PATHS 2 (DFID Funded) Recruiting Service Integration Officers - Enugu

The Partnership for Transforming Health Systems 2 (PATHS 2), a DFID funded programme in Nigeria, aims to improve the planning, financing and delivery of sustainable and replicable pro-poor health services for common health problems, focusing on six states and the federal government.

PATHS2 is recruiting qualified professional staff to fill the below position based in Enugu.

Job Position: Service Integration Officer

Location: Enugu

Job Objectives

• S/he will provide technical support to the State Ministry of Health (SMoH), related ministries, agencies, departments and parastatals to deliver high quality health care services to the people of Enugu State.
• S/he will collaborate with the SMoH to identity gaps in health systems and service delivery management; strengthen capacity based on needs assessment findings, and design technical assistance interventions to address the identified gaps.
• S/he will assist SMoH to improve the recording, reporting and analysis of health services information management systems.
• In addition, Identify areas for operational research to strengthen delivery of health care services for common disease burdens and health issues in Enugu State, such as TB, Malaria, Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, and Immunization.
• The job holder will participate in the establishment of program management plans for designing, reviewing, and monitoring PATHS2 interventions in the State.
• S/he will collaborate with other program staff to ensure the smooth and efficient planning, development and implementation of program activities.
• The job holder will produce written concepts, scopes of work, proposals (with budgets), and position papers, in collaboration with key technical staff, to facilitate and further program implementation.
• The job holder will collaborate in work plan development, program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation activities.

Qualification Requirements:
Master’s Degree in Public Health, Policy, Health Planning, Health Systems Management and Administration, or other relevant field, plus 6 years of professional experience strengthening and/or health service delivery programs, with a significant portion of this experience centered in Eastern Nigeria.

Application Deadline
19th September, 2011

How To Apply
To be considered for the listed position, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter that provide details of the applicant’s qualifications for the desired position to: [email protected]

In the subject line of the email, write the job title and location of the position you wish to apply for Deadline for submission will on or before 19th September 2011. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.