Routine Immunisation Adviser at GRM International

The Routine Immunisation Adviser will provide overall technical leadership for activities that focus on strengthening child health services, ward level primary health care, and routine immunisation services in Northern Nigeria.  The Immunisation Adviser will bring expertise in the continuum of child health, including paediatric care and routine immunisation. This is a full time position to be based at the Head Office in Kano. The role will report to the Deputy Team Leader, Technical.

Routine Immunisation Adviser
 
GRM International, part of the GRM Futures Group, is a global development management firm, partnering with institutions, governments, and businesses worldwide to improve people’s quality of life. We have managed more than 700 projects in more than 140 countries over nearly 50 years and work for a broad spectrum of clients, including bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, governments, development banks, foundations, non-profit institutions, consulting firms and corporate operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Full responsibility for technical leadership for the crucial activities focused on child health services.
• To bring technical expertise in child health, paediatric care and immunisation.
• To manage a key part of this programme, including all stakeholders, both internal and external.
• To drive ‘change management’ within the community.
• To engage and build external relationships, specifically within the local government organisations.

Key competencies and professional expertise required:

• Knowledge of child health, primary health care, immunisation services, and health systems strengthening.
• Understanding of the social, structural, and geographic barriers to child immunisation.
• Strong managerial skills with the ability to plan, organise and coordinate activities and inputs from several sources and partners.
• Understanding of ‘change management’ at service delivery level, including the sensitisation of service staff to client satisfaction and community engagement inputs
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff and partner organisations.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with government officials, clinical health workers, and other stakeholders.

Minimum education and experience required:

• Master’s in Public Health, health management or medical degree.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience improving child health service delivery in Africa, preferably Nigeria. 
• Demonstrated experience applying routine monitoring information and human resources management to the improvement (quality, scale)  of health services
• Experience working with DFID funded programmes is a priority.
• Excellent written and spoken English is essential.
• The salary is supported with a competitive benefits package.