JOB TITLE: Maternal / Child Health Officer
Job ID: 2101183
LOCATION: Abuja, Nigeria
Grade: P4
Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria
Schedule: Full-time
Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 12 Months
Objectives of the Programme
- To provide technical support to the government in the development and implementation of evidence-based MCH policies and strategies, in order to provide access and quality health services to women, children and adolescents in an equitable manner.
- Guide in the harmonization of national and international efforts to ensure strengthening and improving MCH programme.
- Guide in promotion of national MCH programme with appropriate government commitment and support for MCH programme in collaboration with national and international organizations responsible for strengthening and improving MCH.
Description of Duties
The principal duties of the incumbent are to:
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- Provide technical and managerial leadership in the area of Maternal, and Child Health ensuring that the activities in this area are established and carried out efficiently and effectively.
Required Qualifications
Education:
- Essential: Advanced university degree (Master’s level or above) in a Health-related field (Medicine, Public Health) with a specialization in reproductive health, pediatrics, obstetrics or other related field from an accredited / recognized institute.
- Desirable: PhD level degree in Medicine / Public Health.
Experience:
- Essential: A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in reproductive health developing capacity and policies linked to high quality maternal, newborn, and reproductive health care programmes.
- Within this experience, demonstrated professional experience working at the country and / or regional level providing technical advice and services to national counterparts, Ministries of Health, and other external partners on reproductive health programmes.
- Desirable: Relevant work experience with WHO and / or UN agencies, health cluster partners; Experience managing diverse teams; experience working in relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations.
Skills:
- Excellent knowledge and expertise of country level situations with regard to reproductive health systems development and management with good understanding of relevant country’s needs, priorities and policies, along with WHO’s policies, practices, guidelines and procedures in the related areas and ability to apply them in the country office setting.
- Ability to conduct research and analyze results, identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations for strengthening health care systems.
Deadline: March 25, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Administration/ Office/ Operations |