Healthcare Financing & Advocacy Coordinator at Save the Children Nigeria (Lagos & Jigawa)

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Each year, we and our partners reach millions of children in communities around the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Healthcare Financing & Advocacy Coordinator
 
Job ID: 190000DI
Locations: Lagos & Duste, Jigawa
Employee Status: Permanent

Role Purpose

• The Health and Finance Advocacy Coordinator will lead on health policy analysis and support the design and implementation of the programme within the right based programming approach.
• S/he will be responsible for leading on the development and delivery health advocacy and financing strategy within the context of Universal Health Care.  
• S/he will support the Chief of Party and Project Manager to promote pro-poor governance agenda in the delivery of primary health care with focus on improving quality and access to health services and strengthening the health system.
• S/he will support the Chief of Party in raising the visibility of the Project and raise the profile of Pneumonia among relevant stakeholders.

Key Areas of Accountability
Programme Quality:

• Develop and lead policy and research on health financing, health systems and Universal Health Coverage, especially for influencing national processes and discussions
• Support actively in the process of developing the programme short- and long-term governance and advocacy agendas.  Particularly as it relates to exploring governance-related barriers to the elimination of exclusion and inequity.
• Develop and deliver advocacy strategies to influence relevant stakeholders and achieve health policy changes at national and State levels
•  Assist colleagues to strengthen their knowledge and skills/capacities to incorporate governance frameworks, policy research, analysis and advocacy into their work.
• Monitor trends in the external environment, identifying opportunities to promote the programme and policy advocacy objectives
• Keep abreast of the external political and policy environment and create the right opportunities for engagement and influencing

Communication and Representation:

• Act as SC’s representative at state and national levels with local authorities, partners etc. as required, mainly in events relating to advocacy for child health services.
• Organise events on health issues, including small and high-level seminars/workshop, national and international days for child health diseases including Pneumonia
• Develop and maintain a professional network for governance issues within Nigeria and within SC globally.
• Organise events for dissemination of important information and messages
• Develop position papers, briefings and policy advocacy messaging to clearly communicate our advocacy goals

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values In Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds Self- Accountable For Making Decisions, Managing Resources Efficiently, Achieving And role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically
• Build strong influencing networks among policy makers, donors and CSOs to push the UHC agenda

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Level of Education - Post Graduate
• Specified Study Area - Public Health / Development Economics / Development Studies
• Desired Number of Years’ experience - 5 (in health/development advocacy with a focus on health financing, health governance and enhanced voice and accountability)
• Language Requirements - English - Excellent.
• Level of IT Expertise Required - Excellent
• Profound knowledge of governance and health systems and political terrains in Nigeria
• Strong knowledge of global health policy goals and commitments
• Ability to write strong position papers and policy briefings
• Strong analytical framework to clearly articulate and communicate our policy positions
• Ability to be strategic and proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to federal and state authorities
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Prior Experience Expectations:

• Building external networks
• Health financing background
• Strategic Planning
• Governance and Gender advocacy
• Enhanced voice accountability
• Training and Facilitation

Application Closing Date
28th February, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online