Principal Programme Officer at The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC)

Job Purpose

• Coordinate provision of policy and other strategic guidance, technical support and capacity building for health promotion, the prevention, control, and management of Syndemic diseases; and to spearhead the strengthening of primary health care systems in the country, initiating development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and review of the programmes Policies, Strategies and guidelines.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

• Providing technical guidance to support the development and implement policies, guidelines, and legal frameworks to guide the process of procurement and quality assurance of strategic commodities at both levels of Government;
• Supporting in the coordination of pharmaceutical and laboratory monitoring of health commodities for syndemic diseases;
• Supporting analysis of costing and expenditure of commodities for syndemic diseases and advice on sustainability and cost-effectiveness.
• Providing technical support and guidance at all levels of government and administration to strengthen supply chain security;
• Supporting collaboration with relevant stakeholders to facilitate the development and use of an integrated logistical management information system for strategic commodities across the country;
• Supporting the mobilization and co-ordination of relevant stakeholders involved in strategic commodities for the syndemic diseases control programmes; and
• Supporting the design and development of appropriate mechanisms and tools for the monitoring and evaluation of strategic commodities.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in any of the following fields: Public Health, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Medicine, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration or related disciplines from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields: Public Health, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Medicine, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration or related disciplines from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Must be a member of a relevant professional body in good standing.
• A supervisory course from a recognized institution

Previous relevant work experience required.

• At least six (6) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been in a supervisory role in public service or the private sector.