Ongoing Recruitment at Save the Children Nigeria, February 2017

The PM will be based in Maiduguri and work under the supervision of the Area Operations Manager to provide technical and operational guidance, support monitoring and evaluation, oversee commodity pipelines, transportation and distribution, as well as manage project risk and ensure overall quality of the project. He/she will also be responsible for effective financial and operational management of the project. Key Roles

• Provide daily managerial oversight and support to SC and partner teams in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating WFP-funded BFSP activities in Borno State.
• Work closely with the AOM, Director/Deputy Director of Humanitarian Operations, and the AO technical leads for Food Security and Livelihoods and Nutrition to ensure overall project success.
• Ensure that efficient systems are in place to support all aspects of project activity, including financial and grant management, project monitoring and evaluation, and sub grant management, and that they support the effective use of project resources in compliance with WFP regulations.
• Work with the community to ensure that the BSFP/nutrition program is responding to identified needs and have full participation of the community in our program area.
• Liaise and work with target community to ensure accountability and best use of project resources.
• Work with SC Logistics team to supervise the performance of transportation vendors and ensure adherence to delivery contract terms.
• Coordinate with SC Logistics team, the Commodity Accountant and Warehouse staff to confirm effective commodity management practices in terms of receiving, storing, distributing and tracking all food products.
• Undertake regular (weekly) field visits to review BFSP and build field staff and implementing partner’s capacity in quality assurance.
• Monitor the capacity building and community mobilization activities, sessions for quality assurance and prepare reports with recommendations for continuous quality improvement in collaboration with MEAL team.
• Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) team to implement the prescribed monitoring and evaluation plan and to capture learning opportunities for BSFP, especially the integration of RUSF and standard commodities.
• Ensure compliance with all grant, WFP and government provisions, and timely fulfilment of all project programmatic reporting requirements.
• Oversee timely expenditure of approved budgets, avoiding both under spending and overspending on grant line items.
• Provide quality technical leadership and advice to the local partner around the implementation and monitoring of project work.
• Administer the development and successful implementation of work plans and oversee the creation of reports and other deliverables for WFP in a timely and accurate manner.
• Oversee SC project team and support implementation through a local partner, to ensure proper targeting, identification, registration, and monitoring of beneficiary lists.
• Oversee the establishment and functionality of Food Distribution Committees and ensure that all FDCs working on the program are abreast with and respect all SCI rules/regulations pertaining to the program as well respect the rights and privileges of beneficiaries.

Other Roles Personnel and Administration:

• Supervise BSFP project staff: conduct performance evaluations, identify staff skills development needs and assist the AOM to meet these needs
• Provide management support to staff as needed, and maintain office policy of respect and communication between supervisors and subordinates.
• Responsible for the timely recruitment, orientation, and training of new staff as needed.
• Ensure all administrative procedures are followed, such as those regarding vehicle use and procurement.
• Maintain focus on SC program principles.
• Encourage teamwork, openness, and honesty among State staff and between SC and its partners.
• See that all staff are aware of and understand SC policies and procedures; take appropriate disciplinary measures as needed.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support program assessments, evaluations and other reviews required in the program.
• Contribute to situation/response analysis and development of food security and livelihoods strategy documents and sector response plans ensuring integration with other sectors.
• Coordinate with the MEAL team the timely development of periodic evidence-based project impact reports, captured through Post Distribution Monitoring and ensuring that lessons learnt and best practices are factored into project implementation.
• Contribute to the development and deployment of project-specific assessment/survey tools and templates

Qualifications and Expectations Essential:

• Extensive experience of working within a senior management role within a complex country programme in an emergency response or fragile state
• Education: MA / MSc level (or equivalent field experience) in Nutrition,  Food Security, Rural Development, Humanitarian/Development Studies and other relevant area of study
• Experience working in a conflict or insecure environment
• Experience of working in partnerships with local NGOs/CBOs;
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Detail-oriented and excellent at multi-tasks, able to work with short deadlines and performs well under intense pressure;
• Good command of MS Office;
• Fluency in written and spoken English in addition to local languages;
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.
• Ability to write high quality reports, press releases, persuasive letters etc.
• Experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability systems in large complex programmes
• Effective networking skills and ability to coordinate with different stakeholders;

Desirable:

• Understanding of general commodity accounting principles;
• Experience overseeing distribution of food commodities including post-distribution monitoring (PDM);
• Fluent in Hausa

Job Title: Cost of Diet Dissemination Event Graphics Design - Consultancy Location: Abuja Background The Child Development Grant Programme (CDGP) is a six-year pilot programme aimed to tackle poverty and hunger and reduce malnutrition in children in Jigawa and Zamfara states in Northern Nigeria. Save the Children is leading the INGO consortium delivering the programme, in partnership with Action against Hunger (ACF). The cash transfer is accompanied by nutritional education, advice and counselling. The predictable monthly cash transfer is expected to contribute to increased food security, improve intake of more nutritious food, leading to improvement in child nutrition within beneficiary households. By 2019, the programme aims to reduce the prevalence of stunting among under-3s in beneficiary households. In doing so, the programme will work with state governments to build commitment and capacity in social protection to tackle poverty and under nutrition. Objective of the Assignment

• The objective of the consultancy would be to develop communication materials for Cost of the Diet Dissemination event. This is basically aimed at sharing the knowledge and results of Cost of the Diet Study among key government and non-government actors, policy makers, partner organizations, donor agencies, individuals and other relevant sectors, creating adequate awareness on the importance of Cost of the Diet tool as a decision making tool for both short termed emergency intervention and long term development program and policy changes.

Scope of Work The development of communication material would be led by a consultant in close coordination with a Nutrition and KM Advisors for CDGP. The consultant will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks:

• Design and layout formats for communication materials for the Cost of the Diet and MIS dissemination event.

Timeline:

• 9th to 14th February, 2014 (4days consultancy)

Key Deliverable:

• In line with Save the Children’s branding policy, deliver high quality designs for reports and summaries to be published and used at the dissemination event.

Expertise Required and Prequalification A team of consultants/individual proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria:

• Demonstrated experience and competency in conducting similar assignments of a regional/ international magnitude. We expect four to five years working experience in content development for Communication Briefs.
• Additional experience in development communication and mass communication will be an added advantage;
• Clear articulation of capacity and skill, and innovative approaches to carry out the assignment;
• The organizational/individual competency to deliver the services;
• Clear work plan and articulation of expected methodologies and outputs
• Ability to start immediately

Person Specification

• The consultant should have at least a Bachelor degree in Communications, English Language, Social Sciences or Media studies having ample experiences  in content development, graphics design with software’s such as Corel Draw, Photoshop, InDesign and media production; clear understanding of  language and writing style frequently used by several International Non-Governmental Organization’s is required
• Four to Five years’ experience in Communications for development and content development is essential.
• Experience in writing skills and content development.
• English language skills, both written and verbal are key.
• Demonstrates knowledge of content development for visibility/communication materials particularly for international organizations and certification in digital arts, graphics design etc. is desirable.

Location and Duration:

• The content development process will be carried out in FCT Abuja. The total number of working days available is 4days.

Child Protection:

• The consultant will receive a briefing and orientation on Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct, and overall guidelines for ensuring a safe environment in interviewing and engaging children.

Ownership The edited and final copy of the communication brief derived from this assignment is the sole property of Save the Children; However logos of donor and those of implementing partners might be placed on the Front and Back cover. The selected consultants name and logo shall only be acknowledged in the closing credits under ‘Production and Post Production by’.

Job Title: Essential Newborn Care Training Consultant Location: Kaduna Background Situation of the Newborns in Nigeria The first 28 days of life referred to as the neonatal period is a critical period for the survival of the child. In Nigeria, approximately a quarter of the estimated one million children who die before the age of five years do so in this neonatal period. Indeed every day, about 700 newborn babies die, the highest number in Africa and the third highest in the world.Hitherto, care of the newborn/neonate is an aspect of child survival that has received limited attention. The situation is tragic especially as most of these babies die due to mainly preventable treatable causes such as birth asphyxia, infections and prematurity. The present situation informs that if we do not re strategize to arrest the trend and substantially reduce newborn mortality, Nigeria will not attain the SDG 3.2. Most of these young lives can be saved with existing cost effective and efficient interventions, possible even in hard to reach areas through the existing health system. However, coverage is extremely low, even much lower than in most other African countries. In order to support Nigeria in the achievement of the 100,000 babies initiative related to new-born in Northern Nigeria, a 2 year new-born health programme is being implemented with support from Johnson and Johnson in Igabi LGA of Kaduna state in Nigeria. The project seeks to contribute towards the reduction of neonatal morbidity and mortality in Kaduna state. Essential New-born Care An unacceptable number of babies around the world die in the first week of life with the highest number dying within the first 24 hours of birth. Many of these deaths occur to babies born too early and too small, or with infections, or to babies asphyxiated around the time of delivery. Studies have shown that many newborn lives can be saved by the use of simple low technological interventions. Interventions such as: supporting breastfeeding; providing adequate warmth; ensuring good hygiene and cord care; recognizing early signs of danger and providing prompt treatment and referral; giving extra care to small babies and having skilled health workers attend mothers and babies at delivery and in the immediate post-partum period - can all increase a newborn babies chances of survival. The Essential Newborn Care Course aims to ensure health workers have the skills and knowledge to provide appropriate care at the most vulnerable period in a baby’s life. Health workers are taught to use the ‘Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum and Newborn Care: A Guide for essential practice’ and particularly the sections concerned with newborn care which provides up-to-date evidence based information and management of babies with a range of needs in the initial newborn period. To reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity, the practices of health workers and others caring for new-born babies must be improved. This can be achieved by training skilled birth attendants in essential new-born care practices, and new-born resuscitation who in turn will improve the skills of those caring for babies and children less than five years in the early postpartum period and beyond. Purpose of Assignment

• To improve care for new-born babies it is essential to improve quality of care available currently at the primary and secondary levels of care in Igabi LGA through training of medical doctors, midwives and community health extension workers on the Essential newborn care course.
• A National consultant in -country will be engaged to direct the training and ensure quality. S/He will be supported by five facilitators to ensure participants have adequate skills exposure.

Methodology The consultant working with other facilitators would direct:

• A Four (4) day training for Nurses, Midwives and doctors across the project supported facilities on the Full ENCC curriculum - HBB, ECEB, ECSB, Clinical sessions and Video .
• A three (3) day training for CHEWs on the Modified ENCC – HBB, ECEB and ECSB – 3 batches of training will be conducted. The training will be structured to ensure that health workers do not vacate the facilities thereby disrupting service provision
• The training would involve both lectures and skills training using adult learning methodologies

Tasks

• Conduct a planning meeting with facilitators
• Conduct the training
• Carry out post training follow up visits to trainees as per follow up plan developed after the training
• Debriefing at the LGA and state level with the RH Coordinator
• Report writing
• Discuss recommendations for the conduct of post training follow up visits based on pre and post test results and develop a follow up plan for the trainees

Expected outputs:

• Training Report - draft and final
• Post training follow up plan
• Post training follow up visit report
• Final consultancy repo4

Type of Consultants Required:

• National consultants from the pool of trained TOTs, with expertise and experience in managing neonates in hospitals in ENC and skills in Helping Babies Breathe will be required. This training will be conducted for 100 participants. 1 national consultant will be supported during each batch of training by 5 facilitators. This is to ensure the quality of the training (as this is mainly a hands-on training that involves several practical sessions)
• Expertise in ENC and public health programming
• Experienced trainer
• Extensive experience in the health sector in (experience in  Nigeria would be an added advantage)
• Familiarity with health system strengthening approaches to health development.

Timing of Consultancy:

• February 20th - May 31st 2017

Job Title: Advocacy Program Assistant Location: Abuja Role Purpose

• The project assistant will provide support to implement the Child Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) funded “Nutrition Advocacy” project activities specifically at National, FCT and Gombe State.
• He/she is responsible for implementing daily task that ensures the project meets all SCI related policies and procedures.
• The project assistant serves as an administrative and technical support to coordinator and CIFF field staff.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Provide support in the day-to-day implementation of the CIFF grant activities.
• Support the Advocacy and Campaign Coordinator to co-facilitate trainings and workshops, draft agenda for meetings, prepare presentations, and participate in the development of, and/or the timely completion/review technical reports such as: activity, monthly, quarterly and/or annual reports; strategic plans and work plans; and other ad hoc report.
• Manage event logistics, travel and accommodation for event participants, consultants and staff.
• Liaise with the administrative department for Programme needs and raise procurement request for the production of IEC materials.
• Support in maintaining good relationship with Government and non-Government partners working on the Project.
• Liaise with the media and communications team to produce contents to be used for evidence gathering and for contribution to the SCI website.
• Manage internal and external correspondence as directed by line manager.
• Under the direction of the national coordinator he/she will represent the project in internal and external events and take notes and provide feedback.
• Perform other duties and tasks as determined by the Line manager.

Qualifications and Experience Essential:

• Bachelor Degree.
• Minimum of 1 year practical experience working in nutrition advocacy with Local or international NGO.
• Commitment to SCI’s mission, values and approach.
• Interest in development issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills end ability to work successfully in team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to assess priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality;
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work well with people at all levels.
• Strong initiative and self-motivation required, with a commitment to teamwork and effectiveness within a dynamic integrated project.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project’s zones of influence in the North East.
• Fluency in English
• Strong computer skills required, especially the ability to work comfortably in the MS office package
• Ability to work in partnership with government and development partners

Desirable:

• Fluency in Hausa (as there will be occasional travel to  the field)

Job Title: Project Manager - ECHO Location: Borno Key Roles Working closely with the  AOM , Humanitarian Project Manager, Head of Food Security and Livelihoods, and the Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator:

• Administer the development and successful implementation of work plans and oversee the creation of reports and other deliverables to ECHO in a timely and accurate manner.
• Oversee and support implementation through a local partner, including the supervision of proper targeting, identification, registration, and monitoring of beneficiary lists to prevent overlap with other humanitarian programs in the intervention zone.
• Quality technical leadership and advice to the local partner around the design, implementation and monitoring of project work at state and community levels.
• Coordinate closely with other humanitarian actors and UN agencies carrying food vouchers, and food distributions for geographic mapping and to ensure program activities are in line with national and humanitarian food security priorities.
• Ensure that efficient systems are in place to support all aspects of project activity, including financial and grant management, project monitoring and evaluation, and sub grant management, and that they support the effective use of project resources in compliance with ECHO regulations.
• Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) team to develop appropriate monitoring and evaluation plans and to capture learning opportunities around the effectiveness of voucher-based programming, and in particular, the use of e-vouchers.
• Ensure regular monitoring of the market prices and generation of monthly market assessment reports.
• Work with the logistics team in the identification and selection of vendors to participate in program activities
• Ensure that all vendors working on the program are abreast with and respect all SCI rules/regulations pertaining to the program as well respect the rights and privileges of beneficiaries
• Maintain close contact with the service providers facilitating the food assistance program and ensuring timely replenishment of beneficiary accounts as well as tracking beneficiary transactions.
• Ensure compliance with all grant, ECHO and government provisions, and timely fulfilment of all project programmatic reporting requirements.
• Oversee timely expenditure of approved budgets, avoiding both under spending and overspending on grant line items.

Other Roles Personnel and Administration:

• Supervise emergency field based project staff: conduct performance evaluations, identify staff skills development needs and assist the AOM to meet these needs, provide management support to staff as needed, and maintain office policy of respect and communication between supervisors and subordinates.
• See that all staff are aware of and understand SC policies and procedures; take appropriate disciplinary measures as needed.
• Promote accountability, communicating expectations and providing constructive feedback through regular performance reviews.
• Responsible for the timely recruitment, orientation, and training of new staff as needed.
• Ensure all administrative procedures are followed, such as those regarding vehicle use and procurement; ensure logistics/administrative staff provides sufficient and timely support to programs and programmatic staff, and that data collection processes are standardized and applied by all field staff.

Representation and Leadership:

• Represent Save the Children in humanitarian coordination fora within the State as and when required.
• Maintain good working relationships with officials and other humanitarian actors, particularly those within the relevant government agencies (State Emergency Management Agency), ACF, IOM, and UN agencies.
• Represent SC and maintain good working relationships among the international and local NGO community, among community leadership structures and community-based organizations, and with visiting donor teams and other key contacts. Keep abreast of NGO, government, and donor initiatives relevant to SC’s work.
• Maintain focus on SC program principles.
• Encourage teamwork, openness, and honesty among State staff and between SC and its partners.

Monitoring and evaluation:

• Where security permits, the PM will make regular visits to field sites, to monitor and oversee project implementation and offer advice.
• Support program assessments, evaluations and other reviews required in the program.
• Contribute to situation/response analysis and development of food security and livelihoods strategy documents and sector response plans ensuring integration with other sectors.
• Coordinate with the MEAL team the timely development of periodic evidence-based project impact reports, captured through Post Distribution Monitoring and ensuring that lessons learnt and best practices are factored into project implementation.
• Contribute to the development and deployment of project-specific assessment/survey tools and templates

Qualifications and Experience Essential:

• Extensive experience of working within a senior management role within a complex country programme in an emergency response or fragile state
• Previous experience of managing programme teams in large-scale first phase emergency response is essential

Education:

• MA / M.Sc level (or equivalent field experience) in Agriculture, Rural Development, Development Studies and other relevant qualifications.
• Experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability systems in large complex programmes
• Experience of developing and negotiating successful partnerships with institutional donors
• Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
• Fluent in English

Desirable:

• Fluent in Hausa.

Job Title: M & E Officer - WFP Location: Borno, Nigeria Role Purpose

• The Emergency M&E officer will provide support to community organization, implementing partners and Plan program staff to systematically measure progress in the implementation of Plans emergency response.
• She/he will provide a framework through which these measurements (M&E data) are fed back to those involved in the running of the various component of the emergency response program and ensure that the information can support and guide the decisions of the management team to improve the quality and impact the program operations.

Key Area of Accountability Key Responsibilities for M&E:

• Liaise with the MEAL Coordinator for the development and implementation of an M&E Plan for the WFP BSFP
• Develop data capture tools for beneficiary identification and registration and BSF distribution register
• Provide community organizations, implementing partners and save the Children staff with clear and simple instructional sheets for each data collection tool and trained/provide regular coaching to relevant staffs and other stakeholders on data quality and the use of the data collection tools.
• In consultation with nutrition sector specialists, design and develop program database and regularly update database
• Facilitate the conduct of post distribution monitoring for the BSFP project
• Conduct regular field visits to track progress against indicators and put in place systems for routine data quality checks and validations
• Lead the coordination of field data collection and the flow of reports from the field to the management team and provide regular feedbacks to field workers and key stakeholders of progress in program implementations.
• Actively participate in M&E meetings with key stakeholders
• Prepare monthly/quarterly progress reports and statistics as well as mid-/final reports to stakeholders
• Advise and put in place a system for promoting transparency and accountability of plan for stakeholders.
• Perform other tasks as required by the MEAL coordinator

Skills & Experience Essential:

• 3-5 years’ experience in M&E positions and/or program experience in field data collection in emergencies
• Detailed knowledge of M&E frameworks and M&E Plans, systems and indicator reference sheets
• Experience maintaining programmatic databases
• Good understand of routine data quality checks/validation
• Experience in survey and qualitative interviewing, including supervising field data collection teams and writing research case studies
• Advance knowledge Microsoft Office Suite, especially MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Desirable:

• Have experience and/or knowledge about working with children on research issues and is aware of the local legal and child protection systems.
• Experience of working in a post conflict environment/refugee/IDP situation
• Project management experience
• Ability to work as part of a team, Flexibility, adaptability, and patience
• Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines,
• Ability to assess problems and recommend solutions

Job Title: Logistics Coordinator Location: Borno Role Purpose

• This role will lead or coordinate the set up or scale up of emergency response logistics functions and responsibilities and will supervise and manage logistics staff, under the supervision of the Borno area office’s Logistics Manager.
• The role will include logistics support to the emergency response and field base. As such, the role may include direct line management of a particular logistics function.

Scope of Role:

• Reports to: Logistics Manager
• Staff directly reporting to this post: Maiduguri Logistics Officer, Warehouse Assistance and Logistics Assistance.

Key Areas of Accountability Representation:

• Sits in for the Logistics Manager (LM) in his absence
• Coordination of Maiduguri Field Office Logistics ; implement the country logistics policies and procedures for the management of the supply chain, including one or more of the following areas; procurement, transport and distribution, warehousing and stock management, management of vehicle fleets, and assets
• Ensure that Save the Children minimum standards of logistics procedures and country policies are implemented and adhered to in the area of responsibility, supporting relevant staff as required
• Provide logistics training and capacity building as required

Fleet Operation:

• Supervision and line management for fleet Assistant
• Monitoring of Vehicle and engine maintenance plan
• Review and validation of Monthly Fleet report
• Supervises selection of road worthy vehicles for rental

Warehouse Management:

• Supervision and line management for warehouse Officer / Assistant (s)
• Review and validation of monthly warehouse report
• Ensure TIM system is functional and up to date

Asset Management:

• Continuous Update of Asset register and GPE list
• Managing asset issue, and recording all asset movements and disposals

Procurement:

• Runs all local tender processes under the supervision of the Logistics Manager and in collaboration with the Country Office Supply chain manager
• Draft all contracts and submits for review LM / SCM

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Recommended a minimum of 5 years in Humanitarian Logistics management experience in NGO environment, including significant field operations experience running both development and emergency programs
• BA/BSc degree or equivalent in management, Development Studies or other social sciences
• Diploma/certificate courses in Logistics and Supply Chain strongly preferred.
• A good understanding of Basic service programs and a working knowledge of the Country program priorities
• Substantial experience in logistics, including procurement, supply chain, fleet management & inventory
• Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams in the event of major emergencies
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively in country

Job Title: Newborn Health Advisor Location: Ebonyi Role Purpose

• The overall aim of the position is to support Federal and State Ministries of Health and partner organizations to roll out the new National Integrated Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (IMNCH) strategy, providing technical inputs with respect to newborn and child health and technical leadership on this work for Save the Children in Nigeria.

Key Areas of Accountabilities Newborn Health Policy & Programming:

• To be responsible for the overall management of Save the Children technical assistance on newborn health in Nigeria including strategic follow up to the national newborn health situation analysis in the context of state-level IMNCH strategy implementation planning and launches and support to strengthen capacity for Kangaroo Mother Care at national level.

Primary Health Care & Child Health:

• To be responsible for the technical inputs for Save the Children assistance on primary health care development and child health in Nigeria with the context of the IMNCH and Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) Strategies.
• To provide health advisory support to the Child Protection Programme.

PRRINN-MNCH:

• To provide technical oversight and quality assurance related to the implementation of relevant programme initiatives including participation in two two-week semi-annual review meetings and planning processes.
• To review documents and take the lead in planning and report writing for the newborn and child aspects of PRRINN-MNCH work

Cross cutting Representation:

• To develop and maintain an understanding of major stakeholder agendas and to represent Save the Children and its interests with key players in the health sector in Nigeria (government, development agencies and research institutes) at Federal and State levels.
• To represent Save the Children’s values and mission, as well as the Nigeria programme experience, at strategic national fora, and selected regional fora

Documentation and Reporting:

• To prepare and submit quarterly reports to Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) and Save the Children UK, and to contribute to PRRINN-MNCH annual report and other key newborn and child reports.
• To pro-actively lead national research and advocacy initiatives and support global efforts by drawing on the Nigeria experience while also drawing on lessons learned from other countries to support efforts in country.
• To contribute to Save the Children’s global and national priorities through cooperation with relevant advisers and managers from headquarters, the regional and national levels.
• To lead or contribute to the development of publications for peer-reviewed journals.

Misc. As agreed with the Programme Manager, support:

• To the development of Save the Children UK’s future health strategy (to be reviewed annually) and child survival strategy focus areas, including technical support for specific proposals to secure further funding
• To comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures.
• Other strategic duties as agreed by supervisors and senior advisers

Qualification Skills & Experience Administrative & General Skills:

• Medical qualification (MD or M.B.B.S.) with Public Health experience or Paediatric Nurse with Public Health programming experience.
• A post-graduate qualification in paediatric and/or neonatology is an added advantage.
• Experience in providing technical support to partners and in particular government at senior levels.
• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels. Presentation and training skills, along with tact and diplomacy are essential.
• Proven capacity to deliver results against objectives, reporting schedules and workplans.
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills and the proven ability to translate these into concise high quality reports and lessons learnt documents,
• Confidence in using word processing and spreadsheet computer packages
• Fluency in written and spoken English and ability to make compelling technical presentations.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s values and mission.
• Intimate knowledge of the policy and programme context of Nigeria. Demonstrated capacity to develop a network of contacts with key players from amongst government, donors, international agencies and NGOs, to maintain these relationships over time and to support mobilization of significant funding from donors.

Desirable:

• Experience in health systems development and primary health care management.
• Proven capacity in strategic planning and long term positioning.

 How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply 

Application Deadline: 22nd February, 2017.

Borno State, Ebonyi State