Senior Officer, Programme-Gates Project Job Vacancy in Nigeria at Society for Family Health (SFH)

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Job Title: Senior Officer, Programme-Gates Project

Location: Gombe

Job Profile:

•   This position reports to the Gates Project Manager.

•   The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the coordination of FOMWAN volunteers in LGAs wards and communities as well as the conduct of advocacy visits to Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) Chapters.

•   She must carry out identification and selection of FOM WAN volunteers and ensure the continuous update of the volunteer list.

•   She will also conduct open community meetings and provide feedback to community members and stakeholders. She will contribute to the development of IEC materials, job aids for volunteers and communities. The successful candidate will conduct and participate in the training of all volunteer, in LGAs and also ensure that all volunteers have required tools for service delivery.

•   She will monitor the implementation of services within the home and ensure that FOMWAN documentation of activities correctly. She will coordinate and ensure implementation of quarterly review meetings among FOMWAN volunteers and SFH

•   She must work together with the Project Manager to collaborate with relevant government agencies such as the Ministry of Health.

•   Ministry of Women Affairs and LGAs, traditional and religious leaders.

Qualifications/Experience:

•   Minimum Academic/Professional Qualifications required for the position:

•   Must be a registered Nurse/Midwife. A degree in Nursing will be an added advantage.

•   Must possess minimum three (3) years experience in a health facility as a practicing Midwife.

•   Ability to speak and write fluently in Hausa and English is very relevant to this position.

•   Must possess excellent planning and organizational skills and experience in managing a civil society organization will be of added advantage.

•   Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

•   Must have cognate skills in computer appreciation and knowledge or community mobilization techniques will be essential for this positi0n.

•   Must possess high level of integrity.

•   Must have good communication and excellent interpersonal skills.

Note:  FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Deadline: 10th May, 2012.

Senior Officer, Programme-Gates Project Job Vacancy in Nigeria