State Level Project Director (Abuja)

Abt Associates, a global leader in technical assistance, program implementation, and research, seeks qualified candidates for an upcoming USAID-funded reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) project in Nigeria. Working closely with state level governments in the Northeast, Northwest, and South, the project will focus on service delivery in family planning, malaria, immunization, nutrition, and maternal and newborn health. The project will work across the country and tailor itself to individual state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels. The position is contingent upon project award and funding, anticipated in summer of 2016.

We seek candidates for the vacant position below across the Northwest, Northeast, and South:

Job Title: State Level Project Director
Location: Abuja
Job Description

• Leads the project team at state level and oversees overall project implementation, monitoring, and review/reporting of project deliverables at the state level.
• Participates in project-wide annual planning and evaluation activities.
• Responsible for the timely completion of agreed activities at state level as specified in work plans, including drafting terms of reference for short-term consultancy inputs, then monitoring these inputs ensuring adherence to TORs.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with officials in the state Ministry of Health, key individuals in the government and with representatives of other development agencies, the private sector, and civil society groups.
• Takes management responsibility for the state project- office, ensuring its smooth business operations and sound financial transactions.
• Coordinates collaboration and alignment with other projects within the state.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, Management, or other relevant field; PhD or MD.
• Ten (10) years of relevant professional work experience, particularly related to malaria.
• Five (5) or more years of international project management experience.
• Experience in project implementation and policy reform.
• Successful track record as project manager.
• Proven experience successfully managing staff, demonstrated leadership skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, initiative, and good judgement.
• Ability to independently plan and execute complex tasks while addressing daily management details and remaining organized and focused on long-term deadlines and strategy.
• Candidates must have a minimum of a master's degree in a relevant discipline, prior donor-funded experience related to health, and an outstanding professional
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