Senior Technical Officer - Health Systems Strengthening at FHI 360

Description:
The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services (SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable manner. The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Job Summary / Responsibilities:
The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Associate Director, HSS to provide technical leadership in the planning, implementing and monitoring of health systems strengthening and laboratory activities in assigned projects.  S/he will contribute to FHI 360’s provision of technical assistance to FHI 360 Nigeria partners and implementing agencies at all levels to develop/review, implement and monitor health systems and laboratory strategies and activities.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure technical soundness in the implementation of FHI 360’s health systems strengthening grants.
• Provide technical assistance in different health systems strengthening aspects using the six WHO building blocks and a reference guide.
• Collaborate with the relevant federal, state and LGA departments/agencies and other partners to develop innovative technical strategies, tools and systems to strengthen health systems at all levels.
• Provide on behalf of FHI 360, inputs/technical assistance to GON, FHI 360 partners and IAs on health systems strengthening and laboratory policies, strategies and proposal development processes.
• Contribute to the development of FHI 360 Nigeria’s health systems strengthening strategy and work plans that clearly address the WHO HSS building blocks.
• Demonstrate and document links between planned health systems work and improving, scaling-up and sustaining FHI 360’s health programs.
• Identify new funding opportunities for health systems strengthening and health systems research and contribute to proposal development processes.
• Develop and implement framework for capacity development for the different departments in the design and implementation of evidence-based health systems policies and practices related to their technical programs and units.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar degree with 3 to 5 years post national youth service experience with at least 3 years progressive experience in health systems strengthening, health financing, human resource for health management or other related areas.
• MPH or related degree with at least 5 to 7 years post national youth service experience with at least 3 years progressive experience in health systems strengthening, health financing, human resource for health management or other related areas. 
• Experience in health systems analysis, health financing (including budgeting and health accounts), human resource for health (including workload analysis), and service delivery required.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.