At the heart of Pact
is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of a decent
livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more
than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are
poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership
over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized
to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature
provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging
effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for
development.
Department
Overview:
Building local promise in Nigeria since 2005, Pact has worked as a partner of
the Federal Government of Nigeria, civil society, private sector, and
communities to improve access to health services and foster capacity
development for local ownership of development and long-term sustainability.
Pact’s work in Nigeria has focused on supporting partners to advocate for
better service delivery and improved governance systems, better response to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic and maternal and child health issues, strengthen civil
society, and increase civil society and government linkages. By leading with
Pact’s proven capacity development approaches and tools, Pact has seen Nigerian
civil society organizations improve their capacity, strengthen partnerships
with each other, government, and the private sector, and deliver high quality
health services in communities across Nigeria. Pact’s portfolio of work
currently includes funding for health programming from USAID, the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, and Chevron.
Position:
Deputy Country Director, Nigeria (Expatriate/TCN Candidates Preferred)
Position
Purpose:
Reporting to the Country Director, the Deputy Country Director has two main
roles:
First, the successful candidate is responsible for the timely and effective
implementation of all programs in Nigeria through mentoring to all and oversight
to some individual Project Directors. Overall responsibilities include:
programmatic management; technical and team management oversight; and oversight
of programmatic and financial management and reporting. S/he will directly
oversee the implementation of designated programs/projects, and foster
integration and synergy among all the various programs. S/he will support the
Country Director in representing Pact’s work with the donor community and other
stakeholders in the region. S/he directly supervises 2 or more Project
Directors.
Second, the successful candidate is responsible for directing the grants and
procurement activities of all programs in Nigeria through oversight of and
mentoring to grants and procurement staff. Overall responsibilities include:
grants management, procurement oversight, donor regulatory compliance, sub
recipient monitoring, documentation quality control, staff skills building, and
coordination with Pact DC Agreement Management counterparts.
Key
Responsibilities:
Technical and Management oversight of projects–55%
• Provide technical and management support to all Pact Nigeria projects,
including through direct supervision of 2 or more Project Directors.
• Coordinate the timely deployment of financial and human resources across all
support departments for program success and attainment of desired
results/indicators.
• Oversee the overall program management cycle (planning to evaluation),
ensuring that projects and programs are delivered to the highest quality and
meet Pact and Donor standards and requirements.
• Ensure that proper program monitoring and evaluation systems are in place.
• Ensure that all project deliverables are met in a high quality, cost
effective and timely fashion.
• Provide oversight with the design and implementation of activities with
partners, beneficiary groups and other stakeholders;
• Regularly report on project status to the Country Director and Pact DC
portfolio team
• Develop synergies among all Pact programs, and ensure linkages between the
Programs, MERL, Capacity Development, Grants, Operations, and Finance teams.
Grants and Procurement Management – 35%
• Administer the full cycle of grants management activities including
selection, pre-award assessments, preparation of subgrant instruments, monitoring
and compliance, and close-out procedures, including through direct supervision
of the grants team.
• Ensure timely training of grantees and Pact staff to understand and comply
fully with donor standards. Carry out regular trainings as needs arise.
• Ensure that office systems for grants and contracts administration are fully
up to date and maintained and that all documentation is properly organized and
maintained.
• Prepare requests for and obtain clearances / approvals / deviations from
donors as required.
• Oversee closeout of awards, and provide oversight to staff for closeout of
awards including preparation of final inventories, property disposition under
contracts and grants received by Pact.
• Coordinate with Pact DC Agreement Management staff.
• Administer the full cycle of procurement activities including
competitive selection, vendor vetting, contracting and regulatory compliance,
including through direct supervision of the procurement team.
• Respond to issues that arise during grant, subgrant, and contract
implementation including financial reporting, modifications, oversight of
compliance with terms and conditions and resolution of disputes, and resolving
audit findings.
• Provide policy guidance and interpretation for program staff as well as
sub-grantees.
Leadership, Coordination and New Business Development – 10%
• Actively participate and leader within the Senior Management Team.
• Coordination with appropriate external stakeholders in all aspects of project
planning, monitoring, and implementation;
• Contribute to proposal development efforts in cooperation with the Country
Director and Opportunity Development.
• Support the Country Director as requested with country-level and organization
wide initiatives.
• Ensure strong cooperation and collaboration with partners, donors,
government, and other key stakeholders as a base for
building/maintaining/expanding a sustainable country program.
Other
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Basic
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in international development or related field required;
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience, including experience
managing staff.
Preferred
Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in international development or related field
• Experience managing large scale donor funded project(s); demonstrated
knowledge of and familiarity with managing donor policies, rules, regulations,
and procedures;
• Experience working with local partners, sub granting and procurement
processes;
• Demonstrated skills in strategic and program planning;
• Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken;
• Experience working in a developing country; experience in Nigeria is a plus.
• Willingness to travel within of Nigeria
• Experience managing complex, multi-partner programs, especially in conflict
and post-conflict environments;
• Experience in development programming in the areas of health, governance,
and/or capacity development;
Project Management
• Excellent planning and resource management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to
effectively present complex ideas to diverse audiences
• Ability to problem-solve complex issues
• Ability to multitask with ease and grace, balancing and adapting to
frequently changing priorities
• Advanced negotiating and conflict resolution skills
• High proficiency in managing budgets
Leadership
• Ability to sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with internal
colleagues and contacts in donor and peer organizations
• Consistently works within internal process and procedures and ensures others
do the same
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Ability to focus and achieve results
Technical
Skills:
• Knowledge and understanding of donor policies and regulations
• High competence using common desktop applications and internal systems
• General understanding of development challenges and operating environments
People Management
• Experience in supervising staff, including effective delegation and/or
task/role assignment and providing honest feedback and accountability for
performance
• Ability to mentor others and model successful management techniques and
approaches
Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its
selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee
organization, or other non-merit factors
Method of
Application
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