Jhpiego Employing!

Jhpiego, an internationally recognized non-profit Non-governmental organization involved in improving the health of women and families throughout the world is seeking to fill the position of Deputy Chief of Party based in its Sokoto office.

DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY

Requirements:
• Master's Degree in health or social sciences or a related advanced degree relevant to the field of RH/FP, CS, Polio, MNGH
• A minimum of seven years of mid-to senior-level experience in designing, implementing or managing large, complex, community-level MCNH or RH/FP projects in developing countries, especially Nigeria.
• A minimum of five years of experience working with International Healthcare Donors in Nigeria
• At least three years experience living and working in Nigeria, including supporting implementation of state-level programs
• Strong leadership and technical qualities in RH1FP and/or MNCH service delivery especially in areas of technical and clinical quality of service delivery at the community level
• Demonstrated expertise in working with USAID missions and host country senior government officials and policy makers
• Proven depth and breadth of management expertise and experience, including financial and human resources management and donor, partner and community relations
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa
• Experience developing successful, replicable and sustainable projects in more than one state in Nigeria
• Expertise in research to practice identifying best practices and adapting them to program realities
• Solid publication record in areas relevant to the award
• A team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating working teams, and developing communities of learning among host country partners and counterparts
• At least one year of employment with a USAID-affiliated health organization in Nigeria or has had at least two years of closely working with these organizations in the capacity of a consultant, subject matter expert, or mid-term Technical Advisor.

Method of Application:
Send resumes to hr@jhpiego.net or visit www.jhpiego.org for further information.
The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre employment background investigation.

Closing Date: 20th October, 2009.