Service Delivery Facilitators at Plan International - 4 Positions

Plan International is an independent child-centred international development organisation committed to advancing the rights of children and fight against poverty. Plan has no religious, political and government affiliation. For over 75 years, we have supported girls and boys and their communities around the world to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights, free themselves from poverty and live positive fulfilling lives. Plan currently works in 70 countries including Nigeria.

Plan International officially started operations in Nigeria in 2014 and works to strengthen and promote the rights of children. Our programme is currently focused on basic education; improve community health services, youth and citizens' participation in governance and creating economic opportunities and livelihoods for the poor, building resilient communities through our emergency and humanitarian response. Plan Nigeria works with communities, civil society organisations, development partner government at all levels and the private sector.

We are recruiting to fill the below position for a Global Affairs Canada funded MCNH project. strengthening Health Outcomes for Women and Children (SHOW) in Sokoto State:

Job Title: Service Delivery Facilitator

Location: Sokoto
Department: Program
Report to: Head of Health and National Program Manager
Duration: 4-5 years
Slot: 4

Purpose

• Provide support in the development and implementation of the project's strategy to ensure gender sensitive and responsive health facility and community MNCH service delivery within a cluster of Local Government Areas.
• Work with Gender Advisor and M and E advisor to ensure gender equality is mainstreamed at the local level and project outputs are adequately documented to feed into Performance management framework.
• Ensure compliance with all donor programs and operational requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise and facilitate the training activities of health service providers including community health workers, in line with project standards.
• Participate in the development/adaptation of state and local supportive supervisory mechanisms and its implementation including providing feedback to stakeholders.
• Participate in program research processes in the project, including facility assessments and identification of key needs address service delivery gaps.
• Work with community demand creators to strengthen linkages and ensure alignment of demand and supply side interventions, including addressing demand/supply side issues at project level.
• Work with health facilities and partners to develop and monitor facility improvement plans, including application of standard based management and recognition protocols.
• Contribute to the implementation of a gender responsive emergency transport system at LGA and community levels in conjunction with NURTW, WDCs and other stakeholders.
• Regularly review community and facility level data, including collection processes to track progress against planned service delivery outputs and outcomes, using RBM methodologies.
• Responsible for regular and timely updates and reports, including success stories, best practices on supply side activities to inform project programming decision making and advocacy efforts.
• Carry out regular advocacies to local stakeholders to improve and sustain facility and community MNCH  service delivery.
• Work with Gender advisor in identifying and updating gender barriers to MNCH service delivery outcomes and addressing them through supply side interventions.
• Work with M and E unit to ensure relevant and quality information is provided to make evidenced based service delivery decisions at the community, facility and LGA levels.
• Maintain good relationship with the Primary Health Care Development Agency, local government authorities and stakeholders, including health facility staff.
• Assume any other responsibilities as assigned by supervisors
• Fulfil Plan’s Child Protection Policy at all times to prevent children from all forms of child abuses.

Qualifications and Experience

• A first Degree in Health related course from a recognised higher institution
• least 3 years practical work experience in the area of health service delivery programs. especially MNCH programs.
• Experience working with PHC workers, local communities, Ward development communities and social groups.
• Good working knowledge of the Nigerian Health system especially at the PHC level.
• Experience facilitating focus group discussions and including trainings.
• Knowledge and experience with some donor program frameworks and approaches will be an added advantage.

Languages:

• Excellent command of English, a working knowledge of Hausa will be an added advantage.
• The position will require 50% of time spent its the Local Government Areas and communities.

Application Closing Date
26th February, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their full CV's and a comprehensive Cover letter, setting out your reasons for applying for the post and outlining the qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills that you feel you can bring to the role to: [email protected]

Note: Only application sent electronically by e-mail with the Job title and location clearly indicated as as the subject mail will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.