Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) Job Vacancies, August 20th 2014
Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION)
is a results-orientated Non Governmental Organisation that believes
that women and men have the right to choose when they have children.
MSION is part of Marie Stopes International Global Partnership which
operates in 43 countries and is one of the largest Non-Governmental
provider of family planning in the world.
MSION uses modern management
and marketing techniques to meet the needs of the underserved and
dramatically improve access to high quality family planning and other
reproductive health services in Nigeria.
The various post holders are required to demonstrate: Initiative,
Energy, Persistence, Result orientation, Drive, Integrity, Enthusiasm
and Commitment to personal development
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Demand Creation Manager (DCM)
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Reporting to: Deputy Country Director
Duration of contract: 2 years (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months
Overall Responsibility
This role is part of the Programmes Operations Team responsible for the
leadership of all demand creation activities across the programme.
Working closely with R, M&E, Programe Managers and Channel Leads and
reporting to the DCD, the DCM analyses the behavior of MSION’s existing
and potential clients and develops cost effective strategies and action
plans to ensure value for money on all demand creation activities
through the network of MSION CMMOs and partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the development of Demand Creation Strategies.
- Designing and delivering effective training to staff and partners.
- Development of effective marketing materials that provide
excellent information in an appropriate format, promoting the brand and
boosting client numbers.
- Clear communication to the whole team on progress against strategy and lessons learned.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
- Technical expertise in the area of demand creation/marketing of
reproductive health, maternal, HIV and/or child health services
preferred.
- Excellent knowledge of a range of media (web, social, print) for
information, demand creation, social marketing, strategic analysis and
planning skills.
- Excellent communication skills for developing a network of staff
and partners involved in Demand Creation and willingness to travel to
low-income and/or rural community mobilization.
- Experience of DFID, USAID, Gates funded projects, including working in a diverse team environment preferred.
- Familiarity with the different cultural, social and religious
identities in Nigeria, international health, development issues and the
international donor community.
- Experience in logical frameworks, behaviour change models, marketing planning and program management tools preferred.
- Fluency in spoken and written English, and pidgin.
- Excellent writing, organizational, teamwork and multitasking
capabilities, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
preferred.
Job Title: Project Director
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Reporting To: Deputy Country Director
Duration of Contract: Life of the Project
Probationary Period: 6 months
Overall Responsibility:
Reporting to the Deputy Country Director, the Project Director is
responsible for the successful delivery of the Family Health Project
strategy and implementation to high quality. Meeting all the contractual
obligations of the project s/he provides overall project management,
coordinates partners’ activities, establishes communication channels,
monitors progress and decides remedial measures to deliver on the
project. S/he will be a strong contributor of technical support and
capacity building to help shape and fulfill MSION’s strategic direction
as well as guide the FH+ Project to success. S/he will lead the FH+
Project in meeting its objectives to improve access to family planning
services throughout Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible to create, manage and lead a high performing project
team which delivers high quality outputs on time with expectations and
is able to learn and adapt in changing environments.
- Responsible for active and effective relations with the project donor and partners and all issues of compliance and performance.
- Leadership of the project steering committee in the delivery of
the project and the development of research and monitoring and
evaluation systems and processes to optimize project efficiency and
effectiveness.
- Representation of the project to key stakeholders in the GoN (at state and federal level) and other partners.
Qualification, Skills & Experience
- Qualified clinician or related field (doctorate preferred).
- Excellent knowledge of USAID contract regulations, USAID project cycles and requirements.
- Proven track record liaising directly with external partners
such as USAID, GoN and relevant stakeholders to achieve project results.
- Knowledge of the NGO sector an advantage.
- Excellent practical knowledge of modem method family planning and maternal health.
- Knowledge of clinical health and community outreach
- Must have excellent understanding of Nigeria’s public health sector.
- Proven leadership and management skills preferably in health management Excellent Communication skills
Job Title: Regional Manager (RM) (3 Positions)
Location: Ogun, Lagos and Benue
Reporting to: Social Franchise Manager
Duration of contract: 2 years (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months
Overall Responsibility
Working with and reporting to the MSN’s Social Franchise Manager (SFM),
the Regional Manager (RM) is mainly responsible for overseeing the
coordination of plannig, implementation, monitoring and reporting of all
activities of the entire all MSION teams across all the slates of
assigned region. The position holder is required to provide supportive
and back backstopping roles for the programme operations,
administration, logistics and finance functions. He supports translation
and implementation of policy and provides strategic direction as well
as leadership for all programme activities in the region. H/She will
also be responsible for advocacy and external relations.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
- Licensed clinician with VERY strong programme and field operations experience, preferred.
- Must have a minimum of 8 years cognate experience in field operations, coordination and implementation.
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision and MUST possess a high level of integrity and responsibility.
- Must have prior practical experience in management of DFID,
USAID, Gates funded projects, including working in a diverse team
environment,
- Familiarity with the different cultural, social and religious
identities in Nigeria, international health, development issues and the
international donor community.
- Must be computer literate and be at ease with report writing.
- Must possess excellent organizational planning, teamwork,
programme leadership and multitasking capabilities, representation,
negotiation and interpersonal communication skills preferred.
- Must have excellent understanding of Nigeria’s public and private health sector.
Job Title: Quality Assurance and Management Director
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Reporting to: CD
Duration of contract: 2 years (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months
Overall Responsibility
This role, reporting to the Country Director is responsible for a
department that gives assurance on the end to end clinical quality of FP
and PAC services delivered by MSION’s outreach teams, Social Marketing
teams MSION center. Blue Star branded clinics and trained public service
outlets. With oversight overall aspects of service delivery, clinical
governance and the required standards established through our
affiliation to MSI. this role will manage the quality assurance process
across the whole programme and develop and deliver effective strategies
to meet training needs emerging as a result of quality audits. The
Director will supervise develop and grow a team able to manage all QTA
requirements, drive through innovations and deliver training and
emergency response. The director has the authority to halt team
activities and recommend disenfranchisement on the basis of quality
concerns.
Key Responsibilities
- Quality Assurance Oversight and Leadership.
- Design and delivery of Training/Support for high quality service delivery across all channels.
- Development, Leadership and Management of a high performing,
motivated and trusted QAM Team and matrix management of MSION managers.
- Contribution to MSION and MSI strategic development and
sustainability in relation to the provision of quality services and
impact.
QuallficationsSkllls8Experience:
- Licensed clinician with relevant and substantial post-graduation experience, preferably in rural settings.
- Active, practical and up to date knowledge of all family planning methods and basic obs/gynae.
- Assurance and/or training qualification desirable.
- Good knowledge of the public & private health sector in Nigeria an important advantage
- Computer literate.
- Fluent in spoken and written English & Local Nigerian languages,
- Strong leadership skills and ability to inspire and engage a team for high performance.
- Demonstrated experience in managing peripatetic teams sometimes at a distance.
- Proven experience in establishing and achieving team goals and deliverables with systematic planning and KPI.
- Programme and budget management.
Position Title: Clinical and Training Officer
Location: Benin City, Ogun, Lagos and Kano
Reporting To: Regional Manager
Duration of Contract: 2 years
Probationary Period: 6 months
Overall Responsibility:
Working with and reporting to the Regional Manager, the Clinical and
Training Officer will be responsible for the mapping, facility audit,
selection, trainings, undertaking supportive supervision and reporting,
distribution of equipment and FP commodities, ensuring adherence to MSI
quality standards in assigned specific states, referral systems and
networking etc.
Qualification, Skills & Experience
- RN/RM, Diploma or degree in clinical nursing or midwifery.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in FP service delivery,
supportive supervision and quality assessment; (Experience in long
acting and permanent FP service delivery preferred).
- 3-5 years demonstrated technical knowledge and successful
expertise in designing, managing clinical trainings in resource poor
settings. Experience of LAPM would be a plus.
- Experience of DFID, USAID, and Gates funded projects, including working in a diverse team environment preferred.
- Familiarity with the different cultural, social and religious
identities in Nigeria, international health, development issues and the
international donor community.
- Excellent communications, presentation and negotiation skills.
Ability to “sell” the services that MSN offers in a way that attracts
franchisees to join the network.
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Experience of working with private healthcare sector operators is desirable
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages.
- Willingness to frequently travel to project implementation sites.
Positron Title: Driver/Admin Assistant
Location: Ogun, Oyo, Benue, Kaduna and Abuja
Reporting To: Regional Manager
Duratlon of Contract: 2 years
Probationary Period: 6 months
Overall Responsibilities:
- Have responsibility for the security and safety of MSION staff and equipment.
- Strictly adhere to MSION and Nigerian driving regulations.
- Maintain the cleanliness and the smooth running of the assigned vehicle.
- Maintain a log book and analyse fuel consumption.
- Record service delivery data on Outreach Training, coaching arid mentoring visits,
- Manage vehicle repairs, maintenance and fuel.
- To perform other administrative duties as may be assigned.
- Serve as programme support personnel to field based activities.
Qualification, Skills & Experience:
- Holder of a clean and valid driver’s license.
- Knowledge of the road network in the State.
- Well presented, organized, courteous, and able to use his own initiative.
- Excellent communication skills in English and local language(s).
- Basic computer application knowledge such as Microsoft Word and Excel will be an added advantage.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should apply by email with CV and suitability statement as a single attachment to:
[email protected]
Note: The subject of the email should be the POSITION
TITLE and LOCATION and the CV/suitability statement should be saved
with the applicant's full name. Please note that applications that do
not meet the above specification will be rejected. Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
Application Deadline Tuesday 2nd September, 2014