Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, etc. We offer professionals, opportunities for career advancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration.
We seek applications from qualified persons for the following positions:

Medical delegate (5 Positions)

Location – Lagos

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Ensure effective overall coordination of Training programming/activities of the projects in assigned states.
  • Coordinate assessments of capacity building and training needs for stakeholders in the state health sector on integrated maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) as well as healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy (HTSP) services.
  • Support dissemination and use of approved training modules and guidelines on selected high impact Integrated Maternal New-born Child Health continuum of care interventions such as support regular supervision, monitoring and mentorship of trained health care providers and quality of care provided to patients/clients at the health facilities.
  • Participate in on-the-job training, supportive supervision and mentoring of health workers.
  • Work with stakeholders to design health financing options for the health sector and build their capacity for effective implementation of approved strategies.
  • Track the progress of state partners’ activities to agreed annual plans. Advise partner organizations’ leadership on programme performance trends and implications for the achievement of plans/targets.
  • Design and implement result oriented mentoring of sub-recipients’ and sub-sub recipients’ in assigned states
  • Provide technical support for all categories of public health workers in the state.
  • Provide timely update on progress against work plan for all outputs of the project including reports to the donor.
  • Participate in project review meetings, project monitoring, reporting and documentation


Qualifications:
B.Sc Nursing, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Anatomy, Zoology, Botany, and or basic medical sciences Preference will be given to candidates with additional qualifications such as MPH and specialty in O&G, previous capacity Building experience in Life saving Skills, HSE and experience in maternal, newborn and child health/RH programming.

Job Type: Full Time

Working Experience:
A minimum of two years’ experience with national, international or government agencies in training on maternal, newborn and child health is required.

Requirements

  • The candidate should have strong interpersonal communication skills
  • Excellent written and spoken English Language
  • Proficiency in the use of Computer applications in MS Office Suite applications, including word, Excel, and PowerPoint and relevant web based M & E software’s used to generate project reports.


METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaining suitability for the job; to [email protected] on/or before July 16th,2014. Please indicate the title of post applied for in the subject line of the email .Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as for three professional referees (i.e. from present and former employers). For every agency or organization that you have worked for please indicate the name of your supervisor, his/her functional email address and functional telephone numbers. Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply. ARFH has a Child safeguarding policy in place and is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).