State Capacity Building Officer at the Women for Health Programme

The Women for Health five year DFID-funded health programme with the main objective of addressing the severe shortage of female health workers in five selected states in the Northern Nigeria. W4H is in full support of the MDG goals on reduction of child and maternal mortality especially in the selected Northern states in Nigeria and aims to address this through provision of female health workers in order to encourage improved access to health for women. The programme will address the critical health sector human resource challenges by using an approach which empowers women as service providers.

W4H is operated by a consortium of three organizations, namely: Health Partners International UK, Save the Children, UK and GRID Consulting Nigeria. As the programme commences its activities in Jigawa, Katsina, Zamfara and Yobe with coordination from the programme head office in Kano

The USAID supported Malaria Action Program for States (MAPS), is a 5 year project which is expected to take on the USAID mandate of improving malaria control at scale in nine (9) states namely; Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross-River, Ebonyi, Kebbi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Oyo and Zamfara. Health Partners International (HPI), one of the implementing partners of the MAPS project, now seeks to employ a professional with expertise in Capacity Building to coordinate all related outputs and activities in its Kogi State field office.

Job Title: State Capacity Building Officer

Location: Kogi, Nigeria

Job Description

• The Capacity Building Officer will be based in the Kogi office of the MAPS Project and will be responsible for working with various stakeholders at the State and LGA levels as well as MAPS Capacity building team. S/he will also strengthen capacity and provide technical expertise in malaria case management focusing on effective control and prevention in Nigeria.

Main Duties

• Provide strategic leadership and oversee all capacity building activities relating to malaria prevention and control in the program state.
• Assist the states to undertake an assessment of gaps in case management systems at state and LGA levels.
• Support the State and LGAs to plan, conduct and supervise malaria case management activities
• Assist the State Malaria Control program to effectively harmonize all malaria control activities at State and LGA levels.

Qualification/ Requirements

• Interested candidates must have a post-graduate qualification in Public Health or other related disciplines in health and medical sciences.
• A minimum of 4 years experience in capacity building functions or a similar role as well as hands-on knowledge of capacity building tools is essential for this role.
• Previous experience and extensive knowledge in Policy Development, Health System reforms, management of health service delivery and Primary Health Care in Nigeria is an essential requirement.
• In addition, significant track record in program and people management at both state and LGA level and excellent knowledge and use of Microsoft office tools as well as report writing skills is essential for this role.

Application Closing Date
23rd October, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified should send their complete applications via email to: [email protected]