Associate Director Sustainability and Health Systems Strengthening and Human Resources for Health

Overview

Jhpiego seeks an Associate Director-Sustainability and Health Systems Strengthening and HRH who is to collaborate with the federal and state level government and partners, providing overall technical direction of health systems strengthening strategies and interventions at the State, LGA, and community levels, to result in sustainable government-led greater access, quality and use of priority services, leading to improved health outcomes.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Health Systems Strengthening (HSS)

• Provide high-level technical leadership in analyzing, designing, and scaling health systems strengthening strategies aligned with national health sector strategic plans.
• Advise governments and local institutions on governance, policy reform, leadership development, and decentralized health system management.
• Support health financing initiatives, domestic resource mobilization, and strategic purchasing to promote long-term financial sustainability of public health services.
• Strengthen supply chain management, health infrastructure resilience, and health information systems (HIS) integration across national health structures.

Human Resources for Health (HRH) Strategy & Management

• Lead the formulation and implementation of comprehensive HRH strategies, policy frameworks, and workforce management systems at national and sub-national levels.
• Technical oversight of HRH data management systems (e.g., iHRIS, national regulatory databases) to support evidence-based workforce planning, deployment, and forecasting.
• Drive initiatives to improve pre-service education, continuous professional development (CPD), and institutional capacity building for clinical and administrative health cadres.
• Support government efforts to address health workforce recruitment, equitable distribution, performance management, workload optimization, and retention strategies (particularly in underserved regions).
• Strengthen HRH governance, professional council accreditation systems, and labor market dynamics within the health sector.

Organizational Sustainability & Transition Planning

• Design and execute transition roadmaps to transfer donor-supported program functions, technical capabilities, and financial commitments to national and local health authorities.
• Conduct organizational capacity assessments (OCA) and implement tailored institutional strengthening plans for civil society organizations (CSOs), government bodies, and local partners.
• Promote multi-sectoral partnerships and public-private partnerships (PPPs) to expand sustainable healthcare access and service delivery models.

Technical Assistance, Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory

• Build and maintain high-trust relationships with Ministry of Health officials, Ministry of Finance, professional regulatory bodies, donor agencies, and key development partners.
• Represent the organization in high-level policy dialogues, technical working groups (TWGs), and national strategic planning forums related to HSS and HRH.
• Provide direct technical assistance and mentorship to regional project teams, country HR/HSS staff, and national counterparts.

Analytics, Metrics & Knowledge Management

• Establish robust metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and monitoring frameworks to evaluate HSS, HRH, and sustainability interventions.
• Lead workforce analytics initiatives to evaluate staff productivity, retention rates, training outcomes, and payroll/headcount audit systems.
• Document best practices, policy briefs, technical reports, and peer-reviewed publications to contribute to global and regional HSS/HRH learning agendas.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in public health, sociology, or related health, medical, or social science discipline; masters-level degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with in programs and strong familiarity with USAID reporting requirements.
• 10+ years’ experience in leadership, management, operational and technical expertise with a preference in treatment program implementation
• Strong leadership and coordination experience for multidisciplinary team and partner organization
• Strong program management and technical skills required

Required Abilities/Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in HRH strategic planning, health workforce policy formulation, HRIS management (e.g., iHRIS), pre-service education reform, and healthcare labor market dynamics.
• Familiarity with Nigeria’s health systems and reporting structure and demonstrated ability to collaborate with government level officials to strengthen program implementation
• Demonstrated ability in working and collaborating with a wide range of local and international partner organizations
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining donor relations
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
• Excellent writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical writing skills for publication
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams and willingness to learn and empower others
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
• Ability to travel frequently
• References will be required.

Preferred Qualifications

NOTE:

All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:

• Model the mission and values stated above
• Participate in the business development processes
•  Contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
•  Make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability
•  Participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned and provide feedback as needed
•  Multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to prioritize in order to meet program and/or organizational objectives

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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