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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Job vacancies at Options Consultancy Services

Job vacancies at Options Consultancy Services 


Options Consultancy Services, UK, is a partner the Enhancing the National Response to HIV/AIDS programme (ENR) in Nigeria, which aims to contribute to Nigeria’s achievement of MDG 6 by reducing the spread of HIV and mitigating the impact of AIDS (for more information see:

http://www.options.co.uk/our-programmes/governance-health-systems-strengthening-nigeria )

We require competent candidates to fill the positions below:

Position: Stewardship and Coordination Manager


Location: Abuja, with frequent travelling to States

Job type: Fixed Term (2 years)

Role:

The Stewardship and Coordination Team Manager will be the leading full-time in-country representative for Options in the ENR programme. S/he will be based in Abuja and lead the implementation of Output 1 to ensure the strategies and workplan are line with the purpose and goal of the ENR Programme.

S/he will line manage the Options’ in-country team, providing mentoring and guidance to the Planning Advisor and the Systems Strengthening Technical Advisors (SSTAs).

Qualifications / Experience:

Master’s degree or equivalent experience in public health administration, Social Sciences, or other related field;
Minimum of 15 years of consulting and/or management experience in large, complex, Non-Government or public sector development projects;
Excellent project management and supervisory skills. Previous experience with managing a team of professionals.
Expertise in institutional strengthening and organizational development.
Significant experience of strategic planning and the provision of technical expertise within large development projects
Excellent writing, editing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
Able to engage effectively and strategically working with clients, partners, and other public health professionals
Proven experience of HIV/AIDS and Health Systems programme
Significant experience in working with government and donor agencies

Position: Planning Advisor

Location: Abuja, with frequent travelling to States

Job type: Fixed Term (2 years)

Role:

The Planning Advisor will be responsible for harmonization and alignment of funds and will support Federal level institutions in taking greater stewardship and coordination roles, S/he will ensure that HIV/AIDS response strategies, costed plans and policies are aligned across Federal and State levels, resulting in a coherent and gender responsive HIV prevention response.

Qualifications / Experience:

Master’s degree or equivalent experience in public health administration, Social Sciences or other related field
Minimum of 10 years of consulting and/or management experience in large, complex, Non-Government or public sector development projects;
Experience with financial management and budgeting,
Demonstrated programme planning and management competency and effective communication skills.
Able to engage effectively and strategically with clients, partners, and other public health professionals
Proven experience of HIV/AIDS and Health Systems programming
Significant experience in working with government and donor agencies
Experience in institutional development, mentoring and the provision of on-the-job training
Excellent technical writing, editing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with proven ability to work as part of a team as well as being a self starter.

Application procedure:

Please send your resume accompanied by a short covering letter and contact details of three relevant referees on or before 3rd June 2011 to Ms, Marleen Vellekoop at Options Consultancy Services (m.vellekoop@options.co.uk ). Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. For Job Descriptions, please see www.options.co.uk/recruitment







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