Kano State Project Manager
ThinkWell, Nigeria

ThinkWell is recruiting an experienced State Project Manager for Kano State for the anticipated four-year project on Optimizing health Financing for Primary Health Care Interventions in Nigeria. The project is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Nigeria Country Office to provide technical and advisory support to Kano State in Northern Nigeria. The project will work in partnership with the Kano State Ministry of Health, and other actors to build the capacity of institutions and individuals within the states to improve the planning, financing and performance of the primary health care system.

The Kano State Project Manager is a recognized leader in health financing, policy and governance. The State Program Manager will support program design and execution, managing a project team of staff, consultants, and sub-contracts, as needed as relates to implementing the BMGF project in Kano State. The State Program Manager comes with a wealth of experience and has a deep understanding of the Kano State health sector. S/he will work in close coordination with key stakeholders in the State, including the State government, the Ministry of Health/SHIA/SPHCDB, consortium partners, and other development partners. The State Program Manager is responsible for providing technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring high-quality technical project execution in the Kano State BMGF Project.

The Kano State Project Manager reports to the Project Lead. This is a full-time position based in Kano, Nigeria. Nigerian nationals are encouraged to apply.

Technical Leadership

• Provide oversight of the Kano State project team.
• Provide direct technical assistance to ensure high-quality program results and execution.
• Contribute to project work planning, coordinate across external partners and lead their engagement in collaborative projects.

• Support the Project Lead in overseeing monitoring, evaluation, research and learning function, staff, and outputs at the state-level.
• Lead analyses on health expenditure, including out-of-pocket spending, financial forecasting, benefit incidence analysis, resource tracking and cost-effectiveness.
• Produce high-quality written reports and presentations, including technical documents, project status reports, policy briefs, and publications for conferences and journals.
• Support ministries of health and finance on development of state-level health financing strategies, budget planning, preparation and execution, and budget advocacy.
• Create graphics and visualizations of quantitative and qualitative data.

• Design a sustainable capacity building model to ensure the Ministry of Health counterparts are directly engaged and evolve their health financing competencies and applied knowledge.

Project Operations and Administration 

• Work with the ThinkWell operations team to maintain operational excellence for the project, including ensuring appropriate policies, procedures, and systems.
• Ensure project compliance with BMGF operational policies and regulations and the terms of the award.
• Ensure that contract deliverables are met in accordance with contract requirements.

• Manage and monitor the local sub-contract organization and any other partners.
• Ensure technical staff and sub-contracts comply with BMGF financing systems, including financial tracking, recording of financial transactions, financial risk management, and fraud prevention.

WE ARE:

ThinkWell core values are our fundamental organizational guiding principles. They define our corporate culture, influence our behavior at work and help us achieve our mission. Our values are:

Think big
Influence the conversation
Empower others
Be exceptional
Always question
Relate authentically
Evolve by learning

YOU ARE:
ThinkWell core competencies are foundational skills and behaviors that align with our values and are expected of all employees.

An entrepreneurial, results-oriented ‘do-er’ with a willingness to take risk, think big and challenge conventional wisdom.

A change maker who reaches independent judgement with an open mind, influences the conversation, and seeks innovation.

Able to help create an empowering environment in which everyone feels free to take initiative, be accountable and fail intelligently (learn from mistakes).

A collaborative colleague who engages constructively with people from different cultures, orientations, and perspectives and maintains positive relation

Job Rewards and Benefits