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.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: State Finance and Administration Director – IHP Nigeria

Reference No.: req10595
Location: Kebbi

Project Overview and Role

• Palladium seeks a State Finance and Administration Director for the five-year, USAID-funded Nigeria Integrated Health Program, 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.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee IHP operations including; but not limited to, human resources, logistics, procurement, subcontracts or sub-awards, and accounting/finance
• Conduct internal and coordinate external financial audits
• Prepare budgets for annual work-plans and financial reports for USAID/Nigeria

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or other relevant fields
• Demonstrated experience supervising project operations, including human resources, procurement, subcontracts or sub-awards, and accounting/finance
• Demonstrated ability for developing and managing large budgets, and in-depth knowledge of USG Cost Accounting Standards
• Possess excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communications skills in English; demonstrated supervisory skills; and ability to work well on team

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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