Pathfinder International Recruits Family Planning / Reproductive Health - Nigeria

Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do - believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, ensure availability of safe abortion services and post-abortion care, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

We are seeking competent personnel to fill the under listed position for the DFID - Nigerian Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH2) Programme.

Job Position: Family Planning / Reproductive Health - Nigeria

Job Ref: 14-56-PROP
Location: Any City, NG

Description

• The objective of the programme is to achieve effective and efficient delivery of essential health care for pregnant women, newborns and children, alongside routine immunisation.
• The programme will strengthen health system coordination through improved health sector planning and financing, and will increase demand for and access to high quality health services.
• This position require that candidates: have familiarity with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in Nigeria; have the ability and willingness to travel In-county; and are fluent in English.

Job Purpose:

• The Gender Advisor provides expertise and leadership in the development of programs to integrate gender equity initiatives into the project.
• The Gender Advisor also develops gender-centered programming to build the capacity of country stakeholders (including Federal, State and Local Governments and partner organizations).

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and implement activities that are developmentally appropriate and address the different needs of boys and girls.
• Evaluate and integrate proven models that provide vulnerable adolescent girls with tailored and comprehensive services appropriate for their needs.
• Contribute to the establishment of community gathering places for pre-adolescent and adolescent girls that provide psychosocial support and other core services, such as vocational training, healthcare, nutrition, and other essential social services.
• Ensure that gender and vulnerability issues are addressed and that the Project provides ongoing support and outreach for girls' continuation - or return to - school.
• Build capacity to develop and scale up efforts to achieve community-level service provision and comprehensive services. Ensure quality of care for all gender-related services through ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
• Ensure linkages and coordination with social development counterparts, other DFID-funded activities in Nigeria, and other partners in the public and private sector.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in health, population, demography, social sciences or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in implementation of FP and RH programs tailored to women, newborns and children.
• Technical knowledge of contraception and gender and other FP and RH issues facing young people, and particularly young married women and first time parents, in Nigeria.
• Proven ability to provide technical assistance and support to Federal, State and Local Governments and local partners in the areas of FP and RH.
• Experience training health care providers, outreach workers, or peer educators.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to think creatively and broadly to envision, create and implement a program.
• Client-focused, with the ability to facilitate strong working relationships between colleagues, donors, government officials and community members.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills; emphasis on priority setting and completion of simultaneous tasks.
• Computer literacy (Word) and email (Outlook) required.
• Fluency in English required.
• Ability and willingness to travel In-county.
• Familiarity with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in Nigeria.

Applications Closing Date
10th December, 2013

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their applications to: [email protected]

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Note: This is a five year position (with a possible extension of up to 12 months beyond the 5 year initial period) contingent upon project award and funding.