Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is seeking for Health Systems Strenthening Advisor, who will be working with their various projects in Nigeria.
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a non profit international health organization founded in 1971 by Dr. Ronald O'Connor and composed of more than 2,000 people from 73 nations.
Our mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with our partners, we are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact.
MSH takes an integrated approach to building high-impact sustainable programs that address critical challenges in leadership, health systems management, health service delivery, human resources, and medicines. Wherever our partnerships succeed, the positive impact of good healthhas a ripple effect, contributing to the building of healthy nations.
Job Title:
Health Systems Strenthening Advisor, Abuja
Job ID: 12-4856
Location: Abuja, Nigeria.
Overall Responsibilities:
The objective of the Health Systems Strengthening Advisor position is to provide leadership for building sufficient and sustained capacity at State and LGA levels in HIV/AIDS/TB multi-sectoral strategic planning and financing including related health sector-specific systems strengthening and monitoring for results.
Management responsibilities:
1. Member of the Project Management Team that is responsible for overall project management and performance
2. Coach/mentor the state team leaders in provision of TA to state planning and financing processes.
Specific Responsibilities:
*. The advisor will facilitate strategy development and implementation to improve and sustain state and local government planning, financing and health and HIV/AIDS/TB resource management.
*. Provide technical input in the development of an integrated MSH Pro-ACT project plan in collaboration with the Directors, Advisorsand State Teams.
*. Support the State Team Leaders build capacity of state and LGA management teams to undertake strategic and annual planning, resourcing and monitoring HIV/AIDS and TB programs.
*. Assist state and local governments to build and support vibrant public-private partnerships for health and HIV/AIDS that promote participatory decision-making in key processes of state programs.
*. Establish system and support state and local governments to map resources for HIV/AIDS and TB, budget resources according to priorities and evidence, monitor disbursements and budget performance.
*. Work with the LMS PLAN-Health project and consultants to develop grantee CSOs organizational systems capacity to plan, manage and monitor small grants (governance boards,planning, budgeting, human resources management, grant management, M&E, proposal writing etc).
*. Provide clear documentationof programmatic achievements and keep LMSsenior management informedon monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
*. Document and publish best practices.
Qualifications:
*. Post-graduate degree in public health or health planning or health economics or related field with extensive field experience managing programs in the developing world.
*. At least 5 years’ experience working at a senior level on health systems strengthening including particularly health planning and health financing in decentralized health systems. Nigerian or West African country experience is preferred.
*. Substantial experience and demonstrated success in designing, implementing and managing complex health project in developing countries.
*. Demonstrable capacity to network and negotiate with key stakeholders across different sectors in support of health or HIV/AIDS programs
*. Experience working with PEPFAR and USAID-funded HIV/AIDS projects is highly desirable.
*. Excellent facilitation skills supporting decentralized entities to translate policies into strategic plans for implementation is a must.
*. Excellent computer literacy in spreadsheets is a must.
Background Information
The LMS Prevention Organizational Systems AIDS Care and Treatment Project (Pro-ACT) is a USAID-funded project managed by Management Sciences for Health (MSH). The goal of the project is to build the capacity of Nigeria’s public/private institutions and communities to strengthen sustainable systems for HIV/AIDS and TB service delivery.
How To Apply:
Interested candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Application Closing Date: 2012-06-22.
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