Regional Programme Manager at 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: Regional Programme Manager

Job ID:  sfh-03147
Location: Lagos
Category: Programs
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract Duration: Full Term

Job Profile

• Effective coordination of the activities of the different partners working in the three work streams are key towards ensuring that the project meets its objective.
• Specifically, this project requires that each of the four-consortium partner carries out their scheduled activities promptly as some of the activities are linked and as such time bound.
• Monitoring is also key to ensure quality is achieved and maintained throughout the implementation of the project.

Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Support the Project Director in convening, organizing and coordination of review meetings to track progress against target in all the States under his / her IntegratE Project’s Regional structure through liaison and continuous monitoring of the Project’s Staff on ground at the States.
• Represent the Project Director in high level meetings with FMOH, SMOH, Pharmacist Council of Nigeria, PSN and all other meetings at the National and State levels of the Project’s Regional focal states under his / her supervision.
• Support the Project Director in building capacity of newly recruited Project Staff on the Project during orientation and induction processes in all capacity building activities related to the project in all focal States under his / her supervision.
• Support the Project Director in carrying out all programme related advocacy meetings to create enabling environment for the project. He / She would ensure that the Project’s Quality Focal Persons in all State under his / her supervision has the capacity to do same in all the Project’s focal States.
• Work with the Project Director to provide technical and administrative support to State program teams under his / her supervision.
• Work closely with the Project Director in the discharge of all other duties related to the project that may be assigned from time to time
• Ensure proper filing and archiving of all project documents and MoUs in all focal States under his / her supervision.

Qualifications / Experience

• A Degree in Pharmacy or any of the biological Sciences
• Post graduate degree in Public Health or Management Science will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years’ Post Qualification in project management training & Managing family Plannning, Mataernal & child health programs especially among the private health sectors.
• Experience in advocacy and policy work will be an advantage
• Proficient in provision of various FP methods especially LARC
• Must have PHC service experience
• PHC and FP service delivery experience.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skill
• Result Oriented
• Computer literate

Compensation & Benefits
The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.

Application Closing Date
13th December, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online