Jhpiego Job in Abuja for a Senior Maternal Health Advisor
Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is a global leader in
improving healthcare services for women and their families. In
collaboration with some of it’s partners, Save the Children
international (SCI), Pediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), Nigeria
Society of Neonatal Medicine (NISONM), Society of Gynecology arid
Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) and National Association of Nigerian
Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), will be implementing a USAID funded global
cooperative agreement called the Maternal and Child Survival Program
(MCSP). The program’s goal is to contribute significantly to ending
preventable maternal and child deaths (EPMCD) in Nigeria. The five year
project which started in October 2014 will end in September 2019 and
will be implemented in Kogi and Ebonyi States of Nigeria.
Jhpiego hereby invites applications from highly resourceful, experienced and dynamic professionals for the position:
Job Title: Senior Maternal Health Advisor
Location: Abuja
Reports to: Deputy country Director
Job Description
- The Senior Maternal Health (MH) Technical Advisor will be
responsible for providing leadership in capacity building and in the
technical area of maternal health for the USAID funded MCSP award in
Nigeria.
- This five-year award. supports the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) Nigeria’s Strategic Objective 13,
which calls for improved quality-of social sector services; a
strengthened enabling environment; and expanded demand for and increased
access to services, commodities, and materials to be implemented in two
targeted states: Ebonyi and Kogi.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall technical vision and guidance in the area of maternal health care
- As a member of the project’s Core Team, provide leadership in MH
for the design of annual work plans, monitoring of program activities
and ongoing assessment of technical assistance needs
- Collaborate with the State Ministries, Departments and Agencies
as well as sub”grantee professional associations to ensure joint
planning and coordination where appropriate
- Perform technical reviews of subcontractor scopes of work.
- Work with sub-grantee professional associations to implement
maternal and perinatal death review and surveillance (MPDSR) in the
project states]
- Collaborate with other project staff to implement operations research projects related to the project
- Support the State Maternal Health officers to implement all
project activities in a timely manner, including the biannual MNCH
weeks,
- Manage/support subcontractors, subnational institutions,
networks, relevant NGOs and professional associations, collaborating
organizations, and federal and state governments in Nigeria
- Advise on national and global “best practice” examples and their
potential replicability, as well as opportunities for knowledge
exchange among country-based institutions and/or individuals.
- Assess technical capacity of pre-service institutions and
practicum sites as appropriate and provide technical support for
strengthening the institutions.
- Work with the NPHCDA and SPHCDAt0 implement the SOGON led
Volunteer Obstetric Scheme (VOS) to provide mentorship to medical
officers and nurse/midwives in project supported health facilities
Required Qualifications
- A medical doctor or any other closely related health care
professional; specialization in obstetrics and gynaecology and other
health related courses (e.g. MPH, MSC or other relevant degree)will be
an advantage
- Experience in managing and supervising project’s technical/facility staff;
- Ability to multi-task will be highly desirable;
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word processing, Excel, PowerPoint) is a requirement
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
and fluency in English language, ability to speak a language in the
respective project state (Ebonyl or Kogi) will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 7 years working experience in the areas of maternal
health, family planning, HIV/AIDS; previous experience working on a USG
funded project will be an added advantage;
- Familiarity with the FMOH, SMOH structures and functions especially as it relates to MNH is highly desirable:
All staff members of Jhpiego regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:
- Model the mission and values stated above
- Participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned and provide feedback as needed
- Multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to
prioritize in order to meet program and/or organizational objectives
- Participate in the business development processes
- Contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
- Make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit an Application letter and a CV as one single word document to:
[email protected] The title/subject of your email and application should be the position of what you have applied for.
Note
- Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview.
- Any successful candidate will be subject to a pro-employment background investigation.
Application Deadline 16th June, 2016.