Health Systems Strengthening Advisor at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Job ID: 13-8035
Grade: J
Group/Office: GEN (General)
Dept/Unit: GEN (General)
Project/Program: Proposal
Reports To: TBD

Overall Responsibilities

• Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a non-profit international health organization composed of nearly 2500 people from more than 74 nationalities working in 47 countries.
• Our mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
• Together with our partners, we are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact.

Project Summary

• MSH is currently preparing for an upcoming USAID- funded health system strengthening, maternal, new born and child health and family planning/reproductive health projects in Northern Nigeria.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assess and develop as needed health system strengthening plans in coordination with state and relevant local representatives to assure agreement and ownership of planned activities.
• Manage the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Project’s technical assistance activities to strengthen Nigeria’s RH/ FP/MCH service delivery system with a focus on improving outcomes at the State level.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or related Degree relevant to the broad areas of health systems strengthening.
• Minimum of 8 years senior-level experience in health systems strengthening, quality management, or quality assurance programming in Africa, preferably in Northern Nigeria.