Associate Director – Sustainability & Health Systems Strengthening and HRH at Jhpiego

Jhpiego is seeking an Associate Director – Sustainability & Health Systems Strengthening and Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Abuja. The role works with federal and state governments and partners to provide technical direction for health-systems strengthening strategies at state, local government and community levels. Its focus is on sustainable, government-led improvements in access to and use of quality priority health services.

Key responsibilities

Strategic leadership and health-systems strengthening

• Lead the analysis, design and scaling of health-systems strengthening strategies aligned with national health-sector plans.
• Advise government and local institutions on governance, policy reform, leadership development and decentralised health-system management.
• Support health financing, domestic resource mobilisation and strategic purchasing to strengthen the long-term financial sustainability of public health services.
• Strengthen supply-chain management, health-infrastructure resilience and integration of health-information systems.

Human resources for health

• Lead the development and implementation of HRH strategies, policy frameworks and workforce-management systems at national and sub-national levels.
• Provide technical oversight of HRH data systems, including iHRIS and national regulatory databases, to support workforce planning, deployment and forecasting.
• Advance pre-service education, continuing professional development and institutional capacity-building for clinical and administrative health personnel.
• Support government strategies for workforce recruitment, equitable distribution, performance management, workload optimisation and retention, particularly in underserved areas.
• Strengthen HRH governance, professional-council accreditation systems and understanding of health-sector labour-market dynamics.

Sustainability, transition and partnerships

• Develop transition roadmaps for transferring donor-supported programme functions, technical capacity and financial commitments to national and local health authorities.
• Conduct organisational capacity assessments and implement tailored strengthening plans for civil-society organisations, government bodies and local partners.
• Promote multi-sector and public-private partnerships that expand sustainable healthcare access and service delivery.

Technical assistance and stakeholder engagement

• Build relationships with Ministries of Health and Finance, professional regulators, donor agencies and development partners.
• Represent Jhpiego in policy discussions, technical working groups and national strategic-planning forums on health-systems strengthening and HRH.
• Provide technical assistance and mentorship to regional project teams, country HR/health-systems staff and government counterparts.

Analytics and knowledge management

• Establish indicators and monitoring frameworks for health-systems strengthening, HRH and sustainability interventions.
• Lead workforce analytics covering productivity, retention, training outcomes and payroll or headcount audits.
• Document good practices, policy briefs, technical reports and peer-reviewed publications for regional and global learning.

Required qualifications and experience

• Advanced degree, or equivalent experience, in Public Health, Sociology or a related health, medical or social-science discipline; a master’s-level degree is preferred.
• Demonstrated programme experience and strong familiarity with USAID reporting requirements.
• At least 10 years of leadership, management, operational and technical experience; treatment-programme implementation experience is preferred.
• Strong leadership and coordination experience with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations.
• Strong programme-management and technical skills, including expertise in HRH strategy, workforce policy, HRIS management such as iHRIS, pre-service education reform and healthcare labour-market dynamics.
• Familiarity with Nigeria’s health systems and reporting structures, and the ability to work with government officials and local and international partners.
• Experience maintaining donor relationships, excellent facilitation and team-building skills, and strong written and verbal communication, including technical writing for publication.
• Ability to work with diverse international teams, empower others, manage competing priorities and perform under pressure.
• Willingness to travel frequently. References will be required.

All Jhpiego staff are expected to model the organisation’s mission and values, contribute to business development and knowledge sharing, make responsible decisions, and collaborate across teams while managing competing priorities.