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.
Manager, Maternal and Child Health (based
in Abuja)
email: mmche@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a
Manager position. Reporting to the Deputy Director, the successful candidate
will be required
to manage and drive the key USAID-Expanded Social Marketing
Programme In
Nigeria (ESMPIN) deliverables related to Maternal and Child Health
with particular
emphasis on the ORS/Zinc product strategy. This will include; the
introduction,
implementation of the strategy and also scaling up as a treatment for
diarrhoea in
Nigeria. S/He will also lead in the
technical development for the ESMPIN
maternal,
neonatal & child health (MNCH) strategies and activities, achieve 100%
ESMPIN MNCH
project deliverables including malaria, nutrition, and diarrhoea
prevention
programmes. The successful candidate will coordinate and liaise with all
related MNCH
implementing partners and donors with particular attention paid to ORS
and Zinc product
development and promotion. S/He will lead in the development and
implementation
of a training curriculum for providers and consumers on diarrhoea
management, lead
advocacy and attend FMOH/other meetings to promote, inform and
keep abreast of
MNCH developments at federal and state
levels. The successful
candidate will
be required to lead in research and creative brief development on relevant
MNCH projects as
well as ensure monitoring plans are
developed to assist in working
with SFH sales
and distribution and SFH M&E departments.
Qualifications/Experience:
The desired candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in the biological or social sciences.
Must possess
minimum of seven (7) years post NYSC working experience in a
related
environment, five (5) of which must have been as a programme/ project
manager.
Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) experience will be
essential to
this position, as well as prior experience in marketing and product
development.
Must possess
excellent analytical report writing skills.
Must possess
high level of integrity.
Must have
ability to interpret data for programmatic decision-making.
Good
interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, and the ability to
navigate
effectively among a team of diverse stakeholders are very important to
this position.
State Team Leaders (9 positions in the indicated states).
email:
Rivers- ssc-marpriv@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a
Manager position; the successful candidate will coordinate and manage the
regional level
activities of the MARPS Project. S/He will
provide leadership for
building
sustained capacity at State and LGA levels in HIV & AIDS multi-sectoral
strategic
planning and financing including health sector specific systems strengthening
and monitoring
for results. S/He will be responsible for the regional project budget and
will act as
supervisor, coach, mentor and provide technical support to the SFH FSW &
Clients Focal
person as well as consortium members focal persons. The successful
candidate must
be experienced in project management and proven technical knowledge
in working with
key target populations and other vulnerable groups. Must have proven
ability to
collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including Government, other
Implementing
Partners, and internal stakeholders within SFH to achieve project and
organisational
deliverables. Will develop grantee CSO’s organisational systems and
capacity to
plan, monitor and implement small grants targeted at key target populations.
Must provide
clear documentation of programmatic achievements on monthly,
quarterly and
annual basis as well as document and publish best practices within the
region.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Post graduate
degree in Public health or related field with extensive field
experience in
managing programmes. Must have prior
experience in leading
community
processes and management of resources.
At least seven
(7) years post NYSC experience.
Must have
in-depth experience in developing, requesting and using technical
assistance and other
capacity building tools to catalyse problem solving
within
institutional settings.
Substantial
experience and demonstrable success in designing, implementing
and managing
complex HIV prevention projects among key target
populations.
Must possess
excellent planning, coordination, managerial and organisational
skills
Must possess
appreciable skills in the use of spreadsheets
Excellent
facilitation skills and the ability to support entities to translate research
to policy, and
policy to strategic plans for implementation is compulsory.
Ability to
independently plan and execute complex tasks while addressing daily
Senior Officer, Programmes
(13 positions, one in each of the states
indicated)
email:
Note that Abia
officer will operate from Imo, Delta from Edo and Kogi from FCT.
Job Profile:
This is a Senior
Officer position. Reporting to the project team leader in the region, the
successful
candidate will support the coordination and management of the regional
level activities
of the project for Female Sex Workers (FSWs) and Clients. S/He will
also coordinate
the implementation of Peer Education interventions among key target
populations in
the field locations. S/He will manage funds and related workshops,
meetings and
other events and act as a supervisor, coach, mentor and provide technical
support to the
SFH FSWs and Clients community facilitators and local implementing
partners. S/He
will facilitate community mobilisation, training of facilitators and
supervision of
community facilitators and will provide support for the coordination and
preparation of
annual, quarterly and monthly work-plans and budgets for programme
implementation.
Will also provide support for the monitoring and evaluation of
programme
implementation at the community level and coordinate the implementation
of capacity
building activities for CBOs to provide MARPs friendly services in Nigeria.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in the communication, social, or health sciences.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC experience preferably in
the field of
community level behaviour change communication. Ability to speak
the predominant
language of the state will be an advantage.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills and good writing and
documentation
skills.
Must possess
excellent skills in computer knowledge and application.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Must possess
the ability to anticipate and solve problems.
Must have
significant experience in working in programme for FSWs and clients
and other
community related HIV programme for vulnerable populations.
Must have past
experience as a trained peer educator or IPC conductor is useful
as the
successful candidate will be required to support outreaches to FSWs and
clients to
inform behaviour change.
Good
listening, communication and interpersonal skills are very important to this
Page 2 of 7 management details and remaining focused on long term deadlines and
strategies.
Ability to
speak local language in preferred state will be of added advantage
Good
listening, communication, budget management and interpersonal skills are
very important
to this position.
Candidates are
required to apply for only one state. Multiple applications will be
disqualified.
position.
Candidates are
required to apply for only one State. Multiple applications will be
disqualified.
Assistant Manager, Quality Assurance and
Knowledge Improvement
(based in
Gombe) email: amqag@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
The position
reports to the project manager. This is
an Assistant Manager position. The
successful
candidate will coordinate and provide assistance for Maternal and Neonatal
Health Care
service delivery related activities. Will participate in development of
criteria for
selection of TBAs, FOMWAN and ETS volunteers that will be engaged for
project
implementation. S/He will also ensure that selection of TBAs and FOMWAN
volunteers is
adhered to, and will plan, design and implement recommended processes,
tools and
systems to implement the project quality assurance plan as per the donor
directions and
international quality standards. She/he will support the project manager
in coordinating
training activities including mentoring at the state level and support
capacity
building of service providers in the health facilities. S/He will also ensure
that
quality services
are provided by TBAs and FOMWAN Volunteers. S/He will prepare
and submit
detailed progress reports on quality standards on a quarterly, biannual and
annual basis.
Will maintain a cordial and respectful relationship for interdepartmental
harmony by
timely submissions, communications and follow-up on assignments with
sufficient lead
times as per the work-plans. Demonstrating willingness and ability to
adjust quickly
to rapidly changing priorities, multiple demands and complex situations
are key
attributes.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in the social or health sciences, or nursing. An MPH
will be of added
advantage.
Must possess a
minimum of six (6) years post NYSC experience, three (3) of
which must have
been spent working in a similar capacity.
Must be
computer literate and familiar with the NGO working environment.
Must be fluent
in English and Hausa.
Good
interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, training and report
writing skills
are very important to this position.
Assistant Manager, Call Centre (based in Gombe)
email: amcc@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
The position
reports to the project manager. This is
an Assistant Manager position. The
successful
candidate will supervise, coordinate and provide assistance for Maternal and
Neonatal Health
Care call centre in Gombe State. Will participate in development of a
database for use
at the call centre and will supervise a team of midwives and call centre
agents. She will
also plan, design and implement recommended processes, tools and
systems to
implement the project quality assurance plan as per the donor directions and
international
quality standards for the call centre. She will support the project manager
in coordinating
training activities for call centre agents including mentoring at the state
level and
support capacity building. She will also ensure that quality services are
provided by call
centre agents and will do spot checks and mystery client/exit
interviews to
ensure quality of services provided. She will prepare and submit detailed
progress reports
on a quarterly, biannual and annual basis. Will maintain a cordial and
respectful
relationship for interdepartmental harmony by timely submissions,
communications
and follow-up on assignments with sufficient lead times as per the
work-plans.
Demonstrating willingness and ability to adjust quickly to multiple
demands and
complex situations are key attributes.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must be a
registered nurse/midwife. A degree in nursing will be of added
advantage.
Must have at
least five (5) years experience working
in a health facility as a
practising
midwife.
Must possess a
minimum of six (6) years experience, two (2) of which must have
been spent
working in a similar capacity.
Must be
computer literate and familiar with the NGO working environment.
Must be fluent
in English and Hausa. Ability to speak
any other language in North
East Nigeria
will be of added advantage.
Good
interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, training and report
writing skills
are very important to this position.
Senior Officer, Logistics (based in
Gombe)
email: solg@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position, reporting to state project manager. The successful
candidate will
participate in the identification of partner health facilities for project
intervention.
Will provide technical support to ensure that health facilities engaged by
the project are
adequately supplied with appropriate health commodities and devices.
Provide support
to project manager on forecasting and supply planning using relevant
supply chain
tools (inventory and tracking). S/He will collaborate with implementing
partners, and
the state and local government to organise monitoring visits to health
facilities, and
provide necessary support for smooth
implementation of supply chain
activities in
selected health facilities. Will also support the project detailer in product
distribution and
capacity building activities.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a first degree in business admin or
in any of the social/ health
sciences. A
professional certification in the field of logistics will be of added
advantage.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC working experience,
preferably in an
NGO or government in a similar position.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills
Must possess
appreciable skills in computer knowledge and application, especially
spreadsheets.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Good
listening, communication and interpersonal skills are very important to
this position.
Senior Officer,
Programme Administration (based in Abuja)
email: sopag@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position. Reporting to the deputy project director, the successful
candidate will
support the design, development and deployment of Behavioural Change
Communication
(BCC) tools, manuals and materials for effective promotion of
programme objectives.
S/He will liaise with SFH Administration Division to manage
Maternal and
Neonatal Health Care (MNHC) related workshops, meetings and events.
S/He will manage
all hotel logistics for trainings and events and will assist the state
teams in liaising
with central procurement, administration and finance within SFH. The
position holder
will lead in arranging all MNH team local travel arrangements including
tickets and
hotel bookings. S/He will act as the procurement points person, ensuring all
MNHC head office
procurements are made appropriately and on time, and follow up to
ensure delivery
to requesting source. Will act as a coach, mentor and will build the
skills of
Interns and Corp members attached to the project.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in business administration or any of the social
sciences.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC experience, preferably
working in an
NGO in a similar capacity.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills
Must possess
appreciable skills in computer knowledge and application.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Good
listening, communication and interpersonal skills are very important to this
position.
Senior Officer: IT (based in Gombe) 2
positions
email: soitg@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This position
reports to the Project Manager in Gombe. The successful candidates will
be responsible
for the Information Technology component for Gombe project office
and the MNH call
centre. S/He will be expected to resolve all minor hardware, software
issues and
interconnectivity/ networking problems within the office network and at the
MNH call centre.
S/He will also be responsible in ensuring the smooth operations of
the Enterprise Resource Planning Software and
management information system
processes.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in Computer Science/ Computer Engineering or any
relevant field.
A professional certification in IT is very essential.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC working experience in IT
in a reputable
firm or NGO. Previous experience operating in a call centre
environment will
be of advantage.
Must have
knowledge of an Enterprise Resource Planning Software, (SAP
preferred) and
also understand the District Health Information System software
(DHIS).
Must have
experience on managing the Microsoft Operating systems (Windows,
Exchange Server
etc).
Senior Officer, Logistics (based in Lagos)
email: solog@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position. Reporting to SFH Warehouse Manager in Lagos,
the successful
candidate who should have past experience in a similar function
will need to
exhibit innovation in managing logistics in a complex and challenging
work
environment. Tested experience in
personnel and material management is
required for
this position. S/He will provide support to the warehouse manager on
inventory and
tracking material movement. The successful candidate will also
support medical
detailers in product distribution and capacity building activities.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in any relevant area with a professional
certification in
the required field.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC
experience
preferably in
logistics and warehouse management.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills.
Must possess
appreciable skills in computer knowledge and application.
Must possess a
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Demonstrated
willingness and ability to adjust quickly to rapidly changing needs,
multiple demands
and complex situations are essential to this position.
Good
listening, communication and interpersonal skills are very
important to
this position.
Senior Officer,
TBA Programmes (based in Gombe)
email: sotbap@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position, reporting to the state project manager. The senior
officer, TBA
(Traditional Birth Attendants) programmes will be responsible for the
coordination of
TBAs in LGAs, wards and communities as well as the conduct of
advocacy visits
to Local Government Areas (LGAs) and to community/religious
leaders in all
intervention communities. She must carry out identification and selection
of TBAs,
community delineation and ensure the continuous update of the TBA list. She
will lead the
organisation and conduct of open community meetings as well as provide
feedback to
community members and stakeholders. The successful candidate will
conduct and
participate in the training of all TBA volunteers in LGAs and also ensure
that they have
required tools for service delivery. She will monitor the implementation
of services
within the home and community; ensuring referral of women to health
facilities. The
position holder will ensure that activities are correctly documented and
verified. She
will ensure that TBAs are incentivised using the performance based
financing
approach.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must be a
registered Nurse/Midwife. A degree in Nursing will be an added
advantage.
Must possess
minimum of three (3) years experience in a health facility as a
practicing
Midwife. Knowledge of community mobilisation techniques is
essential to
this position.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills, and experience in
managing a civil
society organisation will be of added advantage.
Must possess
appreciable skills in computer knowledge and application,
especially
spreadsheets.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Must be fluent
in spoken and written Hausa and English languages.
Good listening
and communication skills, training and report writing skills are
very important
to this position.
Senior Officer, Community Volunteer
Programmes
(based in Gombe)
2 positions email: sopfomwan@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position, reporting to the state project manager. The senior
officer,
community volunteer programmes will be responsible for the coordination of
FOMWAN and other
community volunteers in LGAs, wards and communities as well
as the conduct
of advocacy visits to Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Federation of
Muslim Women
Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) chapters. She must carry out
identification
and selection of FOMWAN and other community volunteers, community
mapping and
delineation into supervisory zones and ensure the continuous update of the
volunteer list.
She will conduct open community meetings and provide feedback to
community
members and stakeholders. She will contribute to the development of IEC
materials/job
aids for volunteers and communities. The successful candidate will
conduct and
participate in the training of all volunteers in LGAs and also ensure that
volunteers have
required tools for service delivery. She will monitor the implementation
of project
defined services within the home and community; ensuring referral linkages
of women to
health facilities for antenatal, delivery and postnatal services.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must be a
registered Nurse Midwife. A degree in Nursing will be of added
advantage.
Must possess
minimum of three (3) years experience working in a health facility
as a practicing
midwife. Experience in managing a team in a civil society
organisation
will be of added advantage.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Must possess
appreciable computer knowledge, especially word processing and
spreadsheets.
Must be fluent
in spoken and written Hausa and English languages.
Good listening
and communication skills, training and report writing skills are
very important
to this position.
Manager,
Communications (based in Abuja) (2
positions)
email: mpc@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a
Managerial position reporting to the Associate Director, Strategic Behavioural
Communication.
S/He will take the lead in the planning, designing and implementation
of communication
strategies for the project. The successful candidate, who needs to
have
considerable experience in use of behaviour change communication strategies and
mid mass media
to reach key target populations, will support field programme teams in
planning and
implementing an evidence-informed response to address behaviour
change among key
target populations. S/He will support the coordination of SBC
activities as
relates to the design, development and production of BCC materials for the
project. The
successful candidate will also ensure proper communication of project
stories and
outputs through posting on the web, newsletters and other public domains.
S/He will
arrange publicity for the project and organisation through different outlets;
and will
compose, edit, design, record, and produce publications such as newsletters,
leaflets and
brochures. Will design, plan and
coordinate media and marketing events,
including press
conferences, informational meetings, and online broadcasts.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in Journalism, Communication Arts or Marketing or
any other
related field and seven (7) years post NYSC experience. A post
graduate degree
is also required.
Must have good
understanding of behaviour change theories and communicating
for positive
change in health outcomes.
Must possess
excellent policy influencing skills.
Must be able
to work with minimal supervision.
Must possess
excellent skills in computer knowledge and application,
knowledge of web
designing will be of added advantage.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Must
demonstrate strong writing and editing skills.
Must be
familiar with the NGO working environment.
Good
listening, communication and interpersonal skills are very important to
this position
Senior Officer, HIV Counselling and Testing
(3
positions, one in each of the states indicated below)
Job Profile:
Reporting to the
Manager-Global Fund (GF) HIV, the successful candidate will be
primarily responsible
for the coordination and implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention
and risk
reduction activities through Behavioural Change Communication (BCC)
among
Most-At-Risk-Persons (MARPs) and mass media activities targeted at the
general
population. S/He will work with the Manager to develop operational and work
plans for HIV
prevention among MARPs and mass media services in the region. S/He
will provide
field support for the implementation of BCC through the use of special
communication
materials targeted at specific population. The candidate will coordinate
the
implementation of Peer Education training and intervention among key target
groups in the
region. S/He will provide support to the Research and Evaluation Division
to manage data
collection of MARPs activities from all communities in the region. In
addition, s/he
will provide support for community system strengthening activities
including
working with CBOs and CSOs partners.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in any of the Behavioural/Medical or Biological
Sciences.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC experience, preferably in
implementing BCC
MARPs related activities in specific communities.
Must possess
the ability to analyse and interpret both quantitative and qualitative
programme data.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills.
Must be able
to work with minimal supervision.
Must have
cognate skills in computer appreciation.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Good
interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, training and report
writing skills
are very important to this position.
Candidates are
required to apply for only one state. Multiple applications will be
disqualified.
Senior Officer, Documentation and Archiving
(based in Abuja)
email: dao@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a Senior
Officer position. Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party, the successful
candidate will
coordinate the documentation and archiving of relevant information,
materials and
other project documents. S/He will use standard methods to improve
documentation
and archiving of critical outputs from the project. The successful
candidate will
be required to demonstrate the ability to adjust quickly to rapidly
changing
priorities, multiple demands and complex situations. S/He will proactively
seek out reports
and stories which require documentation, and ensure project results are
publicised using
appropriate print and electronic media. S/He will work closely with
the M&E and
communication units to tease out human interest stories and case studies
from project
team reports, and support the development of stories. The successful
candidate will
also manage and work with internal and external business partners and
vendors,
maintain the project calendar, reports and databases, and deliver on project
Senior Officer, Media (based in Abuja)
email: som@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position, reporting to the deputy project director. The senior
officer, media
will be responsible for engaging media agencies to communicate
information and
messages regarding the project. S/He will identify the appropriate
target audience,
segment audiences, decide what messages should be communicated
based on
research, and identify appropriate communication channels. Will coordinate
the design,
development and production of media concepts as well as media outlets to
air materials.
Will arrange publicity for the project through different outlets, and will
compose, edit,
design, record, produce project publications such as newsletters, leaflets
and
brochures. S/He will assist the
communication officer with website development
and
technological enhancements, negotiating rates and advertising for print,
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communications
within assigned deadlines.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in English/Social Sciences or Library Sciences with at
least three (3)
years cognate experience in a similar role. A post graduate degree
and relevant
certificate courses will be of an added advantage.
Must possess
strong writing and editing skills.
Must possess
the ability to pay attention to details and be innovative.
Must be
computer literate and familiar with the NGO working environment.
Must possess
the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must
understand and be fluent in the use of software applications, including web
design, as well
as archiving software.
Must
understand and be able to apply Associated Press and Chicago style guides.
Must possess
the ability to multi-task, set priorities, demonstrate strong
teamwork skills
and have prior experience in gender sensitive reporting,
managing
websites and archives and documentation.
Good
listening, communication and interpersonal skills are very important to
this position.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in Professional Writing,
Journalism, Mass
Communications,
or Public Relations. Experience developing creative briefs
and
communication materials will be of added advantage.
Must possess
minimum of three (3) years cognate post
NYSC experience,
preferably in an
NGO.
Must be able
to work with minimal supervision.
Must possess
appreciable skills in computer software, knowledge of web
designing
software and Corel draw will be of added advantage.
Ability to speak and write fluently in Hausa and
English is important to this
position
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Good
listening, communication and interpersonal skills are very important to this
position.
Senior Officer, Health Communication
(9 positions, one
in each state indicated below)
Ref: email to:
Lagos sohcclags@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a Senior
Officer position reporting to the Territorial Manager. S/He will lead the
Family
Planning/Reproductive Health/Maternal and Child Health (FP/RH/MCH)
community level
communication, mobilisation and referral activities at the regional
level for the
ESMPIN project. With the support of the
other members of the regional
team, s/he will
contribute to increasing demand for (FP/RH/MCH) services in the
region and will
also coordinate and supervise IPC conductors, mid-mass media and
other evidence
informed approaches to ensure ESMPIN project deliverables are met.
S/He will also
monitor and provide feedback on (FP/RH/MCH) mass media campaigns.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in any of the Medical/Behavioural or Social Sciences
or its
equivalent in a relevant field. A Masters degree in Public Health or any
related
discipline will be of added advantage.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC experience in a health
facility,
community mobilisation role or related area.
Must possess
basic understanding of recent advances in Family Planning,
Reproductive
Health and Maternal and Child Health (FP/RH/MCH).
Must possess
excellent interpersonal communication and report writing skills.
Must also be
conversant with the culture and behaviour of target communities.
Must be
computer literate with high proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel and
Microsoft Word
packages.
Candidates are
required to apply for only one State. Multiple applications will be
disqualified.
Senior Officer Malaria Field
Programmes
(5 positions,
one in each of the states listed)
email:
Makurdi - sofmfpmark@sfhnigeria.org Gombe - sofmfpgom@sfhnigeria.org
Anambra - sofmfpanam@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position reporting to the Malaria Programme Manager. The
successful
candidate will be responsible for the coordination of all Global Fund Malaria
social
mobilisation in the states. Primary duties will be management and monitoring of
the CSOs' and
Sub-recipients'/Consultants' progress towards achieving programme
deliverables,
monitoring the quality of outputs, and ensuring the fiscal integrity of all
transactions and
operations, behaviour change communication and mass mobilisation
activities. Will
also be responsible for quality assuring all training and monitoring and
evaluation of
malaria intervention programmes within the state. S/He will strengthen
the RBM
partnership in the state and will be the liaison of SFH to the public sector
aspect of the
malaria control programme.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must have a
first degree in any health, behavioural or social sciences, and must
possess a post
graduate degree in public health or related field.
Must possess a
minimum three (3) years post NYSC working experience in an
NGO at the field
level.
Must possess
sound experience in community mobilisation techniques.
Experience
with database management and data entry, cleaning and verification.
Ability to work
with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, DHIS 1.4 and 2.0 is essential.
Must be an
excellent at report writing and possess strong M&E skills.
Must possess
experience in donor funded projects.
Good knowledge
of BCC theories and practices is required for persons managing
social
mobilisation activities.
Senior Officer- Malaria Field Programmes
(based in Taraba)
email: somtar@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position, reporting to the GF Malaria Programme Manager
(North). The
successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination of all Global
Fund Malaria
activities in the Zone (3 states). Primary duties will be management of
the
Sub-Recipients (SRs), through monitoring Sub-Recipients’ and
contractor’s/Consultant’s
progress towards achievement of programme deliverables,
monitoring the
quality of outputs, and assuring the fiscal integrity of all transactions
and operations,
and training. S/He will strengthen the RBM partnership in the state and
will be the
liaison of SFH to the public sector aspect of the malaria control programme.
S/He will also
be responsible for commodity distribution, site management and data
retrieval in the
state (Taraba).
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must have a
first degree in any health, behavioural or social sciences, and
must possess a
post graduate degree in public health.
Must possess
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC working experience in
NGO field work.
Must possess
sound experience in health commodities marketing, distribution
and channel
management.
Proven
experience in GF monitoring and evaluation systems and performance
frameworks in
implementing national M&E systems for data collation and use.
Experience in
planning and facilitation of training for different cadres of staff,
and in data
quality assessments.
Good oral,
presentation and written comprehension skills, strong capacity
building skills
and willingness to train, with well developed written and oral
communication
skills.
Experience
with database management and data entry, cleaning and
verification.
Ability to work with MS Word, Access, Excel, Power Point, DHIS
1.4 and 2.0 is
essential.
Must possess
experience in donor funded projects.
Medical Detailing Officer (6 positions, one in each of the states
listed)
Port-Harcourt- somd-ph@sfhnigeria.org
Enugu - somd-enugu@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer/assistant manager position reporting to the Assistant Director,
Sales and
Distribution or his designate.
Successful candidates will be responsible for
creating demand
for SFH products and achieving sales targets for reproductive health,
child survival
and family planning products. They will
support the programme
divisions in
improving the quality of service delivery and quantity of sales through
training of
providers. They will be responsible for achieving quality of coverage by
ensuring that
service delivery points are well branded.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in Pharmacy and be registered with PCN
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC experience, preferably
working in a
hospital environment or any related area.
Must be
proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
Excellent
listening, and communication skills, training and report writing
skills are very
important to this position
Must show
demonstrable willingness and ability to adjust quickly to rapidly
changing
priorities, multiple demands and complex situations.
Candidates are
required to apply for only one state. Multiple applications will be
disqualified.Page
5 of 7
Senior Officer, Procurement (based in
Abuja)
email: soprocabj2@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
Reporting to the
Manager -Procurement, the successful candidate will be responsible
for placing
public tenders and procurement opportunities in national and international
portals,
coordinate tender openings with its reports documented, maintain vendors’
entry
documentation and associated registers. S/He will be responsible for ranking of
vendors in
addition to evaluating performance of vendors against purchase orders and
provide monthly
report. Successful candidate will be required to run vendors through
existing watch
lists to ensure that unapproved vendors are not recruited or maintained.
Candidate will
be required to ensure adequate filing of hard documents and the
maintenance of a
mirror electronic version of procurement documents.
Qualifications/Experience:
Candidates
applying for this position
Must have a
first degree in any of the sciences.
Must possess
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC working experience, one
(1) year of
which must be in a similar function/ capacity.
Must have
proven experience and basic skills in procurement management and
administration.
Must have high
proficiency in the Microsoft Excel and Word packages.
Should have
had hands-on awareness of the required scope of the needed work
environment and
the attendant equipment necessary for the job. Knowledge of
the SAP
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Package will be of added
advantage.
Will be at an
advantage if they posses any Professional qualification in
procurement.
Senior Officer,
Accounts (Abuja)
email to: so-accabj@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a second
level position reporting to the Senior Manager-MARPS Project
Accounting, the
successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing and booking
vendor invoices
into SAP. S/He will review all approved retirements for completeness
and accuracy and
post into SAP, provide schedules to auditors, assist to produce project
budget
monitoring reports, review common cost
journals, assist to prepare quarterly
accrual
reports, assist to prepare monthly
liquidation reports to USAID, prepare annual
VAT payment
reports to USAID and assist with review of Sub-Awardees financials.
S/He will also
assist to conduct monthly reconciliation of all MARPS bank accounts
and financial
transactions .S/He will review all transactions posted into MARPS project
books and make
corrections where necessary before they are posted for consolidation.
Qualifications/Experience:
Minimum
Academic/Professional Qualifications required for the position:
Must possess a
first degree (BSc/HND) in Accounting or any related field.
ACA and/or
masters degree is an added advantage.
Must possess
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC working experience
Must possess a
broad knowledge of accounting software packages especially
SAP.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills.
Must be able
to work with minimal supervision.
Must possess a
high level of integrity and responsibility.
Senior Officer,
HIV Project (based in Enugu)
email: sohivp@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This position
reports to the Territorial Manager, Enugu. The successful
candidate will
be primarily responsible for providing technical, logistic, administrative
support and
assist in coordinating the implementation of GF HIV counselling and
testing (HCT)
activities in the territory. The successful candidate will work with the
Manager HCT to
implement GF-HIV programme strategies on counselling and testing
services in all
selected health facilities within the territory. Furthermore, s/he will work
with the state
governments and other partners to ensure compliance to National
Guidelines and
International (WHO) standards in the provision of quality HCT
services. S/He will also participate in the
implementation of Health System
Strengthening
(HSS) activities including manpower development and training of health
personnel for
HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment care and support programme. The
candidate will
provide support to ensure the availability of National HCT tools for data
collection and
retrieval at the various Health Facilities. S/He will be responsible for the
management of
health commodities supplied to the states through the Global Fund HIV
project. In
addition, s/he will provide support in ensuring timely submission of quality
reports on HIV
counselling and testing services to Global Fund on monthly and
quarterly bases
respectively. The successful candidate will also be required to work
with the HCT
Manager to provide support in the development of budgets and work
plans for all
GF-HIV activities.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in Sciences/Medical/Biological Sciences/Public
Health or its
equivalent in a relevant field is required. A Masters degree in a
relevant field
will be an added advantage.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years experience in
implementing HIV
testing and
counselling in a health facility or NGO.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills.
Must be able
to work with minimal supervision.
Must have
cognate skills in computer appreciation.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Must have good
communication and excellent interpersonal skills.
Systems Strengthening Specialist (based in
Abuja)
email: sss@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior manager position, reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party.
The objective of
the Systems Strengthening Specialist position is to provide leadership
for building
sufficient and sustained capacity at State and LGA levels in HIV/AIDS
multi-sectoral
strategic planning and financing including related health sector-specific
systems
strengthening and monitoring for results. The successful candidate will
coordinate and
provide supportive supervision, on the job skills reinforcement,
continuing
education, and periodic assessment of skills to partners at the state and local
government
level. Will proffer approaches to assess the quality of programming
amongst
government, networks and coalitions involved in the project. Will lead in the
identification
of capacity gaps within partner institutions (including government) using
standard
organisational/institutional assessment tools and methods with the support of
state team
leaders. S/He will lead in the determination of the capacity building needs of
implementing
partner organisations at central and field levels, and understanding the
local context
will apply a combination of approaches that respond to the situation. Will
support the
State Team Leaders to build capacity of state and LGA management teams
to undertake
strategic and annual planning, resourcing and monitoring HIV/AIDS
programmes for
key target populations and to build and support vibrant public-private
partnerships for
health and HIV &AIDS that promote participatory decision-making in
key processes of
state programmes. Will take the lead in the planning and designing of
sustainability
and transition strategies.
Qualifications/Experience:
Post graduate
degree in Public health or related field with extensive field
experience in
managing programmes is compulsory.
At least eight
(8) years post NYSC, four (4) years of this being in a managerial
position and at
least 5 years’ experience working at a senior level on health
systems
strengthening, particularly health planning and health financing in
decentralized
health systems.
Must provide
clear documentation of programmatic achievements on monthly,
quarterly and
annual basis as well as document and publish best practices.
Excellent
facilitation skills in supporting institutions to translate policies into
strategic plans
for implementation.
Ability to
independently plan and execute complex tasks while addressing daily
management
details and remaining focused on long term deadlines and
strategies.
Must possess a
high level of integrity, policy influencing and advocacy skills
Excellent
knowledge of a range of current methodologies in system
strengthening
will be essential to this position.
Sales
Representative (2 positions, one in each
of the states listed)
Job
Profile: This is a senior officer
position reporting to the Assistant Director, Sales
and Distribution
or his designate. Successful candidates
will be responsible for
creating demand
for SFH products and achieving sales targets for SFH over the
counter
products. Primarily responsibilities
will include merchandizing channel
management, and
branding of outlets.
Qualifications/Experience:
The desired candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in any discipline.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC experience, preferably
in sales in an
FMCG environment.
Must be
proficient in the use of Microsoft word and Excel packages
Excellent
listening, and communication skills, training and report writing
skills are very
important to this position.
Must show
demonstrable willingness and ability to adjust quickly to rapidly
Call Centre Agents (based in Gombe) 8
positions
email: cca@sfhnigeria.org
Job
Profile: The position reports to the
call centre supervisor. The successful
candidate will
provide assistance for Maternal and Neonatal Health Care call centre in
Gombe state. She
will also implement recommended processes, tools and systems for
the call centre.
S/He will also ensure that quality services are provided to clients. Will
maintain a
cordial and respectful relationship by timely attendance to clients, and will
follow-up
on assignments with sufficient lead
times as per the work-plans. Excellent
communication
skills, and willingness and ability to adjust quickly to multiple
demands, shifts
and complex situations are key attributes of this position.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must be a
nurse/midwife or have a degree in the health sciences/health
education.
Must possess a
minimum of two (2) years experience. Experience working in
health education
will be of significant advantage.
Must be
computer literate and familiar with the NGO working environment.
Must possess
the ability to speak English and Hausa/Fulfude fluently. Ability to Page 6 of 7
changing
priorities, multiple demands and complex situations.
Candidates are
required to apply for only one state. Multiple applications will be
disqualified
speak any other
language in North East Nigeria will be of added advantage.
Excellent
interpersonal, communication and report writing skills are very
important to
this position.
Deputy Manager, Procurement (Abuja)
email: dmprocabj@sfhnigeria.org
Job
Profile: Reporting to the Manager
-Procurement, the successful candidate will be
responsible for
Generating
procurement solicitation documents, evaluation of tenders and bids received
for competitive
processes especially for Health commodities locally and
internationally.
S/He will be required to also generate Purchase orders following the
tendering
process
S/He will be
responsible for contracting with vendors for services
Successful
Candidate will be responsible for ensuring adequate documentation of
procurement
processes and easy retrieval, by all relevant personnel. S/He will provide
tracking for all
procurement processes handled by them. Management of vendors to
ensure quality
and efficiency in delivery of goods and services.
Qualifications/Experience:
Candidates
applying for this position
Must have a
first degree in any of the sciences/social sciences. A masters
degree will be an advantage
Must possess
minimum six (6) years post NYSC working experience, three (3)
year of which
must be in a senior capacity in procurement.
Must have
proven experience and strong skills in procurement management and
administration.
Must have high
proficiency in the Microsoft Excel and Word packages.
Should have
hands-on awareness of the required scope of the needed work
environment and
the attendant equipment necessary for the job.
Knowledge of
the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Package will be of
added advantage.
Will be at an
advantage if they posses any Professional qualification in
procurement.
Systems Strengthening Programme Officers (based in Abuja) 2 positions
email: sspo@sfhnigeria.org
Job
Profile: This is a Senior Officer
position. Reporting to the Systems Strengthening
Specialist, the
successful candidates will support the coordination of supportive
supervision, on
the job skills reinforcement, continuing education, and periodic
assessment of
skills of stakeholders at the state level. Will also assist the Systems
Strengthening
Specialist to assess the quality of programming amongst government,
networks and
coalitions involved in the project. Will
support the identification of
capacity gaps
within partner institutions (including government) using standard
organisational/institutional
assessment tools and methods. Will support the State Team
Leaders to build
capacity of state and LGA management teams to undertake strategic
and annual
planning, resourcing and monitoring of HIV/AIDS programmes. Will assist
state and local
governments to build and support vibrant public-private partnerships for
health and
HIV/AIDS that promote participatory decision-making in state programmes.
Will be part of
planning and designing of sustainability and transition strategies.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
relevant first degree with at least three (3) years requisite
experience in a
similar capacity. A post graduate degree and relevant short
certificate
courses will be of an added advantage.
Must possess
demonstrable policy influencing and advocacy skills.
Must be
computer literate and familiar with the NGO working environment.
Must have good
knowledge of current methodologies in system strengthening.
Good
interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, training and report
writing skills
are very important to this position.
Senior Officer, Emergency Transport Scheme
(based in
Gombe) email: soetsp@sfhnigeria.org
Job
Profile: This is a senior officer
position, reporting to the state project manager.
The successful
candidate will be primarily responsible for the coordination of the state
Emergency
Transport Scheme (ETS) volunteer drivers in wards and communities as
well as the
conduct of advocacy visits to Local Government Areas (LGAs) and to
community/religious
leaders in all intervention communities to ensure smooth
implementation
of the scheme based on project deliverables. He must carry out
identification,
selection and training of volunteer drivers, mapping and delineation of
communities for
coverage and ensure the continuous update of the volunteers list. He
will participate
in the review of the ETS MIS logbook. The successful candidate will
lead in the
organisation and conduct of training of all volunteers in LGAs and also
ensure that all
volunteers have required tools for collection of MIS information. S/He
will ensure
referral of women to health facilities according to set standards.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in any of the social/health sciences.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years working experience preferably in
an NGO.
Knowledge of community mobilisation techniques is essential to this
position.
Must possess
excellent planning and organisational skills; experience in
managing an ETS
will be of added advantage.
Must possess
appreciable skills in computer knowledge and application.
Must possess a
high level of integrity.
Ability to
speak and write fluently in Hausa and English is a very important
aspect of this
position.
Good listening
and communication skills, training and report writing skills are
very important
to this position
Deputy Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation
ESMPIN
(based in
Abuja) email: dmmee@sfhnigeria.org
Job
Profile: This position reports
operationally to the Head of Measurement
and
Results (SFH) at
the HQ. S/He will ensure that routine tracking, data collection and
documentation
are utilised to showcase progress on success of the project indicators and
interventions.
S/he will ensure that data collected from state level implementation are
collated and
transmitted expeditiously to the database administrator who enters all
information in
the web-based ESMPIN project management information system/DHIS.
S/he will
furthermore oversee the tracking, analyzing and reporting of data on the
various
components of the ESMPIN project. The desired candidate will be required to
support the Head
of Measurement and Results to implement the projects performance
management plan,
which includes planning, participating and implementing studies,
surveys and all
related data and information collecting activities for the project. S/he, in
collaboration
with the Head of Measurement and Results implement other
measurement,
monitoring and evaluation training and capacity development activities.
These may
include participatory learning and action techniques, data demand and
information
utilization, project results verification, partners’ capacity development, etc.
The job holder
will also conduct data quality checks on all project data collated from
the SFH-wide MIS
and those entered into the DHIS from relevant states, track project
performance
indicator data related to relevant states and disseminate M&E data and
information
regularly to stakeholders. Building the capacity of SFH project partner
organisations, CSOs/CBOs and other stakeholders to implement
M&E is also a
requirement of
this position.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
minimum of first degree in the Physical/Medical/Behavioral or
Social Sciences.
A Master degree will be an added advantage.
Must possess a
minimum of six (6) years post NYSC working experience in
implementing
measurement, monitoring and evaluation of health programmes.
Must have
considerable expertise in mixed-methods (qualitative and
quantitative)
M&E and research.
Must be very
proficient with using SPSS or STATA or Epi-info/CSpro while the
knowledge of
DHIS, MS-Access or other compatible database software will be
of added
advantage.
Must have
experience in conducting monitoring visits, utilising checklist and
other tools
including the ability to develop tools required for this position.
Must have
excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written) and
presentation
skills.
Must have
excellent report writing skills and be able to work with minimal
supervision.
Senior Officer, Administration (based in
Abuja)
email: soadmin@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
Reporting to the
Assistant Director, Administration, the successful candidate will be
responsible for
updating SFH's master physical asset register on SAP, reconciliation of
field offices
asset registers, ensure accurate tagging of the assets and proper
classification
of assets by donor. S/He will also ensure complete documentation for
receipt,
movement, transfer and assignment of assets. S/He will be responsible be
proper inventory
management of head office stationeries and promotional materials.
Qualifications/ Experience: The desired
candidate:
B.Sc/HND
Business Administration/Accounting or equivalent qualifications.
A minimum of
three (3) years experience in asset management, inventory
management and
general administration.
Must be
proficient in the use of Microsoft word and Excel packages
Must show
demonstrable willingness and ability to adjust quickly to rapidly
changing
priorities, multiple demands and complex situations.Page 7 of 7
Senior Officer,
Monitoring & Evaluation (9
positions, one in each of the states indicated below)
email: Calabar -
so-marpcal@sfhnigeria.org Makurdi- so-marpmak@sfhnigeria.org Enugu
- so-marpenu@sfhnigeria.org
Bauchi - so-marpbau@sfhnigeria.org Lagos
- so-marplag@sfhnigeria.org Yola - so-marpyola@sfhnigeria.org
Job Profile:
This is a senior
officer position. Reporting to the Project Team Leader in that location, the
successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating M&E activities at
the field
level for the
project and will provide assistance to the M&E advisor and knowledge
management specialist at the HQ. The successful candidate will lead the local
approaches for
site mapping and
size estimation for key target populations. A key aspect of this role will be
the preparation of analytical reports, human interest stories and case studies
for the
project. Using
the National Prevention Tracking tools and an electronic MIS system, the Senior
Officer, M&E will support evidence informed programming, and will oversee
and
coordinate data
collection for impact evaluation and operations research at field level.
Qualifications/Experience: The desired
candidate:
Must possess a
first degree in a relevant field. A higher degree in Public Health or related
fields and certificates in relevant M&E courses will be of an added
advantage.
Must possess a
minimum of three (3) years post NYSC work experience, preferably in M&E.
Must have
previous experience in the use of the DHIS and other national M&E tools.
Must show
demonstrable willingness and ability to adjust quickly to rapidly changing
priorities, multiple demands and complex situations.
Must be
computer literate, able to manipulate spreadsheets and be familiar with the NGO
working environment.
Excellent
writing and good statistical analysis (SPSS, Stata, Epi Info) skills are
important to this position
Good
interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, training and report
writing skills are very important to this position.
Candidates are
required to apply for only one state. Multiple applications will be
disqualified.
Compensation
& Benefits: The compensation package
for these positions is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and
retain talented candidates.
Method of
Application:
A one page
application letter, addressed to the Assistant Director-HR, clearly providing
evidence of competences required for the job, current remuneration, as well as
a
comprehensive
Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, e-mail
address and current contact address should be sent within two weeks of this
publication to
the email address beside the job you are applying for. Do note that any
candidate with multiple submissions will be disqualified.
Candidates
without the minimum requirements need not apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
*SFH
is an equal opportunity employer.
FEMALE
CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
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