Senior Officer, Field Office Program Coordinator (African Health's Market for Equity-AHME) at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV & AIDS prevention, and maternal neonatal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) among other international donors. We seek to recruit qualified persons as a result of growth in our organisation. We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration.

We require competent candidates for the following position:

Job Title: Senior Officer, Field Office Program Coordinator (African Health’s Market for Equity-AHME)

Location: Ogun State

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Territorial Manager in Lagos State, the successful candidate will work with the Health Communication Cordinator (HCC) to ensure that all SFH Franchise service delivery activities and/or interventions are implemented in a timely manner at the regional level.
• With the support of the TM, franchise and other team members, the FOPC will work with stakeholders to identify and select facilities for interventions, conducts clinic support days/Supervisory Support Visits (SSVs) as a means of capacity building for the providers and ensuring quality of care to women, children and their families.
• S/He will maintain a database of all Social Franchise service areas.
• S/He ensures availability of all SFH products in franchise facilities and maintains database of franchise of related facility service.

Requirements

• Must possess a medical (MBBS/MBChB) or Nursing degree (B.Sc Nursing) with current registration with appropriate national regulatory bodies.
• A Masters degree in Public Health (MPH) or health promotion/management will be of added advantage.
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years post NYSC working experience in international health and/or family planning programmes.
• Must be able to communicate proficiently in the dominant language of the region.
• Must be attuned to and be comfortable with the culture/traditions of the people within the state.
• Must be excellent at report writing and possess strong M&E skills.
• Must possess good knowledge of and experience with modern family planning met

Compensation & Benefits
The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.

Application Closing Date
20th March, 2014

Method Of Application
A one page application letter (using the position reference as subject), addressed to the Deputy Director-HR, clearly providing evidence of competences required for the job, current remuneration, as well as a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, e-mail address and current contact address, should be sent to: [email protected] beside the job you are applying for. Candidates without the minimum requirements need not apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted