Population Council Recruits Consultant-1 (nigeria@popcouncil.org)

The Population Council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental
institution that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive
health of current and future generations around the world and help
achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and
resources.

The Council’s major program areas ace HIV&AIDS,
Reproductive Health and Poverty, Gender, and Youth. The Council conducts
biomedical, social science and public health research and helps build
research capacities in developing countries. The Population Council
works in collaboration with a broad range of Nigerian institutions.

The Council is an implementing partner on a comprehensive human
resources for health (HRH) intervention which is an initiative to
strengthen Nigeria’s health system by supporting the development of
frontline health workers in Bauchi and Cross River States. At both
federal and state level, the project will build capacity for developing
human resources for health (HRH) policies and strategic plans;
developing the HRH information system; improving pre-service education;
management of health workers in-service; and promoting HRH coordination
and partnerships.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Consultant-1

Ref. no.: HRH-CON1-15
Location: Abuja
Duration: 2 Weeks

Job Description

• To support the implementation of activities related to improving
  the availability of frontline health workers for maternal newborn and
  child health services in Bauchi and Cross River states.

Qualifications

• MPH or M.Sc in a field related to public health.
• Excellent general communication & interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel,
  PowerPoint) and use of the Internet for information gathering and
  research.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with health policy development,
  advocacy and implementation; experience supporting states and local
  government with Midwifery Service Scheme (MSS) and Subsidy Reinvestment
  Empowerment Program, Maternal and Child Health (SURE-P MCH) activities.

Task

• Provide technical assistance for implementation of Task Shifting Policy in Bauchi and Cross River States.
• Review of Hiring and Deployment Policies and Guidelines for frontline health workers in Bauchi and Cross River States.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter
and updated CV (in PDF format) including their names and reference
number for the consultancy in the subject line of the email (e.g.
HRH-CON1-15: Ofolete, Buhari Jonathan) to: nigeria@popcouncil.org
 
Deadline 22nd September, 2015.