Health System Strengthening Advisor Needed at LMS-ACT

LMS-ACT:HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING ADVISOR

LMS-ACT is an MSH-implemented project in Nigeria that aims at supporting State Ministries of Health and State Action Committee on AIDS (SACA) to deliver comprehensive HIV/AIDS/TB services including providing antiretroviral therapy for the hundred of people in need in Nigeria. The project will scale up the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programming to achieve it goals for provision of ART, palliative care services for HIV/TB co-infected individuals, and prevention of HIV transmission from mother-to-child (PMTCT).

POSITION: HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING ADVISOR

LOCATION: ABUJA

The objective of the Health Systems Strengthening Advisor position is to provide leadership for building sufficient and sustained capacity at State and LGA levels in HIV/AIDS /TB multi sectoral strategic planning and financing including related health sector-specific systems strengthening and monitoring for results.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

1. Member of the Project Management Team that is responsible for overall project management and performance
2. Coach/mentor the state team leaders in provision of TA to state planning and financing process

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

v The advisor will facilitate strategy development and implementation to improve and sustain state and local government planning, financing and health and HIV/AIDS/TB resource management.

v Provide technical input in the development of an integrated LMS Pro-ACT project plan in collaboration with the Directors, Advisor and State Teams.

v Support the State Team Leaders build capacity of state and LGA management teams to undertake strategic and annual planning, resourcing and monitoring HIV/AIDS and TB programs

v Assist state and local governments to build and support vibrant public/private leaderships for health and HIV/AIDS that promote participatory decision making in key processes of state programs

v Establish system and support state and local governments to map resources for HIV/AIDS and TB, budget resources according to priorities and evidence, monitor disbursements and budget performance.

v Work with the LMS CB project and consultants to develop grantee CSOs organizational systems capacity to plan, manage and monitor small grants (governance boards, planning, budgeting, human resources management, grant management, M&E proposal writing etc).

v Provide clear documentation of programmatic achievements and keep LMS senior management informed on monthly, quarterly and annual basis,

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

1. Post-Graduate degree in public health, health planning, health economics or a health related field with extensive field experience managing programs in the developing world.
2. At least 5 years experience working at a senior level on health systems strengthening including particularly health planning and health financing, in decentralization health system in Nigerian or West African country experience is preferred.
3. Substantial experience and demonstrated success in designing, implementing and managing complex health project in developing in countries
4. Demonstrable capacity to network and negotiation with key stakeholders across different sectors in supporting of health or HIV/AIDs programmes
5. Experience Working with PEPFAR and USIAD-funded HIV/AIDS projects is highly desirable
6. Excellent facilitation skills’ supporting decentralized entities to translate policies into strategic plans for implementation is a most.
7. Excellent computer literacy in spreadsheets is a must.

NOTE:

There are no relocation allowances-available for these position.

Method of Application:

Interested persons may send comprehensive resume with a brief cover letter as one MS Word document to Imsnigeria@msh.org

If you wish to considered for a post, please specify the position for which you are applying in the subject line. Suitable candidates living with HIV/AIDS will have an added advantage.

Application Deadline is 20th August, 2009.