Senior Advisor, Country Program at the Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

The Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit organization, uses proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in developing nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. We work to save lives by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Advisor, Country Program

Job ID: 13-10944
Location: Nigeria-Abuja
Group / Office: PDG (Program Delivery Group)
Dept / Unit: PDGGEN – Program Delivery Group
Project / Program: A000 – None Specified
Reports To: Portfolio Director / Country Lead
Grade: J

Overview

• As a member and main focal point of the Project Support Team, the SPSO works in partnership and in close collaboration with the Global Fund-Malaria, RSSH and PMI-S Project Directors (PD), Portfolio Director and Technical Strategy Lead (TSL), to ensure adherence to the DNA and alignment with the operations principle of Empowerment, Efficiency, and Effectiveness and Accountability and Authority (3E+2A).

Specific Responsibilities
The primary accountabilities are to:

• As a key point of contact with all the Project Directors to coordinate and ensure effective and efficient provision of management and operations support to project(s);
• Serve in a Senior Manager role to mentor Senior Project Officers of all projects in effective work plan tracking and project management.
• Serve as Country office lead to plan for and execute the full project lifecycle (start up, implementation and close out);
• Partner with the PM@MSH and corporate offices to ensure that MSH project management standards and methodologies continue to be appropriate and relevant; and champion/ ensure its implementation on the project
• Provide administrative support to the Portfolio Director/Country Lead

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in field of study.

Required:

• 7 years of experience providing project operational support for international development programs in developing countries.
• Knowledge of donor-funded program requirements.

Preferred:

• 8 years of experience supporting health programs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of US Government funded programs, other major funders such as Global Fund, BMGF, DfID, World Bank regulations, and requirements.
• Direct project work experience in resource limited setting such as in Nigeria.
• Proven track record in financial management of international projects and project management overseas. Knowledge of quickbooks and/ cost point accounting packages will be an advantage
• Strong writing and oral presentation skills in English Experience in the management of Major-funded activities such as USAID, Global Fund, DFID, World Bank etc.
• Significant experience as a strong leader with, mentoring, management, analytical and organizational skills as demonstrated by ability to work both independently and within a team. Demonstrated ability to assess priorities, and manage a variety of activities with attention to detail. Requires strong conceptualization, facilitation, and planning skills. Excellent cross-cultural communication and active listening skills.
• Demonstrated track record supervising, coaching, and mentoring professional staff.
• Successful experience working in a home or central office environment.
• Have verifiable business development skills including market intel and analysis of Global health funding direction in Nigeria
• Knowledge of MSH technical areas.
• Experience and knowledge includes all stages of the project lifecycle of complex and inherently high risk projects.
• Excellent use of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.