The Maternal Newborn and Child health Programme (MNCH2) Vacancy in Nigeria for a Strategic Planning Coordinator
The Maternal Newborn and Child health Programme (MNCH2) is looking
for skilled, creative and enthusiastic individuals to contribute and
work within this dynamic 5 year project.
In return we offer:
- A friendly and team-based working environment
- Opportunity to work with national and international colleagues
- Vital contribution to bettering health in Northern Nigeria
- The opportunity to truly "make a difference"
- A competitive salary with benefits
The Maternal Newborn and Child health Programme (MNCH 2) is a 5 year
country led programme which aims to reduce maternal and child mortality
in northern Nigeria. Funded by the Department for International
Development (DFID), it is being implemented by a consortium comprising
of Futures Group, Society for Family Health (SFH), Options, Mannion
Daniels (MD), Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH),
Axios, and Marie Slopes International (MSI). MNCH 2 will be implemented
in six States in northern Nigeria: Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Yobe
and Zamfara.
Job Title: Strategic Planning Coordinator (1)
Key Responsibilities
- The Strategic Planning Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring
State health systems are better planned, budgeted and coordinated to
improve their effectiveness and efficiency in providing quality,
accessible and affordable MNCH services.
- Provide technical assistance to strengthen health system
coordination through improved health sector planning, financing and
measuring performance.
- Supporting the State Team Leader and other team members in planning,
budgeting and monitoring work plans and budget implementation.
- Specific Responsibilities
- Working as part of a team to design and implement a results-based
programme of technical support to improve planning, budgeting,
governance and accountability in support of the programme’s objective to
achieve effective and efficient delivery of essential health care for
pregnant women, new-horns and children, alongside routine immunisation.
Requirements
- Excellent networking and facilitation skills and a positive approach
to collaboration with government officials and CSOs in Nigeria.
- Skills in supporting and supervising junior staff especially
Nigerian consultants, and a good attitude to teamwork in a fast-paced
programme environment.
- Awillingness to travel to rural north-west Nigeria to work at LGA level.
- An excellent grounding in how to deliver responsive maternal, neonatal, and child health services, including immunisation.
- Senior level experience in planning and budgeting, preferably in
performance/results based planning and budgeting, preferably in the
health sector.
- Experience in working with senior Nigerian government officials and technical cadres to improve capacity and performance.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should send their CV's with a breif cover letter to:
[email protected]
specifying the position and state for which you are applying in the
subject line. For example "Strategic Planning Coordinator-Katsina". Only
applicants shorthlisted will be contacted.
Note: There are no relocation allowances available for this position.