Jobs at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Job ID: 2026-7688

Overview

• Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) remains the leading cause of maternal mortality in Nigeria.
• In response to Nigeria’s national PPH manual finalized and disseminated in April 2024, and the WHO Consolidated guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage (5 October 2025), the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMoH&SW) will update national guidance and tools to reflect current global recommendations and Nigeria’s implementation learning. Significant clinical advancements, including the E-MOTIVE bundle (Early detection using calibrated drapes, Massage, Oxytocics, Tranexamic Acid, IV fluids, and Examination), the introduction of Heat-Stable Carbetocin, and the expanded use of Tranexamic Acid (TXA), necessitate an immediate update of Nigeria’s policy environment.
• In addition to global updates, the revision will integrate Nigeria’s implementation learning and best practices (e.g., national and state experience from quality improvement, commodity introduction, provider training and supervision models, and PPH measurement approaches) to strengthen feasibility, uptake, and scale.

Responsibilities
The consultant is expected to deliver the following "ready-to-print" products within the 3-month period:

• Updated National PPH Guideline (Updated Edition aligned to WHO 2025 consolidated guideline and Nigeria’s April 2024 national PPH Guidelines)
• Updated National PPH Training Manuals: A complete suite of updated facilitator and participant manuals for health worker capacity building.
• Updated Clinical Job Aids, checklists, training materials &other tools
•  Activity Completion report documenting desk review, outputs of stakeholder consultation, validation processes, final edits, and a dissemination plan (including presentation deck and dissemination-ready package for FMoH &SW and partners).

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in a relevant field (Medicine, Nursing / Midwifery, Public Health, Pharmacy) with demonstrated maternal health expertise; O&G fellowship is an asset.
• Experience: 10-15 years of experience in Maternal health and proven experience leading national guideline/manual reviews and multi-stakeholder validation processes with FMoH &SW.
• Technical Expertise: Mastery of the E-MOTIVE bundle and latest WHO PPH recommendations. Previous experience working as a consultant for UN agencies (WHO, UNICEF) or major international NGOs is an asset.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead high-level technical group works and deliver consensus-based outputs within government coordination and decision-making processes.

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Job ID: 2026-7689

Overview

• Malaria remains a major public health threat in Africa, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the cornerstone of malaria treatment, but the emergence of antimalarial drug resistance, including partial resistance to artemisinin and partner drugs poses a serious risk to malaria control gains. Currently, there is no resistance in Nigeria, however, if resistance sets in; it will be catastrophic.
• The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) in collaboration with Jhpiego (Johns Hopkins University affiliate) is implementing Scaling the Optimal Use of Multiple ACTs to Prevent Antimalarial Drug Resistance (STOP-AMDR) through the WHO recommended Multiple Firstline Therapies (MFT). The STOP-AMDR project is designed as implementation science research, generating evidence on feasibility, acceptability, cost-impact, and programmatic approaches to inform national policy and potential scale-up.
• Jhpiego is seeking a Human Centered Design Consultant to lead the co-creation and design of a demand generation agenda for MFT, tool kits with communities and Community-led and Civil Society Organizations (CCSOs), define Community and Civil Society Engagement (CCSE) activities, CCSO roles, key CCSE messages for advocacy and SBCC in pilot activities

Responsibilities

• Participate in pre-orientation activities, meetings and workshops
• Development of orientation packages on HCD to support CCSOs on the MFT pilot implementation in Nigeria
• Using HCD, to co-create and design a demand generation agenda for MFT with communities and CCSOs and define CCSE activities, CCSO roles, key CCSE messages for advocacy and SBCC in pilot activities
• Co-design a CCSE toolkits, in collaboration with CCSOs to orient communities in the MFT pilot districts
• Support CCSOs on advocacy with community leaders and gatekeepers and facilitate demand generation activities at community and Facility levels
• Support CCSOs to use CCSE framework to gather feedback on challenges/barriers, success stories related to MFT strategy at community level in pilot districts
• Mobilize national-level technical expertise to resolve issues that affect local public policy or program design.
• Collaborate with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the Ministry of Health, to ensure all activities conform to national requirements and regulations.
• Conduct regular reporting to technical staff, documenting successes, challenges, and lessons learned in MFT implementation.
• Document and maintain an inventory of successful tools and approaches for MFT implementation.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a master’s degree in public health, Social work, Community Development, Anthropology, Human Rights, Sociology, or related field
•  Minimum of 8 years’ experience implementing malaria programs at the state and community levels
• At least 5 years’ experience managing large donor-funded projects (≥ $5M annually), including design and implementation of community engagement, leading co-creation methodologies; experience in Malaria program in Africa, Nigeria preferred.
•  Certified “Master Trainer” with proven experience training health workers on malaria case management at facility and community levels.
• Demonstrate experience in capacity building at both individual and organizational levels.
•  Strong background in malaria service delivery at state, Local Government Areas/facility, and community levels.
•  In-depth understanding of the Nigerian healthcare system, particularly the public health system; prior experience living and working in Nigeria preferred.
• Familiarity with UNITAID management and reporting procedures.
•  Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Required Abilities / Skills: 

• Demonstrated expertise in at least two to three of the following core areas: service delivery strengthening; training and workforce development; community engagement and participation; performance and quality improvement; and monitoring and evaluation.
•  Strong technical competence in facilitating community engagement, leading co-creation processes, and translating innovation into measurable, sustainable health outcome
•  Proven ability to liaise effectively with senior government officials, donor representatives, NGOs, and other stakeholders, while fostering productive partnerships nationally and internationally.
• Strong analytical capacity to identify and apply best practices, coupled with excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure in complex environments, with appreciation for socio-cultural differences and experience in low-resource, multi-cultural settings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, readiness to travel nationally, and capacity to engage with established networks of health professionals, CSOs and partners.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in knowledge management, reports, and manuscript publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals.