State Programme Assistant Needed at the Women for Health Programme (W4H)

Employment Nigeria 24-Jun-2016 KANO , KATSINA , GOMBE , ZAMFARA , YOBE , Accounting NGO

GRID Consulting - The Women for Health Programme (W4H) is a five year DFID- funded health programme with the main objective of addressing the severe shortage of female health workers in five selected states in Northern Nigeria. Women for Health is in full support of the MDG goals focused on reducing child and maternal mortality especially in selected Northern states in Nigeria. It aims to address this through provision of female health workers in order to encourage improved access to health for women. The programme will address critical health sector human resource challenges by using an approach which empowers women as service providers.

Women for Health is operated by a consortium of three organizations namely: Health Partners International UK, Save the Children UK and GRID Consulting Nigeria. The programme has since commenced its activities in Jigawa, Katsina, Zamfara and Yobe with coordination from the programme head office in Kano and now seeks to engage qualified persons to fill the position below:

POSITION : State Programme Assistant

Job Description

The Office Holder will be responsible for providing support to LGA's to absorb and implement all activities that are being initiated in the states where program activities are being implemented (Kano, Jigawa, Zamfara, Katsina and Yobe).

Additional key responsibilities will include;

Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the LGA's and key individuals and stakeholders relevant to the project;
Provide technical assistance to the LG's health team and support effective implementation of advocacy initiatives and other planned activities in the state;
Work closely with the state technical team and other project partners to coordinate project activities in the various geographical areas;

Qualifications

Interested candidates must have relevant qualifications in Community and Public Health, Primary Health Care, Health Management, Social Development, Human Resources or closely related fields.
S/he must have a minimum of three (3) years' professional working experience especially in the area of health and gender empowerment initiatives at the State and LGA level.

Terms and Conditions for Employment
The appointment term will be for a period of 1 year, with the possibility of an extension.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a copy of their recent CV's, using the name and location of the position as the subject of the email to:vacancies@gridconsulting.net

Note: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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State Programme Assistant Needed at the Women for Health Programme (W4H)

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