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An experienced Health Advisor is needed to provide technical leadership and direction to the health and nutrition programming of the international NGO, Save the Children, in areas including maternal/infant health, child health, nutrition, adolescent reproductive health, and infectious and sexually transmitted diseases, such as TB, malaria and HIV/AIDS.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing twenty health facilities and five large health centres, supervising a staff of over four hundred, managing a US $3 million budget and related grant funding activities
• Representing Save the Children with local partners in health programming
• Supporting and strengthening capacity in service delivery, health information systems, health education and behaviour change
• Developing and strengthening collaborative relationships with the health department at national, provincial and district levels where the programme operates
• Assisting in programme design, planning and implementation
• Providing technical oversight of monitoring and evaluation of health programmes, including monitoring indicators, design of data collection methodologies and analysis and reporting

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree a must, additional Master's Degree in Public Health preferred
• Minimum of 5-8 years' previous work experience in health- and nutrition-related programmes
• Must have experience in large field-programme design, development and implementation
• Excellent understanding of maternal/child health and nutrition issues
• Ability to travel nationally and able to motivate staff
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Strong computer skills, including MS Word, Excel and Access
• Good communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English

Apply online at: www.savethechildren.org
Closing date for applications: 15 May 2005