The Maternal Newborn and Child Health Programme (MMCH2) is looking for skilled, creative and enthusiastic individuals to work withing this dynamic five (5) year project.
We are recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Routine Immunisation Adviser (1)
Location: Kano
Key Responsibilities
- The Immunisation Adviser will provide overall technical leadership for activities that focus on strengthening child health services, ward level primary health care, and routine immunisation services in Northern Nigeria.
- The Immunisation Adviser will bring expertise in the continuum of child health, including paediatric care and routine immunisation.
- This is a full time position to be based at the Head Office. The role will report to the Deputy Team Leader.
Qualifications
- Master's in Public Health or health management.
- Minimum 7 years’ experience improving child health service delivery in Africa, preferably Nigeria.
- Knowledge of child health, primary health care, immunisation services, and health systems strengthening.
- Understanding of the social, structural, and geographic barriers to child immunisation.
- Strong managerial skills with the ability to plan, organise and coordinate activities and inputs from several sources and partners.
- Demonstrated experience applying routine monitoring information and human resources management to the improvement (quality, scale) of health services
- Understanding of ‘change management’ at service delivery level, including the sensitization of service staff to client satisfaction and community engagement inputs
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with government officials, clinical health workers, and other stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff and partner organisations.
- Experience working with DFID funded programs is preferred.
- Excellent written and spoken English is a must.
Application Closing Date
3rd March, 2015
How to Apply
interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online