State Programme Officer at Women for Health Programme (W4H) - Katsina

The Women for Health Programme (W4H) is a five year DFlD4unded health programme with the main objective of addressing the shortage of female health workers in five selected states in Northern Nigeria. W4H is in full support of the MDG goals focused on reducing child and maternal mortality especially in selected Northern states in Nigeria. The programme aims to address this through provision of female health workers; in order to encourage improved access to health for women. The programme will address critical health sector human resource challenges by using an approach which empowers women as service providers.

W4H is operated by a consortium of three organizations namely: Health Partners International UK, Save the Children, UK and GRID Consulting Nigeria. The programme has since commenced its activities in Jigawa, Katsina, Zamfara and Yobe with coordination from the programme head office in Kano.

The Women for Health Programme (W4H) is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: State Programme Officer

Location: Katsina

Job Description

• The State Programme Officer will be based in Katsina.
• S/he will provide support to the technical team of the programme at the state level to ensure effective programme management and delivery.
• The State Programme Officer will provide technical support to stakeholders in carrying out associated research and gender advocacy activities on female health workers.
• S/he will work with stakeholders in the ministries and other funding partners to facilitate the planning and implementation of all technical activities.

Qualifications:

• The candidate must hold a post graduate degree in any Health Management, related discipline or gender and women empowerment with a minimum of 7 years professional work experience with preference in health training, accreditation and curriculum development. S/he must have a good understanding of health delivery system and gender issues especially at the primary level.
• Required skills for this position include: organizational, advocacy and facilitation skills as well as excellent hands-on skill in the use of computer especially MS packages.
• Ability to communicate in Hausa, is essential for this position.

Terms and Conditions for Employment
The appointment term will be for a period of 3 years, with an initial 6 months probationary period. The programme offers very competitive salary packages. However, local terms and conditions apply.

Application Closing Date
13th June, 2014

Method for Application:
Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit an application letter and a recent CV to: [email protected] The subject of the mail must contain the title of the position applied for. Applications without a subject title will NOT be processed.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.