Nigeria: Deputy Team Leader

About Us

Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and programme management.

Programme Summary

This is a proposed, five-year, internationally funded human resources for health project in northern Nigeria. The programme will serve to increase female participation in the health workforce, resulting in more women health workers, higher retention of female health workers, and increased health worker coverage in low-coverage areas, across five states on northern Nigeria: Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe and Zamfara.

Position Summary

The Deputy Team Leader will drive delivery of programmatic results and programme and institutional coordination across the five states: Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe and Zamfara. We are seeking a strong regional manager with excellent communication skills and substantial depth of experience and connections with the health sector in northern Nigeria; in these states in particular. The successful candidate will be qualified and experienced in a relevant area (such as human resources for health, health systems strengthening, professional health education, maternal health, midwifery, research, M&E), and have an excellent programme management track record. The successful candidate will be based in Kano and will travel frequently to the other northern states as well as to the Abuja project office.

Key Responsibilities

? Lead programme activities based out of the Kano office; ? Supervise and ensure support and coordination of the five state coordinators; ? Ensure complementary approaches to human resources and health and cross-programme collaboration with other DFID activities in Nigeria

Qualifications

? Advanced degree in public health or another relevant field ? At least ten years’ experience managing large donor-funded projects, at least five at a senior level, and in the design and implementation of health initiatives ? Strong track record in organizing resources and establishing priorities ? Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills ? In depth knowledge of Nigeria’s health system, including the national Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) ? Willingness to live and travel within northern Nigeria ? Excellent written and spoken English

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.

If you are interested in this position, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, no later than 16 July 2012.

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.