Focus of the Role
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was established in 2011 as a part of the Federal Ministry of Health with the mandate to coordinate the public health response to communicable diseases, environmental hazards, health emergencies and other diseases of public health significance.
In 2018, the NCDC Act was passed and has enabled the agency to achieve its full legal mandate for public health.
The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has provided delivery support to the NCDC since 2017. This support was anchored on the institutional capacity strengthening project, which included development of the 2017 2022 NCDC Strategy plan and implementation support.
Results and outcomes from the project have been significant to the success of the NCDC’s transformation journey. Building on these successes, TBI continues to support the NCDC in strengthening the country’s public health systems at national and subnational levels.
The role will work closely with key NCDC stakeholders and external consultants across the different project workstreams, to achieve the key results and outcomes.
The candidate must possess the ability to support the delivery results in complex and challenging environments, and must have strong research and analytical skills, with experience using strategic planning and project management tools.
The candidate should be coachable and have the ability to support the management of a discreet workstream in a highly political environment.
They must have good attention to detail with strong organisational skill.
Person Specification
We are looking for individuals with high levels of enthusiasm, drive, resilience, a can-do attitude and ability to consistently achieve results in a fast-paced environment.
This is a role in a fast-paced team, working within complex policy areas that are highly scrutinised. Therefore, the successful candidate for the role must possess the following :
Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the role include :