The Associate Director Programs, Anglophone Africa supports the senior management in both headquarters and country offices to develop and oversee assigned country programs, ensuring strategic program direction, continued high performance and responsiveness to changing needs and opportunities. Provides technical support and guidance to ensure that program implementation adheres to appropriate standards and that in conjunction with A&T leadership programs are technically sound. Supports capacity building and contributes to the overall strategic goals of the assigned programs.
- Act as key liaison for programmatic and technical backstopping support for Nigeria and from time to time, other counties in the A&T portfolio
- Ensure cross learning between country programs and best practice and lesson learned are shared through careful assessment and documentation and presentations. Develop strategies and relationships with country programs and staff that build capacity to design and deliver quality programming
- Provide technical guidance, in conjunction with project leadership, based upon expertise and knowledge of evidence-based methods and strategies, current practice, and established operational and technical standards to ensure quality and rigorous program design and monitoring
- Review and ensure technical content and the quality of deliverables for country programs
- Support strategic and operational planning for programs to ensure impact at scale and sustainability, and track progress in country programs to ensure project is on track
- Collaborate on documentation efforts of project efforts
Preferred Qualfications:
- 7-10 years of relevant experience required, with at least 3 years of field-based experience in public health or nutrition programming.
- Experience in provision of technical support to MIYCN programming
- Experience with social and behavior change programming for nutrition
- Relevant regional experience (per position i.e. Africa)
- Program management experience
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge and experience in working with donor reporting and requirements
- Ability to influence, motivate, negotiate, and work well with others
Skills
- Program design and monitoring
- Capacity building
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written skills
Minimum Qualifications:
- Typically requires a minimum of 5-8 years with project management experience.
- Demonstrated experience in multi-sector project management and implementation.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English; fluent in host country language.
- Experience working in a non-governmental organization (NGO).
- Certification in project management.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent.
- Qualification in Humanitarian action and/or Project Cycle Management and/or Monitoring & Evaluation.
We offer competitive compensation and an outstanding benefit package.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. FHI 360 is an equal employment and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable law.