Senior Program Officer at the Advocacy Project in Child and Family Health

The Advocacy Project in Child and Family Health, a new health project supporting civil society organizations to advocate for fulfilment of promises in the domains of policy, finance and regulatory standards for Routine Immunization; Primary Health Care Under one Roof; and Ending Childhood Killer Disease, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Program Officer

Location: Abuja

Main Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with government officials in the health sector
• provide on-going supervision, leadership and technical support and guidance to all program staff
• Develop and implement capacity building programs for sub-grantee CSOs
• Maintain open and professional relations with sub-grantee heads
• Ensure timely completion and submission of reports
• Supervise the implementation of grantee and sub-grantee work-plans
• Provide direction and monitor grantee and sub- grantee staff in their implementation of the work plans -
• Develop and monitor implementation of the advocacy strategic plan
• Support the collection, analysis and dissemination of project data and information for program review and information dissemination
• Supervise the develop quarterly workplans and financial pipelines in line with program implementation plans
• Model, promote and uphold core values of the project
• Ensure compliance in operations functions and funders requirements
• Ensure communication flow and functional coordination amongst sub-grantees and project activity areas

Minimum Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s Degree in Public Health; Political Sciences; Health Economics or Development Studies; PhD holders are strong advised to apply
• Strong background in public health advocacy or public policy analysis
• 8 years and above cognate experience in government public health system
• Knowledge of the child and family health policy making and programming
• Experience conducting advocacy or receiving health advocacy teams
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Experience in project management, including donor relations and staff supervision
• Strong computer skills (Excel, Microsoft, PowerPoint and Oudook)
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with sub-grantee staff, funders and other stakeholders
• Government officials in finance, national planning or public health wishing to take up this position during a one year leave of absence are encouraged to apply

Application Closing Date
5th February, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a CV as an email attachment and submit a 3 paragraph letter of application in the email content page (not as an attachment), the 3 paragraph application must provide key information on your suitability for the position to: [email protected] using the position applied for as the subject of the email.

Note

• Qualified candidates are advised to submit an early application as the position is to be filled immediately.
• Do not attach copies of certificate. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
• The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified individuals