Associate Director, Technical

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Master’s degree, in Public health, Global Health, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Health Systems or related field.
  
• 10+ years of experience in MNCH/N technical leadership.
  
• Formal training in MNCH, Nutrition, PHC strengthening or quality improvement is an advantage
  
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of global practices, national MNCH policies, PHC systems and state-level health governance structure is highly desirable.
  
• Demonstrated program management skills, including experience in work planning, activity coordination, monitoring progress against plans, and supporting timely reporting.
  

• Provide overall technical and programmatic leadership for MNCH/N implementation in Bauchi State.
  
• Lead planning, coordination, and execution of state‑level MNCH/N activities in line with national guidelines, Bauchi State AOPs, and EpiC strategies.
  
• Supervise and provide strategic direction to all the state-level STOs, State Senior Program Officer and other state‑based MNCH/N staff.
  
• Ensure effective integration of MNCH, Nutrition, QI, PHC, and community‑based interventions.
  
• Coordinate engagement with SMOH, SPHCDA, LGAs, and implementing partners, representing the project in state‑level technical and coordination forums.
  
• Oversee implementation quality, tracking progress against workplans and addressing operational or technical bottlenecks.
  
• Work closely with Strategic Information (SI), program management and community engagement teams to ensure performance monitoring, reporting, and adaptive management.
  
• Support capacity strengthening of state, LGA, and facility‑level actors to improve sustainability of MNCH/N interventions.
  
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Technical Director