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Health System Strengthening Officer (Internal) is needed at Action Against Hunger
JOB TITLE: Health System Strengthening Officer (Internal)
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LOCATION: Damaturu, Yobe State
Job Type: Full Time
Start date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: Health System Strengthening Manager
Objective 1
- Provision of support to strengthen the human resource for health
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- In consultation with HSS Sector Manager carry out health system assessment; diagnosis of the health system in line with defined methodology with the aim of identifying the gap in the targeted facilities, and in the LGAs levels
- Coordinate the training of frontline health workers on continues medical education
- Coordinate with the HSS Sector Manager to train frontline health workers through the coordination centre
- Facilitate the training of frontline health workers identified by the HSS Sector Manager.
- Provide technical support to Health Facilities in the development of facility plans to ensure all identified gaps in the health system are addressed
- In close collaboration with the Health Facilities support the HFs to adopt and institutionalize CHIPS program and its implementation in the selected LGAs
- Provide updates of HF staff and Facility committees’ contact information at LGA level and targeted local government level for nutrition and health sector on a regular basis.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in medicine/public health/Nursing/or related field
- Certificate in project management for development will be an added advantage
Skills And Experience
Essential:
- 3 years’ experience in primary health care system
- Good understanding of Nigeria health system structure
- Previous role at coordination/supervisory level is required
- Fluency in spoken and written English language. Hausa language will be added advantage
- Working knowledge of MS office
Preferred:
- Work experience in humanitarian settings
- Work experience with government health care system is an added advantage
- Experience of working in partnership with or directly with the Ministry of Health is preferable
- Ability to plan and organize work Independent with appropriate follow-through while paying close attention to detail and can read and abstract information from a variety of formats.
- Ability to delegate and follow up of task among teams
- Ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders for collaboration, coordination and consultation
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Job Features
Job Category | Medical/ Healthcare / Pharmaceutical |
Deadline | 10th June, 2020. |
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