Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist people based on need, regardless of creed, ethnicity, or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of partner organizations is fundamental to the work of CRS. CRS re-established its presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on health, vulnerable children, agriculture, extractives and governance, and peace-building programming.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title:Technical Advisor II – Health System Strengthening
Location : Abuja FCT
Job ID: 3002594
Job Type: Full Time
Job Summary
- The Technical Advisor II – HSS will provide technical leadership of Nigeria FCI activities aimed at ensuring that FCI supported faith and community-based services are well coordinated and integrated into government systems (Objective 2), strengthening the health system across community, facility, district, and national levels.
- The TA II/HSS will ensure that FCI supported hub-and-spoke models are effectively integrated into national and district level health systems. The role supports strengthening the hub-and-spoke model’s service provision; governance, supervision, quality assurance systems, supply chain management, and workforce systems are aligned with and integrated into Ministry of Health structures.
- This will include technical leadership of Nigeria FCI efforts to strengthen workforce development plans and payroll systems and ensure hub-and-spoke models adopt national guidelines and sustainable support-supervision and training methodologies through District Health Management Teams.
- The HSS Lead will work closely with government counterparts, implementing partners, and CRS technical teams to design and accompany health systems strengthening interventions that improve access, quality of care, accountability, and sustainability, supporting transition to locally led service delivery models.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and support to Nigeria FCI government counterparts, implementing partners on health systems strengthening approaches, standards, and best practices aligned with national health strategies and donor requirements.
- Lead alignment of faith-based and community supported facilities with Ministry of Health policies, standards, and reporting requirements, including participation in relevant technical working groups.
- Conduct assessments and develop action plans with health facilities and district structures addressing service delivery quality, supervision systems, human resources for health, and governance gaps.
- Lead technical assistance aimed at strengthening supervision systems, including joint supervision with district health management teams, performance review processes, and follow-up on agreed corrective actions.
- Lead technical assistance aimed at strengthening supply chain management systems by supporting facility and district level forecasting, ordering, stock management, and coordination with national supply systems.
- Strengthen the capacity of implementing partners and CRS staff through training, mentoring, coaching, and development of practical tools related to health systems strengthening.
- Support learning and adaptation by documenting lessons learned, contributing to operational reviews, and using routine data and assessment findings to inform continuous improvement.
- Collaborate closely with monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning, systems integration, service delivery, and faith‑community mobilization colleagues to ensure integrated implementation.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong understanding of health systems strengthening principles and practice.
- Ability to analyze system gaps and translate findings into practical improvement actions.
- Strong facilitation, mentoring, and relationship‑management skills.
- Ability to work effectively across government, faith‑based, and community stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in standard office software and routine reporting tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with quality improvement, human resources for health, supply chain management, or integrated service delivery models.
- Experience supporting transition or sustainability of donor funded health programs.
Required Languages: Proficiency in English and fluent in the official language of the country.
Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 25%.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Master’s degree in public health, health systems, medicine, nursing, health policy, or related field required.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience with progressive responsibility in health systems or service delivery roles.
- Demonstrated experience supporting health facilities or district level health systems strengthening in low resource settings.
- Experience working with government health systems and institutional stakeholders.
- Experience in providing technical assistance to multidisciplinary teams.
Application Deadline:17, August 2026
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and Qualified candidates should use link below to Apply.
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