Job Vacancies at FHI 360
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions Our staff includes experts in Health. Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society Gender, Youth, Research and Technology- creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FIH 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S states and all U.S. territories.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party, Addressing Education in Northeast Nigeria Activity
Requisition: 2017200285
Locations: Yola - Adamawa and Abuja
Job Description
- FHI 360 is seeking qualified Deputy Chief of Party candidates in anticipation of a solicitation by USAID for a new project, the Addressing Education in Northeast Nigeria Activity.
- The project will help to ensure equitable access to certified basic education opportunities in Nigeria, specifically addressing the needs of youth in Nigeria’s conflict-affected northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. Other states or locations may be included in project activities.
- The Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) will serve as the project’s technical coordinator responsible for ensuring that the project’s technical approach is tailored to the to the unique challenges and opportunities in each of the states where the project operates.
- The DCOP will work closely with the project offices in each state, ensuring that key counterparts and stakeholders are engaged appropriately, that project MEL is used to monitor and improve program delivery, and that high quality deliverables and reports are realized in a timely manner.
- Specifically, the DCOP will serve as the primary liaison between the project leadership and project teams at the state level to provide the technical direction and quality oversight for the successful and flexible implementation of activities to increase the capacity of education authorities to plan, manage, and oversee education services in areas impacted by violence and displaced populations.
- This individual will ensure that project resources are allocated appropriately to meet the needs of teams in each state in support of project strategies to augment the availability of appropriate instructional materials and trained teachers needed to provide conflict-sensitive, flexible, and high quality basic education that addresses the academic and emotional needs of students.
- The DCOP will oversee project teams in each state, including technical, finance, and operations personnel, ensure successful, flexible, and adaptive implementation of project activities in each location.
Major Responsibilities
In coordination with the Chief of Party and project leadership, the DCOP will be responsible for:
- Providing technical direction and oversight of state level implementation teams
- Supporting positive relations with the government counterparts and program partners at each location
- Working with project offices in each location to ensure a shared vision for project activities and outcomes, address implementation challenges, and encourage the sharing of best practices and project successes
- Monitoring activities in each location against the approved work plan and ensuring alignment with the project monitoring plan
- Overseeing the accuracy and technical quality of all project deliverables, including periodic performance reports, financial and technical reports, training materials, and instructional materials
- Supervising in-country project personnel, including technical, finance, and operations personnel at each state-level project office
- Ensuring that project technical teams have the technical and administrative support needed to ensure high quality and timely implementation of activities.
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Education, International Development, or related field required
- 8 years of relevant project management experience providing technical leadership to major donor funded education and development projects, preferably with activities or components relating to education in conflict and crisis environments
- 2+ years of senior project leadership of USAID or US government funded projects
- Technical and/or project management experience in the education sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably in Nigeria or West Africa
- Proven ability to work and manage activities in challenging environments, specifically locations with shifting security and uncertain political contexts
- Willingness to travel throughout Nigeria, including rural areas and locations with limited security infrastructure
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively work with USAID and international donors, government counterparts, and project stakeholders
- Excellent team building and supervisory skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English required; proficiency in Hausa and/or other Nigerian local languages preferred.
Job Title: Associate Director, Care & Treatment
Requisition No: 2017200288
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full time
Basic Function
- The Associate Director, Care & Treatment provides leadership and technical support to the Director, Prevention, Care & Treatment in the area of PMTCT, clinical care/ART and reproductive health.
- S/he coordinates services needed to implement high quality care PMTCT, HIV care and treatment and reproductive health/family planning services (RH/FP).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the Director Prevention, Care & Treatment to provide technical leadership and technical support related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, Reproductive Health/Family Planning strategies and approaches at the facility level.
- With the Director Prevention, Care & Treatment and Zonal Senior Technical Officers, coordinate the design and implementation of HIV clinical care/ART, PMTCT, reproductive health/family planning strategies in field-level projects and programs.
- Provide technical assistance in HIV/AIDS clinical management and PMTCT capacity building to field programs.
- Develop guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation, evaluation of clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT and RH/FP.
- Contribute to development of lessons learned from programs and projects related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, RH/FP and apply these lessons to modify existing and improve the design of new programs.
- Represent FHI/Nigeria to donors and government officials on issues of clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT and RH/FP.
- Remain informed on current programs in the field of clinical management of HIV/AIDS and related development field by reviewing current literature and stay alert to any implication of such experience and research for department activities.
- Provide technical assistance in non-ART clinical care including the management of opportunistic infections (OI) and Palliative care capacity building to field programs.
- Develop concept papers and research papers to improve and or extend existing studies in the management of HIV/AIDS activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements
- MBBS/MD/PhD or similar degree with 5 to 7 years relevant experience with at least 5 years progressive experience working in the health or development field in Nigeria.
- A minimum of 5 years experience in care and treatment for HIV/AIDS especially with ARV program.
- Possession of an MPH or post graduate degree in a related field is required.
- Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:
- Knowledge of health and development programs in developing countries in general and Nigeria specifically.
- Clinical management and training experience and ability to understand full range of issues around the clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including provision of ART.
- Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to represent FHI/Nigeria to donors, government officials and the NGO community.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication, including presentation and training skills.
- Proven ability in supervising staff.
- Well-developed computer skills.
- Ability to travel within Nigeria 25% time.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Technical Assistant, Clinical Services
Requisition: 2017200278
Location: Bauchi
Basic Function
- With the State coordinator and the Technical Officer from the coordinating team, the Technical Assistant- clinical Services will provide technical and programmatic support to implement high quality L.G.A. level (both at health facility and Community level) HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, RH/HIV, TB, HCT and other services at the state level.
Duties and Responsibilities
Community Level:
- Support the coordination, implementation of LGA scale up and daily monitoring of the operational teams to achieve on the 90:90:90 assigned targets in the priority LGAs
- Facilitate the efficient cART drive, ensuring quantitative, qualitative and retentive deliverables are achieved
- Saturate assigned wards in LGAs with HIV service interventions through household coverage and population access
- Strengthening effective referrals and linkages between facility and priority LGAs in the target drive
- Conduct same day evaluation and enrollment of all patients who test HIV positive
- Ensure same day ART initiation for eligible pregnant women and general populations
- Work with field case managers and community structures to strengthening referrals and linkages for health facility and community level services.
- Ensure timely daily ART/PMTCT updates are provided to the state cART coordinating team including success stories, reports, logistics supply, commodities and community daily service summaries.
- Attend to other duties assigned by supervising leads.
Health Facility Level:
- Support the optimization of comprehensive HIV & PMTCT services in the facility by instituting 80% PITC and maximized initiation, retention and VL suppression rates
- Support the QI capacity of providers in utilizing data analysis for program improvement
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements
- MBBS with a minimum of 1 year post national youth service experience in clinical care,
- Registered Nurse /Midwife with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience.
- A sound understanding of HIV/AIDS, TB and TBHIV technical areas.
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:
- Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Experience in integrated HIV care delivery
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections especially at designated communities where HIV services would be conducted
- Fluency in written and spoken English communication. Fluency in local dialect and language of host community would be an added advantage
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Word, excel, power point and Outlook at minimum.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Technical Assistant, Clinical Services
Requisition: 2017200279
Location: Dutse, Jigawa
Basic Function
- With the State coordinator and the Technical Officer from the coordinating team, the Technical Assistant- clinical Services will provide technical and programmatic support to implement high quality L.G.A. level (both at health facility and Community level) HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, RH/HIV, TB, HCT and other services at the state level.
Duties and Responsibilities
Community Level:
- Support the coordination, implementation of LGA scale up and daily monitoring of the operational teams to achieve on the 90:90:90 assigned targets in the priority LGAs
- Facilitate the efficient cART drive, ensuring quantitative, qualitative and retentive deliverables are achieved
- Saturate assigned wards in LGAs with HIV service interventions through household coverage and population access
- Strengthening effective referrals and linkages between facility and priority LGAs in the target drive
- Conduct same day evaluation and enrollment of all patients who test HIV positive
- Ensure same day ART initiation for eligible pregnant women and general populations
- Work with field case managers and community structures to strengthening referrals and linkages for health facility and community level services.
- Ensure timely daily ART/PMTCT updates are provided to the state cART coordinating team including success stories, reports, logistics supply, commodities and community daily service summaries.
- Attend to other duties assigned by supervising leads.
Health Facility Level:
- Support the optimization of comprehensive HIV & PMTCT services in the facility by instituting 80% PITC and maximized initiation, retention and VL suppression rates
- Support the QI capacity of providers in utilizing data analysis for program improvement
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements
- MBBS with a minimum of 1 year post national youth service experience in clinical care,
- Registered Nurse /Midwife with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience.
- A sound understanding of HIV/AIDS, TB and TBHIV technical areas.
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:
- Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Experience in integrated HIV care delivery
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections especially at designated communities where HIV services would be conducted
- Fluency in written and spoken English communication. Fluency in local dialect and language of host community would be an added advantage
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Word, excel, power point and Outlook at minimum
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Chief of Party, Addressing Education in Northeast Nigeria Activity
Requisition - 2017200283
Locations: Abuja, Yola-Adamawa
Job Description
- FHI 360 is seeking qualified Chief of Party candidates in anticipation of a solicitation by USAID for a new project, the Addressing Education in Northeast Nigeria Activity.
- The project will help to ensure equitable access to certified basic education opportunities in Nigeria, specifically addressing the needs of youth in Nigeria’s conflict-affected northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. Other states or locations may be included in project activities.
- The Chief of Party (CoP) will serve as the project’s technical and administrative director, overseeing all aspects of award compliance, project finance and operations, coordinated implementation of activities, and timely submission of high quality reports and deliverables.
- Specifically, the COP will provide technical direction and quality oversight for the design and implementation of activities that increase the capacity of education authorities to plan, manage, and oversee education services in areas impacted by violence and displaced populations.
- This individual will guide the development and implementation of strategies to ensure the availability of appropriate instructional materials and trained teachers needed to provide conflict-sensitive, flexible, and high quality basic education that addresses the academic and emotional needs of students.
- The COP will oversee a core project team that includes senior technical, finance, and operations personnel, as well as teams of project implementation personnel to ensure successful implementation of project activities in each of the target states. The COP will serve as primary liaison with USAID, government counterparts, and key stakeholder representatives.
Major Responsibilities
- Providing technical direction and oversight of project activities
- Maintaining positive relations with the client, government counterparts, and program partners
- Promoting clear and constructive communications with the client to ensure a shared vision for project activities and outcomes, address implementation challenges, and encourage the sharing of best practices and project successes
- Overseeing that project activities are compliant with the approved work plan and that project results are aligned with the project monitoring plan
- Ensuring the accuracy and technical quality of all project deliverables, including periodic performance reports, financial and technical reports, training materials, and instructional materials
- Supervising in-country project personnel, including senior technical, finance, and operations personnel
- Engaging corporate support units (in country and at corporate headquarters) for technical and administrative support, as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in education, international development, or related field required
- 10 years of relevant project management experience providing technical leadership to major donor funded education and development projects, preferably with activities or components relating to education in conflict and crisis environments
- 5 years of senior project leadership of USAID or US government funded projects
- Demonstrated understanding of USAID rules and regulations, as well as project compliance
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively work with USAID and international donors, government counterparts, and project stakeholders
- Proven ability to work effectively in challenging and potentially unsafe environments
- Excellent team building and supervisory skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Additional/preferred qualifications:
- Technical and/or project management experience in the education sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably in Nigeria or West Africa
- Proven ability to work and manage activities in challenging environments, specifically locations with shifting security and uncertain political contexts
- Willingness to travel throughout Nigeria, including rural areas and locations with limited security infrastructure
- Proficiency in Hausa and/or other Nigerian local languages
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Technical Assistant, Clinical Services
Requisition: 2017200280
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Basic Function
- With the State coordinator and the Technical Officer from the coordinating team, the Technical Assistant- clinical Services will provide technical and programmatic support to implement high quality L.G.A. level (both at health facility and Community level) HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, RH/HIV, TB, HCT and other services at the state level.
Duties and Responsibilities
Community Level:
- Support the coordination, implementation of LGA scale up and daily monitoring of the operational teams to achieve on the 90:90:90 assigned targets in the priority LGAs
- Facilitate the efficient cART drive, ensuring quantitative, qualitative and retentive deliverables are achieved
- Saturate assigned wards in LGAs with HIV service interventions through household coverage and population access
- Strengthening effective referrals and linkages between facility and priority LGAs in the target drive
- Conduct same day evaluation and enrollment of all patients who test HIV positive
- Ensure same day ART initiation for eligible pregnant women and general populations
- Work with field case managers and community structures to strengthening referrals and linkages for health facility and community level services.
- Ensure timely daily ART/PMTCT updates are provided to the state cART coordinating team including success stories, reports, logistics supply, commodities and community daily service summaries.
- Attend to other duties assigned by supervising leads.
Health Facility Level:
- Support the optimization of comprehensive HIV & PMTCT services in the facility by instituting 80% PITC and maximized initiation, retention and VL suppression rates
- Support the QI capacity of providers in utilizing data analysis for program improvement
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements
- MBBS with a minimum of 1 year post national youth service experience in clinical care,
- Registered Nurse /Midwife with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience.
- A sound understanding of HIV/AIDS, TB and TBHIV technical areas.
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:
- Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Experience in integrated HIV care delivery
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections especially at designated communities where HIV services would be conducted
- Fluency in written and spoken English communication. Fluency in local dialect and language of host community would be an added advantage
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Word, excel, power point and Outlook at minimum
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply for this Position