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About the Role:

The Project Director is the technical lead for the project and is responsible for coordinating and managing all activities for this project. S/he shall be accountable and responsible for the development, regular update and implementation of the work plan and budget to ensure attainment of the program goals and objectives. S/he will lead the project implementation and oversight in line with the project’s goal, objectives and approaches, to contribute to the strategic goals of health financing in Nigeria, working in close collaboration with the National and State Health Insurance Authorities, relevant disease programmes of the Federal and State Ministries of Health, Civil Society Networks, and development partners. S/he will serve as the primary liaison between the project, government counterparts, stakeholders, and partners involved in health financing and/or implementing related programs in the country, such as expanding financial risk protection and implementing integration of comprehensive HIV and TB services into State Health Insurance Schemes.

The Project Director is accountable for the management and supervision of the project team, provides strategic and technical guidance and works closely with the assigned Technical Service Lead, other home office technical and operational staff, and other MSH projects in the country to ensure that MSH GC7 Project plans and activities effectively address set goals and objectives. As the head of the country project team, he or she ensures the timely and quality delivery of project products and activities and supervises in-country project staff.

• Support Nigeria and the project states efforts to strengthen and expand coverage of the social health insurance programme.
• Lead the project team to develop and implement operational plans, including monitoring, evaluation and learning activities.
• Lead technical engagements with government ministries, departments and agencies, development partners, private sector, civil society organizations including patient networks, and other implementing partners working in the health financing sub-sector.
• Develop and implement project results framework, performance monitoring and management plans, technical strategy and annual work plans for the project, in collaboration with the project team.
• Ensure excellent delivery of project activities within approved budget and timelines.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to the project implementation.
• Organize and participate in technical forums, technical working groups and other relevant meetings at national and state levels that will contribute to the excellent execution of the project and outcomes.
• Provide technical assistance to government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in health financing as may be required throughout the project implementation period.
• Provide technical and managerial leadership to the project team, ensuring all team members are performing at optimum level.
• Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with other relevant projects financed by the Global Fund and other donor partners in the country.
• Ensure effective collaboration with other MSH projects for resource optimization, alignment, and impact.
• Ensure that all projects reporting obligations are met in a timely manner and outputs are of highest standards.
• Support Nigeria’s efforts to achieve financial sustainability for its HIV, TB and malaria programmes.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

Vision, Technical Strategy and Results (25%)

• Develop and manage the Results Framework, Performance Monitoring Plan, Technical Strategy, annual project work plans, technical assistance plan and budget for project technical assistance in the country, in collaboration with Portfolio Director, Performance and MERL team and Technical Advisors, according to GC7 requirements, obligations, results frameworks, approaches and standards, and Results Management Systems (RMS) guidelines. Manage the implementation of project technical activities at the national and state levels ensuring that all activities are adequately implemented in a timely fashion and that they adequately address the Health Financing focus in the Global Fund Strategy
• Management needs at the different levels of the system to meet the expectations of clients, partners, and other local stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and direction for the development and implementation of innovative strategies and approaches in supporting Health financing in Nigeria and system strengthening activities in country.
• Facilitate the identification and provision of required short-term technical assistance in support to program activities in collaboration with home office and state offices based technical teams.
• Monitor project training and on-site capacity building activities, ensuring the development of local institutional and personal capacities needed to State health insurance premiums for target populations while ensuring country ownership and sustainability of interventions.
• Maintain close interaction with the Portfolio Manager based in Abuja to ensure adequate support to the country program, completion of work and the achievement of targets in a timely fashion and within budget. Also, ensure that plan adjustments are made and documented as necessary.

Project Management (25%)

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the country/project office and serve as a liaison with the home office to ensure that logistics, contracts, letters of agreement, and any approvals are adequately in place in support of program activities. Also, ensure adherence to MSH office management and accounting procedures.
• Conduct budget monitoring and cost control based on sound financial and accounting principles, MSH Standard Operating Procedures, and MSH and project requirements.
• Ensure implementation of activities in compliance with project contracts, MSH and Global Fund policies, regulations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Implement a Financial Pipeline Tracking system for effective budget monitoring and cost control based on sound financial and accounting principles, MSH Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and MSH and project requirements.
• Ensure project staffing, structure and reporting relationships are aligned with country needs, local context and available resources.
• Promote and facilitate staff participation in MSH’s Technical Exchange Networks (TEN), relevant social networks and south-to-south exchanges.
• Manage human resources as per MSH values, policies and guidelines, and implement an effective performance management program focusing on results and individual accountability, including regular check-ins, annual reviews, supportive supervision, a merit-based reward system, training, coaching and career development support.

Reporting (25%)

• Facilitate the review of technical reports developed by other team members and/or consultants ensuring the quality of delivered products and that reports/recommendations are appropriately disseminated among counterparts and partners.

Safeguarding MSH (25%)

• The PTA works closely with all CG7 and country projects, Technical Strategy Leads, and Portfolio Managers to identify opportunities to use new and existing global and GC7 developed tools, to coordinate technical work, and to ensure that the GC7/Nigeria strategies and technical approaches are based on and informed by country-level needs and priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

• A post-graduate degree in health financing, health economics, public policy, or public health.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• At least 8-10 years of progressive experience in designing and leading financing for public health programmes, preferably for HIV and tuberculosis on a large scale. Experience in international public health highly preferred. 

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• In-depth knowledge and experience in health policy development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Nigeria’s health system, particularly health financing and management of large-scale public health projects.
• Demonstrated experience working with stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector including federal and state governments, donor partners, development partners, civil society networks, private sector, and other stakeholders.
• In-depth understanding and knowledge of National Health Insurance Authority Act 2022 and The Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF).
• Demonstrated competence in the design and implementation of large-scale public health programme with a health financing component.  
• Demonstrated competence to manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive context and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English are essential.
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically as may be required. Demonstrated experience in managing and supervising technical staff.

COMPETENCIES

• Ensuring Delivery of Results: Functional/technical skills, client management, managing and measuring work, negotiating, information sharing, process management, priority setting, problem solving and timely decision making Leading with Credibility: Managing others, building effective teams, conflict management, managing vision and purpose, integrity, and trust, motivating others, approachability and improving direct reports and others.
• Core Personal Competencies: Ethics and values, integrity, and trust, listening, written communication.
• Core MSH competencies: Adaptability, Communication, Problem Solving, Creativity and Innovation, Timeliness of Work, Quality of work and Team Relationships, Efficient Resource Utilization.

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About the Role:

The Senior Technical Manager is responsible for operational planning and timely implementation of state-based project activities. S/he shall be r    accountable for the development, regular update and implementation of annual and quarterly operational plans and tasks, ensuring that activities and tasks are completed on schedule. S/he will lead the technical support to the states and provide the required oversight to ensure they perform optimally.

• Develop project annual and quarterly workplans, project implementation plan and activities calendar.
• Produce concept note and tasks for all project activities and obtain all necessary approvals for their implementation.
• Develop technical briefs for all project related meetings for use by senior management.
• Provide regular direct support to the states, ensuring that all activities and tasks are implemented in a timely manner and expected results achieved.
• Facilitate technical meetings with states and other stakeholders and represent MSH in relevant meetings related to the project or as may be assigned by the Project Director.
• In collaboration with the Senior Technical Manager Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning, produce power point presentations for all project related meetings.
• In collaboration with the Senior Technical Manager Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning, produce technical reports in the format and standard satisfactory to senior management, Principal Recipient, and donor partner.
• Provide technical assistance to other project team members in relevant aspects of the project, especially related to health financing.
• Maintain constant communication with the states and other stakeholders collaborating on the project.
• Ensure that all projects reporting obligations by the states are met in a timely manner and outputs are of highest standards.
• Support States’ efforts to achieve financial sustainability for their HIV, TB and malaria programmes.
• Produce regular progress report on the project and present same to the Project Director.
• Identify opportunities for performance improvements and new business.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Project Director.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

General Responsibilities (50%)

• Support the Government of Nigeria’s efforts for the long-term financial sustainability of its health sector and has accountability for developing and implementing programs to strengthen health financing mechanisms affecting both the public and private sectors.
• Lead, support or supervise analytical work and economic analysis in areas potentially including but are not limited to fiscal space analysis, service costing, cost-effectiveness analysis, HTAs, equity analyses, national health accounts, health insurance and strategic purchasing, and the development of health financing reforms, policies, and plans.
• Develop (update and adapt as needed) and execute project results framework, performance monitoring plan, technical strategy, M&E plan and annual work plans related to health financing activities as per MSH technical frameworks and standards, and guidelines.
• Ensure technical excellence within budget and on-time delivery of activity results related to health financing. Periodically evaluate progress towards the completion of project deliverables to verify alignment with strategic directions and defined targets.

Management Responsibilities (25%)

• Collaborate with the Project Leadership and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) teams to ensure health financing activities are closely monitored and documented throughout implementation and that actions are taken to continually improve activity performance (including re-orienting and adjusting strategies when needed).
• Participate in technical forums, working groups, and other meetings with host country government and other counterparts as needed.
• Manage and mentor the project health financing team as per MSH policies and guidelines and implement an effective performance-management program including regular check-ins, annual appraisals, coaching and career development support.
• Continually scan the project environment and ensure effective dialogue and relationships with project client(s), beneficiaries, and other local and international stakeholders.

Program Support (25%)

• Build and maintain strong working relations with key stakeholders, beneficiaries, prime and subcontractors, suppliers, and partners. Provide effective and timely responses to inquiries and concerns.
• Provide support to aspects of securing additional project funding and strategic communication including information gathering, positioning, proposal development, etc.
• Collaborate with the MSH Nigeria Country Team in headquarters and participate as required in activities organized in the interests of MSH in country.
• Ensure effective project collaboration, coordination, and internal partnerships with other
• Any task assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION

• A postgraduate education in health financing, health policy, health planning, or public health.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 7+ years of related experience is required.   
• Experience in health financing highly preferred.     

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Proven ability to provided technical leadership and support, capacity building and technical assistance for the design and implementation of interventions related to domestic resource mobilization, pooling, strategic purchasing, health insurance, resource allocation and performance-based financing.
• Some knowledge and skills in economic evaluation, quality improvement programmes and health outcome measurement.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills in English.

COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior-level colleagues, particularly interacting productively and professionally with government agencies, development partners, civil society organizations, NGOs, private sector groups and international organizations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Travel requirements: Availability to travel domestically as needed.  

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