Technical Director for Health Service Delivery, USAID/Nigeria/Strengthening Quality of Care through Primary Health Care

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 30 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia and Medford, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

MSH is seeking a Technical Director for Health Service Delivery (TD HSD) for a USAID-supported health program in Nigeria. The proposed program will support USAID’s approaches strengthening Quality of Care (QoC) through Primary Healthcare (PHC) with an emphasis on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) to improve the capacity of the Federal and State Ministry of Health (F/SMOH), local organizations, and communities to deliver quality, integrated health services.Building on the achievements of current and past USAID-supported activities, MSH will work through partnerships with the Government of Nigeria, civil society, and local implementers to 1) increase resiliency, responsiveness, and accountability of the health system; 2) increase coverage and equitable access to essential primary health care interventions; and 3) work to increase the quality of evidence-based primary health interventions, toward the ultimate goal of sustainable improvements to the health status of the Nigerian population.

This position is subject to project award and funding.

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The TD (HSD)is a member of the senior leadership team and will support theproject at the central level and oversee state teams to ensure quality technical service is provided as needed. The TD HSDwill provide technical oversight and direction of integrated health service delivery and technical assistance activities for quality improvement and RMNCH/FP at the facility and community levels. The TD HSD will support the program to deliver high-quality integrated health interventions and ensure that project activities align with relevant international standards and national/state policies, strategies, and plans. The TD HSD will coordinate among USAID, donors, contractors and implementers, and Government of Nigeria institutions and representatives, particularly at the national, state, and community levels, for integrated health service delivery activities.The Technical Director will supervise a team of technical advisors that will manage direct service delivery and cross cutting areas as needed in the project. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualified local, female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. 

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