Head of Health and Nutrition at Save The Children

Job Description

•     The purpose of the role is to lead a team of experts for the strategic design and development of Save the Children's health and nutrition approaches that support the acceleration of child survival work in the Nigeria country programme.
•     Engage routine and strategic partners within the framework of Save the Children's global Health and Nutrition strategy and applying the theory of change; and think through the focus and package of approaches and interventions along the continuum of maternal, newborn and child health linked to health systems strengthening activities that facilitate increasing and equitable access to quality primary health care services for vulnerable populations.

Qualifications

•     Candidate should have an internationally recognised medical qualification with post graduate degree in public health, social sciences or equivalent;
•     Demonstrated experience in the design, implementation and management of a public health programme in an international development or humanitarian context; S/he should have technical expertise and understanding of key issues in the field of nutrition, maternal new-born and child health, and HIV and AIDS;
•     Good understanding of health systems, planning and financing issues at national and sub-national levels;
•     Candidate should have excellent communication skills, including fluency in written and spoken English and demonstrated experience of proposal and report writing;
•     Experience of developing effective working relationships with senior decision-makers in ministries, other governmental organisations, international organisations, donors with previous experience of working in consortium will be beneficial;
•     Experience as working as a Chief of Party or similar position would bring added value to the position with a successful track record in securing programme funding from international donors and other financing sources.