Job Openings at Palladium

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Driver - Nigeria IHP

Job ID.: req20398
Job Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time

Project Overview and Role

• The Driver is a full-time position to support the Nigeria Integrated Health Program staff in the safe transport of team members and deliveries.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive vehicles as directed, including transporting staff to the field, performing pickups and delivery tasks.
• Responsible for routine vehicle maintenance, including inspecting the vehicle; noting damage, scratches, malfunctions, or problems and reporting any faults to senior driver; and ensuring vehicles are clean, well maintained, and road worthy at all times
• Report any accidents involved while driving project vehicle to the police and appropriate authorities.
• Ensure vehicle has all the required forms before starting a trip. 
• Act as administrative assistant, when not driving.
• Compile trip reports for drivers and weekly log sheets and enter into the fuel consumption report.
• Process monthly fuel requests and consolidate fuel liquidations for office vehicles
• Ensure that self and all passengers are wearing seatbelts prior to departure, including those in the back seat 
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Have an Ordinary National Diploma (OND).
• Be able to communicate in English language.
• Have a minimum of 5 years work experience in a similar position within any reputable organization or within an international development project will be an added advantage.
• Understand the mechanics of vehicles as this will be advantageous.
• Have demonstrable knowledge of Nigerian road networks (with emphasis on Northern Nigeria).
• Have demonstrable knowledge of Nigerian driving codes and regulations.
• Ability to drive and work long hours.
• Familiar with the culture of the area.
• Familiar with the local terrain and routes and respond appropriately, in case of emergency.
• Knowledge and fluent understanding of Hausa language will be an added advantage.

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2.) Integrated PHC Advisor - Nigeria IHP

Job ID.: req20397
Job Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time

Project Overview and Role

• Nigeria Integrated Health Program is an integrated health program with an expanded effort with the Government of Nigeria (GON) to identify and support rapid scale-up of proven interventions through improvement of service delivery and strengthening of health systems.
• It will focus its support for service delivery in six intervention areas: family planning, malaria, routine immunization, nutrition, maternal/new born health, and treatment of childhood pneumonia/diarrhea. It has a strong emphasis on monitoring, evaluation and learning.  
• This program will work closely with state-level government officials to support established state-level Health and Development Plans, build capacity, and promote ownership of interventions, systems, and results. Specific interventions will need to be tailored to local contexts and will be fully developed at state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels.
• Through agreements with individual states, the program’s potential breadth is the entire country with an emphasis on the north. 

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• With the State Technical Director and field staff, provide technical assistance for implementing integrated primary health care services as per the PHCOUR, including integrated RMNCH + N and malaria at the state, the Local Government Health Authority (LGHA), the facility and community levels in IHP supported states (areas, LGHAs); 
• Provide ongoing technical assistance and capacity building to relevant state level MDAs and technical working groups such as with the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA), the LGHA, Ward Development Committees (WDCs), local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and PHCs to implement State strategies and plans that guide IRMNCH+N and malaria such as the PHCUOR, MSP, PHC revitalization, OIRIS, and the State Malaria Operational Plan and rapidly scale-up integrated delivery of quality, high-impact? IRMNCH +NM services; 
• Contribute to building the capacity of MTOTs, TOTs, relevant SPHCDA, LGHA and relevant HRH structures to use proven and sustainable skill building and learning approaches and quality improvement methodologies for the delivery of high-impact IRMNCH +N and malaria interventions at the community level and in public and private facilities; 
• Work with relevant government technical staff, implementing partners and technical working groups providing expert contributions to adapt federal guidelines, tools and procedures for State implementation of quality integrated primary healthcare service delivery at scale; 
• Provide technical support to the SPHCDA, LGHA and facilities in strengthening the relevant structures and systems required to strengthen quality improvement processes, in line with the national Quality of Care Strategy for MNCH, including routine integrated supportive supervision (ISS), establishing and maintaining effective Quality Improvement Teams, and development and implementation of quality improvement plans focused on measurable improvement aims, critical quality gaps and regular monitoring and analysis of key performance indicators at the community and facility levels including the private sector; 
• Mentor during skill building efforts for health workers and relevant community-based structures in support of integrated service delivery, quality improvement, use of data for decision making and other skills required for effectively managing the reliable delivery of quality high impact, integrated RMNCH+N and malaria services at PHC and community level; 
• In consultation with local stakeholders, help to prioritize meaningful RMNCH+N+M indicators (e.g. quality of care process and outcome measures) aligned with State and Federal monitoring guidance and tailored to the specific needs of SMOH, LGHA, PHC and community health workers. 
• Analyze data needs and availability for provision of quality RMNCH+N+M care (e.g. point of care clinical decision-making) and for monitoring of prioritized performance indicators; address identified gaps, including content and quality of routine HMIS data (e.g. PHC registers, patient forms) and skills of SMOH, LGHA and health workers to calculate, visualize and interpret key performance indicators (e.g. as part of a dashboard.) 
• Contribute to the development/review of SPHCDA/SMOH program strategies, annual workplans and budgets. 
• Support timely, complete and accurate recording and reporting of PHC facility-based and outreach services and program progress including performance monitoring using approved program monitoring and reporting tools and prioritized performance indicators; 
• As appropriate, collaborate with local Professional Associations to support clinical capacity-building and mentoring of providers (e.g. CHEWS, midwives, nurses.) Professional associations may include but not be limited to PAN, NISON, SOGON, NANNM, XX. 
• Support advocacy efforts related to integrated delivery of RMNCH +NM with State Ministry of Health and SPHCDA for adoption of new evidence-based RMNCH+nutrition and malaria best practices at health facilities and the community; 
• Contribute to IHP continuous learning and adaptation (CLA) and the development of knowledge management products related to IRMNCH + N and malaria and apply lessons learned to improve the program design and implementation in IHP supported states. 
• Support collaboration with BREAKTHROUGH ACTION and seamless alignment of social and behavior change with service delivery, using the circle of care, especially at PHC and community level. 
• For malaria, collaborate with the counterparts from the U.S. Presidential Malaria Initiative (PMI), the Walter Reed Military’s HIV Research Program (MHRP), State Malaria Elimination Program (SMEP), state-level malaria counterparts, and other entities working in malaria prevention and control; 
• Contribute to IHP routine reporting, success stories and publications. 
• Reports directly to State Technical Director.

 Required Qualifications

• MBBS / MD or Nursing or Midwifery Degree plus a Masters’ Degree in Public Health, Nursing or a related field or an advanced post graduate degree in a related field is essential; 
• At least eight (8) years relevant experience in one or more of technical areas: Family planning, maternal health, newborn health, child health, nutrition and malaria; 
• Experience in integrated PHC service delivery at health facilities and community; 
• Experience implementing programs at the primary health care level is an advantage; 
• Familiarity with performance indicators in at least 2 technical areas 
• High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication. Ability to speak Hausa; 
• Demonstrated experience managing stakeholders and building capacity at sub-national levels; 
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency delivering relevant IRMNCH +NM training packages and supporting retention of health worker competencies (e.g. through mentoring, supervision); 
• Familiarity with applying quality improvement methodologies to improve quality of primary services, including identifying and overcoming critical gaps and monitoring performance indicators to guide continuous improvement 
• Familiarity with Nigerian public and private sector health systems at the state, LGHA and community levels is highly desirable; 
• Knowledge of local culture and a deep understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding the delivery of RMNCH +NM services; 
• Ability to function/work independently as well as part of a team; 
• Well-developed computer skills; 
• Ability to travel within IHP focal state at least 50% time. 

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3.) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Associate - Nigeria SCALE

Job ID.: req20378
Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Project Overview

• The Nigeria SCALE project is a USAID-funded 5-year project (Oct. 2020 - Oct. 2025), implemented by Palladium in collaboration with in-country resource partners.
• The goal of the Nigeria SCALE project is to strengthen the financial, management, and advocacy capacity of Nigerian civil society organizations (CSOs) and Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) in Nigeria to create a more accountable, transparent, peaceful, and democratic Nigeria with more effective and efficient public service delivery.
• The SCALE project supports CSOs and BMOs across Nigeria with a basket of managerial, business strengthening, and advocacy capacity-building interventions aimed at advancing Nigerian CSO sustainability combined with targeted grants to advance mutually agreed upon priorities.
• The project is designed to enhance Nigerian civil society organizations' ability to be positive and responsible change agents in Nigeria.
• The project takes a multi-sectoral approach to civil society strengthening in education, health, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), governance, economic growth, countering trafficking in persons (CTIP), curbing child early and forced marriage (CEFM), curbing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and inclusive participation in elections.
• The project has five main components: 1) Component One - Improve CSO organizational capacity, 2) Component Two - Enhance capacity for CSO advocacy, collaboration, and management, 3) Component Three - Improve the policy and regulatory environment for civil society, 4) Component Four - Countering Trafficking in Persons (CTIP), and 5) Component Five - Sector strengthening and advocacy.

Purpose of Position

• We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Associate to join our team.
• The MEL Associate will be responsible for collecting, organizing, and maintaining large sets of data.
• This role requires a high level of accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical mindset and a passion for working with data.
• An expertise in systematic tracking, assessment, and data analysis will provide crucial insights for informed decision-making, allowing us to adapt strategies and optimize outcomes.
• This position offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of driving meaningful change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the monitoring of the Activity Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) to systematically document performance for the technical team and ensure implementation is on track.
• Collaborate with the MEL Advisor to ensure alignment of MEL and communications activities with program goals and contribute to the development of annual work plans to identify targets and ensure the inclusion of MEL activities.
• Support the monitoring and tracking of project activities against the results framework.
• Conduct site visits as necessary for data validation to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets.
• Contribute to the identification, analysis, and synthesis of technical knowledge and evidence-based information in intervention areas.
• Support the preparation of high-quality project reports and documentation.
• Communicate key messages and share success stories, best practices, and lessons learned.
• Input various data types into databases, spreadsheets, and data management systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Verify and validate data entries to maintain data integrity.
• Support the generation of monthly indicator reports and track progress against key indicators.
• Collect and analyse data and results, evaluating progress in support of Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) plan.
• Work closely with project stakeholders and support grantees/sub-awardees to enhance their MEL capacity.
• Identify, correct, and standardize data to rectify errors or inconsistencies for effective analysis.
• Extract specific data subsets and create visual representations like charts and graphs to aid in comprehension and decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• A First Degree in any of the Social Sciences
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning and/or communications and knowledge management tasks for development projects.
• Strong organizational skills and oral/written communication skills in English.
• Experience planning, coordinating and executing communications products including infographics.
• Competency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint required, competency in statistical software and graphic design software a plus.
• Experience with USAID-funded governance programs highly desired.

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