Senior Technical Advisor - Provider Initiatives at Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3)

Job Purpose

• The position will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of HC3’s Health Care Provider strategies and activities designed to improve client-provider communication and increase facility related malaria prevention and treatment services.

Core Duties

• Preside technical guidance and work with the HC3 team to he able to provide key malaria information, promote malaria diagnosis and treatment and improve uptake of focused antenatal care (FANC), IPTp and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLIN) use amongst clients
• Initiate innovative approaches to increase intermittent preventative treatment (lPTp rates tc health care professionals
• Ensure that HC3’s health care provider initiatives serve to promote adherence to the national malaria treatment guidelines at community and facility levels
• Work with HC3 implementing partners to identify ongoing communication initiatives and opportunities for health care providers at all levels and leverage on these opportunities
• Facilitate processes for engaging with identified relevant service providers;and their professional associations (including continuity agencies) towards improving adherence to national malaria policy, guidelines and priorities.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of HC3's innovative and robust social and behaviour change continuation(SBCC) approaches
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Parts

Qualification, Experience and Skills

• Advanced degree in clinical medicine required
• Advanced university degree in public health and experience in malaria programme management highly desirable,
• Minimum of five years of work experience in Public Health Programme development and implementation, particularly in developing country.
• Experience with SBCC, especially programs with providers as target audiences highly desirable
• Experience in healthcare quality improvement activities
• Knowledge and understanding of trends in Nigerian health care reforms
• Fluency in written and spoken English required.
• Proficiency in at least one local Nigerian language highly desired
• Ability to work ins rapidly evolving environment
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a high demand work environment
• Analytical skills: Demonstrated ability to analyse complex situations, grasp the critical aspects and make timely and firm decisions based on sound judgment.
• Interpersonal skills: Ability to work in a multinational and multi disciplinary environment
• Communication skills: Strong ability to draft and edit high level technical reports and to make effective oral presentations in English.
• Results oriented: Ability to consistently apply organizational policies and procedures. Ability to focus on results in programme project design, monitoring and implementation, as well at, integrate new approaches and innovations and use hinds ins cost-effective manner.
• Integrity: high degree of integrity and amiable disposition in building appropriate internal and external relationships.
• Relationship building: Ability to build relevant strategic partnerships and alliances with key stakeholders and partners, to identify areas of common interest and recommend opportunities for collaboration and joint initiatives.