Niger State Advisor at Options Consultancy Services Limited

Options Consultancy Services Limited was established in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We are a consultancy organisation providing technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors to governments and international development partners to transform the health of women and children.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Niger State Advisor

Reference: E4A - MamaYe Programme
Location: Niger, Nigeria
Contract Type: Full time, fixed term contract until April 2022

Job Description

• Options Consultancy Services is seeking for an experienced State Advisor to lead the technical delivery of the E4A-MamaYe programme in Niger.

Responsibilities
The Niger State Advisor will be responsible for the overall progress of E4A-MamaYe programme objectives in Niger. This will involve:

• Building capacity of advocacy coalitions and other strategic partners within Niger state
• Providing technical support on maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) systems, digital technologies for the health sector, linking health systems data to health budget processes
• Providing state-level project management and leading on the delivery of the programme workplan
• Communicating and disseminating programme progress; monitoring, evaluation and learning from activities

Person Specification
To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor's in Sociology, Anthropology, Social Statistics or a related subject
• Considerable experience in RNMCH programme implementation at facility and community levels
• Significant experience of engagement with government at State level and/or a background working within government
• Ability to deliver training modules that link quality of care data to policy, prioritisation and budget processes to different target audiences (local government, CSOs)
• Experience in advocacy and in analysing and presenting data for use in decision-making, action, accountability and/or advocacy
• Experience of packaging and communicating information for different audiences, and on different platforms (e.g. print/web/mobile/broadcast)
• Experience supporting or working with advocacy coalitions, SLAMs or other accountability mechanisms
• Technical knowledge of political and budgeting processes and legislation at national and State level (relevant to health)

Salary
Commensurate with experience.

Application Closing Date
11th December, 2020.

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

Note

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 14th December.
• Please note that this role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including criminal record check, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).

Other Information:

• Options is an equal opportunities employer
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
• We seek people who are pro-choice, energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.