Director of Health Sector Strengthening at Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health, especially among the world's poorest and most vulnerable people, by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Our mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Director of Health Sector Strengthening

Job ID: 13-8139
Location: Nigeria

Overall Responsibilities
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 30 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia and Medford, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health.

We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. MSH seeks candidates for the position of Director of Health Sector Strengthening for an anticipated 5 year, USAID-funded project in Northern Nigeria ($75-150 million) to contribute to state-level reduction in under-five and maternal mortality, and to increased capacity of health systems (public and private) to sustainably support access to primary health care.

The implementing partner will work closely with and support state governments, while strengthening their capacity in developing a robust plan for the health sector annually and provide support for its implementation, to increase the use of high impact integrated maternal, newborn and child health and family planning/reproductive health interventions.

Specific Responsibilities

• Leads the design and implementation of the project's health sector strengthening interventions focused on the State Governments, Local Government Areas, Ward Development Council and local NGOs and Civil Society Organizations participating in the project.
• HSS topics will include: human resource management (pre-service and in-service training, supportive supervision; selection, deployment and motivation of providers and managers) supply chain management, leadership and governance, program and financial planning and reporting, inter-institutional coordination, health information systems and/or fundraising.
• Coordinate the HSS expertise of MSH and of its sub-contractors, which will include international, national and local organizations so that the project's HSS interventions are designed and implemented as a single package which includes the best expertise of MSH and each of its sub-contractors.
• Link with HSS counterparts in government and international development agencies and NGOs to coordinate and leverage the project's HSS interventions.
• Contribute to strengthening MSH presence in Nigeria

Qualifications

• Required - Master's degree in Public Health or related area.
• Required - Minimum of 7 years of successful experience as senior-level HSS expert in health projects of equivalent size and complexity, funded by USAID or by other international donors. This HSS experience must include both government institutions and civil society organizations and must include at least four of the following HSS topics: human resource management, supply chain management, leadership and governance, program and financial planning and reporting, inter-institutional coordination and health information systems and/or fundraising.
• Required - Prior working experience in health programs in Nigeria.
• Required - Successful experience leading HSS staff and consultants within a consortium of international and local sub-contractors to achieve measurable results within a technically complex and integrated health program.
• Required - Successful experience in engaging HSS representatives of the host country government, civil society organizations, international development organizations and NGOs to support project implementation and/or to provide complementary resources to the project.
• Required - Successful experience in sharing knowledge, documenting experience, supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit.
• Demonstrated strategic agility, diplomacy, conflict management, team building, written and oral communication in English, and negotiation skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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