Program Manager at Society for Family Health

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Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation, among other international donors.

Contract Duration: 9 Months

Job Profile: Program Manager

The Program Manager will provide strategic leadership, coordination, and oversight for the Malaria IMPACT 1B Project, ensuring effective implementation, stakeholder engagement, and achievement of project objectives. The role involves managing service provider networks, driving capacity-building initiatives, overseeing advocacy and behavior change interventions, and ensuring high-quality program execution in Lagos State’s malaria pre-elimination and digitalization efforts.

This position requires close collaboration with key stakeholders, including WHO, NMEP, LSMOH, PCN, and Maisha Meds, to ensure smooth project operations, adherence to best practices, and sustainable impact.

Job Role:

• Provide strategic direction and coordination for project implementation, ensuring alignment with national malaria pre-elimination goals.

• Lead advocacy efforts with key gatekeepers, facilitating pre-implementation meetings to assess and onboard service delivery points.

• Establish and strengthen linkages between service providers, Local Government Areas (LGAs), state-level health stakeholders, and partners to enhance project implementation.

• Engage and coordinate service providers across various wards, ensuring active participation and alignment with project objectives.

• Represent the project in high-level stakeholder engagements, forums, and technical working groups to strengthen partnerships and promote sustainability.

Job Position:

• Provide strategic direction and coordination for project implementation, ensuring alignment with national malaria pre-elimination goals.

• Lead advocacy efforts with key gatekeepers, facilitating pre-implementation meetings to assess and onboard service delivery points.

• Establish and strengthen linkages between service providers, Local Government Areas (LGAs), state-level health stakeholders, and partners to enhance project implementation.

• Engage and coordinate service providers across various wards, ensuring active participation and alignment with project objectives.

• Represent the project in high-level stakeholder engagements, forums, and technical working groups to strengthen partnerships and promote sustainability.

• Support the mapping of 400 PPMVs and community pharmacists (CPs)ensuring a comprehensive assessment and selection of service providers.

• Develop and implement state-specific capacity-building plans in collaboration with partners, ensuring service providers receive training on malaria case management, digital health tools, and service delivery best practices.

• Ensure timely logistical support for training activities and maintain quality assurance for facilitators, training content, and processes.

• Lead the execution of project activities, ensuring they are delivered on schedule, within scope, and in compliance with project work plans and budget.

• Operationalize social behavior change (SBC) strategies, ensuring effective communication and dissemination of malaria prevention and treatment interventions to target audiences.

• Ensure compliance with national malaria guidelines, donor regulations, and ethical standards in all project activities.

• Identify and mitigate programmatic risks, providing adaptive management solutions to address implementation challenges.

• Work with Maisha Meds, PCN, LSMOH, NMEP, and WHO to design and implement a robust monitoring system for project activities.

• Collaborate with the M&E team to track project performance, analyze trends, and generate actionable insights to inform programmatic decisions.

• Oversee the compilation and submission of monthly, quarterly, and donor reports, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.

• Support the development of policy briefs and peer-reviewed papers, translating project data into evidence-based recommendations for malaria pre-elimination efforts.<

Requirements

University Degree in Medicine, Epidemology, Public Health or related field of study.
Advanced Degree in Epidemology, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Parasitology or related field of study.
A minimum of 10 years experience managing development projects, preferably in African countries with a strong focus on field implementation
Demonstrated expertise in capacity building and business development, particularly within the private health sector and among healthcare providers
Experience managing projects with a combination of facility and community based interventions.
Experience managing projects with a focus on behavior change
Demonstrated track-record with project management, monitoring and evaluation
Registration with a relevant professional body will give an added advantage
Must be computer literate and proficient in using the Microsoft Office Suite at the minimum.
Other computer skills will be of added advantage
Possess relevant industry experience in the non-governmental organization health programming sector.
Strong communication skills (oral and written) in English.

Applications Dealine not specified

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