Reproductive Maternal New-born and Child Health + Nutrition Advisor (RMNCH+N) at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job Profile

• This position will provide technical support in design, implementation, development, planning, and capacity- building of Reproductive Health/Nutrition components of the project.
• S/He will contribute to the development of programme strategy in Reproductive Health and Nutrition in consultation with the program team and other stakeholders.

Job-role
The successful candidates will perform the following functions:

• Lead RMNCH+N strategic planning and work plan development, incorporating RMNCH+N high impact practices into program strategies.
• Provide day-to-day technical and programmatic oversight in line with the project goals and objective
• Support the RMNCHH+N division at the LGAs to organise and conduct sensitisation and awareness meetings at the communities.
• Coordinate the availability and accessibility of RMNCHH+N services at PHC level.
• Support the M&E Coordinator in the follow-up and tracking of RMNCHH+N related indicators recorded from the health facility and community interventions using appropriate MIS forms developed and provided by the project.
• Conduct supervision visits to intervention communities to support and coach the health facility and community level team members for improved quality in their deliverables.
• Represent the project in RMNCHH+N technical working group committee meetings at the state (and national levels as the need arises) to improving collaboration and therefore synergy.
• Lead the evidence-based development of tools and IEC materials (in English and Hausa) covering the RMNCHH+N objectives of the project.
• Supervise the development of training manuals to ensure that they are prepared following the specified quality standard.
• Coordinate the timely dispatch of tools and materials to the community and health facility focal persons.
• Review progress report from the field monthly against deliverables and provide feedback on areas of strength and weakness.
• Lead the development of the RMNCHH+N community-based intervention component of the projects report in the monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Follow up health facility and community project team members to track and prepare reports periodically.

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences.
• A minimum of five (5) years working experience in the area of Nutrition/Reproductive Health with an NGO sector.
• Excellent understanding of nutrition and community-based programming.
• Project implementation experience for a culturally sensitive environment - North-East Nigeria.
• S/He should have experience working with state government’s health Agencies: SMoH, SPHCDA, etc.

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent report writing skills
• Good clinical service provision skills
• Coordination and Team Building skills
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• High level of integrity.