Senior Program Officer at Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme Ltd/Gte (ECEWS)

Locations: South South Zone
Job Type: Full Time

Position Summary

• The incumbent will Provide technical support and strategic guidance on ECEWS gender programing, working closely with teams to develop and oversee strategies to overcome’ gender-related barriers to accessing services, including user fees and transport limitations, design and adapt training for health providers on issues such as respectful cam, gender sensitive health service delivery, gender-based violence and engaging men in health, working with teams to strengthen gender components of training and job aids brand by community health workers.
• The incumbent will also provide supporting supervision to OSS within the zone.

Reporting & Supervision:

• The position reports to the Senior Technical Advisor - PCT/ Clinical Services (Zonal Team Lead). The position regularly interacts with facility staff and the zonal program implementation team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Social Science, Arts or Humanities
• Minimum 7 years experience working on international health issues including HP with at least two years working on HIV/AIDS counseling and testing programs in international or resource poor settings.
• Fluency in English; excellent communication skills required Pt least 7 years’ post NYSC experience in developing country health care programs or program support function 4 years of which must be within an international NGO or equivalent

Desired Core Competences:

• Extensive experience working with KPs
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of public health information, education, and communications methodology in an African development context. Experience supervising and/or training others preferred.
• Demonstrated ability in maintaining close counterpart relationships, both governmental and in partner sites and communities;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-culturally with diverse teams
• High degree of judgment, maturity Ingenuity and originality to interpret strategy, to analyze, develop and present work and to monitor and evaluate implementation of programs.

Remuneration
ECEWS has a competitive compensation package