Associate Director / Head Management Support Services at an Indigenous Non-profit and Non-governmental Organization

An indigenous Non-profit and Non-governmental Organization with head office in Abuja and field offices in several locations in Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate Director / Head Management Support Services

Job Code: MSS 001
Location: Abuja

Job Description

• We are in search of highly skilled, dynamic, committed, bright individuals with good work ethics and high level of integrity to work with our highly experienced team.
• If your energy for our vision of saving lives, along with technical skills match our need to keep delivering a Program that continues to strengthen the health system in Nigeria then apply if the position suits your skills and abilities.

Specific Objectives

• The Associate Director of Management Support Services will be responsible for creating and maintaining a conducive and enabling environment for the smooth execution of the organization’s mandates through the strategic provision of the required Administrative, Human Resource, Supply Chain and IT support services.
• He / she has responsibility for effective management and leadership of key aspects of department operations including human resources management; staff supervision; professional development; strategic planning; procedure development, implementation, interpretation, communication and oversight of Administrative, Logistic and Management issues.
• The position will provide operational requirements and other necessary support for program and project implementation including strategic management of human capital and optimal deployment & leverage of information and communication technology services towards the realization of the organization’s goals and objectives.
• This position will provide leadership in the development, implementation, refinement, and coordination of enterprise-wide human resources processes and systems to ensure program effectiveness and services delivery.
• This is a collaborative role that will work cross-functionally with Human Resources, Administration, Finance, Supply Chain, ICT, and program support to understand issues and then translate them to create real solutions that address current needs and future vision.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Four-year degree or a minimum of eight years’ leadership experience in Business Administration, and/or Human Resources management; (MBA preferred)
• Demonstrated experience and success managing and leading technical and administrative teams in the implementation of large, multi-country, development and health programs in developing country settings;
• Must have in-depth knowledge of USG rules and regulations as they pertain to technical, financial and administrative project functions;
• Minimum of seven to ten years of senior management experience in a nonprofit organization;
• Thorough understanding of Supply Chain Management operational concepts surrounding production planning, inventory control, purchasing, logistics, stockroom operations, and shipping/receiving.
• Demonstrated success in managing an Information Technology operation and system in a reputable organization.
• Three to five years of program management/development in social work, public health, community development, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent planning and organization, project management and time management skills
• Superior verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of nonprofit accounting standards and employment law.
• Demonstrated leadership in establishing and maintaining constructive communications and healthy working relationships.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and ability to multi-task.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• At least 5 years of technical and financial management large, multi-year USG/CDC or equivalent governmental donor assistance programs.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, evolving, large-scale operations, tasks, and teams and working with multiple sectors and stakeholders and achieving programmatic and financial results.
• Proven strategic planner and team leader with strong technical knowledge, conceptual and analytical ability.

Application Closing Date
8th April, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV in Microsoft Word format, alongside their suitability statement in not more than 200 words to: [email protected] indicating the "Job Title, Location and Applicant Full Name" as the subject of the mail; e.g. COM01 Abuja, ESTHER ISA.

Note

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted to advance to the next stage of the selection process
• Applications are reviewed in the order of arrival and we reserve the right to close the offer before the term initially indicated if suitable applications are received.