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  • Posted: Feb 8, 2019
    Deadline: Feb 21, 2019
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    Society for Family Health is one of Nigeria’s largest non-governmental organisations. Founded in 1985 by three eminent Nigerians: Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, Justice Ifeyinwa Nzeako, Pharmacist Dahiru Wali and Phil Harvey. Society for Family Health Nigeria has a mission to empower Nigerians, particularly the poor and vulnerable to lead healthier...
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    Policy Advisor

    Job Profile

    • The Policy Advisor leads on SFH policy and advocacy engagement on health system strengthening initiatives including health financing, Human resources for Health and health service organization agenda  geared towards the achievement of universal health coverage in Nigeria.
    • This includes developing the organisation’s advocacy strategy on these issues drawing from our extensive programme experience over the years, leading the  embedment, implementation and review of this strategy working with the broader programme functional areas.

    Job Role
    The role of the Policy Advisor include:

    • Policy and advocacy strategy development, embedment, implementation and monitoring
    • Capacity development of SFH staff, CSOs, networks and coalition partners for policy and advocacy work
    • lead SFH policy engagement on universal health access and health systems’ with focus on health system financing, Human resource for health and development of service delivery models including public private partnerships
    • Policy research, analysis and publications
    • Represent SFH in major policy processes and technical working groups

    Qualifications/Experience

    • Must possess advanced university education, preferably a Master's Degree or a PhD in Health, Governance, Science or Public Policy
    • Over 5 years' hands on experience of leading and working in the health advocacy space in Nigeria
    • Strong experience of health system advocacy issues including health financing and human resource for health
    • Experience of capacity building on advocacy for civil society and citizens
    • Experience of working with government, private sector and donors from a critical engagement perspective in the shared quest to achieve universal health coverage
    • Good understanding of public-private partnerships and health/social development issues in Nigeria
    • Management experience and ability to work in a collegiate system
    • Strong analytical ability and report writing skills
    • Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and flexibility, drawing on previous practice and policies whilst creating new and innovative solutions that enhance SFH’s policy impact

    Other required competencies:

    • Integrity, excellent communication skills, high level interpersonal and relationship management skills, strong leadership skills, ability to work under pressure, result oriented, advanced IT proficiency and highly innovative and creative.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Society for Family Health (SFH) on sfhnigeria.simplicant.com to apply

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