Deadline: Not specified

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

URC is seeking to fill the position of Deputy Chief of Party, USAID, Integrated Health Programme.

URC is a global company dedicated to improving people’s quality of health care, social services, and education.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the technical team responsible for the implementation of the activity components
• Coordinate technical assistance from the activity with key project counterparts, including the government of Nigeria, URC home office staff and other implementing partners in Nigeria
• Lead the team that offers technical guidance on the targeted capacity building efforts to provide safe, timely, quality, equitable, and effective healthcare services
• Build alliances and capacity of the private sector across the continuum of healthcare, local organisations and marginalised groups to hold health systems accountable
• Support the establishment of the monitoring and evaluation system to track compliance, strengthen, and recognise the quality of health care services
• Contribute to the writing and submission of technical reports, quarterly and annual reports and communicate the activity’s successes, best practices, and lessons learned
• Directly supervise team of senior technical experts and leads; build culture of teamwork and collaboration
• Coordinate development of knowledge management products, including success stories, technical briefs and abstracts for national and international conferences
• Serve as Acting Chief of Party when they are away on annual leave or other engagements as requested, including oversight for other departments

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Medicine, or a related field
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively increasing responsibility, working on large-scale, complex international development and public health programmes
• Senior leadership experience in USAID programmes of similar size and complexity is required. Previous DCOP experience preferred
• At least 10 years of relevant experience working in Nigeria or within the region on health systems strengthening, family planning/reproductive health, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, or nutrition programmes. Experience and expertise in Maternal Child Health (MNCH) required
• Experience in Northern Nigeria, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Bauchi (strongly preferred)
• Experience and knowledge of the Nigerian healthcare system required
• Experience working with Nigerian local government officials (strongly preferred)
• Supervisory experience involving leadership and team building of professional and support staff; oversight and evaluation of staff performance and deliverables, and contract management
• Experience in managing USAID and donor-funded projects and reporting requirements
• Demonstrated ability to provide oversight of local capacity development efforts
• Experience supervising and mentoring staff
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English required
• Commitment to diversity, equity, social inclusion, and accessibility

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