State Technical Advisor at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Locations: Kano, Nasarawa, Enugu, Gombe, and Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Programs

Job Profile

• This position will be responsible for effectively coordinating the operations and activities of the different partners working in the States to ensure that the project meets its objective.
• Specifically, the incumbent is expected to facilitate the IntegratE Project 2.0 activities and its six (6) consortium partners in carrying out scheduled activities. Skills in project monitoring is also key to ensure quality is achieved and maintained throughout the implementation of the project.

Job-Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Lead the coordination of facility-based implementation of the IntegratE Project 2.0 in the focal State
• Lead community level advocacy, partnership, and mobilisation for effective project implementation.
• Support in capacity building and FP and other Service Area update training during staff orientation
• Work with other consortium partners to provide evidence-based information to inform the design and implementation of the project.
• Facilitate Documentation and other administrative responsibilities at the State level

Qualifications / Experience

• Must possess a First Degree in Nursing, Pharmacy, or any of the biological sciences
• A Postgraduate degree in Public Health, public/health administration or social works will be advantageous to this position.
• Must have a minimum of 5 – 8 years post qualification experience in programme management, training and managing health programming especially in the private health sector.

Skills and Competencies Required:

• Must have PHC and FP Service Delivery experience.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in training service providers of various cadre in the provision of various FP methods especially LARC
• Excellent understanding of the PHC and FP Service Delivery in the private health sector including pharmaceutical service delivery.
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, comfortable working in large teams in a collegiate system and presenting to donors, partners and government stakeholders
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, use of Microsoft suite software

Compensation & Benefits

• The compensation package for this position is designed to attract, motivate, and retain talented individuals.