The Africa Health, Nutrition, and Population Unit, West and Central Africa (AFTHW), is seeking a Health Specialist to be part of its health team. The position will be based in Abuja, Nigeria, and the candidate will report to the Sector Manager.
Position: Health Specialist
Local, Term Appointment, Abuja, Nigeria
The job of the Health Specialist will be to support the Nigerian government and the country team in the implementation of the communicable diseases project and provide close supportive supervision and monitoring of the projects at the federal and states levels. The Bank plays a critical leadership role on communicable disease programming in Nigeria and the candidate is expected to dialogue with other key actors in the health and other relevant sectors, provide technical value-added support to government counterparts, and be able to manage donor relations towards a more systematic approach to combating communicable diseases in the country.
Duties and Accountabilities
The Health Specialist will be based in the World Bank Country office in Abuja and, working in close collaboration with the Bank team, including task-team leaders (TTLs), and will:
(i) Play a lead role in supporting the Nigerian Federal and State Government and country health teams with technical assistance on communicable disease programming and primary health care interventions. The candidate will carry out variety of operational tasks, e.g. ongoing monitoring of project activities and their outputs, technical analyses, design of technical assistance interventions, participation in policy dialogue, reporting and other project documentation as required by the Bank’s operating system, etc.
(ii) Support the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), state governments, and related stakeholders in the successful completion of the Malaria Booster Project so that it achieves its development objectives and is fully disbursed,
(iii) Support the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (N ACA), state agencies for the control of AIDS (SACAs), and related stakeholders in the acceleration of progress on the HPDP2 with the aim of controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS.
(iv) Deploy appropriate methodologies for handling simple and complex procurement tasks and participate in developing and implementing the health sector strategy and assist in country-specific policy work in relation to communicable diseases control,
(v) Participate in project supervision missions; provide technical inputs and guidance to counterparts on appropriate scope, technology, costs, etc.; prepares terms of reference for project- or sector-related work. S/he will work independently, seeking guidance on complex projects/issues from senior specialists,
(vi) Design and implement appropriate analytical work to address relevant operational questions within communicable disease and health system issues. Develop, write and disseminate case studies and papers on lessons learned in coordination with governments, Bank staff, and international partners.
Selection Criteria:
- An advanced degree in medicine or relevant Social Sciences (Health Economics, Public Health, Business Administration or similar), and at least 5 years of relevant work experience.
- A demonstrated ability to translate analytical/technical skills into operational results.
- Knowledge and at least 5 years of relevant experience of public health programming, implementation and monitoring especially in the area of communicable disease/ primary health care within developing country context.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of developing country HNP issues, their political economy, and the institutional and governance contexts in which they arise.
- Deep knowledge of public health programs such as malaria control, immunization, and HIV/AIDS.
How to Apply:
For the FULL job description and selection criteria for this vacancy, qualified candidates are requested to visit and submit an electronic application at the World Bank careers website: www.worldbank.org/careers. Once on the site. Click on > Current Job Openings > Job type > Professional & Technical > Job Family> Health Nutrition & Population > Location > Abuja, Nigeria > Job number > 131795 The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Closing date is August 18, 2013.
