Job Openings at Palladium Group

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Senior Consultant, Family Planning Financing, PROPEL Health

Job ID: req19373
Job Location: Abuja

Project Overview and Role

• PROPEL Health, a USAID-funded five-year $100 million project awarded to Palladium, aims to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through policy development and implementation; adequate, predictable, and sustainable health financing; enhanced government stewardship, transparency, and accountability; and use of evidence-based advocacy approaches at global, national, and subnational levels to promote best practices.
• In Nigeria, PROPEL Health expects to collaborate with the Government of Nigeria at federal, state, and local levels to provide technical assistance to co-develop and implement the integration of family planning (FP) in Nigeria’s comprehensive package of primary healthcare (PHC) services and the national health insurance scheme. The activity will look to leverage platforms and collaborations established through the ongoing Integrated Health Program (IHP-Nigeria), and will focus in one state, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
• We are seeking qualified candidates for the position of a Senior Consultant who would lead the development of national-level policy documents to support the integration of FP in Nigeria’s comprehensive package of PHC services and the national health insurance scheme. The Senior Consultant will report to the Director, Health Systems in Palladium’s Health Policy, Financing, & Governance Portfolio, and is expected to engage with USAID/ Nigeria, Government of Nigeria agencies at the federal and state level, as well as with CSO coalitions in the area of FP to accomplish the work. Additional technical support will be available through another Consultant and from PROPEL Health global technical experts.

Deliverable-based Responsibilities

• Technical Report (approx. 20-30 pages, not including annexes): Situational analysis of FP financing and integration at the national and sub-national (FCT) level. Due: July 30, 2023
• The Senior Consultant is expected to lead the development of this technical report, and coordinate the different activities with the second consultant. Some potential activities will include:
  • Providing technical guidance and support to conduct desk review of the current challenges to integration of FP into PHC services and the national health insurance program in Nigeria.
  • Providing technical guidance and support to conduct costing studies to estimate the financial requirements and funding gaps for FP integration.
  • Identifying and mapping the key stakeholders and conducting key informant interviews.
  • Conducting analysis of the existing policy environment for FP integration.
  • Providing technical guidance and support to develop the technical report, including reviewing and finalizing.
• Technical Report (approx. 30-40 pages, not including annexes): National Blueprint to provide operational guidance to state-level planning efforts for integration of FP into PHC services/ national health insurance program, closely resembling similar work done for Nigeria’s HIV program (please review). Due: December 30, 2023
• The Senior Consultant is expected to lead the development of this technical report, and coordinate the different activities with the second consultant. Some potential activities will include:
  • Engaging with stakeholders to identify a comprehensive package of FP services that should be integrated.
  • Identifying the appropriate provider payment mechanisms.
  • Providing technical guidance and support to conduct costing studies to support development of a package of FP services in the short, medium, and long term, as well as identifying the optimal provider payment amounts to stimulate demand.
  • Outlining the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders.
  • Establishing coordination mechanisms with timelines.
  • Providing technical guidance and support to develop the technical report, including reviewing and finalizing.
• Working with the Director, Health Systems in Palladium’s Health Policy, Financing, & Governance Portfolio to engage with and strengthen multisectoral platforms that can contribute to the development of these policy documents, like the National Health Financing Technical Working Group (TWG), the National FP TWG, and the FCT Health Financing TWG, as well as CSO coalitions like the Health Sector Reform Coalition and the Advocates.
• Any other relevant tasks to accomplish the activity goals, as determined by the Director, Health Systems in Palladium’s Health Policy, Financing, & Governance Portfolio.

Required Qualifications
Education and Experience:

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Financing, International Development, Health Policy and Planning, or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience:

• 10+ years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the area of family planning and national public health insurance in Nigeria (preferred) or regionally.
• Proven experience of working in the development of policies and programs in collaboration with government agencies and CSOs in Nigeria.
• Understanding of areas relevant to PROPEL Health’s mandate such as policy, health financing, governance, and advocacy.
• Established global and regional professional networks related to family planning and/ or health financing.
• Strong track record of producing demonstrable results.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with national counterparts, academia and development partners.

Languages:

• Fluency in English required

Evaluation Criteria:

• Technical (Interview) – 40%
• Knowledge and Experience - 40%
• Cost- 20% Interested individuals must submit their proposed daily rate along with applications.

Application Closing Date: 7th May, 2023.

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2.) Consultant, Family Planning Financing, PROPEL Health

Job ID: req19374
Job Location: Abuja

Project Overview and Role

• PROPEL Health, a USAID-funded five-year $100 million project awarded to Palladium, aims to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through policy development and implementation; adequate, predictable, and sustainable health financing; enhanced government stewardship, transparency, and accountability; and use of evidence-based advocacy approaches at global, national, and subnational levels to promote best practices.
• In Nigeria, PROPEL Health expects to collaborate with the Government of Nigeria at federal, state, and local levels to provide technical assistance to co-develop and implement the integration of family planning (FP) in Nigeria’s comprehensive package of primary healthcare (PHC) services and the national health insurance scheme.
• The activity will look to leverage platforms and collaborations established through the ongoing Integrated Health Program (IHP-Nigeria), and will focus in one state, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
• We are seeking qualified candidates for the position of a Consultant who would work with a Senior Consultant to develop national-level policy documents to support the integration of FP in Nigeria’s comprehensive package of PHC services and the national health insurance scheme.
• The Consultant will report to the Director, Health Systems in Palladium’s Health Policy, Financing, & Governance Portfolio, and is expected to conduct quantitative and qualitative research and analyses to support the development of the policy documents. Additional technical support will be available through a Senior Consultant and from PROPEL Health global technical experts.

Deliverable-based Responsibilities

• Technical Report (approx. 20-30 pages, not including annexes): Situational analysis of FP financing and integration at the national and sub-national (FCT) level. Due: July 30, 2023:
  • The Consultant is expected to support the Senior Consultant in development of this technical report, while co-leading some of the activities. Some potential activities will include:
  • Conducting desk review of the current challenges to integration of FP into PHC services and the national health insurance program in Nigeria.
  • Conducting costing studies to estimate the financial requirements and funding gaps for FP integration.
  • Supporting the Senior Consultant to identify and map the key stakeholders and analyze the existing policy environment for FP integration.
  • Writing the technical report with guidance from the Senior Consultant, including addressing all technical comments and concerns and finalizing.
• Technical Report (approx. 30-40 pages, not including annexes): National Blueprint to provide operational guidance to state-level planning efforts for integration of FP into PHC services/ national health insurance program, closely resembling similar work done for Nigeria’s HIV program (please review). Due: December 30, 2023:
  • The Consultant is expected to support the Senior Consultant in development of this technical report, while co-leading some of the activities. Some potential activities will include:
  • Supporting the Senior Consultant in stakeholder engagement to identify a comprehensive package of FP services that should be integrated, along with appropriate provider payment mechanisms.
  • Conducting costing study to support development of a package of FP services in the short, medium, and long term, as well as identifying the optimal provider payment amounts to stimulate demand.
  • Writing the technical report with guidance from the Senior Consultant, including addressing technical comments and concerns and finalizing.
• Technical Brief (2-4 pages): Summarizing the lessons learnt from the Nigeria experience to provide guidance to other countries on how to incorporate FP into national health insurance schemes. Due: December 30, 2023:
  • The Consultant is expected to develop and finalize this technical brief based on the two technical reports (above), with review and feedback from PROPEL Health global technical experts.
• Any other relevant tasks to accomplish the activity goals, as determined by the Director, Health Systems in Palladium’s Health Policy, Financing, & Governance Portfolio.

Required Qualifications
Education and Experience:

• Master's Degree in public health, health financing, international development, health policy and planning, or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience:

• 5 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the area of family planning, national public health insurance, and/or health financing in Nigeria (preferred) or regionally.
• Proven experience of conducting qualitative and quantitative research, particularly desk reviews and costing studies for health programs and policies.
• Demonstrated experience in authoring technical reports in health.
• Understanding of areas relevant to PROPEL Health’s mandate such as policy, health financing, governance, and advocacy.
• Strong track record of producing demonstrable results.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Technical (Interview) – 40%
• Knowledge and Experience - 40%
• Cost- 20% Interested individuals must submit their proposed daily rate along with applications.

Application Closing Date: 7th May, 2023.

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3.) Grants and Compliance Manager 

Job ID: req19360
Job Location: Sokoto

Project Overview and Role

• The Palladium Group has an opening for a Grants/Compliance Manager within the Financial Management department.
• The Grants/Compliance Manager will manage grants portfolios, in accordance with Palladium's and USAID policies and procedures.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares and processes grant applications, and oversees grant management and implementation for all public-sector opportunities.
• Ensures all sub-awards comply with the rules and regulations of governments and other multilateral donors.
• Strengthens and maintains the necessary administrative structures and interdepartmental processes to ensure grant transparency, smooth implementation, reporting, requisite controls, and monitoring.
• Guide and advise grantees on the interpretation of grant terms and conditions and client rules and regulations as well and training, guiding and mentoring grantee counterparts as needed in coordination with the Technical Leads and Senior Grants and Compliance Manager.
• Provides guidance to technical staff in the development of SOWs, EOIs and RFAs for grants, including the development of program technical description, milestones, deliverables and selection criteria to ensure USAID approval.
• Coordinates with the ACO Senior Grants and Compliance Manager prior to submission to the Chief of Party and or USAID to ensure quality and compliance
• Take initiative and provide creative solutions to complex contractual/compliance problems, working with applicable IHP team members on project-wide initiatives and issues.
• Manage the selection process during proposal evaluations including evaluation memos and selection justifications.
• Complete pre-award assessments and due diligence.
• Facilitate negotiations with awardees in consultation with the Senior Grants and Compliance Manager and Technical Leads.
• Draft, review, and finalize the resulting grant/subaward document in addition to modifications as required.
• Prepare, organize, and maintain grant records and files documenting grant award, modification, performance and compliance.
• Provide grant briefs to document new grant awards, modifications and administrative changes.
• Provide contractual and regulatory guidance, ensuring contract compliance in accordance with terms and conditions of supported Task Orders, and as a result draft client approval request as necessary.
• Lead the grants/subawards procurement of goods and services under the Task Order including, but not limited to: Draft EOIs, RFAs, etc.
• Participate in the implementation and monitoring of grants milestones, tracking grants deliverables and monitoring grants delivery against grants budget.
• Review and process requests for payment of invoices for milestone(s) achieved and verified.
• Maintain the grant portfolio database and project grant data on relevant grant database system and Project SharePoint site for all grants mechanisms, always ensuring up to date records for spot checks and audits.
• Escalate grants risks and issues to the Senior Grants and Compliance Manager or Director of Finance and Administration, Technical Leads and other IHP staff as required.
• Report on overall progress against grants agreed targets, milestones, outputs, burn-rate and activities.
• Contribute to responses to client’s requests in conjunction with the Senior Grants and Compliance Manager.
• Ensure compliance to set rules and regulations in the organization (i.e. ensuring that all staff take the annual USAID FP compliance requirement course(s), Palladium mandatory courses, COVID-19 compliance maintenance within the office and in all official functions like workshops and meetings).
• Ensure strict adherence to timelines and deadlines of all steps in the grants process as outlined above.
• Process consultancies and sub-contracts, ensuring audit-readiness documentation of the process.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or any other relevant field.
• Minimum of five (6) years of experience managing grants for donor organizations. Experience with USAID grants management system highly preferred.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to manage large budgets and client expectations.
• Bachelor's Degree with at least 6 years of experience in grant, business, finance, accounting, or any other relevant field can be substituted for an advanced degree.
• Able to communicate effectively and excellent interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships at all levels.
• High level of computer literacy, should have good knowledge of basic Office 365 applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, etc. 
• Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive issues and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times. 

Application Closing Date: 7th May, 2023

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4.) State Technical Director

Job ID: req19300
Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria 
Reports to Director of Finance

Project Overview and Role

• Nigeria Integrated Health Project: Federal Capital Territory Technical Director

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide dynamic, director-level leadership and technical expertise in high impact reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, nutrition and malaria (RMNCH+NM) services that is sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of the FCT and USAID.
• Provide practical and actionable advice to teams on best ways to integrate RMNCH+NM services into established, high quality service delivery systems at the primary level of health care level of care in the FCT. As needed interventions may also extend to the secondary level of care.
• Provide technical leadership to the building of local clinical, finance and governance capacity using proven training approaches and quality improvement methodologies, and review of key technical documents, strategies and policies.
• Provide technical assistance and advice on the relevant latest health developments, publications, and other information generation activities being undertaken both in Nigeria and globally
• Supervise Integrated Primary Health Care Advisors and provide technical oversight of ISS/QI specialists in embedded offices
• Contribute to and coordinate with the program’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team on activities to ensure that the program meets set targets in accordance with national and USG standards.
• Lead collaboration with other Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Local Government stakeholders, other USAID implementing partners (Global Health Supply Chain-Procurement and Supply Management, Breakthrough Action-Nigeria, Health Workforce Management, Momentum Safe Surgery, MCGL GBV, Advancing Nutrition, Frontiers Health Markets), and other IHP States to coordinate activities, prevent duplication of efforts, share and apply lessons learned, innovations and quality methods to ensure evidence-based practices are translated to improved implementation of interventions.
• Represent program at FCT and LGA level stakeholder meetings and technical working groups in relation to RMNCH+NM and related technical areas.
• Provide leadership and technical oversight to RMNCH+NM technical interventions such as MPCDSR, mentoring of health staff at PHCs and GHs, clinical skills training at PHCs and general hospitals, and quality improvement.
• Write abstracts and publications based on results and successful implementation of policies and workplan activities.
• Monitor performance of IHP supported facilities and work with team to develop quarterly microplans for mentoring and monitoring visits

Management:

• Take a leadership role in FCT’s annual work planning, training plans and quarterly reports and other required technical reports.
• Coordinate data analysis and interpretation of IHP indicators and data workflow dashboard visualizers between the MEL and technical teams to ensure targets are met and develop solutions to improve performance.
• Advocate and ensure quality program implementation consistent with MOH Nigerian Guidelines, global best practices and USAID Nigerian Strategic Directions including advice on relevant latest health developments & publications.
• Coordinate the evaluation of program progress against deliverables and targets on a quarterly basis.
• With the Integrated Primary Health Care Advisors, oversee program design, implementation, quality assurance and monitoring of work plan.
• Coordinate with the other members of the technical team and NGO partners to develop and implement feasible facility and community-based approaches.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor which contribute to the achievement of program goals.
• All other duties and tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• The FCT Technical Director must be a dynamic, proven leader in the field of RMNCH+NM with senior-level management experience in public health programs.
• S/he must be well recognized and respected by the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, nutrition, malaria (RMNCH+NM) community in Nigeria.
• The Technical Director must be intimately familiar with the primary health care context in Nigeria and have in-country experience with USAID programs.

Additional qualifications include:

• A medical doctor, nurse or any other closely related health care professional; specialization in obstetrics and gynaecology, pediatrics or Public Health and other health related courses (e.g., MPH, MSC in international health, social sciences or other relevant degree) will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in the areas of RMNCH+NM.
  Previous experience working on a USAID funded project will be an added advantage.
• Familiarity with the FMOH, SMOH, NPHCDA, or SPHCDA structures and functions
• Demonstrated expertise in working directly with host-country senior government officials and policy makers in health.
• Strong skills in dynamic leadership, design, implementation and monitoring of program components; e.g., services, training, quality improvement, advocacy and coordination.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop technical materials and providing training to improve service delivery, advocacy and resource mobilization for expanding RMNCH+NM.
• Strong verbal, listening, writing, and intrapersonal skills essential for effective coordination among several institutions and staff involved in a broad range of activities
• Strong ability to multi-task will be highly desirable.
• Fluent in English, (written and oral communication) and in Hausa language
• Willingness to travel throughout Nigeria as necessary.

Application Closing Date: 7th May, 2023.

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5.) Driver

Job ID: req19324
Job Location: Bauchi

Project Overview and Role

• The Driver is a full-time position to support the Nigeria Integrated Health Program staff in the safe transport of team members and deliveries. Under immediate supervision of the Operations Manager

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive vehicles as directed, including transporting staff to the field, performing pickups and delivery tasks.
• Process monthly fuel requests and consolidate fuel liquidations for office vehicles
• Ensure that self and all passengers are wearing seatbelts prior to departure, including those in the back seat 
  Report any accidents involved while driving project vehicle to the police and appropriate authorities.
• Ensure vehicle has all the required forms before starting a trip. 
• Responsible for routine vehicle maintenance, including inspecting the vehicle; noting damage, scratches, malfunctions, or problems and reporting any faults to senior driver; and ensuring vehicles are clean, well maintained, and road worthy at all times
• Compile trip reports for drivers and weekly log sheets and enter into the fuel consumption report.
• Act as administrative assistant, when not driving.
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Have an Ordinary National Diploma (OND).
• Have a minimum of 5 years work experience in a similar position within any reputable organization or within an international development project will be an added advantage.
• Have demonstrable knowledge of Nigerian road networks (with emphasis on Northern Nigeria).
• Have demonstrable knowledge of Nigerian driving codes and regulations.
• Ability to drive and work long hours.
• Familiar with the culture of the area.
• Be able to communicate in English language.
• Understand the mechanics of vehicles as this will be advantageous.
• Familiar with the local terrain and routes and respond appropriately, in case of emergency.
• Knowledge and fluent understanding of Hausa language will be an added advantage. 

Application Closing Date: 7th May, 2023.

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6.) Director of Health Financing

Job ID: req19222
Job Location: Abuja

Project Overview and Role

• The USAID Integrated Health Program Nigeria, implemented by Palladium, is an integrated health program with an expanded effort with the Government of Nigeria (GON) to identify and support rapid scale-up of proven interventions through improvement of service delivery and strengthening of health systems.
• It focuses on six service delivery intervention areas: maternal health, newborn health, family planning, child health, malaria, and nutrition.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Palladium is recruiting a Director of Health Financing who will work on the USAID/Nigeria Integrated Health Program (IHP) to provide senior level leadership to design and lead activities related to health financing for universal health coverage.
• Specifically, this position will provide national and global content knowledge and best practices, technical assistance, and support for the development and execution of health financing and financial risk protection activities. 
• Areas of expertise include fiscal space analysis, budget tracking, bottleneck analysis, system of health accounts, resource needs and financing gap analysis, domestic resource mobilization, risk pooling and health insurance, resource optimization, designing costed packages of services and strategic purchasing.
• The Director of Health Financing will provide technical assistance to and build capacity of country policymakers, state program managers and decision-makers; design and or conduct studies; and write position papers, reports, and technical briefs to inform relevant audiences.
• The candidate will be required to Identify innovative solutions for increasing enrollment and achieve other health financing results in social health protection schemes/ financial risk protection schemes.
• The candidate will also be required to determine methods and procedures on new assignments, and both implement and manage other staff or consultants in carrying them out.
• Methodologies that may be applied include systematic literature reviews, health financing and budget performance tracking, financial and BHPCF/health insurance enrollment and utilization data analysis, PHC level business plans and expenditure tracking, accountability dashboards, public-private partnerships, qualitative and quantitative surveys, governance/regulatory assessments, innovative financing and financial feasibility of proposals for expansion of health programs and risk-pooling schemes.
• These responsibilities will require a person with knowledge on national and state governments as well as the private health sector participation. This position requires frequent travel to the five IHP target states. This position reports to the Deputy Chief of Party.
• The position is based in IHP's Abuja Country Office in Nigeria.

Reporting and Supervision:

• This position reports to the Deputy Chief of Party and provides supervision to the Senior Health Finance Advisor and technical guidance and oversight of IHP’s state health financing advisors.

Responsibilities

• Provides health financing expertise/technical assistance and expert technical guidance based on proven global and in-country approaches to National and State activities of the project, working with other technical staff and host country government institutions.
• Designs and executes the overall health financing strategy for the project and support the MEL team to track the achievement of project results for health financing under the USAID contract.
• Provides remote and on-the-ground technical, managerial, and operational oversight, capacity building and mentoring to specific health financing and financial risk protection activities in States settings related to areas of core expertise.
• Works with the national and state level actors to establish and or strengthen multi sectoral health financing technical working groups (TWGs) to institutionalize ongoing health financing reforms.
• Provides technical advisory support to the state’s contributory health agencies, state health trust fund agencies, and other relevant stakeholder platforms for the empanelment of public and private healthcare facilities, operational efficiencies for premium payments and reimbursements to health facilities for services.
• Analyzes the economic and financing implications of implementing enhanced health systems, economic incentives, and increasing access to and improving quality of primary healthcare services, including integrated reproductive/family planning, maternal and newborn health, child health, nutrition and malaria.
• Provides expert technical guidance towards the design and effective implementation of state contributory health schemes for: increased enrollment of formal and informal sector beneficiaries into the state health insurance scheme and BHCPF through salary deductions, individual premium payments, or contributions; improved revenue generation for the BHCPF and the SHIS equity fund; increased risk pooling and shift to strategic purchasing.
• Provides technical support to the National Steering Committee of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to ensure funds flow through the NHIS and NPHCDA gateways to the states and to Primary Healthcare Centers.
• Provides guidance to NPHCDA, FMOH and state governments regarding budgeting and for service delivery activities and HRH, and innovative financing.
• Uses various quantitative and qualitative techniques to perform financing and policy analysis tasks. Conducts health financing core analytics, expenditure analyses, economic evaluations, implement optimization and efficiency plans,  and develop resource mobilization plans for sustainable health financing systems.
  Participates in and prepares necessary technical and program-related reports, including presentations, quarterly and annual reports and white papers.
• Organizes and facilitates approved health financing activities including trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings. Is responsible for the development of health financing activity-specific work plans and budgets.
• Ensures quality of services and compliance per project requirements.
• Provides functional guidance to outside vendors/grantees working on health finance related tasks to ensure deliverables are met within timelines and budgets.
• Represent IHP at health financing meetings/events and actively participate in the national Health Financing Technical Working Group, the NPHCDA, the FMOH/DHPRS health financing Division and other relevant technical committees.
• Documents health financing success stories/lessons learned and produces abstracts and publishable health financing materials including policy briefs and peer-reviewed articles.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Degree (MA, M.Sc, PhD) in Economics, Health Economics, relevant Social Sciences or Public Health with academic specialization in health financing, social health protection schemes/financial risk protection or commensurate work experience in health finance.
• At least 20 years of proven health finance experience and broad knowledge in Nigeria’s governance and health finance landscape OR advanced degree with 12+ years of experience.
• Knowledge of relevant literature and state of the art interventions related to topic areas.
• Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe and able to work under pressure.
• Sound knowledge of methodologies used in health finance research, economic analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, return on investment analysis, quantitative analysis, and statistical/econometric analysis.
• Proven experience in identifying innovative solutions for increasing enrollment and achieving other health financing results in social health protection schemes/ financial risk protection schemes.
• Proven leadership skills and experience in facilitating Communities of Practice
• Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences (writing examples may be required).
• Fluency in English required, and local languages (Hausa) preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time within Nigeria, including to states in the north.

Professional Expertise / Competencies Preferred:

• Proactive and independent self-starter with an ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations.
• Professional and mature demeanor and conduct.
• Ability to provide technical guidance to a team of state health facility advisors
• Ability to respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands.
• Appropriate software skills necessary to conduct research, and to conduct analysis of study data, such as STATA, SPSS, or equivalent.

Application Closing Date: 7th May, 2023.

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7.) State Technical Director 

Job ID: req18167
Job Location: Ebonyi, Nigeria

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical expertise in high impact reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, nutrition services that is sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of the State and USAID.
• Provide advice on the integration of these services into established service delivery systems at different levels of care in the State.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders, including other IHP states to apply lessons learned, innovations and quality methods to ensure evidence-based practices are translated to improved implementation of interventions.
• Provide technical leadership to the building of local capacity using proven training approaches and quality improvement methodologies.
• Provide technical support to key stakeholders including review of technical documents and provide input to relevant policies and strategies.
• Provide technical leadership in the development of primary health care strategies for the reduction of maternal, newborn and child morbidity and mortality.
• Identify evidence-based innovative approaches to strengthen health systems strengthening interventions including service delivery
• Provide technical assistance to key stakeholders including review of technical documents, and provide input to relevant policies and strategies
• Provide technical assistance and advice on the relevant latest health developments, publications, and other information generation activities being undertaken both in Nigeria and globally
• Provide technical advice on the integration of RMNCH+NM into established service delivery systems at different levels of care
• Collaborate with other stakeholders, including other IHP states, to apply lessons learned, innovations, and cutting-edge quality improvement methods to translate best practices into improved implementation of interventions
• Supervise Technical Advisors as needed.
• Coordinate closely with other USAID activities and development partner programs in the State.
• Contribute to and coordinate with the program’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team on activities to ensure that the program meets set targets in accordance with national and USG standards.
• Represent program at state level stakeholder meetings and technical working groups in relation to RMNCH+NM and related technical areas.

 Management:

• Contribute to annual work planning, training plans and quarterly reports and other required technical reports.
• Provide leadership on the timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of program activities and results.
• Advocate and ensure quality program implementation consistent with MOH Nigerian Guidelines, global best practices and USAID Nigerian Strategic Directions including advice on relevant latest health developments & publications.
• Coordinate the evaluation of program progress against deliverables on a quarterly basis.
• With the Integrated Primary Health Care Advisors, oversee program design, implementation, quality assurance and monitoring of work plan.
• Coordinate with the other members of the technical team and NGO partners to develop and implement feasible facility and community-based approaches.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor which contribute to the achievement of program goals.
• All other duties and tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications
The State Technical Director must be a proven leader in the field of RMNCH+NM with senior-level management experience in public health programs. S/he must be well recognized by the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, nutrition, malaria (RMNCH+NM) community in Nigeria. The Technical Director must be intimately familiar with the primary health care context in Nigeria and have in-country experience with USAID programs. Additional qualifications include:

• An experienced Clinician (preferably A medical doctor or Nurse Midwife); with specialization in Public Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics or related field. (An MPH, Phd or other advanced degree in related area would be an advantage).
•  Minimum of 10 years working experience in the areas of RMNCH+NM
• Significant experience in donor-funded implementing projects (preferably with USAID)
• Significant project management experience in complex, fast-paced implementation environment with track record of demonstrable results
• Experience providing Health System Strengthening and support across the 6 WHO building blocks and improving healthcare access
• Strong verbal, listening, writing, and intrapersonal skills essential for effective coordination among several institutions and staff involved in a broad range of activities
• Strong ability to multi-task will be highly desirable.
• Familiarity with the FMOH, SMOH, NPHCDA, or SPHCDA structures and functions
• Demonstrated expertise in working directly with host-country senior government officials and policy makers in health.
• Strong skills in leadership, design, implementation and monitoring of program components; e.g., services, training, quality improvement, advocacy and coordination.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop technical materials and providing training to improve service delivery, advocacy and resource mobilization for expanding RMNCH+NM.
• Fluent in English, (written and oral communication)
• Willingness to travel throughout Nigeria as necessary.

Application Closing Date: 7th May, 2023

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8.) Director, Finance and Operations (Engaged Citizens Programme) 

Job ID: req19372
Job Location: Nigeria

Project Overview and Role

• The Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) is responsible for providing operational oversight and guidance to the national team in Abuja as well as the delivery teams.
• The DFO will lead the Operational and Financial management of the project and maintain close liaison with the other project team members to have a holistic approach.
• The position will be providing directions and guidance to Project Support Functional team members including operations and finance; and be responsible for ensuring close links between this Support team and the Technical Support Team, Communications support, and MEL Support Team in Abuja.
• The position will also form a collaborative working relationship with the Operations teams of ARC- Pillar 1 of the PERL Programme (PERL is the umbrella programme, with ECP and ARC supporting different result areas).
• The DFO will ensure that project operations run smoothly and will track and maintain project budget allocations, working closely with the Palladium corporate Project Manager and Project Associate.
• DFO shall be the enforcer of the programme and Palladium operational processes and policies and internal control processes of ECP. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Authority levels / Signatory:

•  Signatory to all ECP bank accounts in line with programme and administrative operations in line with the operations manual.
•  Approval of expenses, procurement and other service contracts as stated in the operations manual and in line with the Palladium delegated authority.
•  Delegated authority for this role is detailed in the operations manual.

Line management Responsibilities:

•  This role is line managed by the National Team Leader
•  This role shall manage the National Finance Manager, the National Administrative Officer (NAO) and the National Logistics/Security Officer (NLO).

Key Responsibilities

•  Provide collective oversight to the national, state and federal programme delivery teams.
•  Oversee general operations of the programme – provide the NTL with updates as may be required.
•  Day-to-day supervision of the logistical, Administrative, Human Resources and Financial requirements of the Programme
• Provide oversight to the Project Operations team (2)- National Administrative Officer and Logistics Officer and establish all required updates and maintenance of operational policies, employee agreement amendments (if required).
• Maintain ECP’s accounting systems for financial management, based on Palladium policies and procedures, which conform to FCDO requirements. Ensure complementary of these systems with the administration, Human Resources and project fund management systems and alignment with programme philosophy.
•  Act as a member of the Emergency Response Team along with the National Team Leader and other Heads of programme as assigned. As part of this team, follow the agreed crisis management protocols to ensure compliance with SOPs.
• Oversee and work alongside the National Finance Manager in ensuring that the project forecast is realistic and budget capping are monitored and checked.
• Update and maintain the ECP financial management systems, including the Value for money framework which feeds into the PERL overall VFM framework. Keep abreast of FCDO Nigeria thinking on value for money and advising the ECP team on ‘economy’ savings (Consultants, procurement, service contracts, etc). Maintain a constructive and supportive working relationship with Palladium staff and FCDO finance and admin staff, and stay up to date with current financial regulations, including tax liabilities to individuals/ECP, staff pensions and workers compensation.
• Work closely with all ECP staff in developing annual budgets for programme activities based on workplans, budgets at delivery teams and National level to ensure strategic management of project funds and provide technical guidance for effective QA of forecasts.
• Respond to Palladium and FCDO requirements for annual, quarterly, and monthly financial forecasts (FINSTATS). Ensuring that the monthly variance of invoices to FCDO remains below 2%.
• Oversee the external FCDO audit of ECP financial transactions and assets management.
• Facilitate internal audit processes through spot checks, peer reviews and scrutiny of transactions and financial records  including assets management.
• Plan and implement End of Project activities and tasks (July- Sept, 2024) in close coordination with the Team Leader and Corporate Project Management team members.

Teamwork:

•  Maintain close working relationships with the all team leads
•  Actively contribute to Team building within the ECP team – use of shared mission, vision, values, identity/public profile, use of staff meetings, staff welfare, social events, formal and informal opportunities, etc, to reinforce teamwork. Look out for, highlight, and support resolution of internal challenges impacting on team performance.
•  Maintain strong working relationships with other members of the ECP and ARC (Pillar 1) State Teams to deliver a shared workplan. 

 Required Qualifications

• A relevant Degree or similar qualification in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or Development Studies.
• Exceptional (10+ years) experience of relevant professional experience working on project operations of donor-funded projects, FCDO experience mandatory.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, management skills and effective interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of FCDO compliance requirement and experience in applying those within the Nigerian context.
• Technical experience in the following project management areas (finance management, procurement, security, logistics, contract and compliance, HR).
• Well-developed organisational skills and the ability to combine attention to detail with a view of strategic priorities.

Application Closing Date: 17th April, 2023.

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