PROGRAM OPERATIONS LEAD (SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBER) AT POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL | PROGRAM OPERATIONS LEAD JOBS IN ABUJA

About Company:

Population Services International (PSI) is a global nonprofit organization focused on the encouragement of healthy behavior and affordability of health products. PSI was founded in 1970 to improve reproductive health using commercial marketing strategies and has expanded to work in over 50 countries in the areas of malaria, family planning, HIV, diarrhea etc.

Job Description:

PSI Nigeria is seeking a visionary Program Operations Lead to serve as a cornerstone of our Senior Management Team. This is an elite leadership role (10–18 years experience) designed for an "Operational Architect"—a leader who can translate complex national health strategies into high-impact, scalable realities.

Based in Abuja, you will be the engine of PSI/N’s implementation excellence, overseeing a diverse health portfolio spanning RMNCH, Malaria, Immunization, and Digital Health. Your mission is to bridge the gap between donor aspirations and community-level impact, ensuring $\ge90\%$ on-time milestone delivery and total fiscal stewardship. If you are a pragmatic, data-driven leader with a "Value-for-Money" mindset and a deep understanding of the Nigerian health landscape (Global Fund, USAID, BMGF), we want you to shape our strategic future.

Requirements:

1. Strategic Leadership & Enterprise Governance

• SMT Contribution: Shape the organizational direction, growth strategies, and performance culture of PSI/N.

• Operational Translation: Convert high-level country strategies into executable annual plans with rigorous KPIs, deliverables, and budget alignment.

• Risk & Resilience: Lead enterprise-wide risk management, proactively mitigating operational, financial, and compliance risks across all projects.

2. Program Implementation & Delivery Excellence

• Portfolio Oversight: Provide end-to-end strategic oversight for PSI/N’s health portfolio, ensuring alignment between staffing, systems, and donor objectives.

• Execution Rigor: Maintain $\ge90\%$ on-time delivery of project milestones while managing budget variance within strictly approved thresholds.

• Adaptive Management: Lead structured performance reviews and quality assurance frameworks to ensure supportive supervision and continuous improvement.

3. Systems Optimization & Financial Stewardship

• Operational Integration: Strengthen and integrate systems across procurement, supply chain, field operations, and sub-award management.

• Resource Velocity: Monitor burn rates and resource utilization, ensuring high cost-efficiency and "Value-for-Money" across the portfolio.

• Zero-Failure Compliance: Maintain a "Zero Major Audit Finding" record, ensuring full adherence to donor regulations (USAID, BMGF, Global Fund) and national statutes.

4. Advocacy, Partnerships & People Leadership

• External Diplomacy: Represent PSI/N in high-level reviews with Federal/State Ministries of Health and major development partners.

• Resource Mobilization: Support the Country Representative in fundraising, proposal development, and cultivating strategic alliances.

• Talent Engineering: Build a high-performing leadership pipeline, mentoring senior staff to foster a culture of innovation and radical accountability.

Qualifications and Skills:

Professional Requirements

• Experience: 10–18 years of progressive leadership in program operations, with at least 5 years in Senior Management.

• Education: Master’s Degree (MBA/MSc/MA) in Public Health, Business Administration, or International Development.

• Domain Expertise: Profound understanding of Nigeria’s health system and the requirements of major donors (Global Fund, Gates Foundation, UNICEF, etc.).

Core Values (The PSI DNA)

• Pragmatism: Delivering results with available resources without being paralyzed by perfection.

• Honesty & Trust: Ownership of mistakes and giving colleagues the benefit of the doubt.

• Commitment: A "long-haul" mindset dedicated to organizational and national growth.

Salary

Application Closing Date: 16th March, 2026

Application Instructions:

All interested and qualified candidates should send their comprehensive resume with a cover letter as ONE PDF/Word documentto the e-mail address jobs@psinigeria.org using the position title as the subject of the e-mail by 16th March 2026.