Society for Family Health (SFH) Vacancy for a Policy Advisor in Abuja

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning; HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment; malaria prevention and treatment; primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Merck for Mothers, Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors. We offer professional opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Policy Advisor Location: Abuja, Nigeria Job Title: Full-time Job Profile

• The Policy Advisor leads on SFH policy and advocacy engagement on health system strengthening initiatives including health financing, Human resources for Health and health service organization agenda  geared towards the achievement of universal health coverage in Nigeria.
• This includes developing the organisation’s advocacy strategy on these issues drawing from our extensive programme experience over the years, leading the  embedment, implementation and review of this strategy working with the broader programme functional areas.

• Policy and advocacy strategy development, embedment, implementation and monitoring
• Capacity development of SFH staff, CSOs, networks and coalition partners for policy and advocacy work
• Policy research, analysis and publications
• Represent SFH in major policy processes and technical working groups
• lead SFH policy engagement on universal health access and health systems’ with focus on health system financing, Human resource for health and development of service delivery models including public private partnerships

• Must possess advanced university education, preferably a Master's Degree or a PhD in Health, Governance, Science or Public Policy
• Over 5 years' hands on experience of leading and working in the health advocacy space in Nigeria
• Good understanding of public-private partnerships and health/social development issues in Nigeria
• Management experience and ability to work in a collegiate system
• Strong analytical ability and report writing skills
• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and flexibility, drawing on previous practice and policies whilst creating new and innovative solutions that enhance SFH’s policy impact
• Strong experience of health system advocacy issues including health financing and human resource for health
• Experience of capacity building on advocacy for civil society and citizens
• Experience of working with government, private sector and donors from a critical engagement perspective in the shared quest to achieve universal health coverage

• Integrity, excellent communication skills, high level interpersonal and relationship management skills, strong leadership skills, ability to work under pressure, result oriented, advanced IT proficiency and highly innovative and creative.