Associate Director: Health Facility Infrastructure at Jhpiego – John Hopkins University

Overview

• The Associate Director will provide overall strategic, technical, financial, and operational leadership for Component B, ensuring successful implementation of infrastructure, equipment, and service readiness investments.
• The Associate Director will serve as the primary liaison with DOS/GHSD, FMoHSW, state governments, and consortium partners and will ensure that project investments strengthen health systems, improve service delivery, and promote sustainability and country ownership.

Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership:

• Provide overall leadership, vision, and direction for Component B project implementation.
• Ensure alignment with the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS), Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal and Investment Initiative (HSRII), and SWAp principles.
• Lead strategic planning, quality assurance, adaptive management, and risk mitigation.
• Oversee risk management, quality assurance, and adaptive management processes.

Program Oversight:

• Oversee implementation of all project components and workstreams.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, consortium partners, and subcontractors.
• Ensure achievement of all project deliverables, milestones, and performance targets.

Government and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Serve as primary point of contact with DOS/GHSD and government of Nigeria counterparts.
• Foster strong collaboration and coordination among consortium partners, government institutions, private-sector partners, and contractors.
• Lead sustainability, transition, and government ownership strategies.

Performance and Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with donor regulations, government, and organizational reporting requirements, and quality standards.
• Review technical, financial, and programmatic reports.
• Lead project performance reviews and learning processes.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Engineering, Health Systems, Management, or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of senior leadership experience managing large donor-funded programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex health system, procurement processes and infrastructure investments and managing multiple international and local sub-partners.