Key Population Specialist/Capacity Building Advisor at the Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Key Population Specialist/Capacity Building Advisor

Ref Id: sfh-44241
Location: Bauchi

Job Profile

• Key Populations Specialist/Capacity Building Advisor (KPS/CBA) should have experience in managing and implementing HIV programmes for KPs.
• The KPS/CBA will work closely with relevant stakeholders to develop and build capacity in HIV/AIDS programming for key populations, engage all relevant stakeholders and target beneficiaries to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of programme services and assist the development of position papers on key populations and share and disseminate lessons learned, promising practices and challenges. Microsoft Excel, STATA, and Business Intelligence tools making recommendations based on findings.

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Work, Demography or a related field is required. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage;
• Minimum of 5 (five) years of work experience in experience applying community outreach approaches, performance-based programmes funded by USG
• Minimum of 3 (three) years of work experience in training community health workers and CBOs in HIV interventions for key and vulnerable populations: including three years’ experience in strengthening service delivery programmes, performance and quality improvement, psychosocial support, monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated knowledge of gender inequalities, stigma, economic barriers, discrimination and the legal rights and status of key populations in Nigeria
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of the Nigeria healthcare system. Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in community-level programmes, CSOs/CBOs and technical staff
• Demonstrated statistical analysis skills and use of relevant software and proficient in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Skills and competencies:

• The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent quantitative and analytical skills and able to articulate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Excellent report writing, analytical, and communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan, organise, and manage resources for successful completion of projects.

Application Closing Date
2nd August, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note

• Follow the instructions during application and a confirmation mail will be sent to you upon completion of your application. Please include the names and contact details (including telephone and email addresses) of three referees who are knowledgeable about your professional achievement
• All applications will be treated in confidence. Interested persons without the minimum requirements need not apply