Palladium Group job vacancies – we are recruiting for the following roles:
- Consultant Data Use Specialist,
- Data Assistant,
- Head of Operations – PLANE,
- Head of Finance – PLANE,
- Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor.
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Consultant Data Use Specialist
Job Locations: Abuja
Slot: 10 Openings
Background
USAID has selected Palladium to implement the Translating Data for Implementation (Data.fi) award. Data.fi is a $180 million, 5-year project which will serve as USAID’s primary mechanism for data, technology, and health information systems to support HIV activities across strategic PEPFAR countries. Data.fi is part of a suite of large scale global HIV programs that USAID has recently awarded and represents the next generation of HIV/AIDS programs. Data.fi will play a key role in USAID’s goals of helping partner countries on their Journey to Self-Reliance and transitioning local organizations to prime recipients of USG funding.
The overall goal of the Data.fi project is to improve global, regional and national in-depth analyses of HIV epidemiologic and program data that can be directly applied to expedite the achievement of PEPFAR targets to attain and sustain control of the HIV epidemic. The focus also includes directly supporting host country governments and implementing partners to further enhance existing health information system platforms to inform management responses to well-defined gaps in HIV/AIDS programming.
In order to ensure rapid access to high quality data, Data.fi will work towards: accelerating data utilization to rapidly course correct and take to scale cost-effective and impactful activities, models and approaches required to attain and maintain HIV epidemic control; scaling and optimizing in-country health information system capabilities to collect, exchange, adapt, govern, and visualize information in order to track the attainment and maintenance of HIV epidemic control; and supporting the transition of prime funding and implementation to capable local partners in order to meet the PEPFAR goal of 70% of funding to local partners by 2020.
Purpose of Consultancy:
- Palladium is seeking ten consultant Data Specialists to support the PEPFAR service delivery implementing partners (IPs) to leverage weekly data to support the control of the HIV epidemic in the following states Lagos, Cross River, Niger, Adamawa, Kano, Bauchi, and Akwa Ibom.
- The Data Specialists will implement a field-based strategy to create regular forums for sharing achievements and challenges with stakeholders, by promoting peer-exchange and problem solving.
- The overall aim of the Data.fi data use strategy is to both generate further demand for data and improve clinical outcomes around testing, linkage, retention, and viral suppression by engaging health providers, LGA stakeholders and state level decision makers. The terms of the consultancy are as follows:
- Locations: Lagos, Cross River, Niger, Adamawa, Kano, Bauchi, or Akwa Ibom
- Duration: August 5 – September 30, 2019
- Travel: 80% time visiting high volume HIV health facilities
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare for engagement with health facilities using visualizations available in the DHIS 2 showing performance against targets for testing, linkage, retention and viral suppression
- Identify issues related to data completeness, data quality, and service delivery performance
- Co-facilitate weekly data review meetings with implementing partners and with the support of LGA officials, and support implementing partners to action performance data
- Document action items in the project management software and track results on a regular basis
- Prepare monthly activity reports of data review meetings tying meeting outcomes to improved clinical outcomes, where possible.
Candidate Requirements
- A Master’s degree in Public Health, Statistics, Health Informatics, or a related field;
- At least 2 years’ relevant public health experience;
- Experience working with HIV/AIDS programs and PEPFAR data preferred
- Demonstrated expertise in data management and interpretation
- Ability to achieve consensus on actions following data review among diverse stakeholders including implementing partners, health providers and government officials;
- Ability to work well under pressure, skilled in crisis management, and problem solving;
- Ability to work independently at state-level, while in continuous communication with Abuja-based staff;
- Basic skills in Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint required.
- Excellent written and verbal skills in English are required.
Salary
Maximum $500 per month (according to deliverables).
Deadline: 26th July, 2019.
Application Procedure:
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV or Resume to: ani.janevin@thepalladiumgroup.com using the “Job title” as the subject of the email.
Data Assistant
Job Location: Abuja
Slots: 10
Duration: August 5 – September 30, 2019
Travel: 80% time visiting high volume HIV health facilities
Background
USAID has selected Palladium to implement the Translating Data for Implementation (Data.fi) award. DFI is a $180 million, 5-year project which will serve as USAID’s primary mechanism for data, technology, and health information systems to support HIV activities across strategic PEPFAR countries.
Data.fi is part of a suite of large scale global HIV programs that USAID has recently awarded and represents the next generation of HIV/AIDS programs. Data.fi will play a key role in USAID’s goals of helping partner countries on their Journey to Self-Reliance and transitioning local organizations to prime recipients of USG funding.
The overall goal of the Data.fi project is to improve global, regional and national in-depth analyses of HIV epidemiologic and program data that can be directly applied to expedite the achievement of PEPFAR targets to attain and sustain control of the HIV epidemic.
The focus also includes directly supporting host country governments and implementing partners to further enhance existing health information system platforms to inform management responses to well-defined gaps in HIV/AIDS programming. In order to ensure rapid access to high quality data, Data.fi will work towards: accelerating data utilization to rapidly course correct and take to scale cost-effective and impactful activities, models and approaches required to attain and maintain HIV epidemic control; scaling and optimizing in-country health information system capabilities to collect, exchange, adapt, govern, and visualize information in order to track the attainment and maintenance of HIV epidemic control; and supporting the transition of prime funding and implementation to capable local partners in order to meet the PEPFAR goal of 70% of funding to local partners by 2020.
Purpose of Position
- Palladium is seeking ten Data Assistants to support the PEPFAR service delivery implementing partners (IPs) to leverage on weekly data to support control of HIV epidemic specifically in surge states: Lagos, Cross River, Niger, Adamawa, Kano, Bauchi, with particular emphasis on Akwa Ibom
- The Data Assistants will support a field-based strategy to create regular forums for sharing achievements and challenges with stakeholders, by promoting peer-exchange and problem solving
- The overall aim of the Data.fi data use strategy is to both generate further demand for data and improve clinical outcomes around testing, linkage, retention, and viral suppression by engaging health providers, LGA stakeholders and state level decision makers.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the coordination of Data Review Meetings with existing implementing partners and with the support of LGA officials
- Support DHIS 2 implementation, training, and use as needed
- Manage logistics including transportation, printing, and petty cash
- Support documentation in the project management software and track results on a regular basis
Candidate Requirements
- A University Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Health Informatics, or a related field;
- At least 2 years relevant work experience;
- Experience working with in supporting or coordination roles within NGO’s preferred;
- Demonstrated expertise in financial management preferred
- Work well under pressure and problem solving;
- Competency in Microsoft application including excel
- Excellent written and verbal skills in English are required.
Salary
- Maximum US250 per month (according to deliverables).
Deadline: 26th July, 2019.
Application Procedure:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: ani.janevin@thepalladiumgroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Head of Operations – PLANE
Job Location: Nigeria
Project Overview and Role
- PLANE is a DFID funded educataion programme focused on the North Western & South Western states of Nigeria. It is aimed at influencing policy making and strengthening education systems at both the National and Federal level . The programme is set to run for 8 years (2019-2027) and has a total investment of £170m.
- PLANE’s overall objective is to enable a more inclusive and effective state and non-state systems to deliver foundational skills to all children.
Window One:
- Improve teaching techniques, learning approaches and materials
- Improve state systems- personnel management, planning and financial management
- Improve the performance of non-state systems/actors to delivering basic education
- Effective mining and communication of results to allow for citizen engagement and education service delivery
Window Two:
- Improve access to education and provide support to marginalized children affected by conflicts
Window Three:
- Improve community engagement with education service delivery and evaluation
- The Senior Manager, Operations has overall in-country operational responsibility for the project.
- S/he will lead on the day to day operations aspect of the programme in accordance to the client Head Contract and developing, implementing, and managing systems to ensure the project is compliant with DFID policies, rules and regulations, e.g. DFID SMART Rules. This will involve oversight of the human resources, administrative, security, logistics, procurement, transportation and contracts management requirements of the programme.
- This role reports to the Team Leader and will work closely with the Palladium Project Manager.
Responsibilities
- Provides overall management of administrative operations, including, logistics, procurement, human resources, information technology, property and security;
- Drives set-up of office, systems and processes during Inception Phase and the onboarding of key operational staff;
- Oversees sound and effective systems for project administration and operations, including subcontracts, procurement and compliance;
- Coordinates and manages the mobilization of short-term and long-term technical assistance and administrative staff;
- Work closely with team and Palladium to identify and manage ongoing risks and operational issues across the programme;
- Manages operations across project offices and oversees the team of operations and other support staff within the programme.
Strategic and Operational Planning:
- Working closely with the Senior Manager, Finance, this position ensures preparation of the strategic plans; operational work plans and budgets; staffing plans; performance improvement plans, and other plans as required is conducted timely in line with Palladium and DFID timelines and requirements;
- Ensures appropriate consultation in the development of operational plans (including consultation with the Project Manager, the Client, Consortium partners and other project stakeholders);
- With the Senior Manager, Finance jointly monitors the implementation of approved budgets, in line with DFID requirements on budget and forecast.
Programme Management:
- Provides operational guidance, oversight and quality assurance for all project activities, outputs and deliverables;
- Assumes responsibility for administrative, operational and financial support required for the effective implementation of work plans on time, within budget, meeting client and stakeholder expectations and contractually compliant;
- Supports Team Leader in maintaining an up to date logs of issues and risks; works to resolve issues, manages and mitigates risks; and escalates material issues and risks as appropriate;
- Supervise and ensure value for money in programme planning and implementation including in contracting, procurement and management of grantees, sub-contractors and service providers;
- Ensuring compliance with other regulatory requirements relating to the employment of staff and all assets procured or leased by the project;
Human Resource Management:
- Assumes overall responsibility for the effective and professional management of the operations team (including administrative, and HR staff);
- Leads, guides, mentors and manages the performance of direct reports and ensures appropriate leadership, guidance, mentorship and management of other operations staff;
- Participates as required in HR management including but not limited to recruitment and contracting, performance management, disciplinary and grievance proceedings, and learning and development;
Logistics and Administration:
- Ensures consistent implementation of company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Guidelines, Security Protocols and, where applicable, recommend modifications;
- Overseeing the preparation of subcontracts and hiring management of subcontractors
- Ensuring that the general office facilities are running smoothly;
- Negotiation, preparation and management of all contracts of suppliers and service providers relating to programme operations;
- Ensure that adequate and functional systems are in place to manage and monitor all programme logistics including programme related hotel bookings, travels (including flight reservations) etc.
- Coordinate the programme logistical planning cycle ensuring that adequate steps are taken by all relevant parties to plan proactively for all programme activities;
- Oversee programme procurement and adherence to Corporate SOPs
- Ensures the project operational activities provide and demonstrate good value for money;
Requirements
- Relevant Academic qualifications in a related field;
- Relevant experience, with specific experience managing large-scale, complex, international and donor-funded programs;
- Extensive people management experience including setting clear performance objectives, managing for results, giving and receiving feedback, performance evaluation, mentoring and coaching;
- Solid understanding of DFID’s approach to Value for Money (VfM);
- Successful track record in delivery of complex programmes;
- Strong track record in project operations or business management and administration;
- Excellent leadership, representation and organisational skills;
- High level strategic thinker;
- Strong management and people handling skills;
- Ability to operate in complex situations;
- Ability to foster successful partnership approaches and relationships among a variety of organisations/institutions;
- Ability to communicate effectively and negotiate persuasively with high level decision makers
- Results oriented and ability to work collaboratively across technical disciplines;
- Fluency in English.
Deadline: 9th August, 2019.
Application Procedure:
Do you meet the criteria listed above? Apply by clicking on the “Apply button below:
Head of Finance – PLANE
Job Location: Nigeria
Project Overview and Role
- PLANE is a DFID funded educataion programme focused on the North Western & South Western states of Nigeria. It is aimed at influencing policy making and strengthening education systems at both the National and Federal level . The programme is set to run for 8 years (2019-2027) and has a total investment of £170m.
- PLANE’s overall objective is to enable a more inclusive and effective state and non-state systems to deliver foundational skills to all children.
Window One:
- Improve teaching techniques, learning approaches and materials
- Improve state systems- personnel management, planning and financial management
- Improve the performance of non-state systems/actors to delivering basic education
- Effective mining and communication of results to allow for citizen engagement and education service delivery
Window Two:
- Improve access to education and provide support to marginalized children affected by conflicts
Window Three
- Improve community engagement with education service delivery and evaluation
- The Senior Manager, Finance has overall in-country financial management responsibility for the programme. S/he will lead on the day to day programme budget and financial management in accordance to the client Head Contract and developing, implementing, and managing systems to ensure the project is compliant with DFID policies, rules and regulations, e.g. DFID SMART Rules.
- This role reports to the Team Leader and will work closely with the Palladium Project Manager.
Job Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities:
- Provides overall management of budgeting and finances,
- Drives set-up of finance systems and processes during Inception Phase and the onboarding of key staff;
- Supervises financial operations and daily monitoring of obligations, budgets, and expenditures
- Manages office and programme financial resources while exercising proper financial controls and adhering to both DFID and Palladium policies and procedures.
- Develops and reports on efficiency, effectiveness and economy e.g. Value for Money to DFID.
- Provide ongoing support to team and partners to ensure delivery and implementation of all programme activities is aligned with best practices, local context, compliant and enhances Value to Money (VfM) to DFID
- Work closely with team and Palladium to identify and manage ongoing risks across the programme;
- Manages financial activities across project offices and oversees the finance team within the programme.
Financial management and reporting:
- Overseeing all financial management including funds disbursement, requests and acquittals;
- Management of monthly payroll for programme staff;
- Ensuring financial systems are complementary to administrative systems;
- Supervising and managing the overall programme Finance team;
- Preparing and managing monthly financial statements, and forecasts
- Review and consolidate the weekly cashbooks submitted by the state offices.
- Maintaining a rolling cash flow projection;
- Managing and responding to audits;
- Ensuring the appropriate use of programme coding and the up to date documentation and reconciliation of programme expenditure
- Training and mentoring staff on the use of the financial system, for example supporting all budget holders in the budget preparation process/financial management procedures;
- Leading the process of introducing and establishing systems and processes to capture VFM for VFM reporting purpose;
- Managing all programme banking requirements ensuring that clear audit trails are left of all transactions;
- Manage and respond to audits.
Budget management:
- Maintaining overview of programme expenditure against programme budgets;
- Work closely with the Senior Management Team on resource management, conducting necessary analyses to provide information for resources decisions;
- Monitor expenditures against programme budget in direct collaboration with the programme management unit;
- Track monthly expenditures against forecasts and budget, informing Senior Management Team on substantial deviation from approved budget/workplan.
Treasury management:
- Lead the preparation of Cash Transfer Requests and ensure that appropriate balances are maintained to facilitate smooth project implementation;
- Design systems, procedures and reporting necessary to maintain on current basis accurate forecasts of cash requirements for meeting future spending;
- Lead the preparation of the monthly forecast information and consolidate the same for submission to the project manager;
- Review weekly cash request from the states offices and recommend the release of the requested funds.
Requirements
- Relevant Academic qualifications in a related field;
- Professional qualification in accountancy preferred;
- Extensive financial management experience of large-scale, complex, international and donor-funded programs;
- Demonstrated knowledge, skills, excellence in accounting and financial management;
- Setting up and establishing financial systems;
- Solid understanding of DFID’s approach to Value for Money (VfM)
- Grants management experience
- Experience working in an international development project;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Strong team leadership, management and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to manage competing priorities;
- Outstanding team player and willingness to learn and support learning of others;
- Ability to communicate effectively and negotiate persuasively with high level decision makers;
- Fluency in English
Deadline: 9th August, 2019.
Application Procedure:
Do you meet the criteria listed above? Apply by clicking on the “Apply button below:
Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor
Job Location: Abuja
Project Overview and Role
- Nigeria Integrated Health Program is an integrated health program with an expanded effort with the Government of Nigeria (GON) to identify and support rapid scale-up of proven interventions through improvement of service delivery and strengthening of health systems.
- It will focus its support for service delivery in six intervention areas: family planning, malaria, routine immunization, nutrition, maternal/newborn health, and treatment of childhood pneumonia/diarrhea. It has a strong emphasis on monitoring, evaluation and learning.
- This program will work closely with state-level government officials to support established state-level Health and Development Plans, build capacity, and promote ownership of interventions, systems, and results. Specific interventions will need to be tailored to local contexts and will be fully developed at state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels. Through agreements with individual states, its potential breadth is the entire country with an emphasis on the north.
Responsibilities
- Leads the federal advocacy efforts with key stakeholders and facilitates adoption of the idea of an integrated approach to RNMCH services and country ownership in ensuring the decrease of maternal and under-five mortality
- Advocates and facilitates development of supporting policies and regulations as necessary and appropriate
- Provides expertise on gender and social inclusion to support policy development, adjustment, adoption, and implementation
- Coordinates advocacy efforts under the integrated approach with USG partnering projects to ensure value added of such efforts for quality of care, improvements to the national environment as well as questions of access, country ownership, and commitment both at the federal and state levels
- Advocates with federal, state, LGA, and community-level health institutions to raise awareness about their role in improving RMNCH health outcomes
- Promotes integrated approach to improving reproductive, maternal, and child health and to decreasing maternal and under-five mortality
- Advocates with federal and state governments and private sector for increased and sustained financing for family planning, reproductive, maternal, and child health programming
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree required and relevant experience in advocacy, policy analysis, gender, women’s empowerment, human rights is highly desirable
- Proven coalition building, evidence-based advocacy (not advocacy)
- Knowledge and understanding of the institutional, legal and policy frameworks at national and local level that impact on the status of women in Nigeria
- An influential communicator, with excellent written and verbal skills in both English and Hausa (required)
- Evidence of good analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to network effectively, with the ability to develop a wide range of relevant contacts
- Comfortable working within a multi-disciplinary team with the integrated approach to RNMCH+N service delivery
Deadline: 26th July, 2019.
Application Procedure:
Do you meet the criteria listed above? Apply by clicking on the “Apply button below:
About Palladium Group.
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
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