Helen Keller International HKI is dedicated to saving the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. Headquartered in New York City, HKI currently conducts programs in 21 countries in Africa and Asia, as well as in the United States. Renowned for its reliability, efficiency and high level of technical expertise, HKI promotes the development of sustainable, large-scale programs that deliver effective preventative and curative services for nutrition, eye health and neglected tropical diseases. The hallmark of the organization’s work is its proven success in developing, testing and scaling-up health interventions, and integrating them within government and community structures to support and build local capacity and sustainable solutions
Job Title: Country Director Location
Abuja
Job Field
Medical, Health, Safety, NGO, Non-Profit
Summary
The Country Director has overall responsibility for ensuring the ongoing implementation of the HKI, Nigeria program portfolio in compliance with HKI’s mission and policy, and donor requirements. The CD is responsible for representing HKI and securing funding for project activities in Nigeria; developing and implementing strategic and annual plans to further the HKI’s mission in Nigeria; program design, proposal development, implementation and reporting; financial and grants management; operations, security, and human resource management.
This position is based in Abuja, Nigeria, with travel to field sites.
The CD reports to the Regional Director for East, Central and Southern Africa based in Nairobi and works closely with other regional staff based in HKI’s Africa regional offices Dakar and Nairobi as well as the headquarters office in New York. The CD directly supervises the country senior management team, including the Operations Manager, and Program Managers for Nutrition and NTDs.
Specific Responsibilities
Implement and periodically update HKI-Nigeria strategic plan.
Make rapid adjustments to HKI programs, in line with our mission, but responding to the challenges and opportunities presented by the evolving political situation.
Generate funding from international and bilateral agencies, donor agencies, corporations, and individuals in collaboration with national, regional and headquarters staff in alignment with the country office’s strategic plan.
Manage financial resources and provide oversight for grants.
Manage key project personnel including supporting their ongoing professional development.
Provide vision and direction for overall program design and proposal development; program implementation and reporting; grant management; financial planning; and human resource planning and management.
Represent HKI within the donor and NGO community, as well as relevant Ministries at the National and State level governments;
Qualifications
Master’s degree in public health, nutrition or related development field, or equivalent combination of education and experience;
Minimum seven years of field experience in managing complex, mult-sectoral country programs including demonstrated experience in program development, implementation and evaluation. Experience in, or willingness to learn about, nutrition and NTD control is necessary.
Demonstrated ability to undertake high-level representation and advocacy.
Demonstrated capacity to mobilize program funding including donor cultivation and grants writing.
Demonstrated ability to manage staff and other administrative and financial activities in developing country programs five years’ experience in a management position.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to lead a team, communicate a vision, make timely and transparent decisions, and manage conflict.
Demonstrated ability to develop and create budgets and monitor financial status.
Experience in managing USAID projects and familiarity with USAID policies and regulations. Experience with a variety of other donors, an advantage.
Ability to design and implement workshops, seminars, surveys, monitoring systems and evaluations Experience in research design, data analysis and interpretation.
Computer literacy, including use of Internet, word processing and spreadsheets. Experience with data analysis and cell phone data collection will be an advantage.
Qualified Persons should forward CV to HKI.Recruitment@hki.org
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