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Save the Children is working to strengthen health systems and support maternal and child health in four northern states. Much work needs to be done for Nigeria to deliver its promises on Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 (which aim to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health) before 2015.
Facts About Nigeria
More than 173 Million people live there
The average girl stays in school only until she's 9
123 out of 1000 children die before their 5th birthday
A parent earns an average of just $4 a day
Our Work
Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001. We're helping to improve health systems in northern Nigeria to delivery maternal, newborn, and child health services, including the revival of routine immunization.
Scope of Role
This is a partner staff role. The staff will be engaged and paid by SCI partners, and reports to the partner’s Project Team Lead in the three states of Gombe, Kastina and Zamfar
Scope of Role
This is a partner staff role. The staff will be engaged and paid by SCI partners, and reports to the partner’s Project Team Lead in the three states of Gombe, Kastina and Zamfar
Contract Length: 4 months Key Areas of Accountability
Provide technical assistance to state and LGA teams on health and nutrition, with particular focus on development of effective methodolo
Scope of Role
This is a partner staff role. The staff will be engaged and paid by SCI partners, and reports to the partner’s Project Team Lead in the three states of Gombe, Kastina and Zamfar
Reports to: Finance Officer Role Purpose
The Finance Assistant has oversight responsibility to manage the receipts and disbursement of funds. He/she will provide support to the finance unit.
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Reports to: Finance Coordinator/ Field Manager Staff directly reporting to this post: Finance Assistant/Cashier Role Purpose
The Finance Officer will be responsible for implementing and/or coordin
Purpose of the Consultancy
This position will lead the joint Gender Equality Analysis and Child Protection Risk and Vulnerability Analysis for 2 projects.
The primary objective of this joint asses
Scope of Work
The Education Manager will act as the operational and technical lead on all education-related matters for the Northeast Humanitarian Response.
He/she will be expected, with limited s
Role Purpose
The MEAL Assistant will be a part of the MEAL team.
He/she will assist the MEAL team with activities, including data collection, coordination with the response programmes; assisting w
Purpose of the Consultancy
This position will lead the joint Gender Equality Analysis and Child Protection Risk and Vulnerability Analysis for 2 projects. The primary objective of this joint assess
Scope of Role
The Education Manager will act as the operational and technical lead on all education-related matters for the Northeast Humanitarian Response.
He/she will be expected, with limited
Role Purpose
As a member of the Extended Senior Management Team (ESMT), the Head of Health & Child Survival is responsible for leading the growth and management of the Nigeria country program&r
Reports to: State Team Leader Role Purpose
The Community Mobilization and Behaviour Change Communication Officer will be responsible for the coordination, monitoring and supervision of the communi
Location: Konduga, Borno Role
The Program Coordinator will be responsible for overall implementation and oversight of FFP food security and nutrition activities (FSL component, CMAM & IYCF), a
Role Purpose
Save the Children is seeking an Adolescent, Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) coordinator who will provide leadership in the implementation, coordination and monitoring of all ASRH
Location: Igabi LGA, Kaduna Project Background, Objectives and Description Since February 2016, Save the Children with funding from Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has been implementing a Strengthenin
Duration of Consultancy: 10 days Background Save the Children (SC) Nigeria is implementing Reaching and Empowering Adolescents to make informed Choices for their Health (REACH) in Gombe, Katsina and
Background
Despite remarkable progress in reducing child deaths over the past 15 years, more than six million children under the age of five continue to die each year. Nearly one third of these dea