Job Vacancies at the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Programme

Job Details/Requirements

• A new internationally funded project to improve national MNCH outcomes has a vacancy for an experienced Country Director committed to change through social mobilization and health accountability.
• S/he must have experience programming through non-governmental organizations and must have a sound knowledge of the health system.
• The ideal candidate must have post-graduate qualification in Medicine, Development Studies, Health Economics, Law, or Political Sciences, a minimum of 5 to 8 years experiences; and strong program and people management skills.
• S/he must have the ability to simplify and report on research findings and to coordinate tasks with colleagues in different time-zones.
• Integrity, professional discretion and ability of handle confidential matters. Academics on sabbatical will be considered.

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Location: North West office, Abuja

Job Details

• The Accountant will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the contractual financial requirements of the project.
• S/he will ensure accurate keeping of all books of account for the project, including checking accounts, equipment and supply registers and all accounting record.
• The position holder will also be required to prepare financial reports and track obligations and conduct financial analysis.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have a university degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration.
• S/he must have 3-6 years of post National Youth Service experience, of which 2 years must be in similar role Possession of Chartered Accounting qualifications will be an added advantage.
• The ideal candidate must also have sound understanding or experience in accounting related to NGOs programs, and excellent computer skills with experience in accounting software.

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Job Details

• The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist is responsible for developing systems for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the project such as setting up procedures for data collection and analysis as well as creating mechanisms and formats for both internal and external M&E.
• S/he will develop and administer tools that enable the organization to ‘measure the impact of its work.
• S/he will also be responsible for training staff and partners and will work with documentation experts to ensure that M&E outputs are published and disseminated.
• S/he will ensure that all reports and related deliverables including work plans and performance monitoring plans are produced and delivered on time and are of consistently high quality.
• Oversee data collection to ensure quality and consistency and compile and disseminate information in appropriate formats as needed for project planning and progress reviews.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have a post-graduate qualification In Sociology, Demography or Public Health; a minimum 3- 5 years experience designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems for NGOs or international development organizations; and strong research skills, including ability to evaluate and integrate information from a variety of sources.

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Slot: 2 (1 National; 1 NorthWest)

Job Details

• S/he will provide operational leadership of the MNCH project, making sure that all activities are implemented through sub-grantee NGOs.
• This functionary will work with sub-grantees to ensure that SMART work-plans are designed and implemented.
• Key activities of this post include holding performance review meetings with NGOs, attending and monitoring sub-grantee activities, and providing feedback to EDs of NGO sub-grantees.

Requirements

• S/he must be a development practitioners with 4+ years experience developing and supporting Nigerian civil society organizations in public health.
• The ideal candidate must have post-graduate qualifications in Public Health, Health Economics or Development Studies and must have strong program management skills and report writing competences.

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Job Details

• S/he will provide operational leadership of the MNCH project, making sure that all activities are implemented through sub-grantee NGOs.
• This functionary will work with sub-grantees to ensure that SMART work-plans are designed and implemented.
• Key activities of this post include holding performance review meetings with NGOs, attending and monitoring sub-grantee activities, and providing feedback to EDs of NGO sub-grantees.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate should have a first degree in relevant field such as Communications, Journalism, English and/or Political Sciences
• Proven experience in development and execution of communication strategies.
• Knowledge of child and family health issues with 5-8 years working experience in a development environment. Postgraduate qualification in Communication will be an asset. Excellent command of English (spoken and written) is required.
• S/he must have the ability to simplify and report on research findings and to coordinate tasks with colleagues in different time-zones.
• Knowledge of graphic ‘design software. Integrity, professional discretion and ability of handle confidential matters.