Senior Newborn Health Advisor at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children International is a 'dual mandate' organisation and as such equal priority will be given to both humanitarian and development work. This is the only way we will be able to ensure that some of the fundamental rights that we believe children have, such as survival, safety and constant access to protection and education can be guaranteed. As part of a commitment to work with children through humanitarian interventions Save the Children will support programmes in both sudden onset and chronic emergency situations.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Senior Newborn Health Advisor

Job ID: #1024641
Location: Abuja

Job Description

• The incumbent will take the lead in conducting situation analysis, project design, fund raising and project implementation.
• The job holder will work with the Head of Health and Child survival and ensures the integration of child health to other components of the Health and Nutrition Portfolio in Nigeria.
• He/She will provide technical leadership in the area existing child health projects in country (Core Group Partners Project and Stop Diarrhoea Initiative) while coordinating with other partners/agencies involved in child health activities such as UNICEF, WHO USAID, WHO,DFID and World Vision.

Qualifications

• He or she must have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in health with 7 years experience in related field or a Postgraduate qualification in Public Health or its equivalent.
• The incumbent must possess 5 years health programme management experience with a renowned I/NGO in Nigeria, have a good understanding of national health policies and strategies, programmes and stakeholders on Child Health, child survival issues and common childhood illnesses, childhood immunizations and immunizations programming/ coverage issues in Nigeria.
• Ability to conduct training on IMI and CCM is desirable.
• The incumbent must good analytical & research skills in conducting health systems studies as well as analyzing data using SPSS/ EPInfo/ STATA etc.

Application Closing Date
11th June, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and qualifying statements to: [email protected] explaining why you are suitable for the position you are applying for. State position clearly in the subject field as applications without appropriate subject will be disqualified. Also, applications received after the closing date above will not be considered.

Note: Applications will be treated as they are received and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.