Nutrition Advisor, Integrated Health Service Delivery Activity Nigeria

Nutrition Advisor, Integrated Health Service Delivery ActivityNigeria

About Palladium:

Palladium is aglobal leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentionalcreation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations,investors, governments, corporations, communities, and civil society toformulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social,environmental, and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have beenmaking Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2, employeesoperating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing toimprove - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

This Proposal Opportunity:

Palladium isseeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Director Integrated Service Delivery for ananticipated USAID funded program in Nigeria, titled Integrated HealthService Delivery Activity. The purpose of the activity is to strengthenservice delivery and integrated primary health care at primary and secondaryhealth facilities in the country through healthcare service and health dataquality improvement at health facilities improving access to care at communitylevels as a continuum of integrated primary health care.

This activity willprovide relevant training for health care workers and is expected to buildawareness and equip current and future facility-based and public healthpractitioners with the necessary multi-sectoral skills and capacities toaddress old and emerging infectious diseases, maternal, newborn and childhealth diseases. This activity will also strengthen the interoperabilitybetween paper-based and electronic health information management systems andimprove surveillance and public health functions of primary and secondaryhealth care facilities.

The Nutrition Advisor is a full-time position and willbe responsible for leading the design and implementation of the activity'snutrition program to improve maternal, newborn and child health outcomes. The NutritionAdvisor will be responsible for providing leadership in nutrition capacitybuilding, clinical mentoring and supportive supervision in the technical areaof nutrition for an upcoming USAID award in Nigeria. They will providetechnical assistance at the country-level and state nutrition advisors tosupport nutrition-related activities including integrated primary health careactivities and support to strengthen community-based services to enhanceaccess, referrals and linkages to the formal PHC system.

*This is a proposal position and is contingent upon anaward from USAID. *

Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

Key Competencies Required:

Equity, Diversity& Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusioninto everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society andactively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and goodpractice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in ourworkforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fairtreatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. Theseinclude: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, genderidentity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability,nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.