THE GOVERNANCE AND ADVOCACY ADVISOR WILL LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT. IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR CHILD SURVIVAL CAMPAIGN STRATEGY WORK IN NIGERIA.
YOU WILL COORDINATE THE CIVIL SOCIETY MOBILIZATION AND POLICY INFLUENCING COMPONENTS, ENSURING THAT SC MAINTAINS A SUBSTANTIVE INFLUENTIAL ROLE AMONGST KEY PLAYER IN THE EFFORTS REDUCE NEWBORN AND CHILD MORTALITY.
YOU WILL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, DRAWING FROM BEST PRACTICE AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM BOTH THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE AND SC GLOBAL EXPERIENCE. YOU WILL SUPPORT SC POLICY ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES AND THE AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPANDED PRO POOR GOVERNANCE AGENDA IN THE DELIVERY OF BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES WITH FOCUS ON IMPROVING QUALITY AND ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICE
YOU WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH COALITIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS, AND KEY GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL TO INFLUENCE GOVERNMENT AT NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. A RELEVANT SOCIAL SCIENCE DEGREE IS ESSENTIAL AND IDEALLY EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH A INGO.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT
•LEVEL OF EDUCATION POST GRADUATE IN PUBLIC HEALTH/SOCIAL SCIENCES
•5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH/SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY WITH A FOCUS OF GOVERNANCE AND ENHANCED VOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
•LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT ENGLISH WRITTEN & SPOKEN EXCELLENT.
•LEVEL OF IT EXPERTISE REQUIRED GOOD
DESIRED EXPERIENCE
•BUILDING EXTERNAL NETWORKS
•STRATEGY PLANNING, LONG TERM POSITIONING
•GOVERNANCE, VOICE ACCOUNTABILITY
•TRAINING AND FACILITATION
OUR SELECTION PROCESSES REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM ABUSE. OUR PEOPLE ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE CHALLENGES WE FACE,
TO APPLY SEND YOUR CV AND COVERING LETTER EXPLAINING WHY YOU ARE SUITABLE TO:
vacancy@scuknigeria.orgCLOSING DATE ON OR BEFORE 14TH DECEMBER 2009
