The International Rescue Committee Senior Consortium Manager - HeRON Jobs in Nigeria

The International Rescue Committee Senior Consortium Manager - HeRON Jobs in Nigeria

Job Overview / Summary

HeRON Project Overview:

USAID/FCDO Lafiya Health Resilience of the Northeast Nigeria (HeRON) project in Borno and Yobe states supports delivery of quality integrated primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services, to improve evidence-based decision making, accountability at all levels of service delivery.

IRC leads a consortium of humanitarian and development implementing partners (Action Contre la Faim – ACF, Society for Family Health Nigeria).

The Project team is working alongside states and local government authorities in Borno and Yobe, strengthening their capacity to effectively deliver quality integrated primary healthcare, reproductive, maternal, and newborn and child health and nutrition services.

Scope of Work

IRC is seeking a dynamic public health and project management professional to provide managerial and technical support to HeRON consortium program and its implementing partners, collaborating with States’ MoH to strengthen the health system.

Reporting to the HeRON Consortium Deputy Team Leader, the post holder will provide sound technical management and coordination support of HeRON consortium IPs, for the successful implementation and achievement of project deliverables.

He/She will be responsible for regularly working directly with HeRON IPs’ technical leads, to ensure that the program is executed according to work plans and budgets, in line with donor policies and States’ government priorities, with particular focus on program quality and sustainability across health system strengthening components.

He/She will be responsible for maintaining regular contact and supervision with project’s technical teams and States’ health authorities, ensuring quality monitoring of HeRON implementation and progress.

Major Responsibilities

Responsible for ensuring coherence in approaches and coordination of activities among all consortium members.

In liaison with HeRON field coordination manager, the senior manager will provide technical guidance and support to all IPs in planning, implementation, monitoring, quality assurance at LGA level, and innovating with best practices related to HSS and quality service delivery.

He/she will work collaboratively with consortium management team and IPs; He/she will be expected to communicate courteously on consortium performance and maintain positive relationships with program and support teams.

In collaboration with M&E team and other consortium management team members, Promote the quality of the project activities by setting up quality assurance mechanisms and checks Closely work with State and LGA level health authorities to play an active coordination role.

In collaboration with the Snr. M&E Manager and HeRoN Managers, support the design of Knowledge management approaches that are innovative, considering evidence generation and best practices.

Support Snr. M&E Manager in project evaluations and surveys accordingly

Work with partners to document lessons learned that have implications for refinement of best programmatic practice and organize lesson sharing events to fertilize learning across different partners.

Support the HeRoN Managers in liaison with LGAs’ focal persons on troubleshooting technical issues during project implementation

Participate at

coordination meetings: All HeRON consortium coordination related meetings, Field implementation meetings with partners, and any other relevant IRC internal meetings as required

Participate at external coordination meetings (Health cluster, Nutrition cluster, relevant TWGs and Tsk forces, etc.) as required

Key Working Relationships:

Line Manager: HeRON Consortium Deputy Team Leader
Indirect/Functional Reporting: Consortium Team Leader
Technical Collaboration: Snr. M&E Manager, HeRON Managers (Pharma, Governance), Consortium Finance Coordinator, HeRON Senior Project Manager, HSS Advisors – MoH Embedded
Position directly Supervises: HeRON Program Officer – Borno, program support officer- Borno

Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Health-related field (MD, RN, Etc.)
Post-graduate qualification (Master’s Degree) in Public Health is a preferred
Previous Training in Project Management, Systems Strengthening, Leadership and Governance is an added advantage

Work Experience, Required Technical Skills & Leadership Competencies:
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in coordination and implementation of donor funded health programs, working jointly with national, state, and/or local health actors to strengthen the quality and responsiveness of services.
The role requires HSS knowledge and related experience, with good understanding of organizational approaches and working in a consortium led project.
Working knowledge in advocacy and HSS
Technical skill in participatory processes, and methodologies, preferably in a conflict or post-conflict environment.
Background in situation analysis, health assessments.
Demonstrated good judgment and decision-making skills.
Ability to handle a large and dynamic workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Experience in general management, including financial and budget management, HR and logistics management.
Experience managing geographically dispersed teams and working in tandem with local stakeholders.
Skills and experience of remote management and willingness to travel to project locations; Flexible, diplomatic and have ability and willingness live and work under pressure of workloads.
Experience in reports writing and budgeting (organization and donor reporting)
Strong commitment to IRC’s mission, purpose, and values.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; The International Rescue Committee Senior Consortium Manager - HeRON Jobs in Nigeria

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