Program Manager at Clear Solutions

Clear Solutions, a non-profit working in Nigeria, focuses on reducing the tragically-high number of children dying from diarrhoea (>400,000 under-5-year-olds globally per year), working with the primary healthcare system to improve access to, and awareness of, highly cost-effective treatments. Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) and Zinc could prevent >90% of deaths if all diarrhoea cases were treated.  Our collaboration with Community Health Workers provides parents of young children with free ORS & Zinc at their home, ready to use whenever a child suffers diarrhoea.

Clear Solutions is a small organisation with a BIG mission. We provide the trust, opportunity and support for you to have a huge social impact, and grow professionally as a key contributor to the organisation’s culture and future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Kano
Job type: Full time

Job Description
How this role has a social impact:

• As the scale and complexity of our programs grows rapidly, from 4 local government areas served today, to state-wide and beyond, the positive impact upon the lives of 100s-of-thousands of children will simply not be possible without a strong Program Manager.
• Substantially increasing scale and cost-effectiveness requires that programs are conceived and executed with excellence. The Program Manager provides leadership and insights, collaborating with trusted NGO and Healthcare System partners, to deliver upon this challenging goal.

Role Responsibilities
As a small and agile organisation, the role will vary over time, but typical responsibilities will include:

• Building and owning detailed program plans, engaging the responsible people and stakeholders for each aspect. Reporting status and planning mitigations for top risk factors.
• Managing partnerships, aligning partner needs and constraints with implementation plans, ensuring effective collaboration.
• Orchestrating M&E activities during key operational phases, observing and problem-solving during implementation, always with a view to serving communities more effectively.
• Representing Clear Solutions in stakeholder discussions up to senior levels.
• Playing a major role in organisational decision making, building on program and domain insights, striving to maximise Clear Solutions impact and cost-effectiveness.

​​​​Required Capabilities, Experience or Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong English communication skills, written, verbal, and presentation across organisational levels.
• Excellent in bringing structure and clarity to situations with many considerations.
• Experience as a program manager, or similar role, in healthcare or development programs in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Ability to lead through changing circumstances, adapting plans in response to new information, and driving clarity with team members.
• Computer skills sufficient to create and work with shared spreadsheets (including formulae and advanced formatting) and quickly create documents and presentations for internal and external communication.

Preferred experience or qualifications:

• Familiarity with Hausa language.
• People management experience in a healthcare or NGO context.
• Experience in NGO program design or strategy.
• Experience engaging with State Government stakeholders.
• Experience in partnership management.

Compensation
Competitive, based on experience and cost of living.

Application Closing Date
30th June, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• This role has a 6-month test period for you to get to know us and for us to get to know you better.
• We respect your time and have designed our application process to reflect this. The first step of the application process takes 15-20 minutes, and we only ask for more time from applicants we think would be an excellent fit.
• Clear Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply without discrimination on grounds of ethnicity, race, marital status, gender, age, religion, disability status or political persuasion.
• We will appoint any outstanding candidate immediately, so early applications are encouraged.