View Vacancy - Health Adviser G7 (13/24 ABJ)
Main purpose of job: FCDO Nigeria is looking for a passionate and experienced public health expert to drive our response to the UK’s commitment to work with others to end the preventable deaths of mothers, babies and children. The post will work in the FCDO Nigeria Health Team to lead our work to deliver on pillar three of ‘Ending Preventable Death’s approach paper: ‘healthier lives and safe environments’. The post-holder will work with governments at different levels (federal and state), development partners, multilaterals, and non-governmental organisations to help deliver against our collective objectives to end preventable deaths. The successful candidate will report to the senior health adviser and health team leader, and will work across the British High Commission with relevant teams and disciplines.
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- Good understanding of the global health context and global health architecture
- Experience working in multi-donor platforms to deliver collective results.
To note: the assessment process will serve as the assessment to be accredited to the FCDO’s health cadre – details of which are found in the technical competency framework.
Learning and development opportunities: We are committed to L&D for all staff and we will work with the post-holder to identify opportunities that suit their professional and personal aspirations as well as those needed to be successful in this role. Membership of the health cadre provides access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities in public health.
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- Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
- Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Abuja are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Nigeria.
- All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit.
- The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;
- Obtain the relevant permit
- Pay fees for the permit
- Make arrangements to relocate
- Meet the costs to relocation
- Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
- Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
- Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.
- The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
- Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate”.
This opportunity is closed to applications.