Coordinator, African Health Market for Equity (AHME) Project at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job Profile:
This is an Assistant Manager position reporting to the AHME Country Team Lead. The successful candidate will coordinate and consolidate country work plans, forecasts / planning and provide regular work plans to DSF Lead and Country team lead (CTL). The successful candidate will provide first edits and reviews of work plans to ensure alignment. S/He will coordinate and consolidate all AHME reports including MIS reports (results framework), and narrative reports. The successful candidate will compile and facilitate regular review of country risk register. In addition, will ensure quality of data collection and comparability and synchronicity of data collection and indicators in the field by facilitating cross- fertilisation and shared experiences. S/He will coordinate country team meetings; facilitate work stream reviews to establish progress, gaps and lessons learnt, ensure AHME partners are aware of external dissemination opportunities for success stories, abstracts, lessons learned, etc. S/He will liaise regularly with the AHME project management unit and other country coordinators, keeping them updated and informed of country progress and support cross country learning and collaboration among the AHME partnership at the country level.

Qualification/Experience:
• A degree in medical/health or social science. A Master’s degree or equivalent is in public health is desirable.
• A minimum of five (5) years post NYSC working experience in a related environment, three (3) of which must have been in programme / project management.
• Proven experience of working in a partnership environment - including working with government ministries, departments and agencies, as well as donors will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of public and private health care delivery mechanisms in Nigeria is essential to this position
• Understanding of and ability to develop work plans, and write and edit reports.
• Ability to design, implement and monitor effective project management performance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to organise and present information in a compelling way.
• Ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload and coordinate multiple partners in a consortium arrangement.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and creative problem solving thinking skills.