Vacancies at an Advocacy Project in Child and Family Health

A new health project supporting civil society organizations to advocate for fulfillment of promises in the domains of policy, finance and regulatotry standards for routine immunization, primary healthcare under one roof and ending childhood killer disease has the following vacancies in its abuja office. Government officials in health, national planning or finance are encoraged to apply and take up the SPO position taking leave of absense

M&E Officer
Main Responsibilities
Monitor grant and sub grant activities and ensure that the organizations project complies with funders performance reporting requirments
Develop training programs for sub grantee NGOs
Develop terms of reference for consultants
Develop and manage the projects management information system
Conduct background research on child and family health policies and finance
Produce research reports, issue briefs and policy papers
Promote the use of harmonized and scientific data collection techniques involving sub grantees and project partners
Updae and manage the centralized information database
Develop dashboard and scorecards

Minimum required skills and Experience
First degree in social sciences or in medicine with a masters in public health or development studies
3 to 5 years of exp working on M&E in social accountability or public health programming
Ability to translate public health policy data into technical outputs
Knowledge and experience in qualitative and quantitative data management techniques including proficient use of SPSS, STATE, EPI-info
Experience in project monitoring and evaluation with special emphasis on activity monitoring, data managment including data collection, analysis and storage
Excellent written and spoken english including the ability to write clear, brief and scientific reports
Respect for diversity
Ability to work independently and under pressure

SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER
Main Responsibilities
Establish and maintain relationships with government officials in the health sector
Provide ongoing 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 quartely workplans and financial inline 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
Masters degree in public health, health economics. PhD holders are stongly advised to apply
Strong background in public health advocacy or public policy analysis
8 years and above cognate experiene in government public health systerm
Knowledge of the child and family health policy making and programing
Experience conducting advocacy or receiving health advocacy teams
Fluency in english written and spoken
Experience in project managment including donor relations and staff supervision
Strong computer skills excel, microsoft, powerpoint and outlook
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 absense are encouraged to apply

POSITIONS IN SUB GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS
M&E Officer – 2 positions
Reports to Program Director
Tasks: Data collection and tracking, report writing, measuring program performance
Experience 2- 3 years
Location 1 in Bida, Niger state and 1 in abuja fct
Hours of work: 9am to 5pm

Qualifications and Experience Required
First Degree in Nursing, Public health, social science, international development or related field (post graduate degree will be an added advantage
2-3 years exp in data collection and analysis
Knowledge and exp of national maternal newborn and child health policies

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Qualified candidates are invited to apply via email submitting a CV as an email attachment. they should then 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 suitablity for the position. Please insert the position applied for as the subject of the email

Forward to childandfamhealth@gmail.com on or before 5th february 2018.
Qualified candidates are advised to submit an early application as the positions are to be filled immediately. PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH COPIES OF CERTIFICATES. Only shortlist candidates will be contacted for an interview