Deadline: Not specified
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Family Health International (FHI 360) is seeking to fill the position of Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for an anticipated USAID-funded integrated health project.
FHI 360 is a global organisation that mobilises research, resources and relationships so people everywhere have access to the opportunities they need to live a healthy life.
Responsibilities
- Provide management and technical leadership on integrated health service delivery and ensure quality of maternal newborn and child health (MNCH), family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), nutrition and WASH services
- Provide supervisory and operational oversight of state-level project teams to ensure that the project meets intended service delivery goals, quality standards, and reporting requirements
- Coordinate effective engagement and communication between Abuja-based technical leads and teams and state-level implementation teams
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the project technical strategies, and coordinate development of state-level annual work planning and quarterly or monthly action planning and quarterly and annual reporting
- Support the COP to ensure that all areas of the project are integrated and maximise the use of available project resources
- Act as COP when needed, including representing the project in key national forums and helping to maintain strong relationships with USAID and other stakeholders
- Establish and maintain strategic relationships with host country’s central and district local government structures and other implementing partners across levels to reach a common understanding of the activity
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, minimum, or its international equivalent in Civil Society, Communication and Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Gender, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology and Youth or a related field
- Project Management certification (preferred)
- 12 years, minimum, of relevant technical/project management experience (including eight years, minimum, of leadership, strong business acumen and/or line management experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with project management and technical development
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent and demonstrated organisational and problem-solving skills
- Excellent and demonstrated project management and technical skills
- Ability to influence, motivate, negotiate and work well with others
- Ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
- Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices and policies related to specialised technical areas of expertise
- Proven ability to ensure that budgets, schedules, and performance requirements are met
- Excellent and demonstrated leadership skills
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent oral and written communication and analytical skills in English
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