Save the Children Latest Vacancies in Nigeria

Save the Children is a leading international organization helping children in need around the world. First established in the UK in 1919, separate national organizations have been set up in more than twenty-eight countries, sharing the aim of improving the lives of children through education, health care and economic opportunities, as well as emergency aid in cases of natural disasters, war and conflict.

In Nigeria, Save the Children has been working since 2001. The early focus was on getting children actively involved in shaping the decisions that affect their lives. Today, Save the Children is working in seven federal states – Zamfara, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi and Kaduna – focusing on providing basic healthcare and protecting children.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Humanitarian Programme – Nigeria (HHPM)

Location: Abuja
Contract length: 12 months

The Role

The Head of Humanitarian Programme provides support to all programmatic aspects of Save the Children humanitarian responses across the whole of Save the Children’s Nigeria programme and specifically to the Humanitarian Response that Save the Children Nigeria is about to start to address the IDPs crisis in the North-Eastern State of Maiduguri and Gombe.
H/She ensures humanitarian activities are effective and meet goals and objectives of Save the Children, its donors, and the needs of affected populations.
Ensures the Save the Children programme is adequately prepared to respond to new emergencies and plays an appropriate role in humanitarian coordination.
Ensures immediate and appropriate response to children’s needs during humanitarian crises.
The post holder will play a strategic role in the effective scale up and management of Save the Children humanitarian programmes to increase impact and enable positive change for children.
This will include working with Directors of PDQ and Operations to secure additional resources and support through members and playing taking on an advocacy role.

Qualifications and experience
Essential:

MA / MSc level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
Previous experience of humanitarian programme management, preparedness and response in volatile contexts
Experience of managing multi-donor, multi-site programmes (including ECHO, FFP, DFID and OFDA)
Security management experience across a large programme.
Experience in developing and delivering training, as well as mentoring and coaching.
Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
Excellent communication skills
Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level
Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
Ability to access communities sin Northern Nigeria
Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Fluency in written and spoken English.
Computer literate in Microsoft word, excel etc.
Commitment to and understanding of SCI’s aims, values and principles.

Desirable:

Solid networking experience
Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant Sahel region/context.
Humanitarian leadership experience in conflict zones.

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Job Title: Technical Director, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) Program, Nigeria

Location: Abuja
Employee Type: Full Time Regular
Division: International Programs

Job Summary

Save the Children seeks a Technical Director for an upcoming USAID-funded health program in Nigeria.
The program will focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) and nutrition and will be implemented at least initially in northern Nigeria.
The Technical Director, in close collaboration with the Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party, will provide overall technical leadership to the program.
This is a senior leadership position and the successful candidate will serve on the project senior management team.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for all RMNCH and nutrition activities in project states, working with state and Local Government Area (LGA) MOH leadership to ensure high quality, evidence based approaches and effective implementation to increase access to, use, and quality of services at the facility and community levels.
Lead and contribute to the development of project work plans/implementation plans.
Support the development and strengthening and implementation of state and LGA RMNCH and nutrition strategic and annual plans.
Facilitate linkages and foster collaboration and coordination with key stakeholders, including relevant national, state, and local government authorities, NGO partners and civil society organizations involved in RMNCH, and communities.
Ensure compliance with programmatic targets and deliverables and together with the State Health Commissioners co-lead regular reviews of program progress against objectives.
Contribute to the development of evidence based training materials and standards, supportive supervision materials and approaches, job aids, and other systems and tools.
Conduct regular field visits in collaboration with key national, state, and LGA MOH stakeholders and facilitate follow up on recommendations.
Liaise with relevant MOH departments at national level and work together with state and LGA stakeholders to assess progress, challenges, and to identify practical solutions.
Assist with coordinating technical and program input from short term technical assistance providers and/or consultants as needed.
Oversee monitoring and evaluation of program activities in collaboration with project, state and LGA M&E staff.
Liaise with relevant FMOH and Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) focal persons and participate in selected national forum and technical working groups.
Assist the COP and DCOP with development of and finalization of all reports.
Ensure appropriate training and capacity building of all program staff at field level; mentor and supervise project staff.
Regularly engage in meetings with other NGOs to ensure a culture of learning across agencies as well as to strengthen networking efforts.

Requirements

Clinical background in medicine or nursing and a Master’s Degree in Public Health or a related field.
At least 10 years of experience in public health, with at least seven in a senior management position.
Expertise in multiple technical areas highly desired, including family planning and reproductive health, maternal health, newborn health, child health, malaria, and nutrition.
Proven senior expertise in developing and implementing effective partnerships with partners, local government entities, other NGOs, and USAID.
Knowledge and proven experience in strategy development, staff oversight, program administration, contractual compliance, and financial management of large health programs.
Prior experience working with Nigeria’s public health system.
Prior experience working with USAID funded projects.
Demonstrated leadership, management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with a range of key stakeholders, including national and local officials, public, private and civil society partners, and communities.
Strong training, mentoring, coaching and interpersonal skills.
Computer literacy in the following: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Fluency in English required and fluency in Hausa preferred.
Willingness to travel extensively, and potentially live in northern Nigeria.

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Job Title: Senior Advisor Child Health, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)

Location: Abuja
Employee Type: Full Time Regular
Division: International Programs

Job Summary

Save the Children seeks a Senior Advisor, Child Health for an upcoming USAID-funded health program in Nigeria.
The program will focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) and nutrition and will be implemented at least initially in northern Nigeria.
The Senior Advisor, in collaboration with state and Local Government Area (LGA) Ministry of Health (MOH) leadership and the RMNCH team, will provide strategic direction and technical management for the planning and implementation of child health interventions at the facility and community level in project states.

Responsibilities

Medical doctor with an advanced degree in public health, international development, or related field preferred.
Provide programmatic leadership and guide priority setting for child health interventions in project states in collaboration with state and LGA MOH leadership and the project RMNCH team.
Ensure that project, state, and LGA child health interventions are technically sound, evidence-based, responsive to needs at both the facility and community level, and aligned with national policies and strategies.
Develop implementation plan and annual and quarterly work plans in collaboration with the Technical Director and RMNCH team.
Strengthen or contribute to the development of state and LGA annual and quarterly implementation plans in partnership with state and LGA MOH leaders and in collaboration with the Project Technical Director and RMNCH team.
Assist in state and LGA assessment of training needs and together with MOH staff provide technical support and oversight to child health services, including trainings and follow-up supportive supervision.
Work with partners and state and LGA MOH and the project team to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of child health interventions.
Liaise with relevant FMOH and Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) focal persons and participate in selected national forum and technical working groups.
Mentor project and state and LGA staff as may be needed.
Guide the analysis, synthesis, lessons learned, and reporting of child health outputs and results in close collaboration with the state, LGA and project M&E team, and incorporation into quality improvement processes and other ongoing project tasks.
At least 10 years of direct experience in child health program planning, implementation and evaluation, including immunization, malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, IMCI, ICCM, micronutrients and nutrition.
Prior experience working with Nigeria’s public health system.
Prior experience working with USAID funded projects highly preferred.
Demonstrated management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with a range of key stakeholders, including national and local officials, public, private and civil society partners, and communities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with a diverse team.
Strong training, mentoring, coaching and interpersonal skills, including supportive supervision
Computer literacy in the following: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Fluency in English required; fluency in Hausa preferred.
Willingness to travel extensively, and potentially live in northern Nigeria.

Requirements

Medical doctor with an advanced degree in Public Health, International Development, or related field preferred.
At least 10 years of direct experience in child health program planning, implementation and evaluation, including immunization, malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, IMCI, ICCM, micronutrients and nutrition.
Prior experience working with Nigeria’s public health system.
Prior experience working with USAID funded projects highly preferred.
Demonstrated management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with a range of key stakeholders, including national and local officials, public, private and civil society partners, and communities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with a diverse team.
Strong training, mentoring, coaching and interpersonal skills, including supportive supervision
Computer literacy in the following: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Fluency in English required; fluency in Hausa preferred.
Willingness to travel extensively, and potentially live in northern Nigeria.

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Job Title: Senior Advisor, Nutrition Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)

Location: Abuja
Employee Type: Full Time Regular
Division: International Programs

Job Summary

Save the Children seeks a Senior Advisor, Nutrition for an upcoming USAID-funded health program in Nigeria.
The program will focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) and nutrition and will be implemented at least initially in northern Nigeria.
The Senior Advisor, in collaboration with state and Local Government Area (LGA) Ministry of Health (MOH) leadership and the RMNCH team, will provide strategic direction and technical management for the planning and implementation of facility and community-based nutrition interventions in project states.

Responsibilities

Provide programmatic leadership and guide priority setting for nutrition interventions in collaboration with the state and LGA MOH and the project RMNCH team.
Ensure that project, state, and LGA nutrition interventions are technically sound, evidence-based, responsive to needs at both the facility and community level, and aligned with national policies and strategies. Provide assistance to the state and LGA MOH in operationalizing and implementing national nutrition policies and strategies.
Coordinate closely with the SBCC/CM team to lead the development of evidence-based and behavior-centered nutrition SBCC tools and materials.
Develop implementation plan and annual and quarterly work plans in collaboration with the Technical Director and RMNCH team.
Collaborate with state and LGA MOH to review/develop and strengthen the nutrition component of their RMNCHN plans.
Assist in state and LGA assessment of training needs and together with MOH staff provide technical support and oversight to nutrition service provision including trainings and follow-up supportive supervision.
Mentor project staff and state and LGA staff as may be needed.
Liaise with relevant FMOH and Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) focal persons and participate in selected national forum and technical working groups.
Guide the analysis, synthesis, lessons learned, and reporting of nutrition program outputs and results in close collaboration with the M&E team, and incorporation into quality improvement processes and other ongoing project tasks.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nutrition or related field.
At least 10 years of direct experience in nutrition policy development, program planning, implementation and evaluation, including programs with a strong nutrition behavior change component.
Demonstrated skills in designing and implementing programs that deliver nutrition services, including the prevention and management of acute and chronic malnutrition.
Prior experience working with Nigeria’s public health system.
Prior experience working with USAID funded projects highly preferred.
Demonstrated management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills, with proven ability to liaise effectively with and collaborate with a range of key stakeholders, including national and local officials, public, private and civil society partners, and communities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with a diverse team.
Strong training, mentoring, coaching and interpersonal skills, including supportive supervision.
Computer literacy in the following: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Fluency in English required; fluency in Hausa preferred.
Willingness to travel extensively, and potentially live in northern Nigeria.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Save the Children Latest Vacancies in Nigeria

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