Program Manager at Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund

Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund - International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) have partnered to create the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), a fund for Nigerians by Nigerians to combat the devastating effects on the people of Nigeria by COVID-19 and its associated restrictions. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of every Nigerian, and healthcare systems have become overwhelmed and need critical support.

Funds mobilized through the Solidarity Fund will target three core COVID-19 response areas: supporting the most vulnerable, strengthening healthcare systems, and building capacity (the re-skilling and retooling of the Nigerian youth/workforce) for The New Nigeria. The fund target is to raise $50 million from Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, multilateral organizations, philanthropists (HNIs, foundations) and corporations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Your Mission

• The Program Manager is expected to position NSSF as a thought leader in public health innovations and supervise grant administration procedures.

Responsibilities
S/HE responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

To entrench NSSF as a national, regional, and global thought leader in delivering sustainable healthcare outcomes, the emphasis would be on the following:

• The continual generation of world-class reports and analysis of nascent and sometimes chronic issues, especially pertaining to Nigeria/Africa.
• Organizing fireside discussions to transform NSSF into the hub around which critical Industry news and issues revolve.
• Publishing of at least 2 world-class research into critical trends in partnership with global educational institutions.
• Working with stakeholders to champion advocacy for critical issues.

Provide oversight function to the grant administrator ensuring they achieve agreed deliverables including:

• Develop Project Implementation Manual and Update Grant Policy Guidance.
• Coordination of grant rollout and evaluation.
• Management of ongoing grant administration.
• Monthly report on all activities on the grant administration.
• Regular and ad-hoc communication on all activities– with the Fund Manager (CLIENT-NSSF PMU)
• Draft quarterly reports for each Fund Strategic Priority Area.
• Facilitate capacity building sessions.
• Develop annual Report

Provide oversight function to the Monitoring and Evaluation firm (M&E), ensuring they achieve agreed deliverables, including:

• Submitting an inception approach report to include the M&E approach to the GA and Fund Manager.
• Documenting the findings and make recommendations on the processes.
• Presenting the findings and recommendations of the monitoring and evaluation exercise to the Grants Administrator (GA) and the Fund Managers after concluding the monitoring and evaluation exercise.
• Submit, in the reports, pictures of projects taken during the Field monitoring stage (if e. applicable).
• Propose the percentages for thresholds to be used in deferring/suspending disbursement based on the risk review, considering the progress made in the activities.
• Support Policy and Business Development with regional analysis, horizon scanning, research and implementation, as appropriate.

Government Relations:

• Development of advocacy strategy and policy briefs to increase resilience amongst vulnerable Nigerians.
• Provide technical support to Nigerian governments, regional and international agencies.

Qualifications

• Strong academic qualifications (a PhD would be desirable) in Health Development and Initiative Evaluation, International Development, Management, or related field.
• A medical doctor Degree is essential.

Desired Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years or more in managing large donor or government-funded programs, demonstrated exceptional technical expertise in high-level and high-quality health sector programs.
• 4 years minimum experience as a medical doctor.
• Strong expertise and experience in designing and implementing development programs in rural areas in Africa.
• Demonstrated experience in managing funds, preferably in the Health Sector.
• A track record of structuring and managing Project-based Grants aimed at supporting the Most Vulnerable Populations, strengthening Healthcare systems and expanding rural and community focused universal health access, ideally funds created by multilateral development donors and/or development finance institutions.
• Experience managing reporting relationships with government stakeholders and large development finance organizations is highly desirable.
• In-depth knowledge of the global Health sector and global development context and agenda.

Application Closing Date
13th September, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as one document in a Word document or PDF to: [email protected] using “Program Manager” as the subject of the mail.