State Team Lead, PRIME Project at Jhpiego – Ogun

Jhpiego is seeking a State Team Lead to oversee the PRIME maternal and newborn health project in Ogun State. The programme works with government health agencies and facilities to strengthen pregnancy risk identification, antenatal care and emergency referral services.

Responsibilities

• Lead Ogun State workplans, budgets, implementation milestones and project staff.
• Build partnerships with the State Ministry of Health, primary healthcare authorities, Obafemi Awolowo University and participating healthcare facilities.
• Coordinate facility readiness assessments, staff training, mentoring and quality improvement activities.
• Support integration of pregnancy dating, antenatal screening, pre-eclampsia risk assessment, preventive treatment and referrals into routine care.
• Improve community mobilisation, health commodity planning, data monitoring, reporting and programme sustainability.
• Travel within the state to supervise health services, teams and coordination activities.

Qualifications and experience

• Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Health Management or a related discipline; a Master of Public Health is advantageous.
• Seven to eight years’ progressively responsible experience in maternal, newborn or reproductive health programming, including at least three years in programme management or state-level technical leadership.
• Experience working with Nigerian state health agencies, hospitals, LGAs and community health structures.
• Understanding of antenatal care, maternal and newborn emergencies, health systems strengthening and referral practices.
• Ability to manage donor-funded projects, teams, budgets and reports and use routine monitoring information, including DHIS2.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder-engagement skills.