• Application Deadline:
• Position: Project Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 8 years


• Location Kano


• Job Field Project Management 
  

The Kano State Project Manager is a recognized leader in health financing, policy and governance. The State Program Manager will support program design and execution, managing a project team of staff, consultants, and sub-contracts, as needed as relates to implementing the BMGF project in Kano State. The State Program Manager comes with a wealth of experience and has a deep understanding of the Kano State health sector. S/he will work in close coordination with key stakeholders in the State, including the State government, the Ministry of Health/SHIA/SPHCDB, consortium partners, and other development partners. The State Program Manager is responsible for providing technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring high-quality technical project execution in the Kano State BMGF Project.

The Kano State Project Manager reports to the Project Lead. This is a full-time position based in Kano, Nigeria. Nigerian nationals are encouraged to apply.  

Technical Leadership

• Provide oversight of the Kano State project team.


• Provide direct technical assistance to ensure high-quality program results and execution.


• Contribute to project work planning, coordinate across external partners and lead their engagement in collaborative projects.


• Support the Project Lead in overseeing monitoring, evaluation, research and learning function, staff, and outputs at the state-level.


• Lead analyses on health expenditure, including out-of-pocket spending, financial forecasting, benefit incidence analysis, resource tracking and cost-effectiveness.


• Produce high-quality written reports and presentations, including technical documents, project status reports, policy briefs, and publications for conferences and journals.


• Support ministries of health and finance on development of state-level health financing strategies, budget planning, preparation and execution, and budget advocacy.


• Create graphics and visualizations of quantitative and qualitative data.


• Design a sustainable capacity building model to ensure the Ministry of Health counterparts are directly engaged and evolve their health financing competencies and applied knowledge.

Project Operations and Administration 

• Work with the ThinkWell operations team to maintain operational excellence for the project, including ensuring appropriate policies, procedures, and systems. 


• Ensure project compliance with BMGF operational policies and regulations and the terms of the award.


• Ensure that contract deliverables are met in accordance with contract requirements. 


• Manage and monitor the local sub-contract organization and any other partners.


• Ensure technical staff and sub-contracts comply with BMGF financing systems, including financial tracking, recording of financial transactions, financial risk management, and fraud prevention.

Requirements

• BA/BS and 8+ years experience or graduate degree and 6+ years experience;


• In-depth experience working with Kano State officials, particularly in the Ministry of Health/Finance/Budget and Planning;


• Deep understanding and knowledge of Kano State PFM processes and key programmatic and budget cycles;


• Strong leadership and organizational capacity in working with other State stakeholders, partners and donors;


• Substantive, relevant work experience in data management, data analysis, health financing, and health policy in Nigeria, particularly in Kano State;


• In-depth understanding of current and emerging health financing policy and systems reforms in Nigeria, particularly in Kano State;


• Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences;


• Demonstrated interest and ability in growing staff, mentoring and coaching junior professionals;


• A senior leader, able to rally staff around ThinkWell’s mission and priorities;


• A thoughtful systems thinker with grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of our work;


• Recognized as a leader in the area of technical specialty; strong professional network in the field;


• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with external strategic partners, donors, and stakeholders;


• Language fluency in English and Hausa;


• Outstanding cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities and orientations as well as across work areas;


• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%.