State Programme Officer - Technical Adviser at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Specific Purpose of the job:

Effective operations coordination of the activities of the different partners working in the three work streams is key towards ensuring that the project meets its objective. Specifically, this project requires that each of the six-consortium partner carries out their scheduled activities promptly as some of the activities are linked and as such time bound. Monitoring is also key to ensure quality is achieved and maintained throughout the implementation of the project.  

Job Summary:

• Convene and Coordinate in his / her focal State, quarterly meetings to review progress against target for all partners
• Participate in Advocacy meetings at the state level and produce minutes of all discussions and action points during such meetings
• Support the Regional Program Manager and Project Director in the review of monthly and quarterly update report from partners in his / her State and make recommendations on areas of gap and suggest appropriate improvements needed.
• Develop an archiving system that will help ensure all vital program documents are properly and systematically stored to aid ease of retrieval when needed. Work with the Regional Program Manager and Project Director to develop content and regularly update program activities on Facebook, LinkedIn, twitter, sexicon app etc. for all the States under his / her supervision
• Coordinate, participate and support research activities in his / her implementing State and ensure routine monitoring, and supervision to service delivery points and communities.

Key Result Areas:

• Lead the coordination of facility-based implementation of the IntegratE Project 2.0 in his / her Focal State
• Lead community-level advocacy, partnership and mobilisation for effective project implementation.
• Support in capacity building and FP and other Service Area update training during staff orientation
• Work with other consortium partners to provide evidence-based information to inform the design and implementation of the project.
• Facilitate Documentation and other administrative responsibilities at the State level

Requirements:

• S/he must possess a degree in Nursing/Midwifery, Pharmacy or any of the biological sciences. 
• A Postgraduate degree in Public Health or social work will be an advantage
• Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience in program management, training and managing Family planning, Maternal and Child health programs, especially among the private health sectors.
• Proficient in the provision of various FP methods, especially LARC
• Must have PHC service experience.
• PHC and FP Service Delivery experience.
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skill
• Result oriented & Computer literate