Organization: Sydani Group
Position: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) Specialist
Location: Abuja, Nigeria, with frequent travel to project implementation states
Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed-term
Contract Duration: One year, renewable annually based on performance, continued funding, and project needs
Application Deadline: Not specified
Job Summary
Sydani Group is seeking a qualified RMNCH Specialist to provide technical leadership across reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health programmes. The successful candidate will support programme design, implementation, monitoring, and improvement while collaborating with government institutions, development partners, healthcare facilities, and other stakeholders to strengthen health service delivery and health systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and develop RMNCH strategies, workplans, and technical plans aligned with national health policies.
- Strengthen service delivery and quality of care across antenatal care, childbirth, postnatal care, newborn care, and referral services.
- Conduct facility readiness assessments and support provider training, mentorship, supportive supervision, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Provide technical assistance to Federal and State Ministries of Health, Primary Health Care Development Agencies and Boards, implementing partners, and other stakeholders.
- Develop and review monitoring frameworks, analyse programme data, identify performance gaps, and recommend improvements.
- Prepare technical reports, policy briefs, case studies, and other knowledge products.
- Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and technical working groups.
- Document lessons learned and good practices to support programme improvement.
Qualifications and Requirements
Interested candidates should possess the following qualifications and competencies:
- Relevant qualifications and experience in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.
- Specific training in Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health is an added advantage.
- Familiarity with Nigeria’s health system and reporting structures.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with government officials to strengthen programme implementation.
- Experience working with local and international partner organisations and donors.
- Excellent facilitation, team-building, and coordination skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing for proposals, publications, and other relevant documents.
Contract Details
The position is offered on a full-time, fixed-term basis for an initial period of one year. Renewal will depend on performance, continued funding, and project requirements.
The successful candidate should be prepared to travel frequently to project implementation states as required.
How to Apply
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Application Deadline: Not specified.