• The Finance and Administration Manager is based within a PMI REACH Malaria country team, within a broader PATH country office, and will supervise other finance and administrative staff.  The Finance and Administration Manager will lead or assist with all project-related financial management, local contracting and grants management, compliance, and other related financial operations project activities. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide overall technical and administrative leadership in the areas of financial management and grants management for the project. 
• Set up, manage, and provide technical assistance related to the grant-making component of the project activities. 
• Ensure that financial systems and processes for the project are in compliance with OIPH and PATH policies, donor expectations and good financial practices. 
• Advise country project staff on donor requirements; and provide training on financial and grants management, recordkeeping, operational systems, and policies as needed. 
• Provide any information or support as needed to the global project team to prepare and submit monthly financial, pipeline report and quarterly accrual reports to USAID. 
• Manage and liaise with internal and external auditors in the review of country project financial and administrative practices and records. 
• Support effective linkages between technical components, grants and finance and administrative functions within the project. 
• Support assessments of in-country partners’ financial management capacity and ability to adhere to donor requirements. Develop related action plans to address any capacity/system gaps. 
• Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets and expenditures. 
• Identify and elevate financial and compliance risks to appropriate in-country or global project team member.  
• Coordinate input for the annual work plan and budgeting process with the project team and partners. 
• Support in-country procurement for project equipment and supplies as needed, in collaboration with PATH’s Procurement Office. Review and approve payment vouchers, travel expense reports, workshop expense reports and other reconciliations for authorization, accuracy, allowability, charge codes and accounting for advances.  
• Support monitoring expenditure against approved budgets, forecasts and available obligations 
• Manage a finance and operations team to facilitate budgeting, financial reporting, accounting, administration and procurement across project needs. 
• Contribute to the monthly request of funds, based on budget and cash flow projections, to ensure the project has all the necessary funds for the operations.  

Required skills and experience: 

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a field related to business administration or accounting. Certifications in ACCA, ICSA, CIMA, or ACA will be an added advantage. 
• At least seven years of experience in financial management and grants and contract administration, preferable with an international organization.  
• At least five years of relevant experience managing USAID awards, with preferred experience in managing USAID, USG contracts, and/or Grants under Contract. 
• Extensive knowledge of USAID rules and regulations with experience managing subgrants, experience building capacity in financial management and organizational development of community-based organizations and implementing partners. 
• Relevant skills in accounting software and cloud systems and use of advanced excel. 
• Experience in capacity building of sub grantee organizations and in financial and audits of donor-funded projects and programs. 
• Experience in building and effectively supervising a diverse team of employees. 
• Demonstrated ability to work with institutions at the national and regional level, local nongovernmental organizations, and community-based organizations and structures. 
• Excellent attention to detail, sound planning and organizational skills, and problem-solving skills.  
• Analytical approach to work and strong time management skills  
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.  
• Strong work ethic, resourcefulness, integrity, credibility, and dedication to PATH’s mission.  
• Professional proficiency in English required.  

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• The Organization for Innovation in Public Health (OIPH, PATH’s local affiliate in Nigeria) seeks a Technical Advisor for the USG-funded Reaching every at-risk community and household with malaria services (REACH Malaria) global project. REACH aims to provide implementation support services and technical assistance to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based malaria services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, other malaria prevention interventions and maternal, newborn, child health (MNCH) and nutrition. 
• The Malaria Technical Advisor will report to the Chief of Party and will take a leadership role in ensuring quality technical implementation of activities, meet stated goals and reporting requirements. S/he will coordinate with relevant ministry of health officials at national and subnational level, PATH technical teams and other malaria implementing partners on technical issues of the project. 

Responsibilities: 

•  Provide overall technical backstop for the project in the country. 
• Lead technical, management, and monitoring aspects of project activity implementation, and ensure adherence to PMI technical guidance and global best practices.      
• Provide technical support to the MOH through the national malaria program, ensuring high-quality interventions across all technical areas. 
• Actively participate in malaria related, MNCH, nutrition and other relevant public health technical working groups.  
• Maintain current technical knowledge on malaria and other related public health topics, and manage introduction and scale-up of best practices and technical interventions 
• Assist the Chief of Party in developing annual work plans, budgets and performance reports. 
• Manage and supervise technical teams in implementation of program activities  
• Work with the MoH to actively use data for decision-making and to identify how malaria control activities and the impact can be sustained over time.  
• Collaborate with MoH technical experts in development of policies, guidelines, and training materials, technical support supervision and mentorship programs.   
• Collaborate with other teams in PATH including diagnostics, maternal, newborn and child health, data and digital health, for their technical inputs into project deliverables and activity plans.  
• Take on duties as may be assigned by the Chief of Party and other senior partners 

Required skills and experience: 

• Master’s degree or higher in public health, medical sciences, or other related area.  
• Minimum of 7 years of providing technical leadership in designing and implementing malaria control, public health or related programs in service delivery activities, collaborating closely with National Malaria Control Programs and other government and civil society stakeholders at country level.  
• Experience supporting donor-funded health projects, with preference for malaria and other public health interventions.  
• Demonstrated management, leadership, decision making and interpersonal skills 
• Familiarity with stakeholders in the malaria services space, including malaria case management, prevention of MiP, SMC, surveillance, health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery and other MNCH programs. 
• Proven ability to multi-task and collaborate work effectively with senior staff, colleagues, donors, partner organizations, stakeholders, local institutions, and others at all levels.  
• Strong problem-solving, organizational skills and a positive, solution-oriented approach to challenges.   
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and an emphasis on quality.  
• Excellent analytical, presentation and report writing skills.  
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building and coordination.  
• Strong work ethic, resourcefulness, integrity, credibility, and dedication to PATH’s mission.  
• Professional proficiency in English required.  

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