JOB TITLE: Child Health and Immunization Specialist
TEAM: Programme Operations LOCATION: Lagos
GRADE: 3 POST TYPE: National
CHILD SAFEGUARDING
Level 3. The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.
As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Under the COP, the Child Health and Immunization Specialist will lead the implementation of the technical and research aspects of the programme within the state. S/he will be accountable for the quality of interventions and for the capacity building of health workers at state, LGA and health facility. S/he will be responsible for ensuring timely provision of high-quality technical assistance by in-country and UK based technical advisers and external consultants (if appropriate). S/he will support the State Programme Manager to ensure that planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation as well as donor reporting functions are executed efficiently and effectively so that the project achieves its purposes and outputs.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Chief Of Party
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Programme Quality:
Provides technical expertise and oversight to ensure programs are of high quality and comply with the country and SCI standards.
Coordinates in-country and UK based technical advisers and external consultants as needed.
Supports the COP and State Programme Manager in the development of high-quality programming, annual plans, and budgeting processes for the programme, as and when necessary.
Contributes to the formulation of key program questions that will help to advance the evidence base and leads design of targeted evaluations.
Ensure the programme operational and analytical research, coordinate the publication and dissemination of results, and ensure that research informs advocacy.
Actively contribute to the process of learning, evaluation, capturing and disseminating lessons from the programme for continuous improvement of programme performance and overall outcome.
Work closely with the programme team to ensure that other technical sectors are coordinated, integrated, and support each other to optimize the project purposes and objectives.
Contribute to the preparation of quality quarterly and annual reports and timely submission of deliverables.
Any other duty assigned by the Chief of Party.
Capacity Building:
Identify learning and training opportunities for project staff, and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.
Build capacity of health workers and other sector staff to implement quality programs.
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
Represent the programme on all technical working groups, partners, and stakeholders’ forums.
Create partnerships with Ministries of Health and other relevant organizations, WHO, and UNICEF to maximize program impact and harmonize agendas.
Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within the Health Sector, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed.
In collaboration with the Advocacy team, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
Ensure that learning, experiences, and evidence generated on the research component of the project is documented and presented to the right forum.
Safeguarding:
Support safeguarding team in carrying out safeguarding risk assessment and develop a mitigation plan when needed.
Flag safeguarding concerns noticed during programme implementation as well as share good practices identified in the field.
All children and programme beneficiaries are provided with ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about Save the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for ensuring that the project team and SCI programmes in the assigned state are implemented with the highest standards and safe programming.
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Achieving results effectively:
Ensures beneficiary and partner feedback is incorporated into programme design, planning and learning.
Demonstrates flexibility to adapt plans and make decisions in rapidly changing environments.
Actively manages risk and takes action to reduce risk.
Makes changes to improve performance as a result of information received.
Documents lessons learned and applies them to future projects.
Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:
Develops strategies for teams to work across traditional boundaries, working in diverse environments.
Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance.
Fosters collaborative, transparent and accountable relationships through partners.
Uses negotiation and conflict resolution skills to support positive outcomes.
Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:
Builds own awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data.
Demonstrates managerial courage by confronting difficult situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas.
Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings.
Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses.
Openly talks about doing things differently, pushing the boundaries and ways of working.
Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development.
Works to ensure that the workplace is inclusive and the talents of individuals are harnessed to achieve business success.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development, and encourages others to do the same.
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
Future orientated, thinks strategically.
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in medicine, health, nursing, public health is required; a health professional (MD or nurse) with clinical training skills (pre-service and/or service clinical training) preferred.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience implementing and delivering technical assistance to maternal, newborn and child health programs in developing country settings.
Demonstrated expertise in program development and management of child survival and strong experience in immunization service delivery. Program design and implementation required; must have experience facilitating training, supportive supervision.
Excellent writing and oral communication skills.