Management Sciences for Health Recruitment 2022

Required Minimum Qualifications

• A First Degree in a Health field and a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Management related discipline, or equivalent training.
• Bachelor’s and 6+ years experience, Master’s and 4+ years experience, or Doctorate and 2+ years experience.  Eight years of progressively responsible experience is preferred.
• Experience in international public health is highly preferred.
• At least 6 years’ experience in health program management in developing countries, three of which should be in providing  clinical services at health facilities; and at least 2 years’ experience providing TA to health facilities on malaria case management and MIP, according to latest national/WHO treatment guidelines.
•  Previous experience working with MAPS or SuNMaP1 will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated capacity to collaborate with State Health departments, SPHCDA, partners supporting SMOH, and LGAs to achieve results.
• Experience with MIP interventions, and familiarity with MIP national guidelines
• Proven programmatic, technical and managerial expertise in providing TA to health workers to strengthen their technical, management and/or leadership capacity, systems and processes, and sustainability potential.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Computer skills: Windows applications for word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Good verbal and written communication skills to manage project communications and disseminate project information are required.
• Demonstrated strategic agility, diplomacy, conflict management, team building, and interpersonal skills to ensure internal coherence among diverse team members and sub-partners, as well as external relations with the State Ministry of Health, civil society, private sector and other stakeholders.
• Female candidates are strongly advised to apply.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced Degree in Health and Postgraduate qualification in Public Health or related discipline.
• 7+ years of related experience is required. Experience in international public health highly preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of a highly technical field; preferably Malaria. A highly qualified and recognized expert in the field.
• Ability to manage teams, initiate and organize work, establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment, and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Should have good understanding of the Nigerian health system and the inter­relationships within the public and private health sector.
• Knowledge and minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience working on malaria control in public and private in Nigeria.
• In depth knowledge of malaria and public health principles with proven technical skills in malaria, including malaria case management, and integrated community case management of childhood illnesses.
• Experience working with Ministry of Health and other Health Departments/Agencies on policy and strategy formulation at national and/or subnational levels;
• Experience  with broader human resource capacity building.
• Nigerian with good understanding of local context.
• Significant experience in project management, program coordination and sound negotiation skills with malaria partners;
• Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Requirements
Required Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management required.
• Advanced Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or similar field from an accredited university.

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of professional level HR experience, plus demonstrated success as an HR generalist supporting employee groups of 100+ employees.
• S/he should have experience working with international development programs in Nigeria; demonstrable experience working with USG funded programs.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must have strong understanding of Nigeria employment laws.
• Demonstrated success in supporting other HR staff, key senior management and building relationship.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with culturally and linguistically diverse staff, clients, and consultants.
• Effective presentation and facilitation, team and leadership development, conflict resolution, and organizational influence skills in organizational effectiveness and leadership development, preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully coordinate HR activities with senior project management staff and proven ability to work successfully on a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and fluency in local languages; other languages strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated computer proficiencies, including Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database management.
• Ability to travel to assigned districts in Nigeria for HR initiatives as needed.

Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to implement and manage all aspects of the HRM function in line with current practices and trends.
• Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and to handle confidential matters discreetly and have experience in conflict resolution.
• Ability to competently assess priorities; manage a variety of complex activities simultaneously in a time-sensitive environment, and meet competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and manage all aspects of the HRM function in line with current practices and trends.
• Demonstrated ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and to handle confidential matters discreetly and have experience in conflict resolution.
• Ability to competently assess priorities; manage a variety of complex activities simultaneously in a time-sensitive environment, and meet competing deadlines.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Education

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or a similar field.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Accounting.

Experience:

• Required: At least five (5) years of experience in an independent administrative and accounting position with advanced bookkeeping responsibilities.
• Preferred: Experience in working with donor-funded projects and general understanding of their rules and regulations.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Work experience with projects supported by international organizations.
• Proficient in Excel preferably advanced level.
• Proficient in use of Financial Management Accounting systems i.e. QuickBooks, PeopleSoft, SAP, Agresso etc. (and modules like GL, Accounts Payable &, Procurement)
• Experience with organizing workshops and training courses.
• Experience developing and interpreting standard financial reports (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow) and creation of Journal entries required.
• English fluency required Excellent communication skills.

Competencies:

• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meets deadline.
• Able to manage and coordinate activities simultaneously
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment while driving results.
• Perform logistical analysis
• Creative Problem Solving
• Organized detail oriented

Physical Demands:

• Travel requirements, Keyboard use, Pulling drawers,
• Lifting papers <10lbs., ETC.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Education

• Graduate Degree in a Health related field with specialized training and/or experience related to vaccination programs, emergency response, and supply chain management; physician, pharmacist or public health qualification preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Five (5) years of relevant experience in Nigeria’s public and private health systems with experience in pharmaceutical management and private sector pharmaceutical supply systems and services strengthening
• Demonstrated experience working with Nigeria’s health stakeholders at the Government, private, and community levels
• Experience with vaccines and immunization programs in Nigeria
• Understanding and knowledge of COVID-19 response initiatives and implementing partners supported in Nigeria by bilateral agencies, such as USAID, and international agencies, such as World Health Organization, GFATM, UNICEF, and COVAX, required.
• Demonstrated competence to assess priorities, develop interventions, and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English are essential.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required, up to 40% of time to support the implementation of the MTaPS interventions.

Competencies:

• Navigating the Environment: Perspective, Dealing with ambiguity, Organizational Agility, Political Savvy and Strategic Agility
• Ensuring Delivery of Results: Functional/Technical skills, Client Focus, Managing through systems, Managing and Measuring work, Negotiating, Information Sharing, Process Management, Priority Setting, Problem Solving and Timely Decision Making
• Leading with Credibility:  Managing others: Building Effective Teams, Conflict Management, Managing Vision and Purpose, Integrity and Trust, Motivating others, Approachability and Developing direct reports and others
• Core Personal Competencies: Ethics and Values, Integrity and Trust, Listening, Written Communication
• Core MSH competencies: Adaptability, Communication, Problem Solving, Creativity and Innovation, Timeliness of Work, Quality of work and Team Relationships, Resource Utilization

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Education
Required:

• Graduate Degree in a Health-related field

Preferred:

• Physician, nurse qualification preferred.

Experience:
Required:

• Two years of relevant experience in international public health with a focus on strengthening health and/or pharmaceutical systems or disease control in developing countries.
• Specialized training and/or practical experience related to infection prevention and control (IPC), including at the health facility level, and other areas of AMR containment such as WASH and antimicrobial stewardship.

Preferred:

• Experience with programs supported by bilateral agencies such as USAID, CDC and international agencies such as the Global Fund, UNITAID, WHO and World Bank preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to write lucid technical reports and documents and to make presentations in English is required.
• Experience in project monitoring, evaluation, learning and research for health‐related projects.
• Competence in use of word processing programs required, and experience with spreadsheets and database applications strongly preferred.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English are essential
• Proficiency in any other languages of other USAID-supported countries is desired.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team spirit.

Competencies:

• Ability to work independently and in team
• Good judgment for decision making.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability in consensus building and constructively leading a team.

Physical Demands:

• Travel requirements 30% at national and international levels.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Public Health (preferred PhD or MD equivalent) in infectious diseases focused on malaria or other vector borne illnesses.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing and implementing complex health care service programs in developing countries in a senior management position. (Previous Deputy Chief of Party or Technical Director Experience preferred.)  Understanding of US Government policies and procedures, or of other donors, is a plus.
• Demonstrated strategic agility, diplomacy, conflict management, team building, and interpersonal skills to ensure internal coherence among diverse team members and sub-partners, as well as external relations with the Ministry of Health, civil society, private sector and other stakeholders.
• Familiarity with the structure, systems and policies of the health sector in Nigeria or in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health (a must).
• Demonstrated experience building capacity of government professionals (mentorship, coaching or other) to achieve results amidst challenges will be an added advantage
• Experience in public or private sector for malaria prevention and/ or case management services.
• Demonstrated success-achieving results in multiple malaria disciplines (e.g., LLIN distribution, malaria prevention, malaria in pregnancy, diagnosis, treatment of acute and severe malaria, academic or operational research in malaria).
• Experience in developing policy and harmonized approaches in a highly diverse population.
• Strong communication skill to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the program and to effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Track record of strong commitment to sharing knowledge, documenting experiences, supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit.
• Advanced professional proficiency in English is required.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online