Apply for Project Director at APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited/Gte – Gombe Full Time

APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited/Gte, formerly known as AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria is a non-governmental organization registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).  APIN has built a strong partnership with the Nigerian Government, which is memorialized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Planning Commission.  APIN is a leading Nigerian organization in the provision of prevention, care and treatment services to patients with HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis; Malaria; Reproductive Health; Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and other non-communicable diseases of public health significance.

We the APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited/Gte – Gombe are presently recruiting to fill the vacant position of Project Director and by this notice all qualified members of the public are expected to apply as quick as possible

Job Title: Project Director

Location: Gombe, Gombe
Department: Nutrition

Details

• The successful person will be responsible for the technical content of the service delivery aimed at increasing utilization of quality, cost-effective nutrition services for pregnant and lactating women.
• S/He will provide technical expertise in high-impact malnutrition services in the State and provide overall leadership, management and general technical direction of the entire program.
• The Project Director must be highly analytical who ensures an integrated vision for the program and must be able to organize work effectively.
• S/He will be responsible for annualizing work plans for community-sensitive service delivery of basic package of nutrition services (BPNS) targeting the most vulnerable (poor, adolescent and lactating mothers and their children).
• S/He will produce performance reports detailing quantitative achievement of targets for each service under BPNS in the reporting formats prescribed.

Qualifications and Experience

• Must possess a Master’s degree in relevant discipline (Nutrition, Medicine, Sociology etc).
• Must have at least minimum of ten (10) years’ post qualification experience managing development projects in Nigeria, with a strong focus on field implementation.
• Experience managing projects with a focus on behavior change would be an asset.
• High level of integrity.
• Must possess good relationship management/ advocacy skills.
• Must possess good report writing, presentation, data interpretation skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.