Senior Program Officer at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the deadliest infectious disease in the world. KNCV is an international center of expertise for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable TB control strategies in a national and international context.  We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists. We aim to stop the spread of the worldwide epidemic of TB and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Program Officer

Location: Kano
Job Type: Full-time

Purpose of the Job

• The Senior Program Officer is expected to be embedded with the state TB program team and will be responsible for ensuring the implementation of all TB LON and other KNCV Project activities in the state in collaboration with the State TB team and other TB LON Regions 1 & 2 project Strategic Service Package Providers (SSPP).
• Hierarchically, The Senior Program Officer reports to the Senior Program Manager Kano Cluster Team Lead

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Lead efforts in work plan development, project implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation.
• Work with central office Senior Technical Advisors to facilitate efficient program management in the states including planning, design, review and progress monitoring.
• With the assistance of country office staff, support rigorous monitoring and a strong evaluation system to track the progress of all strategies, intervention and activities and ensure that they meet administrative, financial and programmatic goals. Provide technical support and oversight to Senior Program Managers and Officers on implementing key intervention areas of TB LON Regions 1 & 2 activities.
• Manage communications with all other stakeholders, including the development partners, civil society and other relevant groups.
• Develop performance plans and evaluations of regional and state level staff, as well as ensure individual employee performance objectives and ratings among lower-level staff/groups are standard.
• Develop monthly and quarterly reports on the implementation of the TB LON project across the 14 implementing states.
• Support adherence to regulations in line with USG finance policy and award conditions for TB LON Regions 1 & 2 project.
• Perform other additional duties assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• A Degree in Medicine (an MPH degree will be an additional advantage)
• 5-7 years of experience in public health projects.
• Experience with USG or UN projects or any development partner is an advantage.
• 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 with 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. Experience in coordinating multiple party stakeholders.
• Experience in wide scale community-based intervention.
• Experience in community mobilization efforts.
• Experience managing complex Health data.
• Excellent written and verbal English language Ability.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work in a team, dynamic, solid, and open.
• Must be flexible with absolute integrity, organizational awareness and understanding of cultural differences.
• Have a high sense of integrity and transparency.
• Ability to manage official information in a confidential manner.
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure to meet deadlines

What we Offer

• A full-time (40 hours per week) fixed-term contract for a year, with the intention of extending the contract depending on funding and performance.
• Fast-paced and result-oriented culture.
• An informal work atmosphere in an international environment where initiative is appreciated.
• A highly motivated and diverse team of experienced, self-driven colleagues.
• Frequent capacity building and training.
• KNCV Nigeria has its own employment conditions scheme.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.