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Friday, January 21, 2011

FUTURE GROUP NIGERIA RECRUITING

FUTURE GROUP NIGERIA JOB VACANCIES – (5 POSITIONS)
Futures Group is recruiting for the positions below for an upcoming HIV Prevention Program for Most-AI-Risk Populations (MARPs) in Nigeria. The project will strengthen HIV prevention services MARPs, particularly female sex workers and their clients

1.) PROGRAM DIRECTOR
The Program Director well have overall strategic programmatic, financial and management responsibility for the project. Working closely with and managing a core staff of technical and administrative program professional, s/he will ensure that project objectives, outcomes, and deliverables are met and that financial operational, and reporting requirements of the donor are adhered to. The program Director will be the primary liaison with the client as well as with other donors partners, and stakeholders, including the Nigerian Government.


QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Advanced degree in public health or a related field
Minimum of 10 years designing and managing HIV prevention programs in developing countries preferably for MARPs
Minimum of five (5) years managing and providing strategic and technical leadership as either a Program Director or similar senior level position on field programs funded by USG and/or PEPFAR.
Experience in coordination and collaboration of stakeholders including government agencies, host country governments and counterparts, and international donor agencies
Excellent oral and written communication, skills in English,
Familiarity with the political, social, economic, and cultural context of working in Nigeria preferred

2.) FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
The Finance and Administration Manager, under director of the Program Director will have responsibility for the administrative human resources, financial and operations components of the project, including any reporting required therein. S/he will work in conjunction with HQ-based management, operations and finance staff to ensure that donor and organization requirements, policies and procedures are met. The Finance and Administration Manager will provide oversight of the grant making and management of local grants and local NGO subagreements.

QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Degree in Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Business Administration or equivalent.
ACA/ ACCA/ CPA qualification
5-7 years experience in Accounting, Auditing, or Financial Business Management
Minimum three years experience as senior Finance manager with an NGO and/or USAID-funded cooperating agency/large scale USAID program; or as an auditor with a public or private firm
Knowledge of accounting principles, theories, practices, and narrative reports, and working charts
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and other accounting software programs
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

3.) DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR
The Deputy Program Director will assist with conceptualizing providing technical leadership on the program on the program, as well as managing program staff. S/ha will be responsible for measuring the health impact activities communicating the results.

QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Advanced degree in public health or related field
Minimum of five years designing and implementing programs focused on providing direct HIV prevention interventions to MARPs
Experience working with USG and /or PEPFAR
Excellent oral or written communication skill in English
Familiarity with the political, social, economic, and cultural context of working in Nigeria required
Nigerian national preferred

4.) HIV PREVENTION ADVISOR
The HIV Prevention Advisor will work with the program Director and other Project staff to provide technical assistance to the Government of Nigeria, civil society organizations and community based institutions in the areas of program design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation for HIV/AIDS programs.

Qualifications, Capabilities/Skills and Experience:
Master’s degree in Anthropology, Behavior Change Communications, Public Health Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Social Epidemiology, Community Development, Social or Community Psychology. Public Health and international Communications, or a related field
Minimum 10 years of HIV prevention experience, five of which have been working with MARPs
Experience working with/for international donors, preferably USAID
Strong writing, editing, and communication skills in English
Familiarity with the political, social, economic, and cultural context of working in Nigeria required
Nigerian national preferred

5.) MONITORING, EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ADVISOR
The Monitoring, Evaluation (M&E) and Research Advisor will be responsible for all monitoring and evaluation activities of the project. S/he will establish significant term goals and outcomes for prevention efforts in Nigeria, ensuring the utilization of sound, national monitoring and evaluation indicators and tools for consistency in measurement. S/he will ensure that the quality of project monitoring and evaluation are of international standard and quality by supporting the development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to document lessons learned and best practices in M&E, according to USAID and PFPFAR guidelines

QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Advanced degree in public health international development, evaluation research, statistics, economics, or related field
Minimum of five years experience designing, managing and implementing results-based M&E activities
Experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative data
Experience working with national M&E systems and familiarity with USAID, OGAC, and PEPFAR next generation indicators preferred.
Strong writing, editing, and communication skills in English
Experience working with professional technical staff to support them for M&E needs. Nigerian national preferred

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested candidates are encouraged to send application and detailed resume/curriculum vitae (CV) as a Microsoft Word attachment to: careers-nigeria@futuresgroup.com

The subject of the email should be the applicant’s name & title of the position applied for, Contact Tel., GSM number(s), and Email addresses should he provided.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application closes on 27th January, 2011.

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