Deadline: 18 August, 2022

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is seeking to fill the role of Senior Project Officer/Programme Manager.

The CRS works with local, national and international Catholic institutions and structures, as well as other organisations, to assist people on the basis of need.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight to the two service delivery Sub-Recipients (SRs) (management sciences for health and malaria consortium) and support the team in providing oversight to the ACSM SR (Society for Family Health)
• Provide support in ensuring that SR programme activities are implemented according to the approved work plan and budget, paying attention to agreed deadlines and expenditure pattern
• Participate in monitoring and supervision of programme activities implemented by the SRs, ensuring that activity reports are developed, and feedback provided to SRs
• Provide support to the Senior Programme Manager (SPM) in ensuring that SR reports are of good quality and submitted on time, with strict adherence to the PR-SR agreement, CRS policies and Global Fund (GF) policies and guidelines
• Participate in quarterly programme and operational review meetings with the SRs, NMEP, GF and other partners, and follow up with appropriate actions and feedback
• Participate in programme management and case management sub-committee meetings with NMEP and partners
• Participate in other PR-SR meetings to review grant achievements, analyse reports and SR performance; and provide strategies for improving grant performance
• Support and participate in budget planning and financial reporting by SRs, including budget management, forecasting and analysis of burn rates
• Support and participate in reviewing actual financial performance against the central budget for the various SR budgets, and explain variances on a regular basis
• In collaboration with programme and SRs staff, provide support and technical assistance to partners and other collaborating agencies to ensure that lessons learnt and best practices for malaria programming are documented and disseminated
• Facilitate learning exchanges among SRs and between SRs and government ministries on malaria programme management
• Review SRs programme reports and provide feedback on implementation progress and performance, identifying solutions to address challenges and weaknesses
• Ensure implementation of activities in compliance with all CRS and GF administrative and operational procedures and policies
• Organise and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS programme quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle
• Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences
• Analyse implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules
• Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilise local actors and promote project activities and impact
• Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activity implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures
• Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow up with implementing partner
• Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards
• Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff and partners

Requirements

• MD/MB.BS degree in Clinical and/or Community-Based Malaria Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment or postgraduate degree in Health Management or Public Health
• Six years, minimum, of post-NYSC experience in public health, with three years, minimum, of experience in malaria programming
• Some health-related community development experience
• Experience managing development sector programmes
• Experience in malaria programming at the field level and providing technical assistance to partner organisations
• Knowledge and experience of programmatic and technical service delivery challenges (highly desirable)
• Ability to work both in a team and independently and ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training
• Experience with, and a demonstrated commitment to, community-based approach to development
• Experience with GF funding requirement will be a plus
• Ability to interface with multiple stakeholders, representatives, and partners in a professional manner on an ongoing basis
• Excellent analytical and information seeking skills, good decision-making skills
• Experience with participatory planning and evaluation methods (preferred)
• Strong interpersonal and public relations skills
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly and at short notice
• Excellent English language oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook

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