Niger State Advisor at Options

Reference: E4A - MamaYe Programme
Location: Niger, Nigeria
Contract Type: Full time, fixed term contract until April 2022

Job Description

• Options Consultancy Services is seeking for an experienced State Advisor to lead the technical delivery of the E4A-MamaYe programme in Niger.

Responsibilities
The Niger State Advisor will be responsible for the overall progress of E4A-MamaYe programme objectives in Niger. This will involve:

• Building capacity of advocacy coalitions and other strategic partners within Niger state
• Providing technical support on maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) systems, digital technologies for the health sector, linking health systems data to health budget processes
• Providing state-level project management and leading on the delivery of the programme workplan
• Communicating and disseminating programme progress; monitoring, evaluation and learning from activities

Person Specification
To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor's in Sociology, Anthropology, Social Statistics or a related subject
• Considerable experience in RNMCH programme implementation at facility and community levels
• Significant experience of engagement with government at State level and/or a background working within government
• Ability to deliver training modules that link quality of care data to policy, prioritisation and budget processes to different target audiences (local government, CSOs)
• Experience in advocacy and in analysing and presenting data for use in decision-making, action, accountability and/or advocacy
• Experience of packaging and communicating information for different audiences, and on different platforms (e.g. print/web/mobile/broadcast)
• Experience supporting or working with advocacy coalitions, SLAMs or other accountability mechanisms
• Technical knowledge of political and budgeting processes and legislation at national and State level (relevant to health)

Salary
Commensurate with experience.