Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive
health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health.  SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the British Department for
International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) among other international donors.  We seek to recruit
qualified persons as a result of growth in our organisation.  We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive
remuneration.  We require competent candidates for the following positions:


Deputy Project Director (based in Abuja)    
email: dpdgmnh@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a Senior Manager position. Reporting to the Project Director,  Maternal and
Neonatal Health (MNH) Care Project. The successful candidate will provide support to
the project director on strategic and operational leadership to MNHC strategies at the
national level and in two (2) project states. S/He will provide technical leadership to a
team of state project managers and project staff working in the two states on theories,
strategies and approaches to achieving scaled up, evidence informed MNHC actions as
outlined in national protocols and guidelines. The post holder will be part of MNHC
leadership team in SFH and is expected to provide significant support to the project
director.  The successful candidate must be comfortable working at the highest level
with state, local government and other implementing partners. Will support joint
reviews of select indicators to measure progress and providing technical support to the
development of a range of intervention communication channels. In addition, s/he will
build the capacity of project staff and health facility staff using evidence informed
MNH interventions.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired candidate:

 Must possess a first degree in the Social/ Biological/Health or Medical Sciences as
well as a relevant second degree.
 Must have at least ten (10) years progressive experience in the public health or
social development sector preferable in the areas of skills and knowledge transfer
both at individual and organisational levels.
 Must have at least ten (10) years demonstrable experience in designing, testing,
refining and implementing community interventions in maternal and neonatal
health care.
 Must have proven experience working in similar organisation with in-depth
understanding of project management tools such as logical framework,
performance management system and indicators.
 Must have in-depth experience  in developing, requesting and using technical
assistance and other capacity building tools to catalyse problem solving within an
institutional setting.
 Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, training and report
writing skills are very important to this position.