FUTURES GROUP INTERNATIONAL: SNR ADVISOR CHILD SURVIVOR

ONLY NIGERIAN NATIONALS WITH RECENT HEALTH SECTOR EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA WILL BE CONSIDERED.

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POSITION TITLE SENIOR ADVISOR (CHILD SURVIVAL)
LOCATION NIGERIA

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES
THE SENIOR ADVISOR (CHILD SURVIVAL) WILL WORK WITH THE CHIEF OF PARTY, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, AND OTHER PROJECT STAFF TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO GOVERNMENTAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS IN THE ANALYSIS OF CHILD SURVIVAL DATA AND ISSUES, AS WELL AS IN THE DESIGN OF STRATEGIES, ESPECIALLY AS THEY PERTAIN TO CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION, MALARIA AND NUTRITION. HE/SHE WILL PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TO AND MANAGE THE CS COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT INCLUDING OVERSEEING THE ACTIVITIES OF PROGRAM OFFICERS FOR CS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND COLLABORATE WITH THE MCH STAFF.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE (MIN)
12+ YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTAL OR NON-GOVERNMENTAL, OR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN HEALTH PROGRAMS, WITH AT LEAST FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING ON MULTI AND BILATERAL DONOR CONTRACTS, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH PROGRAMS WITH EMPHASIS ON CHILD SURVIVAL ISSUES.
DEGREE A POSTGRADUATE DEGREE IN PEDIATRICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING OR NUTRITION OR AN ADVANCED DEGREE IN RELEVANT FIELD

SKILLS
IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE, SENIOR ADVISOR AND PROGRAM OFFICERS WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE:

EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.
STRONG PROBLEM-SOLVING, INTERPERSONAL, COMMUNICATION, PRESENTATION, ORGANIZATION AND WRITING SKILLS
COMPUTER SKILLS (EXCEL, WORD, POWERPOINT).