Heartland Alliance International (HAI) is the global arm of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, a family of organizations that has been leading anti-poverty and social justice work in Chicago for more than 125 years. HAI implements programs in nearly a dozen countries on a range of global human rights issues, providing mental health and psychosocial services, access to justice for survivors of conflict or abuse, and high-quality stigma-free healthcare.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Chief of Party (KP-Care I)
Locations: Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care I) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care I are Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos.
Job Summary
- The COP will have overall responsibility for administration, program management, performance monitoring and technical implementation and oversight of all aspects of activities
- S/he will serve as the principal institutional liaison to USAID/Nigeria and should be expected to have regular and transparent communication with the USAID/Nigeria AOR.
- This position reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
Experience/Qualifications
- Minimum of a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Management, Social Work, or Business Administration with a focus on Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field. A First Degree in Medicine is preferred;
- A minimum of ten (10) years of experience with progressively increasing responsibility designing, implementing, managing and leading large development program involving multiple partners, stakeholders, and geographic target areas in a developing country
- The 10 years must be inclusive of five (5) years prior experience as a Chief of Party or similar leadership role of similar size and complexity;
- The 10 years must also be inclusive of a minimum of three (3) years of experience providing specific technical direction and oversight of the development and management of HIV programs with key populations;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience leading a technical activity through evidence and data driven decision making;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to effectively work with KP community leaders and members, senior government officials dignitaries, executives of NGOs, Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), CBOs, and the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community; and
- Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English.
Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party Director (KP-Care I)
Locations: Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care I) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care I are Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos.
Job Summary
- The DCOP will deputize the Chief of Party in her/his absence and will be primarily responsible for government engagement, advocacy, and violation response legal/paralegal activities
- Further, s/he will serve as liaison for the KP community and will spearhead KP community engagement and KP CSO capacity strengthening
- S/he will also directly supervise all directors and ensure performance management at the director level.
Experience/Qualifications
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, or Management Social Work, with a focus on Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field
- A First Degree in Medicine is preferred;
- A minimum of seven (7) years of professional work experience in the field of Public Health and HIV, This should be inclusive of a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in working on community engagement, mobilization, advocacy or related activities with Nigerian key populations under a United State Government (USG) funded activity that includes program planning, implementation, data use, monitoring and reporting
- Demonstrated ability and competency to effectively work with KP leaders and KP-led organizations, and effectively coordinate with a range of stakeholders including government, community and other civil society organizations, and the private sector; Demonstrated working knowledge of U.S. Government program management regulations; and
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
Job Title: Director of Programs (KP-Care I)
Locations: Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care I) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care I are Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos.
Job Summary
- The DOP will have responsibility for the technical content of service delivery encompassing KP prevention services (social/behavior change communication, pre-exposure prophylaxis, condom/lubricant programming, STI management and other evolving prevention technology/techniques), case finding (partner notification services, risk profile based testing, and other testing modalities applicable to key population case finding), treatment (induding differentiated community ART care delivery model using the OSS strategy, TLD regimen protocol, FP integration, and TB services integration), viral load services within a community setting (including considerations for use of self-administered viral load sampling kits, optimization of viral load cascade and other efforts necessary for achieving measurable community viral suppression)
- This position reports directly to the Deputy Chief of Party.
Experience/Qualifications
- A minimum of Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, or Management Social Work with a focus on Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field. A First Degree preferred;
- A minimum of 5 years of professional work experience in the field of Public Health and HIV.
- This should be inclusive of a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in technically designing and managing programs related to key populations and HIV.
- The 5 years should also be inclusive of a minimum of 3 years of experience management of a USG-funded activity, including program planning, implementation, data use, monitoring and reporting;
- Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and community leaders; and
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
Job Title: Director of Finance and Operations (KP-Care I)
Locations: Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care I) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care I are Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos.
Job Summary
- The DFO will be the lead expert for financial management as well as for administrative, human resource and logistics management
- S/he is responsible for overseeing project accounting and finance/budget management, along with project operations, in line with USAID policies
- This includes being responsible for efficient resource deployment and use, program accounting and financial reporting systems, cost-share and related reporting and ensuring compliance with USAID financial and accounting rules and regulations
- This position reports directly to the Chief of Party.
Experience/Qualifications
- A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration or a closely related field. Master’s Degree is preferred;
- A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in overseeing financial operations and management of large-scale, complex development activities in developing countries; A minimum of 4 years of experience overseeing the procurement administration and financial management and reporting of a USG-funded activity;
- Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and KP community leaders; and
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
Job Title: Director of Strategic Information (DSI) (KP-Care I)
Locations: Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care I) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care I are Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos.
Job Summary
- The DSI will be the lead technical expert responsible for all strategic information responsibilities related to the program, including all monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results
- S/he will lead efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting within the targeted geographic area, which may include overseeing support to community organizations to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV services and activities and ensure data quality
- S/he will liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for district and provincial level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and support coordination with national data systems
- This position reports directly to the Chief of Party.
Experience/Qualifications
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Social Work, Monitoring & Evaluation, Demography, Biostatistics, Statistics, Analytics or a related field is required. A Master’s Degree preferred;
- Minimum of 8 years of work experience in designing, establishing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and managing data intensive, performance-based programs funded by USG;
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Nigeria’s health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting;
- Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and KP community leaders;
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
Job Title: Chief of Party (KP-Care II)
Locations: Adamawa and Bauchi
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care II) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care II are Bauchi and Adamawa.
Job Summary
- The COP will have overall responsibility for administration, program management, performance monitoring and technical implementation and oversight of all aspects of activities
- S/he will serve as the principal institutional liaison to USAID/Nigeria and should be expected to have regular and transparent communication with the USAID/Nigeria AOR
- This position reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
Experience/Qualifications
- Minimum of a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Management, Social Work, or Business Administration with a focus on Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field. A First Degree in Medicine is preferred;
- A minimum of ten (10) years of experience with progressively increasing responsibility designing, implementing, managing and leading large development program involving multiple partners, stakeholders, and geographic target areas in a developing country
- The 10 years must be inclusive of five (5) years prior experience as a Chief of Party or similar leadership role of similar size and complexity;
- The 10 years must also be inclusive of a minimum of three (3) years of experience providing specific technical direction and oversight of the development and management of HIV programs with key populations;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience leading a technical activity through evidence and data driven decision making;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders;
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to effectively work with KP community leaders and members, senior government officials, dignitaries, executives of NGOs, Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), CBOs, and the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community; and
- Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English.
Job Title: Deputy Chief of Party Director (KP-Care II)
Locations: Adamawa and Bauchi
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care II) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care II are Bauchi and Adamawa.
Job Summary
- The DCOP will deputize the Chief of Party in her/his absence and will be primarily responsible for government engagement, advocacy, and violation response legal/paralegal activities
- Further, s/he will serve as liaison for the KP community and will spearhead KP community engagement and KP CSO capacity strengthening
- S/he will also directly supervise all directors and ensure performance management at the director level
- This position reports directly to the Chief of Party.
Experience/Qualifications
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, or Management Social Work, with a focus on Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field. A First Degree in Medicine is preferred;
- A minimum of seven (7) years of professional work experience in the field of Public Health and HIV. This should be inclusive of a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in working on community engagement, mobilization, advocacy or related activities with Nigerian key populations under a United State Government (USG) funded activity that includes program planning, implementation, data use, monitoring and reporting
- Demonstrated ability and competency to effectively work with KP leaders and KP-led organizations, and effectively coordinate with a range of stakeholders including government, community and other civil society organizations, and the private sector;
- Demonstrated working knowledge of U.S. Government program management regulations; and
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
Job Title: Director of Programs (KP-Care II)
Locations: Adamawa and Bauchi
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care II) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care II are Bauchi and Adamawa.
Job Summary
- The DOP will have responsibility for the technical content of service delivery encompassing KP prevention services (social/behavior change communication, pre-exposure prophylaxis, condom/lubricant programming, STI management and other evolving prevention technology/techniques), case finding (partner notification services, risk profile based testing, and other testing modalities applicable to key population case finding), treatment (including differentiated community ART care delivery model using the OSS strategy, TLD regimen protocol, FP integration, and TB services integration), viral load services within a community setting (including considerations for use of self-administered viral load sampling kits, optimization of viral load cascade and other efforts necessary for achieving measurable community viral suppression)
- This position reports directly to the Deputy Chief of Party.
Experience/Qualifications
- A minimum of Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, or Management Social Work with a focus on Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field. A First Degree is preferred;
- A minimum of 5 years of professional work experience in the field of Public Health and HIV. This should be inclusive of a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible expenence in technically designing and managing programs related to key populations and HIV.
- The 5 years should also be inclusive of a minimum of 3 years of experience in management of a USG-funded activity, including program planning, implementation, data use, monitoring and reporting;
- Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and KP community leaders; and
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
Job Title: Director of Finance and Operations (KP-Care II)
Locations: Adamawa and Bauchi
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care II) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care II are Bauchi and Adamawa.
Job Summary
- The DFO will be the lead expert for financial management as well as for administrative, human resource and lostics management
- S/he is responsible for overseeing project accounting and finance/budget management, along with project operations, in line with USAID policies
- This includes being responsible for efficient resource deployment and use, program accounting and financial reporting systems, cost-share and related reporting and ensuring compliance with USAID financial and accounting rules and regulations
- This position reports directly to the Chief of Party.
Experience/Qualifications
- Aminimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration or a closely related field. Master’s Degree is preferred;
- A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in overseeing financial operations and management of large-scale, complex development activities in developing countries;
- A minimum of 4 years of experience overseeing the procurement administration and financial management and reporting of a USG-funded activity;
- Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and KP community leaders; and
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
Job Title: Director of Strategic Information (DSI) (KP-Care II)
Locations: Adamawa and Bauchi
About the Program
- Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care II) Activity
- The program sites for KP-Care II are Bauchi and Adamawa.
Job Summary
- The DSI will be the lead technical expert responsible for all strategic information responsibilities related to the program, including all monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results
- S/he will lead efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting within the targeted geographic area, which may include overseeing support to community organizations to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV services and activities and ensure data quality
- S/he will liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for district and provincial level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and support coordination with national data systems
- This position reports directly to the Chief of Party.
Experience/Qualifications
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Social Work, Monitoring & Evaluation, Demography, Biostatistics, Statistics, Analytics or a related field is required. A Master’s Degree preferred;
- Minimum of 8 years of work experience in designing, establishing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and managing data intensive, performance-based programs funded by USG;
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Nigeria’s health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting;
- Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and KP community leaders;
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should e-mail a full CV detailing all relevant professional experience and achievements, a Cover Letter detailing qualifications in relation to the position, and three professional references to: ng-recruitment@heartlandalliance.org The subject of the email should be the Job Title.
Note: Females are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: 25th April, 2019.
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