Health Systems Consult Limited (HSCL) is a public health and development consulting firm, with extensive experience in Health Systems Strengthening, International Health and Development Programs Design and Implementation. We provide sustainable solutions for a broad spectrum of health and other international development challenges.
HSCL is registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (2009), the Tanzanian Registry of Companies (2014), the Office of Administration and registration in Sierra Leone (2015) and the Office of the Registration of Companies in Zambia (2016). HSCL has established offices in Nigeria, Tanzania and Sierra Leone and has also done work in several African countries including Cameroun, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritius, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zanzibar. In Nigeria, HSCL with it’s headquarters in Abuja, has offices in Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Borno, FCT, Kaduna, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Sokoto and Zamfara states.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Technical Officer
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Division / Department: Technical
Reporting: Principal Technical Officer
Type: Full-time / Non-exempt
Job Summary
- The Senior Technical Officer will be responsible for providing technical expertise, strategic guidance, and leadership in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs and projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the designs and implementation of projects, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of projects to measure impact, identify challenges, and make data-driven improvements.
- Develop and plan project programs in alignment with organizational goals and public health priorities.
- Conduct needs assessments, gap analyses, and stakeholder consultations to inform program design and development.
- Effectively allocate and deploy resources including people, activities, projects, and investment.
- Communicate economic assessment results to relevant stakeholders.
- Communicate and distribute academic literature, presentations, and reports on research findings to update team and stakeholders about new issues, solutions, and other topics relating to health economics, especially as it may relate to the project.
- Support the management of budgets and cost estimates according to plans.
- Actively support the teams by participating in supervision missions, providing analytical support, and spending time in the field to understand the real challenges facing implementers and beneficiaries.
- Support the development of methodology, tools and support the implementation of a capacity needs assessment.
- Support development of survey design, data collection tools, study protocol and field implementation guides for pre-implementation assessments (budget study, readiness assessment/gap analysis, health labour market analysis) to be conducted.
- Provide on-the-ground technical and operational support to project and facilitate capacity building and mentoring for state actors and project state team.
- Actively interface with state teams, stakeholders, especially external
- Carry out any other tasks assigned that may be assigned by the supervisor and other senior management staff.
Qualifications
Education:
- A minimum B.Sc./MBBS certificate in Medicine, Economics, Public Health, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years for Medical Doctors and 5 years for other related disciplines.
- A professional certificate is required.
- M.Sc./MBA/MPH will be an added advantage.
Desired Competencies:
- Strategic thinking
- Strong business acumen
- Policy development
- Project management.
- Critical thinking.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Stakeholder management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Application Closing Date
26th February, 2025.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter (not more than a page) and an updated CV in one document to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the email.
