Full-Time Senior State Programme Officers Careers at DFID (5 Positions)

Job Description

The Women for Health and wellness program (W4H) is a five year DFIDfunded health show with the primary goal of taking care of the extreme shortage of female health laborers in 5 chosen states in the Northern Nigeria. W4H is in complete support of the MDG aims on reduction of youngster as well as mother’s death particularly in the picked North states in Nigeria and also intends to address this through arrangement of female health and wellness workers in order to motivate improved access to wellness for females.

The show will certainly attend to the critical wellness sector human website challenges utilizing a strategy which enables females as company. W4H is run by a consortium of three organizations, namely: Health Partners International UK, Save the Children, UK and GRID Consulting Nigeria. As the show begins its activities in Jigawa, Katsina, Zamfara and also Yobe with sychronisation from the show head workplace in Kano.

We seek to engage qualified persons to fill the below position:

Job Title: Senior State Programme Officers (5 Positions)

Job Responsibilities

This position will be based in each ot the programme operating states: Jigawa, Katsina, Zamfara, Yobe and Kano providing leadership at the state level.
S/he will work in collaboration with necessary stakeholders to facilitate planning and implementation of all technical activities aimed at strengthening education, recruitment and training of female health workers.
The SSPO will establish and maintain an effective working relationship with SM0H, LGA, representatives of local and international training institutions, private sector, and civil society groups.
Other responsibilities include; development of annual work plan and budget, management of consultants and state office support staff.

Qualification

Candidates must hold a post graduate degree in Public Health or other health related field, Gender and Women Empowerment, Social Development with a minimum of 10 years’ work experience.
S/he must have good understanding of gender issues especially at primary level and health delivery system in Nigeria.
Previous experience in health training, accreditation and curriculum development is necessary for this position.

Skills
The required for this position include:

Organizational, leadership, financial, strong advocacy/facilitation, and excellent computer skill especially in Microsoft Office packages. Previous experience in a similar role and environment will be an added advantage. Familiarity with the region and fluency in Hausa is essential for this position.

Terms of Employment

These appointments will be for a contract term of up to five (5) years, with an initial 6 months probationary period. The programme offers highly competitive salary packages. However, local terms and conditions are applicable.

Application Closing Date
20 November, 2012

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a covering letter addressing your suitability for the post and a CV to W4H@gridconsulting.net. Please quote the job title in the subject line.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Interviews will commence thereafter.

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Job Categories: Government Jobs in Nigeria. Job Types: Full-Time.