PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
Vacancy
The Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) is a national non-governmental organization promoting Reproductive Health (RH) in Nigeria. As a full member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), PPFN has expanded the scope of its programs beyond family planning to cover broad reproductive health, emphasizing the needs of adolescents and young people and safe motherhood. PPFN seeks suitably qualified candidates for the position:
PROGRAMME OFFICER (SERVICE DELIVERY)
Location: South East Regional Office, Enugu (Ref: POSDSER2023)
Responsibilities: The purpose of this position is to coordinate the efforts of the service delivery unit with other departments and supervise the delivery of qualitative sexual and reproductive health/family planning services.
• BSc in Nursing and Registered Nurse/Midwife certificate
• Certificate in Family Planning.
• Minimum of Five (5) years of relevant work experience including not less than 3 years in an NGO (preferably in FP & SRH&R)
• Excellent contextual, analytical, writing and oral communication skills
• Team leadership and team playing qualities/experience
• Familiarity with key national and international implementing support and donor organizations in SRH
• Computer literacy skills such as Microsoft packages (excel, word, access, power point), SPSS, Epi-info, etc
• Strong knowledge of NGO operations particularly those in reproductive health including family planning, maternal and child health, sexual health and women development, program development and management.
• Familiarity with varied socio-cultural issues as they relate to SRH in the country and sensitivity to cross-cultural issues and concerns.
• Membership of relevant Professional Associations
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
Suitably qualified persons are invited to send in their one-page letter of application for the position and justification for their applications, comprehensive career resume (not more than 5 pages) and personal contact address (not post office box address please) not later than two weeks of this publication (quoting position reference) to:
The Executive Director
Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria
4, Baltic Crescent
Off Danube Street
Maitama, Abuja
Post Location Reference Send Email Response to:
Programme Officer (Service Delivery) PPFN Office, Enugu POSD2024 [email protected]
All applicants are advised to forward their applications to the appropriate email above. Each applicant is required to access “Applicant’s Forms 1 and 2” from the PPFN website (www.ppfn.org), download, fill and submit along with his or her application to the email address as indicated above.
PPFN subscribes to all best practices when working with children and vulnerable adults and advocates that they (children and vulnerable adults) should be treated with respect regardless of their race, colour, gender, language, religion, opinions, nationality, ethnicity, social origin, property, disability or other status.
PPFN does not discriminate on grounds of race, creed, ethnic origin, political belief, gender, disability, age, education or social status especially in applications for membership, providing information or services, in recruiting staff, or in any other aspect of PPFN’s work and in the pursuit of its objects”. Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Published April 2, 2024