Program Manager at Jhpiego

Program Coordination and Implementation

• Coordinate development and execution of detailed work plans, ensuring coherence across technical, operational, and community engagement components.
• Coordinate implementation across states, ensuring integration of MNCH+N, immunization and malaria services.
• Track implementation progress, proactively identifying bottlenecks and facilitating timely resolution.
• Lead operational planning for trainings, mentoring, work planning activities, etc.
• Ensure activities are implemented in line with Jhpiego and donor regulations, national strategies, National Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiatives (NHSRII), and the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp).

Social Mobilization and Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive social mobilization and community engagement strategies that build awareness, trust, and active participation of community actors (WDCs, CHWs, women groups, and private sector providers) in MNCH+N, immunization and Malaria efforts.
• Strengthen collaboration with professional associations, traditional and religious leaders, private-sector stakeholders, and other influencers to promote behavioral change and ownership of MNCH+N, immunization and malaria interventions.
• Facilitate multi-sectoral coordination with national and subnational partners including FMoH, SWAp, NPHCDA, SMoH, SPHCDA, etc., ensuring alignment of Jhpiego’s MNCH+N, immunization and malaria interventions with national priorities.
• Represent Jhpiego in national and subnational technical working groups and SWAp coordination forums.
• Support advocacy and communications strategies that promote visibility and sustainability of project outcomes.

Program Management, Quality Assurance, and Reporting

• Ensure timely and quality delivery of project milestones and outputs, maintaining strong links between technical, financial, and operational components.
• Oversee tracking systems and dashboards for performance monitoring and early warning to flag delays or implementation risks.
• Apply Quality Improvement (QI) tools to monitor and enhance implementation quality across technical and community components.
• Lead program documentation, success stories, learning briefs, and dissemination of results through national and donor platforms.
• Prepare and coordinate submission of high-quality programmatic reports and deliverables to donors and stakeholders.

Financial, Administrative, and Grants Management

• Work closely with finance, grants, and operations teams to ensure sound budget management and compliance.
• Oversee financial tracking, procurement planning, and cost monitoring across states.
• Support management of sub-awards and partner grants, ensuring adherence to Jhpiego and donor regulations.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial and program reporting to donors.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

• Collaborate with the M&E team to monitor performance indicators, using data to guide adaptive management and decision-making.
• Ensure timely data submission, validation, and integration into donor and government reporting platforms.
• Coordinate program review and learning sessions, including pause-and-reflect meetings and adaptive planning workshops.
• Promote documentation and sharing of innovations and best practices.

Capacity Building and Team Leadership

• Supervise and mentor program and field teams to strengthen leadership, communication, and implementation capacity.
• Conduct supportive supervision visits and ensure consistent technical and operational oversight at state level.
• Coordinate capacity-building initiatives for staff, implementing partners, and stakeholders on program management, facility service delivery, and community engagement.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on results, learning, and accountability.