Job Title: Voice and Accountability Officer
Location: Jigawa
Orgnisation: Partnership for Transforming Health Systems 2 (PATHS 2)
The Partnership for Transforming Health Systems 2 (PATHS 2), a DFID funded programme in Nigeria, aims to improve the planning,financing and delivery of sustainable and replicable pro-poor health services for common health problems, focusing on six states and the federal government.
Job Descriptions:
• Voice and Accountability Officer will provide support in the coordination of state-level planning and implementation of voice as well as accountability initiatives in Jigawa State.
• These initiatives are likely to include: strengthening Facility Health Committees and other community-based structures for citizen involvement in the health sector, promoting participatory approaches to policy and strategy development with State Ministries of Health, citizen-lead budget tracking, development and strengthening of issue-based coalitions for advocacy and championing reform, putting in place mechanisms for defining and enforcing patient entitlements.
Qualification Requirements:
Masters Degree in governance, social sciences, or a health-related field, plus at least six years of professional experience in the application of social development policy concepts such as voice, accountability, rights-based development, gender equity, social inclusion, and civil society strengthening.
How to Apply:
In order to be considered for the above position, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter that provide details of the applicant's qualifications for the desired position.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Deadline: 20 January 2012.
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