Quality-of-Care Technical Lead at Sydani Group

Role Description

• The Quality-of-Care Technical Lead will work under the leadership of the Chief of Party and with Sydani's senior management team to ensure high-quality, timely implementation of technical aspects related to quality improvement.
• This involves close collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH), state governments, USAID Nigeria, implementing partners, healthcare facilities, and other stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure technical quality of RMNCH activities and their integration across all PHC levels
• Provide and facilitate mentoring and capacity strengthening for healthcare providers at PHC facilities to meet nationally defined quality standards
• Work with healthcare providers, local authorities, community members, and project team members to identify and address PHC service delivery issues that affect the uptake of services. Propose innovative solutions to improve quality of care at all PHC levels
• Conduct health facility assessments, stakeholder dialogues, strengthen referral systems, and provide facility supportive supervision
• Collaborate with local stakeholders, the MOH, community leaders, and other partners, including private sector providers, to ensure project activities are responsive and aligned with national priorities
• Identify training needs for healthcare providers, design, and implement measures to address those needs. Develop and update evidence-based training materials, standards, job aids, and curricula
• the design of tailored capacity strengthening plans for local partners and implement systems for joint assessments, mentoring, and monitoring improvements
• Provide technical oversight to sub-partners and ensure they deliver on project scope
• Work with the Chief of Party and team members to set project priorities and respond to local government requests. Provide technical inputs for work plans, project monitoring, and compliance with award requirements
• Collaborate with M&E staff to implement data tracking plans and use data to inform project adjustments
• Supervise and mentor technical and program staff, manage performance, and provide feedback
• Maintain excellent relationships with USAID, the Government of Nigeria, and in-country stakeholders. Participate in relevant technical advisory groups and professional forums representing Sydani
• Document successes, lessons learned, and implementation challenges. Author or co-author abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree in nursing, health sciences, public health, or a related field
• At least 7 years of experience in quality improvement in RMNCH, integrated health programming, health systems strengthening, or PHC. Experience working with and capacitating local sub-grantees, and knowledge of capacity development approaches for locally led development
• Experience working with the Government of Nigeria, understanding its structure, priorities, and policies. Familiarity with USAID’s administrative, management, and reporting procedures and systems
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and supervisory skills, with the ability to lead, mentor, and coach technical staff. Strong analytical and conceptual skills with strategic planning ability
• Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector
• Expertise in identifying and adapting best practices to specific project contexts
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills in English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel nationally to project sites