Senior Newborn Health Advisor at Save The Children

The incumbent will take the lead in conducting situation analysis, project design, fund raising and project implementation. The job holder will work with the Head of Health and Child survival and ensures the integration of child health to other components of the Health and Nutrition Portfolio in Nigeria. He/She will provide technical leadership in the area existing child health projects in country (Core Group Partners Project and Stop Diarrhoea Initiative) while coordinating with other partners/agencies involved in child health activities such as UNICEF, WHO USAID, WHO,DFID and World Vision.

Qualifications:
He or she must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in health with 7 years experience in related field or a Postgraduate qualification in Public Health or its equivalent. The incumbent must possess 5 years health programme management experience with a renowned I/NGO in Nigeria, have a good understanding of national health policies and strategies, programmes and stakeholders on Child Health, child survival issues and common childhood illnesses, childhood immunizations and immunizations programming/ coverage issues in Nigeria. Ability to conduct training on IMI and CCM is desirable. The incumbent must good analytical & research skills in conducting health systems studies as well as analyzing data using SPSS/ EPInfo/ STATA etc.