Field Technical Consultant at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job Profile:

This is a one year (from inception date) fixed term consultancy position. Reporting to the Territorial Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for improving maternal and child health through the upgrade of health facilities, access to clean drinking water through the drilling of boreholes in underserved communities, health worker training and community mobilisation. S/He will support the state technical team in the development of the state project work plan, including providing professional expertise in planning, implementing and monitoring of facility and community-based programmes for promoting safe motherhood and child survival. S/He will report on project progress to all stakeholders and ensure project milestones are met in a timely manner. S/He will also be responsible for driving project management and facilitate effective implementation in close partnership with state technical experts and implementing agencies.
    
    
Qualifications/Experience:
The desired candidate:
 

• Must have a minimum of a Masters degree in the field(s) of Health Sciences/Public Health, Community Health Medicine or Public Administration.
• Must have a minimum of seven (7) years of demonstrated post-graduate experience in public health, health management and/or primary health care programme implementation.
• Must have demonstrated experience in providing technical support and capacity building in at least 2 or more of the following areas:

    - Training of various cadres of healthcare workers in the public sector
    - Community mobilisation
    - Maternal and child health care programming, including obstetric care.

• Must be resident in Zamfara state throughout the duration of the project.