The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme (MNCH2) Vacancy for a Routine Immunisation Adviser

The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme (MNCH2) is looking for skilled, creative and enthusiastic individuals to contribute and work within this dynamic five (5) year project.


Position: Routine Immunisation Adviser (1)
Locations: Kano State
Key Responsibilities
The Routine Immunisation Adviser will provide overall technical leadership for activities that focus on strengthening child health services, ward level primary health care, and routine immunisation services in Northern Nigeria. The Immunisation Adviser will bring expertise in the continuum of child health, including paediatric care and routine immunisation. This is a full time position to be based at the Head Office in Kano. The role will report to the Deputy Team Leader, Technical.
Qualifications

• Master’s in Public Health, health management or medical degree.
• Minimum 7 years experience improving child health service delivery in Africa, preferably Nigeria.
• Understanding of ‘change management’ at service delivery level, including the sensitisation of service staff to client satisfaction and community engagement inputs
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with government officials, clinical health workers, and other stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff and partner organizations.
• Experience working with DFID funded programs is preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English is a must.
• Knowledge of child health, primary health care, immunisation services, and health systems strengthening.
• Understanding of the social, structural, and geographic barriers to child immunisation.
• Strong managerial skills with the ability to plan, organise and coordinate activities and inputs from several sources and partners.
• Demonstrated experience applying routine monitoring information and human resources management to the improvement (quality, scale) of health services