Strategic Planning:

• Oversees the program budget and development of annual work plans, semi-annual reports, and other reports as needed to ensure all project deliverables are of high quality and produced in a timely manner and within the approved budget.
• Provides leadership in developing, implementing, and assessing an integrated package of interventions to increase coverage and utilization of high-quality RMNCH interventions at the household, community, and health facility levels in collaboration with key national and state stakeholders
• Operationalize and implement the Lagos State Group Antenatal Care Deployment program components
• Support the development, strengthening and implementation of state and LGA RMNCH strategic and annual plans
• Facilitate linkages and foster collaboration and coordination with key stakeholders including relevant national, state, and local government authorities, partners and civil society organizations involved in RMNCH, and communities
• Provide input and participate in the project strategy design and implementation plan for the health facility and community services components.

Technical leadership:

• Directly supervise the work of project staff and ensure efficient and effective contribution to project goals.
• Oversee extensive technical and programmatic activities in Lagos state to ensure high quality, evidence‐based approaches, and effective implementation to increase access to, use, and quality of services at the facility and community levels for implementation of the RMNCH and G-ANC Model.
• Contribute to the development of evidence‐based training materials and standards, supportive supervision materials and approaches, job aids, and other systems and tools for diverse stakeholders in line with approved national guidelines.
• Conduct regular field visits in collaboration with key national, state, and LGA MOH stakeholders and facilitate follow up on recommendations
• Ensure comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of the program
• Providing leadership for publications writing and best practice documentation strategies.

Implementation:

• Directly supervise the work of senior project staff and consultants and ensure efficient and effective contribution to program activities in line with grant agreement
• Support the development of Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and procurement plan and other project management tools.
• Coordinate the implementation of the G-ANC program and determine the operational needs of the program within the scope of the project
• Provide on-going management, supportive supervision and mentorship to team members working on the project
• Organize and facilitate training and capacity building of health personnel and other project implementation stakeholders as necessary.
• Produce and ensure timely submission of monthly program activity and M&E reports when required.

Administrative and Financial Management: 

• Provide guidance to the finance and admin officers in the management of administrative and financial tasks pertinent to the project.
• Ensure that all programme administration and financial management in the state is in line with ARFH’s and donor´s regulations and requirements.

Representation & Communication:

• Participate in and represent ARFH at the Ministry of Health and other Coordination platforms with all other stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain partnerships and linkages with sub-recipient organizations, host government health departments, health facilities and community-based organizations for effective implementation of health programs at country level.
• Create awareness and promote ARFH’s principles throughout program/ project implementation.