Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University and a global leader in improving healthcare for women and families, seeks suitable candidates for the following position: State Program Officer
Title: STATE PROGRAM OFFICER
Position Reports To: Senior Program Manager
Location: Katsina State
Responsibilities
Leadership- Assist in the assessment of clinical training and service delivery needs for MCHIP and in the design and implementation of appropriate responses to meet them.
- Identify and inform supervisor of successes, challenges and lessons learned
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with government officials, colleagues and donors in Katsina state
Management and Administration
- Contribute to the development of curricula, translations of technical and/or training materials.
- Maintain excellent records of technical files and materials supplied to various partners or training entities
- Participate in technical assistance to Government counterparts and NGOs implementing MCHIP program activities
- Contribute to technical program reports, work-plans, and draft correspondence as requested
- Comply with JHPIEGO and JHU operational policies and regulations
- Keep up to date on developments in the literature and new evidence and maternal and newborn health.
- Contribute to development of proposals, as needed
- Other tasks as identified by the supervisor
Required Qualifications- Medical, nursing or midwifery degree with specialization in public health
- 5 years work experience with progressively increasing responsibilities
- Understanding of public health and development approaches
- Demonstrated self-management (i.e. motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability).
- Strong decision making skills and results oriented approach
- Willingness to travel within and occasionally outside Katsina State
Knowledge.
- Donor funded program experience preferred
- Competency-based training experience with medical, nursing and midwifery institutions
- Computer skills demonstrating competency in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, MSWord, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Aware of and sensitive to working in multiple socio-economic settings and with multi-cultural groups.
Abilities/Skills- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
- Experience in writing technical and programmatic reports that document program direction or results
- Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts.
- Experience working in cooperation with colleagues who represent a wide range of interests and needs.
- Comfortable with a team approach to programming and the ability to manage several major activities simultaneously
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Hausa
- Knowledge of USAID Rules and regulations
Application Deadline 27th May, 2010.
Method of Application:Qualified Candidates should forward their Application and CV to:
[email protected]The successful candidates selected for this position will be subjected to a pre-employment background investigation.
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