Vacancies: Program Assistant, News Media Producer, Health Financing Officer
The Partnership for Transforming Health Systems 2 (PATHS 2), a DFID funded programme in Nigeria, aims to improve the planning, Financing and delivery of sustainable and replicable pro-poor health services for common health problems, focusing on five States and the Federal Government, PATHS2 is recruiting qualified professional staff to fill positions based in Jigawa, Kano, and Lagos.
Current Openings:
Position: Program Assistant (Kano)
Responsibilities:
- The job holder will assist Program Management staff with responding to administrative and programmatic requests from Headquarters (HQ), donors, country/state offices, as well as other PATHS 2 team members; and assist with planning technical assistance visits, workshops, and meetings, Coordinate on arrangements for travel undertaken by team members, consultants or colleagues from PATHS 2 HQ.
- Assist with information research and data assembly for presentations or reports made by team members, and follow up with state office on development and submission of work plans, and other planning and reporting documents as required.
Qualification Requirements:
- Should have a minimum of one to Three yeas’ work experience in the development sector with excellent programmatic and administrative skills.
- An advanced degree is preferred in health, communications or another relevant field.
- Proficiency in a wide range of software packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint is required.
Position: News Media Producer (Abuja):
Responsibilities:
- Will be responsible for day-to-day maintenance of the PATHS2 website to ensure that updated information from the state offices are presented on global website.
- S/he will ensure the integrity of the online systems and information through implementation and maintenance of established system management practices, processes and controls.
- In addition, coordinate and monitor the optimization of PATHS2 website online statistics, contribute to meaningful statistical reporting.
- The job holder will configure servers and set communication parameters which ensure timely delivery of information to the FATHS2 website.
- Provide oversight to the management of the PATHS2 online content management system, forums, blogs, document libraries, image libraries, personal pages, wikis and news processes to increase knowledge-sharing awareness between colleagues and partners.
- Work with relevant PATHS2 teams to conceive, design and launch new web products such as blogs, community forums and user profiles.
Qualification Requirements:
- Bachelors’ Degree (minimum), or Masters’ Degree (desirable), in Information Technology/Systems, Computer Science, communications/journalism, or another relevant field.
- Four years of professional experience as an online producer in a development environment, designing, hosting, maintaining, and updating websites.
- Significant experience in Content Management Systems (CMSs) such as WordPress, Plone, Drupal, and Joomla, and software packages such as Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver.
- Working knowledge of web measurement tools and metrics and social media. Multimedia creation tools a plus and proficiency in HTML, CSS and Photoshop. JavaScript a plus, considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of good web site design from both server and client perspectives.
- Ability to learn complex technical materials and adapt in a rapidly changing technological area.
- Excellent public communication skills, with an in-depth appreciation of appropriate visual design and branding, Considerable project management experience, excellent administrative skills, and effective team-working abilities.
- Experience in the design and building of Government websites, and knowledge of the particular technical and contextual issues in Nigeria.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
Position: Health Financing Officer (Lagos)
Responsibilities:
- The job holder will work in close collaboration with PATHS2 Healthcare Financing (HCF) Technical Lead to design, implement and monitor state specific HCF activities as per the state priorities but in line with the overall PATHS2 HCF strategy.
- S/he will ensure that the state HCF strategic approach is in support of the state service delivery strategy and implementation plans.
- S/he will produce written concepts, proposals (with budgets), and position papers on State Programme HCF that are integrated with overall state programme and in line with improved health service delivery.
- S/he will also participate in the mentoring of state SMOH counterparts as maybe required by the State Commissioner of Health/relevant Director and approved by the State Team Leader.
Qualification Requirements:
- Master’s Degree in Health Economics, Public Health with specific HCF Modules, Economics, MBA, or other relevant Health System Strengthening studies, plus six (6) years of professional experience in health economics, economic evaluation, health systems strengthening or capacity building programs.
How to Apply:
In order to be considered for the listed positions, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter that provides details of the applicant’s qualifications for the desired position to: hrjobs@paths2.org
In the subject line of the email, write the Specific job title and location of the position you wish to apply for. Deadline for submission will be on 21st May 2013. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
