Implementation Manager Nigeria, Laerdal Global Health at TA Connect

Position Holder is Accountable For:

• Conceptualizing, building, and strengthening key partnerships and collaborations to support the vision and mission of Laerdal in Nigeria.
• Ensuring that Laerdal is perceived as:
  • A valuable partner in Nigeria among our priority programs and partners
  • Global leader in innovations in Maternal Newborn Health
  • Global leader in simulation
• Being an active, knowledgeable, and supportive partner.
• Ensuring that Laerdal activities and partnership in Nigeria are focused on areas where we have highest impact with quality roll out and implementation.
• Engaging in strategic market and partnership development.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Partnership Development:
  • Lead on shaping the strategic direction for Laerdals work in Nigeria
  • Represent Laerdal in maternal, newborn, and reproductive health and simulation sectors, and network with partners, including the Federal Ministry of Health and development agencies.
  • Foster relationships to position Laerdal as a leader in simulation-based education and digital healthcare solutions.
• Program Implementation and Advocacy
  • Support partners in the quality rollout of the Safer Births Bundle of Care (SBBC), Basic Emergency Care, and the Helping Mothers and Babies Survive training programs.
  • Ensure results and key insights from key partners is communicated to partners, stakeholder,s and the team in Norway. This includes supporting the capture and dissemination of user success stories.
• Healthcare Education and Simulation Development:
  • Guide partners in the integration and best practices for simulation and skills labs for healthcare providers and pre-clinical education.
• Assist institutions in expanding their simulation and skills training programs.
• Laerdal Profiling and Market Expansion:
• Support the development of marketing materials for the Nigeria market to promote Laerdal Global Health’s products and solutions
• Product Development, User Feedback, and Policies:
• Collaborate with product development teams to provide insights on unmet needs and prototype testing.
• Stay informed about global health policies and local guidelines relevant to Laerdal’s focus.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Public Health or Business.
• Minimum 5 years experience in health program management, partnership development, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of maternal, newborn, and reproductive health issues, including the make-up of the Nigerian health system. Demonstrated network within this field and experience implementing MNH programming strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities in English.
• Ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams and environments.
• Experience working within pre-service and simulation-based education is a plus.
• Ability and interest to travel nationally within Nigeria and internationally.
• Experience with personnel management and strategy development are benefits.