Options Consultancy Services Limited (Options) was established in 1992
and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. Options
is a leading provider of technical and management expertise in the
health and social sectors. We work in partnership with national and
state governments, international development agencies, the private
sector and civil society to strengthen programmes and policies to
support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in health
and poverty reduction.
Our work focuses on providing expertise in
sexual and reproductive health, maternal newborn and child health, HIV
and AIDS, citizen voice and accountability, gender, social inclusion and
equity to enhance institutional effectiveness to support strengthening
of health service delivery.
E4A NIGERIA STATE COORDINATOR
JOB SUMMARY
The
State Coordinator for Bauchi will strategically drive and manage the
smooth implementation of MamaYe- Evidence for Action (E4A) activities in
this State in a way that is Value for Money and ensuring that expected
results, as laid out in the programme logframe and country strategy, are
achieved.
You will be expected to work with the Country
Director, National Technical Advisor, Communication Spe...t, Media
Advisor, MamaYe Campaign Lead, Budget Advocacy Advisor and other State
Coordinators to strategically use evidence for strengthening advocacy
and accountability for maternal and newborn health, targeting this
evidence to relevant audiences (e.g. non-governmental organisations,
advocates, accountability structures, district health planners, policy
makers) with the aim of accelerating progress on maternal and newborn
survival in Bauchi State.
A key component of this role is to facilitate
evidence based planning and decision making to ensure efficient
allocation of resources to MNH in order to improve quality of care for
mothers and babies.
As the State Coordinator, you will be
responsible for the overall functioning of MamaYe-E4A in Bauchi,
providing technical inputs and support in the use of evidence to power
advocacy and accountability on maternal and newborn health. Working
closely with the MamaYe Lead, you will ensure a strong MamaYe movement
grounded in evidence based approaches and tactics. Technical support
will be provided to you by Options, specifically the Technical Support
Unit and consortium partners, who will help ensure you have the
international and national technical support necessary to deliver your
objectives.
You will proactively identify and exploit
opportunities for scaling up existing E4A approaches that have proven to
be successful. In addition, you will be expected to share areas of
learning and come up with new ideas, which will enable the programme to
achieve results. You will also be responsible for ensuring that state
level work reinforces national level work and responds to changes at the
national level.
You will be expected to work closely with E4A
colleagues based in Nigeria and internationally, particularly on
technical and work planning issues, contribute inputs to the country
operational plan and strategies, and ensure that state level logframe
indicators and targets are met.
You will be based in Bauchi State
at an organisation selected by Options, which will act as the host
agency. It will be important to work closely with staff from this host
agency and make sure that capacity at the agency is built where
necessary.
You will report to the National Technical Advisor, whilst maintaining regular technical communication with other E4A colleagues.
Team reporting arrangements will be reviewed if any change in team staffing occurs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead Technical Inputs on MNH in Bauchi
Support the implementation of the MamaYe-E4A strategy at state level
Support MNH evidence-related strategies/activities in the State;
Support relevant ministries and others in strengthening maternal death review
processes;
Contribute to the generation, analysis and packaging of evidence to support
advocacy and accountability efforts;
Establish state level accountability mechanisms bringing together a diverse array of
partners to push for change on MNCH issues
Collaborate with stakeholders (i.e. including media, advocates, CSOs) committed to
strengthening evidence, advocacy and accountability in Nigeria;
Track progress in Bauchi State against logframe indicators in collaboration with the
Evidence Advisor;
Contribute to keeping the MamaYe websites up to date with relevant evidence, new
stories and blogs;
Contribute to the development of workplans and country strategies and their
implementation.
Delivery of Operational Plan
Develop
country operational plan in Bauchi State, coordinating activities of
the programme team and consultants (and engaging in trouble-shooting
where necessary) to support the smooth implementation of the programme;
Work
with MamaYe-E4A staff to regularly review and develop the political
strategy to overcome barriers and build on supportive factors to ensure
the successful implementation of the E4A workplan in Bauchi State.
Provide technical input to the overall E4A strategy, using best practice on what works to achieve change in health outcomes;
Ensure sound technical implementation of the operational plan in Bauchi State;
Quality assure evidence related outputs;
Monitor progress of operational plan to ensure activities in Bauchi State are on track
and regularly report on progress to the National Technical Advisor;
Proactively
anticipate and participate in identifying technical assistance
(TA)/subcontracting needs relating to evidence, advocacy and
accountability areas or wider work in focus states, in conjunction with
Options, and management of TA
including development of TORs, contracting of TA and monitoring of TA outputs;
Oversee financial management and reporting in Bauchi State and submission of
timely and accurate financial reports to Options;
Oversee financial management and reporting for the Bauchi office’s budget;
Actively
look for opportunities to drive forward E4A’s work in Bauchi and
opportunities to collaborate with other in-country stakeholders
Lead
on coalition building with regard to accountability mechanisms in
Bauchi, helping to ensure that E4A makes the right connections and
supporting the development of E4A as a platform in line with E4A’s
strategy;
Work in conjunction with the Media Advisor to build the
MNH capacity of Nigerian journalists, opinion-formers and
decision-makers in line with the E4A Nigeria work- plan.
Information Packaging, Dissemination, Advocacy, Accountability and Sharing of Lessons Learned
Identify
the information needs of target audiences and package/tailor evidence
according to formats which are most relevant and meaningful to each one;
Develop
tactful strategies to promote the effective use of evidence into action
(policy, programme, advocacy, accountability) among different
stakeholders;
Work with advocates and those working to strengthen
accountability mechanisms to ensure they have the evidence required to
be more effective;
Use evidence to support the development and populating of accountability tools to track MNH progress and commitments;
Package
complex scientific information for a range of stakeholders in an easily
understandable and appropriate format for non-scientists, and
disseminate as appropriate;
Identify opportunities for sharing lessons learned and tools, and dissemination of the programme result
Attend Advisory Committee meetings as required to provide updates on E4A’s work in Bauchi State;
Work
with and leverage efforts by other development partners in the State,
and with their networks to mobilise greater public and political support
for advocacy efforts;
Work with the MamaYe Campaign Lead, Communications Spe...t and Budget
Advocacy
Advisor to develop advocacy materials (i.e. stories, campaign
materials) and ensure that the E4A/MamaYe Nigeria campaign website is a
useful tool for delivering the advocacy strategy.
TO APPLY
This is a full-time position, running from April 2016 (depending on the availability of the successful candidate) to March 2017.
To apply, email your CV and covering letter to m.cavanagh@options.co.uk
Only
shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Closing date
for receipt of applications: Thursday 24 March 2016. Early submission of
applications is recommended as shortlisting will be an ongoing process
as applications are received. Interviews will be held on Thursday 31
March 2016.
DUE DATE: 31 March, 2016
Vacancy at Options Consultancy Services Limited
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