Chief Of Party Community NEEDED @ PACT NIGERIA. Deadline: 10 October, 2013

Pact Nigeria seeks for highly experienced and qualified candidate to fill the above mentioned position.

POSITION: CHIEF OF PARTY COMMUNITY

JOB ROLE:

The Chief of Party will manage an HIY / A IDS prevention, care and support program, with particular emphasis on community level interventions that focus on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and prevention programming. Crosscutting elements of the program are building organizational capacity and effectively administering sub- grants to community, faith-based, and non-governmental organizations (CBO GO/FBO) subject to the availability of funds. The COP will provide and/or leverage technical assistance to HIV/AIDS program implementation across the continuum ofOVC crvices, and at the policy level. The jobholder will be responsible for providing overall strategic direction to the project and ensure strong cooperation as well as collaboration with other partners. The jobholder will develop and implement an organizational strengthening component that increases grantee capacities to monitor, evaluate, deliver and report on services that will support their sustainability.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 
Master’s degree in public health or a related social science
Minimum of 10 years Demonstrated experience as a senior manager of complex USAID-funded grants programs (preferably under PEPFAR); prior grant management experience in Western Africa a plus.
Knowledge of all aspects of community-based HIV/AIDS programming with a special focus on HIV I AIDS in Nigeria.
Technical expertise in orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) programming strongly preferred.

TO APPLY:
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their resume/CV and cover letter on their suitability to:pactnigeriainfo@pactworld.org

The deadline for submission is close of business on Thursday. 10th October 2013. All CV’s/resume/applications MUST be in either word format or PDF. Applicants MUST indicate the position applied for on the SUBJECT of the mail (Chief of Party- Community REACH). Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Salary attached to this position will be based on cognate experience.

DUE DATE: 10 October, 2013