University Research Co., LLC (URC)* is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With our non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
- Experience 10 years
- Location Abuja
RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific responsibilities include:
- Lead the team that offers technical guidance on the targeted capacity building efforts to provide safe, timely, quality, and effective primary healthcare services;
- Support and oversee the introduction of appropriate quality improvement approaches that improve PHC service delivery;
- Build alliances and capacity of the public and private sectors across the continuum of primary healthcare.
- Support the establishment of the monitoring and evaluation system to track compliance, strengthen, and recognize the quality of health care services.
- Guide further integration of the national quality of care standards and accreditation requirements.
- Contribute to the writing and submission of technical reports, quarterly and annual reports.
- Coordinate implementation of the interventions to achieve greater synergy and better health outcomes.
- Build capacity through training, mentoring, supervision, and technical exchanges that support F/SMOH, civil society, faith-based, and local partner development.
- Supervise team of technical experts.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Post-graduate degree in public health, health administration, medicine, nursing, social sciences, international development, or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible senior-level working experience in senior positions managing technical teams on large USAID or other donor funded programs of similar size and scope (such as Team Lead/Unit Manager) either regionally or in Nigeria.
- Experience in contributing to or managing quality improvement, primary healthcare service delivery and systems strengthening projects
- Familiar with the national and sub-national primary health care context in Nigeria and designing and implementing activities and projects with a focus on PHC and quality of care
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with USAID, senior host government personnel, international organizations, and NGO partners required; and
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English required.
- Willingness to travel throughout Nigeria as needed.
