Associate Director: Health Facility Infrastructure

The Associate Director will provide overall strategic, technical, financial, and operational leadership for Component B, ensuring successful implementation of infrastructure, equipment, and service readiness investments. The Associate Director will serve as the primary liaison with DOS/GHSD, FMoHSW, state governments, and consortium partners and will ensure that project investments strengthen health systems, improve service delivery, and promote sustainability and country ownership.

Strategic Leadership

· Provide overall leadership, vision, and direction for Component B project implementation.

· Ensure alignment with the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS), Nigeria's Health Sector Renewal and Investment Initiative (HSRII), and SWAp principles.

· Lead strategic planning, quality assurance, adaptive management, and risk mitigation.

· Oversee risk management, quality assurance, and adaptive management processes.

Program Oversight

· Oversee implementation of all project components and workstreams.

· Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, consortium partners, and subcontractors.

· Ensure achievement of all project deliverables, milestones, and performance targets.

Government and Stakeholder Engagement

· Serve as primary point of contact with DOS/GHSD and government of Nigeria counterparts.

· Foster strong collaboration and coordination among consortium partners, government institutions, private-sector partners, and contractors.

· Lead sustainability, transition, and government ownership strategies.

Performance and Compliance

· Ensure compliance with donor regulations, government, and organizational reporting requirements, and quality standards.

· Review technical, financial, and programmatic reports.

· Lead project performance reviews and learning processes.

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Engineering, Health Systems, Management, or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of senior leadership experience managing large donor-funded programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex health system, procurement processes and infrastructure investments and managing multiple international and local sub-partners.

NOTE:

All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:

• Model the mission and values stated above
• Participate in the business development processes
• Contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
• Make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability
• Participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned and provide feedback as needed
• Multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to prioritize in order to meet program and/or organizational objectives
  
  
  

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

EEO is the Law

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