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Amina Ja'afar
Public Health Specialist
Abuja,FCT
Summary
Highly skilled public health professional with more than 8 years of experience designing, managing and implementing Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health interventions. Skilled in public health education, policy and advocacy, with strong skills in new product introduction. Excels at synthesizing quantitative and qualitative evidence for planning and strategic decision making. Particularly skilled at managing complex government and donor relationships at national and sub national levels for impactful and demonstrable results.
Overview
11
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
8
Certifications
3
Languages
Work History
Clinton Health Access Initiative Abuja , Nigeria
Senior Associate, Family Planning
05.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Provide technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) on the development of best practice guidelines, policies and strategies for the introduction of new and underutilised Family Planning (FP) commodities in Nigeria
- Provide secretariat support for the FMOH led Product Introduction Coordination Mechanism aimed at ensuring alignment between stakeholder commitments and the national polices and guidelines for FP commodity introduction
- Lead capacity building efforts towards the introduction of Hormonal-IUD in Nigeria through the development of standardized training packages as well as conduct of healthcare worker trainings
- Provide technical assistance to the FMOH on the conduct of a market share/commodity financing analysis for FP
- Successfully sought funding opportunities to support government initiatives through the development of concept notes and proposal
- Provide technical assistance to the FMOH for the review of other SRMNCH policies, guidelines and healthcare worker training curricula
Clinton Health Access InitiativeAbuja, Nigeria
Associate (Program Lead)
10.2018 - 04.2021
Job overview
- Managed and Implemented a $2.5M clinical training and mentoring program in Niger state for over 700 frontline healthcare workers at the primary level on BEmONC, IMCI and SRH
- Managed program budgets, donor relationships and development of donor and program reports, in addition to other stakeholder and government relationships at State and National Level
- Implemented health system strengthening interventions including support to regulatory bodies and health training institutions
- Managed staff at state and national level including staff development and capacity building
Clinton Health Access InitiativeAbuja, Nigeria
Program Coordinator, Essential Medicines
01.2016 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Coordinated the implementation of a market shaping Zinc and ORS grant in eight states (2015-2017) as well as a pneumonia oxygen grant in three states (2016-2018) with the aim of reducing childhood mortality due to diarrhea and pneumonia by increasing access to cost effective essential medicines and equipment
- Supported the Nigerian Government to create policies and strategies for the implementation of evidence based solutions to public health problems such as the development of the country’s first strategy on the use of medical oxygen in Nigeria
- Led the planning and execution of quarterly program steering committee meetings between donors and high level government officials
- Developed and monitored implementation of work plans.
- Maintained budgets and track expenditures/transactions as well as supported growth and program development by seeking additional funding.
Clinton Health Access Initiative Abuja, Nigeria
Volunteer, Human Resources for Health
07.2015 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Lead and oversaw the implementation of the foundation year component of the women for health program, which aimed to increase the availability of trained nurses and midwives in rural areas in northern Nigeria
- Liaised with the HRH directorate in the FMOH and SMOH to collate and analyse relevant HRH information for decision making
- Supported the development of concept notes and proposals for HRH interventions in Nigeria
Operations Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) ProjectAbuja, Nigeria
Research Coordinator
11.2014 - 07.2015
Job overview
- Coordinated the development and implementation of ORIE's nutrition research capacity building work stream
- Facilitated the review and selection of grantees as well as managed grants budgets and overall work stream budgets
- Developed grantee implementation reporting templates and led quarterly progress reviews
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)Abuja, Nigeria
National Youth Service Corps
12.2013 - 09.2014
Job overview
- Designed reporting and administrative templates in addition to aiding in the review and amendment of existing SOPs and work plans
- Conducted case processing of serious and non-serious cases, input of data into vigiflow and reporting/follow up of Individual Case Safety Reports from consumer reports and the Pharmacovigilance Rapid Alert System for Consumer Reporting (PRASCOR)
Education
University of BirminghamBirmingham, UK
MPH from Public Health
09.2012 - 05.2013
University of Reading Reading, UK
Bachelor of Science from Medical Microbiology
09.2009 - 07.2012
Skills
Project Management
Certification
Professional course in Project Management (Skills Edge Consulting Ltd)
Software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Timeline
Senior Associate, Family Planning
Clinton Health Access Initiative
05.2021 - Current
Associate (Program Lead)
Clinton Health Access Initiative
10.2018 - 04.2021
Program Coordinator, Essential Medicines
Clinton Health Access Initiative
01.2016 - 10.2018
Volunteer, Human Resources for Health
Clinton Health Access Initiative
07.2015 - 10.2018
Research Coordinator
Operations Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) Project
11.2014 - 07.2015
National Youth Service Corps
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
12.2013 - 09.2014
University of Birmingham
MPH from Public Health
09.2012 - 05.2013
University of Reading
Bachelor of Science from Medical Microbiology
09.2009 - 07.2012
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