Institute of Human Virology Vacancy in Abuja for a Program Manager, DR-TB/TB-HIV
The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable
indigenous non-governmental organization implementing comprehensive
HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, Multi-Drug Resistant TB,
Malaria and Research Programs, in partnership with the different tiers
of the
Government of Nigeria, health facilities and community based
organizations. As a Principal Recipient in the Global Fund New Funding
Model Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) Grant, we require the services
of resourceful and experienced candidates for the vacant position of:
Job Title: Program Manager, DR-TB/TB-HIV
Location: Abuja (Central)
Basic Functions of the Position
Overall Responsibilities:
- S/he has responsibility for managing the planning,
implementation and reporting of all IHVN DR-TB and TB-HIV activities
centrally and across all the Implementing States, ensuring that program
targets are achieved within defined timelines, as outlined in the
work-plan and within donor and organizational policies and procedures.
Key Working Relationships:
- Internal: HOD Clinical, Associate Director GF, Regional/State
Managers, State DR-TB implementation teams, Finance, Procurement, Grants
Management and Administration departments, other technical departments
and members of the Central GF DR-TB and TB-HIV Implementation Teams.
- External: National Agency for the Control of AIDS, National TB
and Leprosy Control Program, National AIDS and STI Control Program,
Country Coordinating Mechanism Nigeria, Local Fund Agents, State
Ministries of Health, State Agencies for the Control of AIDS, Civil
Society Organizations, Community-Based Organizations and other
Implementing Partners.
Specific Responsibilities
- Develop program documents, including but not limited to
proposals, work plans, and technical briefs for IHVN management, CCM
Nigeria, The Global Fund, and other key stakeholders
- Coordinate the planning and implementation of all DR-TB and
TB-HIV program activities by technical teams at Central and State
levels, according to approved work plans and within the stipulated
timelines and budget limitations
- Collaborate with the Finance Team to review actual financial
performance against the budget, and explain variances on a monthly basis
- Coordinate and participate actively in the planning, organizing,
conducting, facilitating and evaluation of capacity building activities
for IHVN staff and health care providers of implementing facilities, in
collaboration with IHVN Training Department, State Offices and NTBLCP
- Evaluate program achievements and use findings in facilitating improvement strategies to achieve desired targets
- Liaise with IHVN Operations Research Unit to identify research
opportunities that will translate into improved quality of services and
program implementation
- Provide technical support to IHVN State offices on the
implementation of State work plans and other activities at the State
level
- Organize and participate actively in oversight, monitoring and
hands on mentoring of Sub-Recipients, State and facilities' staff on key
deliverables and monitor State level performance on allocated targets
- Organize and oversee GF DR-TB program review meetings
- Ensure that all required reports (Program, M&E, Finance,
logistics, etc.) are prepared and submitted to various stakeholders
within the expected time frame
- Manage disbursement requests from Sub-Recipients and other
partners, program budgets, tracking of financial and material resources
at all levels, funds reallocation and reprogramming requests, according
to the policies and guidelines of GF and IHVN
- Serve as a Liaison Officer between IHVN and other partners
- Represent IHVN in relevant meetings with NTBLCP, Other
Sub-Recipients and Implementing Partners, development partners and other
stakeholders at the National level and ensure appropriate IHVN
representation in various DR-TB and TB-HIV technical working groups
- Ensure all members of the DR-TB team understand program priorities and promote buy-in from team members
- Perform any other role as assigned by the CEO, Associate Director GF and HOD Clinical Department
Qualifications and Skills
- Medical degree - MD, MBBS, BMChBis required. A Postgraduate
Degree in Public Health or other health related disciplines will be an
added advantage.
- The Candidate should have at least 8 years of relevant
experience in public health or health management, with a strong
preference for candidates with at least 5years' experience in HIV and TB
programming, demonstrable knowledge of the Nigerian health system and
social networks, strong inter-personal and public relations skills,
excellent oral and written communication in English language, with
proficiency in MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
Outlook.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send application letter and
detailed resume and a one page cover letter as one MS Word document
explaining suitability for the position to "Associate Director, Human
Resources" through this email address:
[email protected]
Application must explicitly state the position and location applied for
in the subject of the email e.g. Program Manager, DR-TB/TB-HIV - Abuja.
Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees with
functional email addresses and telephone numbers of the referees.
Note: Only applications sent in the required format will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Application Deadline 19th November, 2015