Jobs at Abt Associates

Period of performance: February 1st - July 31st 2018

Program Activity

• Consultancy to provide technical support to Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi Slate Health Contributory Management Agencies to ensure effective implementation of the State Contributory Health Insurance Schemes.

Background
This USAID funded reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) project is aimed at mobilizing domestic resources for RMNCH services while ensuring transparency, accountability and impact. The implementation of the SHIS has been identified as a sustainable way of ensuring adequate financing and efficiency in RMNCH service delivery.

The project further recognizes the need for organizational and technical capacity to effectively implement the SHIS in the three states, giving rise to the need for technical expertise in these areas and health insurance operations to facilitate effective take off and institutionalization of processes.

Roles and Responsibilities

• The consultants are expected to contribute to the successful establishment and operations of the Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi State Contributory Health Insurance Schemes respectively.
• This will he done by working with the agencies and State Ministries of Health (SMOH) to put in place necessary structures and processes that will guarantee optimal functioning of the health insurance schemes and delivery of services to enrollees.

The following are the specific tasks of the consultant:

• Design/technical review of State Health Insurance Schemes (SHIS) policy documents including SHIS laws, operational guidelines, benefit packages
• Design of technical processes and tools required for SHIS establishment, operations and implementation
• Provide technical assistance in the development of a quality assurance systems for the SHIS and performance management systems for health insurance operations and
• Capacity building for staff, including mentoring on the technical operations of the SHIS:

Skills and Expertise Required
The consultant should possess the following:

• A good First degree or its equivalent from a reputable University in Medicine, Science or Numerate disciplines such as Actuarial Science, Statistics, Insurance etc
• Postgraduate qualification in Management, Public Health, Health Management, Health Economics, Insurance or other related fields
• Certification in and/or professional membership of Health, Management and Health Insurance related bodies shall be an added advantage
• Minimum of 10 years experience in the health insurance space and other related fields
• Experience in developing and delivering capacity building workshops especially for health insurance implementation
• Good understanding of current health financing reform initiatives in Nigeria especially at subnational level
• Experience carrying out similar assignments in Nigeria particularly at the sub-national level and
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Applicants should send their Cover Letter and CV's as a single document to: hfgnigeriajobs@abtassoc.com Using the job title as the subject the email.

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Location: FCT Abuja (Travel will be required to some states in the six geo-political zones in Nigeria)
Period of performance: February 1st - July 31st 2018

Role and Responsibilities

• HFG seeks to hire a knowledge Management Consultant who will support the project with the production of quality technical reports in the final year of the project.

The Knowledge Management Consultant will perform the following roles and responsibilities:

• Contribute to production of knowledge management products including fact-sheets, case studies, success stories, lessons learnt, policy and technical briefs.
• Synthesize insights and lessons learnt from available project documents including workshop, quarterly and annual reports
• Develop peer-reviewed documents from HFG's work
• Provide qualify control of HFG Nigeria produced materials through editorial technical assistance.

Skills and Expertise Required

• Master's degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Health Financing and Policy or other related course
• Three years progressive experience in Health financing and health system strengthening
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Substantial experience in producing knowledge management product and peer review document and
• Experience carrying out similar assignment in Nigeria

Applicants should send their Cover Letter and CV's as a single document to: hfgnigeriajobs@abtassoc.com Using the job title as the subject the email.

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Req Id: 53402
Location: Plateau

Opportunity
Abt Associates seeks a Program Assistant to support a family planning project under SHOPS Plus. SHOPS Plus is USAID’s flagship initiative in private sector health. The project seeks to harness the full potential of the private sector and catalyze public-private engagement to improve health outcomes in TB, family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and other health areas. In Nigeria, SHOPS Plus will capacitate public and private providers to scale up family planning, especially Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) in FCT and Plateau States.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
The Program Assistant will provide a full range of administrative support for technical team including:

• Preparing and managing schedules
• Official correspondence and follow-up
• Organizing logistics for training and other events
• Tracking budgets, managing cash advances and obtaining receipts
• Maintaining excellent documentation and filing
• Knowledge and experience with Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other data processing and graphical presentation software.
• Ability to assess problems and develop solutions.
• Excellent inter-personal communication skills and excellent organization skills.

Requirements/Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field, at least 3 years' experience providing administrative support for managers and/or teams
• Excellent organizational skills and oral and written communications skills in Arabic and English
• Excellent computer skills with Microsoft applications
• Previous experience with USAID projects or other agencies preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

• (3+) years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Remuneration
Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.