Job Title: Assistant Manager, African Health Markets for Equity (AHME) Quality Assurance
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employer: Society for Family Health (SFH)
Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Government of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) among other international donors. We seek to recruit qualified persons as a result of growth in our organisation. We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration. We require competent candidates.
Job Profile:
• This is an Assistant Manager position.
• Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, the successful candidate will work with franchisees (Private providers, pharmacist and PPMVs) to provide health information and education on products and services in the AHME key service areas and ensure quality of service delivery.
• H/She, with the support of the Quality Assurance Manager, will plan, organize and implement various levels of updates and capacity building exercises around Family planning, Maternal and child health, Malaria, HIV & AIDS, Diarrhoea disease, Acute respiratory Infections, TB and Nutrition.
• The Quality assurance officers will follow up on all quality control issues associated with the project ensuring that franchisees meet the SFH minimum quality assurance standards for service delivery.
• He/she will also work to link franchise partners to the Safe Care and Medical Credit fund and carry our quality assurance audits.
Qualifications/Experience:
Minimum Academic/Professional Qualifications required for the position:
• Must possess a first degree in Pharmacy, medicine or Nursing/midwifery and MUST be registered with the appropriate regulatory bodies.
• Masters degree in Public Health or any related discipline will be added advantage.
• Minimum of 4 years post NYSC experience in a hospital environment or working with an NGO in health related fields.
• Understanding of the recent advances in Malaria, Reproductive Health and Maternal Child Health (RH/MCH) issues
• Experience in planning and facilitation of training and coaching sessions for different service providers (PPMVs, Nurses, Midwives, Pharmacist and Doctors).
• Must have good oral, analytical, interpretive and written comprehension skills, and willingness to train.
• Candidate is expected to possess good negotiation and communication skills.
Compensation & Benefits: The compensation package for these positions is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.
Method of Application:
Apply online with one page application letter (using the position reference as subject), addressed to the Deputy Director-HR, clearly providing evidence of competences required for the job, current remuneration, as well as a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, e-mail address and current contact address.
We kindly request that only candidates with the minimum requirements need apply.
While we respect your application, due to the large number of applications received by SFH Nigeria, please note that we are only able to contact short-listed candidates.
*SFH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
SFH DOES NOT USE THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS OR CHARGE A FEE FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Deadline: 06.09.2013
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