Technical Officer (TO) at a Multi-year Child and Family Health Advocacy Project

A new project with international development funding has vacancy for smart, dedicated and hardworking MPh graduates. The multi-year project aims to strengthen the capacity of Nigerian NGOs to advocate to government to meet commitments in child and family health at national and state levels.

Applications are invited for the position below:

Job Title: Technical Officer (TO)

Location: Abuja-FCT

Project Details
The project focuses on the following issue areas in public health:

• Family Planning,
• Routine Immunization,
• Childhood killer Diseases (Diarrhea and pneumonia)
• Systems strengthening through implementation Primary Health Care Under One Roof policy

Job Description

• The ideal candidate will provide technical oversight and supportive supervision to sub-grantee NGOs in the areas of - project management and work plan development; quality assurance checks of technical documents; support for M&E and documentation; support for organizational development.
• The ideal candidate will also produce detailed reports of the outcome of supportive supervision.

Requirements
Qualified candidates Must:

• Have strong report writing skills with competences in data analysis and data visualization
• Have a strong knowledge of child and family health policies in Nigeria
• Hold a Master's degree in Public Health, Health Economics or Biostatistics
• Have experience working in or with non-profits
• Have experience in a Research or M&E
• Have knowledge of health systems at national level and in programming states
• Have minimum of 2-3 years of relevant experience with international development programs working in NGOs, government or donor agencies
• Have the capacity for high-level interaction with partners and stakeholders.
• The position is open to applicants residing in Abuja or willing to relocate at their own cost).
• There will be 10% travels to states (States include - Adamawa, Enugu, Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Rivers, Lagos and Taraba).

Application Closing Date
22nd February, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a Letter of Application and CV with contact details of 2 referees, the CV will be submitted as an attachment and the Letter of Application within the body of the email to: advocacyforchildfamhealth@gmail.com Subject of the email Must state the post being applied for - TO.

Note

• Do not attach copies of Certificates. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
• The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and especially encourages applications from qualified female candidates.