Program Manager

Overview

The Program Manager (PM) will provide programmatic coordination, operational management, and performance oversight for Jhpiego Global Health Security (GHS) portfolio in Nigeria. Supervised by the Project Director, working in collaboration with STA, team members, Government and donor counterparts, the PM will ensure that project activities are strategically planned, efficiently executed, and aligned with technical, financial, and compliance standards. The PM will lead coordination among technical teams, field offices, implementing partners, and government stakeholders to strengthen International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacities particularly in surveillance, emergency preparedness, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), One Health collaboration and other GHS priorities at National and Subnational.

The PM will also provide strategic support to the Project Director in government engagement, donor reporting, coordination, and accountability. S / he will be responsible for tracking implementation progress, ensuring compliance with donor and Jhpiego policies, managing grants and budgets, and supporting adaptive program management. The PM will champion quality improvement, program learning, and system strengthening across GHS interventions.

Responsibilities

• Program Coordination and Implementation
• Coordinate development and execution of detailed work plans, ensuring coherence across technical, operational, and community engagement components.
• Coordinate implementation across states, ensuring integration of surveillance, AMR, One Health, and emergency preparedness priorities.
• Track implementation progress, proactively identifying bottlenecks and facilitating timely resolution.
• Lead operational planning for trainings, simulation exercises, and emergency response activities.
• Ensure activities are implemented in line with Jhpiego and donor regulations, national strategies, and IHR / NAPHS frameworks.
• Social Mobilization, and Stakeholder Engagement
• Drive social mobilization and community engagement strategies that build awareness, trust, and active participation of community actors (PPMVs, CHWs, agrovets, and private sector providers) in surveillance and AMR containment efforts.
• Strengthen collaboration with professional associations, traditional and religious leaders, private-sector stakeholders, and other influencers to promote behavioral change and ownership of GHS interventions.
• Facilitate multi-sectoral coordination with national and subnational partners including NCDC, FMoH, NAFDAC, PCN, VCN, and SMoHs, ensuring alignment of Jhpiego’s GHS interventions with national priorities.
• Represent Jhpiego in national and subnational One Health platforms, technical working groups, and emergency response coordination forums.
• Support advocacy and communications strategies that promote visibility and sustainability of project outcomes.
• Program Management, Quality Assurance, and Reporting
• Ensure timely and quality delivery of project milestones and outputs, maintaining strong links between technical, financial, and operational components.
• Oversee tracking systems and dashboards for performance monitoring and early warning to flag delays or implementation risks.
• Apply Quality Improvement (QI) tools to monitor and enhance implementation quality across technical and community components.
• Lead program documentation, success stories, learning briefs, and dissemination of results through national and donor platforms.
• Prepare and coordinate submission of high-quality programmatic reports and deliverables to donors and stakeholders.
• Financial, Administrative, and Grants Management
• Work closely with finance, grants, and operations teams to ensure sound budget management and compliance.
• Oversee financial tracking, procurement planning, and cost monitoring across states.
• Support management of sub-awards and partner grants, ensuring adherence to Jhpiego and donor regulations.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial and program reporting to donors.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
• Collaborate with the M&E team to monitor performance indicators, using data to guide adaptive management and decision-making.
• Ensure timely data submission, validation, and integration into donor and government reporting platforms.
• Coordinate program review and learning sessions, including pause-and-reflect meetings and adaptive planning workshops.
• Promote documentation and sharing of innovations and best practices.
• Capacity Building and Team Leadership
• Supervise and mentor program and field teams to strengthen leadership, communication, and implementation capacity.
• Conduct supportive supervision visits and ensure consistent technical and operational oversight at state level.
• Coordinate capacity-building initiatives for staff, implementing partners, and stakeholders on program management, surveillance, emergency preparedness, and community engagement .
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on results, learning, and accountability

Required Qualifications

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How to apply

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

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

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found

Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview

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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.