OVC Priority Sub-Key Population Advisor at the Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work 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 & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: OVC Priority Sub-Key Population Advisor

Location: Kano

Job Role

• The OVC priority sub-population specialist will be an expert in working with key populations and OVC sub-priority sub-population
• S/he will have considerable experience in developing mechanisms for case finding, linkage to care and use of evidence to identify locations and communities of sub-priority populations of OVC
• S/he will have experience in public health program design, implementation and management with vast experience in integrated service delivery
• S/he will be providing technical assistance in improving programming for subpopulations of OVCs.

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of First Degree in Public Health or any Biological / Behavioural Sciences-related disciplines
• A minimum of five (5) years experience working in the key-sub-population program, particularly in Northern Nigeria.

Skills and Competencies:

• Demonstrated experience working with OVC and key populations in health and social development programmes in a culturally sensitive environment
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing public health programs and service delivery interventions
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, report writing and partner mangement skills
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office packages.

Application Closing Date
10th January, 2020.