Strategic Planning Coordinator at Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme - MNCH

Key Responsibilities

• The Strategic Planning Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring State health systems are better planned, budgeted and coordinated to improve their effectiveness and efficiency in providing quality, accessible and affordable MNCH services.
• Specific Responsibilities
• Working as part of a team to design and implement a results-based programme of technical support to improve planning, budgeting, governance and accountability in support of the programme’s objective to achieve effective and efficient delivery of essential health care for pregnant women, new-horns and children, alongside routine immunisation.
• Provide technical assistance to strengthen health system coordination through improved health sector planning, financing and measuring performance.
• Supporting the State Team Leader and other team members in planning, budgeting and monitoring work plans and budget implementation.

Requirements

• Excellent networking and facilitation skills and a positive approach to collaboration with government officials and CSOs in Nigeria.
• Senior level experience in planning and budgeting, preferably in performance/results based planning and budgeting, preferably in the health sector.
• Experience in working with senior Nigerian government officials and technical cadres to improve capacity and performance.
• Skills in supporting and supervising junior staff especially Nigerian consultants, and a good attitude to teamwork in a fast-paced programme environment.
• Willingness to travel to rural north-west Nigeria to work at LGA level.
• An excellent grounding in how to deliver responsive maternal, neonatal, and child health services, including immunisation.