Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation Nigeria (MGIC) Director of Programs Job Vacancy

Maryland
Global Initiatives Corporation Nigeria (MGIC) is a non-profit affiliate of UMB
with a mission to administratively support international operations of UMB
Principal Investigators. Our purpose is to provide the administrative
infrastructure for sizable and sustained operations outside of the U.S.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: Director
of Programs
Location: Abuja
Reports To: Country Director CIHEB Nigeria
Key Working Relations: Project/Activity Technical advisor

Specific
Responsibilities

Defines,
develops, executes and continually updates the strategic plan for the In-
country team. Adjusts strategic goals, work plans and operations as
projects are added to and/or completed
Support
the different cadres of the mentorship teams to develop and/or review
necessary standard operating procedures and support mentorship teams to
institutionalize these at all supported health facilities.
In
conjunction with other key program staff, develop new initiatives to
support the strategic direction and necessary course corrections required
of the project.
Manages
the development, review and finalization of quarterly and annual project
work plans; monitors progress towards targets and addresses bottlenecks in
meeting project milestones
Work
with key staff to develop an annual budget and operating plan to support
the program and monitor the performance of the budget each year and
participate in the approval process for all budgeted program expenditures
Develop
a program evaluation framework to assess the strengths and performance of
the program and identify areas for improvement and monitor the program
activities on a regular basis and conduct an annual evaluation according
to the program evaluation framework
Reviews
deliverables for completeness, accuracy, and continuous quality
improvement.
Analyzes,
updates, and modifies standard operating procedures and processes to
continually improve QI services/operations
Assists
in strategizing and facilitating various committee structures and
functions to best address the QI process and oversees Quality Committees.
Establish
and maintain good working relationships with appropriate government
institutions and participate in activities related to implementing
strategies to move Nigeria towards epidemic control.
Write
reports on the program for management and funders and communicate with
funders as outlined in funding agreements
Actively
innovate to improve current scope of work and expand country portfolio.