Position: Nigeria Country Coordinator
Nigeria Country Coordinator for the Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project (IYCN), a USAID funded projected being implemented by the Program for Appropriate Technologies for Health, based in Abuja. IYCN is focused on improving the quality of nutritional services, especially related to OVC and infant feeding in the context of HIV and ADDS. IYCN provides technical support to the FMOH and PEPFAR, PMTCT and OVC implementing partners.
Responsibilities:
- Provide in-country leadership, management, and coordinate program activities
- Provide overall strategic direction tome IYCN project inNigeria
- Serve as primary liaison between the project and the FMOH, USAID/Nigeria,
- CDC/Nigeria, WHO, UNICEF and other development partners.
- Ensure the sound financial management of project resources
- Monitor and coordinate the work of multiple consultants
- Coordinate, monitor andsupervise local IYCN project staffand consultants.
Required Skills:
- Strong leadership and management skills.
- Ability to direct and manage change, inspire teamwork, and motivate staff and partners to achieve results.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability toworkcollaborativelywuhgovemme^
- Ability to manage and sustain operational systems and procedures.
- Ability and willingness to travel within country and internationally, as necessary.
Required Experience/Qualification:
- Medical Doctor with experience in HIV and nutrition of PhD level nutritionist with HIV expertise it preferred, with a minimum of a masters degree in nutrition or other advanced degree in nutrition or other advanced degree in public health or related field.
- At least 10 years of experience in the development, implementation, and management of infant and young child nutrition, MCH or HIV/AIDS programming.
- Proven knowledge of key USG regulations and previous experience with USAID or NGO programs preferred
- Preference given to national candidates
