Program Advisor at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job Title: Program Advisor

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities

• Support advocacy efforts with key gatekeepers and assess service delivery points (PPMVs, CPs, and clinics) to ensure readiness, compliance, and alignment with project goals.
• Provide on-the-ground support and supervision to service providers, ensuring adherence to malaria case management protocols and the effective use of digital health tools.
• Strengthen the capacity of service providers across various wards and LGAs, offering technical assistance, mentorship, and hands-on training to enhance service delivery.
• Support the coordination of malaria commodity distribution and stock monitoring, ensuring uninterrupted access to quality-assured malaria diagnostic and treatment supplies.
• Conduct routine field visits to monitor service providers, ensuring adherence to malaria treatment guidelines, data reporting standards, and digital health system use.
• Collaborate with partners, institutions, and the Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) to implement integrated supportive supervision (ISS) for continuous quality improvement.
• Identify challenges in program implementation at the field level, propose solutions, and escalate key issues to the Program Manager and M&E Manager for resolution.
• Implement community-based social behavior change (SBC) strategies to improve malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment uptake.
• Work with community leaders, service providers, and stakeholders to promote community awareness and mobilization activities that enhance project outcomes.
• Strengthen linkages between PPMVs, CPs, LGAs, and state health stakeholders to enhance collaboration and service coordination.
• Support the documentation and reporting of field activities, ensuring the submission of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports in alignment with project reporting timelines.
• Contribute to data analysis and learning sessions, identifying gaps, trends, and opportunities for programmatic improvement.
• Provide feedback to PPMVs and CPs to improve service delivery and ensure compliance with national malaria guidelines.
• Support the development of policy briefs, case studies, and best practice documentation based on field insights and implementation experiences.

Requirements

• A University Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Biological Sciences, Communications, Development Studies, Public Health, or any related health program.
• A minimum of five (5) years post-NYSC experience with progressive responsibilities in community communication and project management within public health or large-scale social sector programs.
• Strong understanding and application of advocacy and social mobilization strategies.
• Proven ability to implement health projects at the LGA and state level, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
• Solid knowledge of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) techniques, methodologies, assessments, data analysis, and reporting
• Experience working in a team and ability to effectively support different thematic areas.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the demonstrated ability to engage and influence others
• Good understanding of the health system in Nigeria
• Problem-solving, project management, and creative resourcefulness
• Ability and experience in setting effective goals, objectives, and outcomes.
• Excellent MS Office skills (including Word, Excel, Power-point etc.) and knowledge of database management.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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