Jobs in Nigeria

The Maternal and Neo-natal Child Health (MNCH) initiative is a 4 year aid programme which operates alongside the PRRINN programme that focuses on strengthening routine immunization in Northern Nigeria. The MNCH programme aims to address the unacceptable high rates of maternal, child and newborn morbidity and mortality in some Northern Nigerian States. The programme is funded by the Norwegian government in partnership with DFID. It is operated by a consortium of three organizations, namely: Health Partners International UK, Save the Children, UK and GRID Consulting Nigeria.

The joint programme collaborates with stakeholders in the health sector as well as civil societies to provide quantifiable improvements to the primary health care systems in Northern Nigeria.

PRRINN/MNCH is managed by a team of internationally recruited professionals. Its programme activities are carried out in Zamfara with coordination from the programme’s head office in Kano. The programme has commenced operations but seeks to recruit professionals to design an operations research platform aimed towards optimizing the key health systems functions in its operating states:

Demographic Surveillance Data Manager : zamfara

This position will be based in Zamfara and S/he will provide technical support for research operations, modifying system codes as needed, manage data capture, storage, and retrieval operations on an existing server and network system

Requirements:

Candidates must have a degree in computer science with a minimum of 3 years work experience S/he must have proven competence in the knowledge and use of ACCESS. MY-SQL. and JAVA. Candidate must have previous experience in developing server side software systems with strong inter-personal skills. Fluency in English and Hausa language is essential

Terms of Employment,-

The appointments will be for a contract term of up to 4 years, with a 6 months probationary period. The programme officers competitive salary package local terms and conditions are applicable

Applications:

Interested candidates should send applications and electronic copies of their updated CVs including contact telephone numbers and email addresses as an attachment to: mnch@gridconsulting.net The subject line of your e-mail MUST contain the title of the position applied for. Applications not sent in this format will NOT be processed. All applications must be received on or before 7th of July, 2009. Interviews will commence immediately, with a view to successful candidates commencing work in August.