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COUNTRY PROGRAM MANAGER
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
is a legally registered not for profit, NGO registered in Nigeria. AHF
collaborates with the Federal Government of Nigeria and other partner
institutions, to provide technical assistance to these key stakeholders to
deliver quality and comprehensive HIV / AIDS treatment, care and support, HIV
counseling, and testing, prevention, nutrition and psychosocial services to
people living with HIV/ AIDS.
To meet the above needs, the Program wishes to recruit a dynamic, skilled,
committed, self-driven and results oriented individual to fill in the
following post:
COUNTRY PROGRAM MANAGER - (CPM)
Location: Abuja- Nigeria
Job Summary
- The CPM is responsible for
ensuring full support of the AHF Nigeria program. H/she is responsible
for strategically leading, directing, developing, and managing all
aspects of AIDS Healthcare Foundation's (AHF) program in Nigeria.
- The Country Program Manager
ensures that AHF's mission statement, core values, key partnership
standards and practices are the foundation of AHF's overall strategies
and work.
Core/Essential Duties &
Responsibilities include the following.
- Provide managerial and
technical oversight for the program, in collaboration with the
Government of Nigeria and other Partner Programs, but not limited to:
capacity building, project logistics, security, finance and
administration.
- Prepare and administer
program budgets and strategic business plans, and evaluate financial program
effectiveness.
- Serve as AHF's representative
of the country program with implementing partners.
- Conduct regular monitoring
and evaluation of the programs outlined in the work plans and keep
management informed of the quality, relevance and pertinent issues to
achieve targets or set objectives.
- Serve as AHF's representative
of the country program with implementing partners, private and public
agencies, national AIDS programs, and major donor agencies.
- Represents AHF at meetings on
HIV / AIDS issues, and maintain a wide-range of professional contacts
with Government and non-governmental organizations. Attend and report
back on all relevant partner meetings on weekly, monthly, quarterly
basis or as required.
- Advocate and integrate AHF
projects into national HIV/AIDS control strategies and build up
partnerships with other stakeholders in national HIV / AIDS related
networks aimed at improving communication, visibility and cooperation.
- Take the lead in implementing
new expansion plans in any location in the country as seen feasible and
appropriate within the available capacity and resources in a manner that
promotes sustainability.
Qualifications, Education and
Experience
- Bachelor's degree in the
following areas: MBBS, and MPH, Msc (Infectious Diseases, Disease
control) MBA and at least 7 years of total experience
- A minimum of 3-5 years
of relevant experience in managing public health/international
development programs or United States funded programs will be an added
advantage.
- Proven skills in management,
supervision, leadership and networking.
- Highly skilled in HIV / AIDS
programming within an African context and culturally sensitive and able
to work in a variety of settings and cultures.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should submit their Cover letter, CV and relevant
copies of their academic qualifications to the following email address not
later than Friday 26th July 2013.
Email: globalhr@aidshealth.org
All attachments should be a maximum of 3MB.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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