DFID VACANCIES

Current opening are the following

CONTRACT MANAGER (ABUJA) – s/he will manage the grant making, subcontracting and procurement process including performing a past performance review, conducting elements of pre-award survey. s/he will be responsible for sorting, filing, tracking, logging the applications received in response to Expression of Interest and grant solicitations. She/he will process all necessary documentations required under the regulation to awarding a grant or subcontract/Contracts procurement and track the status of obligations against each subcontract/Contracts/procurement

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Bachelors Degree in Business Management, Finance or other related field, plus at least 4 years of professional experience in Grants/Subcontracts/Procurement Management

SERVICE INTEGRATION OFFICER (KANO)
She/he will provide technical support to the State Ministry of Health (SMoH), related ministries, agencies, departments and parastatals to deliver high quality health care services to the people of Kano State. She/he will collaborate with the SMoH to identify gaps in health systems and services delivery management, strengthen capacity based on needs assessment findings, and design technical assistance interventions to address the identify the gaps. She/he will assist SMoH to improve the recording, reporting and analysis of health services information management systems. Will also identifying areas for operational research to strengthen delivery of health care services for common disease burdens and health issues in Kano State, such as TB, Malaria, Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, and Immunization

QUALIFIED REQUIREMENTS
Master Degree in Public Health, Health Policy, Health Planning, health systems Management and Administration or other relevant field. Plus 6 years of professional experience in managing health systems strengthening and/or health service delivery programs, with a significant portion of this experience centered in Northern Nigeria.

HOW TO APPLY
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. PATHS 2 is recruiting qualified professional staff to fill positions based in Abuja and Kano. To be considered for any of the listed positions, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter that provide detail of the applicant’s qualification for the desired position, to: [email protected]

In the subject line of the email, write the specific job title and location (Abuja, Kano) of the position you wish to apply for.

Deadline for submission will be 27th December 2010.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.