Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Current Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Senior Program Officer (Taraba)

THE ORGANIZATION:

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health, especially among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

POST TITLE:   Senior Program Officer

JOB LOCATION:    Taraba

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/SPECIFICATION:

• The Senior Program Officer (SPO) will assist the Project’s Chief of Party (COP) in providing overall coordination of interventions for the Project in the State,
• The Senior Program Officer will manage all activities within the State and ensures coordination and collaboration with the State’s agencies and Commissioners as well as other implementing partners operating within the State,
• He/she will ensure the integration of project activities into a single strategic approach at the State, Local Government, and Community Levels,
• He/she will assist the COP in providing an oversight and technical direction to the State Team and collaborates   with the Technical Advisor for OVC and M and E to ensure the appropriateness and quality of interventions,
• He or She is responsible for coordinating all project activities in the States under his jurisdiction. 
• He/she will be the driving force in grantee capacity building and grants management and will work closely with the Technical Advisors to address capacity gaps within the grantees, 
• He/she will support the M and E specialist with ensuring data about all project activities are collected and submitted to the head office, 
• He/She will be responsible for ensuring that NGOs in the state are mobilized to provide quality services to OVC through adherence to national standards and other approved tools of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. Along with the COP, 
• He/she will serve as a technical liaison between the State Offices, and other donors and stakeholders operating in states within the zone.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

For Job Description and Application follow the link: https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/4417/job

To apply for above position, you must follow go through the link, as applications will not be considered through any other channel.

The candidate must meet all the criteria of minimum qualification.

Interested persons must send comprehensive resume with a brief cover letter on or before Friday 4^th November 2011.

Suitable candidates living with HIV/AWS will have an added advantage.

Women are encouraged to apply.

NOTE:  There are no relocation allowances available for this position.

For More information about MSH, visit: www.msh.org