, MD) in a relevant field, such as Medicine, Public Health, Health System Management, Social Administration, or Social Sciences and 10 years of experience. Clinical qualification a plus.
• At least 10 years of experience in managing and/or implementing integrated health service delivery or technical assistance programming addressing MNCH, FP/RH, nutrition, and/or HSS in a similar context, with at least three of those years working in Nigeria as a senior advisor or staff member.
• Expertise in one or more of the following evidence-based facility- or community-based interventions/strategies: MNCH, FP/RH, nutrition, and/or HSS.
• Experience in strengthening quality of care a plus.
• Experience designing, implementing, or overseeing gender- or youth-sensitive health programming.
• Experience supervising technical staff in the implementation of integrated health programming across different offices and operating contexts.
• Proven ability to work independently and multi-task in high-pressure settings.
• Ability to travel and work in any of the anticipated priority states.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Verbal and written English proficiency is required.
• Experience working on USG-funding health programming in Nigeria is required.

Application Closing Date
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