The Organization:
The Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON) is an independent national membership, (non-governmental, non-profit, non-religious) organization developed by a group of reform minded people in response to the deplorable Health status of the country. The main purpose of the organization is to define reform agendas within the health sector in Nigeria, independently or in collaboration with government and other key stakeholders, using advocacy as its main approach, HERFON has its Headquarters in Abuja and has established Zonal offices with presence in all 36 states and the FCT. The Abuja office now wishes to recruit self-motivated professionals to fill the position below:
Position: Senior Health Policy Research Officer (H3/SRO/2011)
The position holder will drive the generation of evidence for HERFON programmes and activities, as well as recommend and make available the latest health research for updating the HERFON Resource Centre. She/he will also ensure that HERFON research articles are published regularly in National, Regional and international Health Journals and will be the key staff member for the coordination of the National Health Review publications.
Person Specifications
- Possession of an advanced degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or Biological Sciences
- Demonstrable track record of publishing health research publications (minimum of 5)
- Must have demonstrable skill in technical writing, especially policy briefs
- Must have experience in health Policy Analysis and Research Methodology
- Must have experience in Health Policy Analysis and Research Methodology
- Must have strong IT skills and have experience with SPSS or other date analytical software
- At least 5 years post qualification experience in the health sector preferred
- Must be a self-starter and a team player
- Must be energetic and have a passion for Health Reform.
Specific Tasks
The Position holder will
- Familiarize her/himself with HERFON Programmes and activities
- Identify the research component for each programme activity and generate evidence for the effective completion of the task/activity.
- Identify world class best-practice for advocacy and health sector reform to inform curriculum design for capacity building efforts,
- Identify latest and relevant health research and finding/reports for effective
- knowledge management.
- Facilitate the development of a medium-term research agenda, undertake prioritized research topics and ensure publication in respected health care Journals
- Undertake policy briefs based on independent policy research data and other health sector information is available to users of the HERFON Resource Centre.
Method of Application
Applications should be submitted in the form of (1) an application letter for the desired position, and (2) a comprehensive CV stating, among others, candidate’s full names, date of birth, state of origin, schools attended, qualifications obtained with dates, previous working experience with detailed job description, contact and location addresses, email address, names and addresses of two referees. These should be sent to you by email at recruitment@herfon.org. The ‘subject’ line of the email must be the title of the position being applied for. Applications not sent in this format will not be processed.
All applications must be received on or before 19th October, 2011.
