Options Nigeria: Voice and Accountability Deputy Adviser

Options is recruiting a Voice and Accountability Deputy Adviser to provide technical support and coordination to the Voice and Accountability (V&A) component of the Partnership for Transforming Health Systems 2 (PATHS2) programme.

Job Title: Voice and Accountability Deputy Adviser

Location: Abuja, Nigeria with frequent travel
Job type: fixed term, two years
Salary: commensurate with experience

PATHS 2, a DFID-funded programme in Nigeria, aims to improve the planning, financing and delivery of sustainable and replicable pro-poor health services for common health problems, focusing on five states and the federal government. Options manages the V&A component of PATHS2, which focuses on strengthening community participation in the health sector and advocating for community involvement in health policy and budget development.

As a senior member of PATHS2’s V&A Team, the Voice and Accountability Deputy Adviser (VADA) will provide key support to the Technical Lead in the implementation of PATHS2’s V&A strategies.  S/He will develop the V&A strategy and coordinate activity implementation, providing leadership to V&A technical staff and collaborating partners. The post-holder will act as a deputy to the V&A Technical Lead.

Key responsibilities include: provision of technical assistance to V&A work and support to the V&A Technical Lead; development of the V&A strategy within the wider PATHS2 programme; coordination of V&A activity in five states; management and monitoring of external technical assistance; development and monitoring of workplans and budgets; internal and external reporting; management and leadership of technical staff and partners; working collaboratively with key DFID programme partners.

Key competencies include: 10 years experience working in complex technical assistance programmes; leadership skills and experience of staff and partner management; experience in planning and budgeting; skills in monitoring and reporting; good understanding of voice and accountability issues and promoting citizen voice and government responsiveness; experience of successful approaches to institutional change within government in Nigeria; good knowledge of community dynamics in different geographical settings in Nigeria; familiarity with the health sector and DFID programmes is desirable.
Application Deadline
10th October, 2011
 
Application process
To apply, please send a copy of your CV, and a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification, to Katharine Boaden at k.boaden@options.co.uk by 10.00am on Monday 10 October 2011. Applications should include Application for Technical Officer as the subject. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 17 October 2011. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.