FHI 360 Graduate and Experienced Job recruitment, December 2015
FHI 360
is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving
lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.
Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition,
environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth,
research and technology - creating a unique mix of capabilities to
address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more
than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of:
Job Title: Receptionist
Job ID: 16426
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- The receptionist under the supervision of the Facilities and
Inventory Manager will help to provide both secretarial and receptionist
services by monitoring and operating computer work, typing, filing,
receiving visitors, answering calls, opening and directing official
mail.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Operate switchboard, directing incoming and outgoing calls as
required by caller, determine the nature of the call and decide on an
appropriate routing.
- Screen all incoming visitors and vendors and direct to appropriate location.
- Open and close the office daily, observing security and other established office procedures.
- Receive, log and distribute all incoming and outgoing courier
packages; office deliveries; and incoming faxes in a timely manner.
- Perform office equipment tasks such as making needed
arrangements for services for telephone and e-mail, obtaining quotations
for required services, arranging for repairs of office equipment.
- Maintain orderly appearance and functioning of the reception area
- Assist in typing, word processing, and general administrative
support activities for the administrative team and other groups as
assigned.
- Update, maintain and distribute appropriate telephone staff directory(s).
- Update and maintain on-line conference room schedules and a variety of intranet documents.
- Liaise with Information Technology for appropriate telephone and
computer issues (e.g. capability for visitors with office assignments,
etc).
- Receive and process newspaper, AEPB, AEDC and other relevant bill for payment.
- Performs any other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- University degree or recognized equivalent with 0-1 year experience in a similar role.
- Familiarity with international NGOs a plus
- Experience with large complex organization preferred
Job Title: Assistant TB/HIV Referral Coordinator
Job ID: 16431
Location: Calabar
Area: Global Health, Population & Nutrition
Job Descriptions
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of facility-based TB and TBHIV
Prevention, Care & Treatment activities; including strengthening
referrals and linkages between the HIV and TB service delivery
points.Support the integration of TBHIV/ services into routine health
services.
- Work with the facility staff to ensure that the quality of TB and TBHIV services adheres to standard operation procedures.
- Visit every HIV comprehensive facility within the assigned LGA
at least once a month to supervise and mentor the facility based TBHIV
referral coordinator and ensure that all TBHIV records are up to date.
- Visit every supported standalone DOTS facility within the LGA at
least once a month to ensure that all registered TB patients are tested
for HIV, properly documented and those testing positive are promptly
referred to a comprehensive facility for enrollment into ART.
- Ensure that all TB and TBHIV recording and reporting tools are
available at all supported TB/TBHIV service delivery points in the
assigned LGA.
- Facilitate sputum transport from supported facilities in the assigned LGA to proximal Xpert sites.
- Keep an up to date LGA presumptive TBHIV diagnostic evaluation
treatment register to abstract information from the existing tools from
facilities.
- Follow up the documentation of TB treatment outcome for all
TBHIV co-infected patients within a given LGA with real time
documentation of diagnostic and treatment outcome in the provided study
data tool.
- Receive Xpert results through the Gx alert system in the state
and keep track of all positive Xpert results from facilities within the
assigned LGA.
- Hold monthly TBHIV review meetings with the facility TBHIV referral coordinators and LGTBLS.
- Submit monthly reports and data (including the facility TBHIV
cascade) to the STO PCT (state office) within the first week of every
month.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time by supervisors.
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- With the support of the Senior Technical Officer PCT (State
office), Senior Technical Officer TBHIV (CO) and the LGA TBL supervisor,
the Assistant TBHIV referral coordinator will provide technical,
programmatic and laboratory support to implement high quality LGA level,
TB, TBHIV and HCT services at the local government level.
- In addition s/he, will work with others in the state office and
local implementing partners to ensure that LGA level TB/TBHIV monitoring
and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the donor and
project's M&E needs.
- S/He will regularly collect, collate and submit program data to
the STO PCT (state office) for subsequent analysis and further actions.
Their primary location will be at the highest HIV burden site in a given
LGA from where support will also be provided to other sites within the
LGA.
Qualifications
- Minimum of Community Health Officer (CHO) or its equivalent in any Public Health related field;
- Minimum of 2 years working experience in the public health field related to TB and TBHIV;
- Fluent in oral and written English;
- Computer literate with an ability to analyze data; and
- Resident in the relevant LGA.
Job Title: Assistant TB/HIV Referral Coordinator
Job ID: 16432
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Description
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- With the support of the Senior Technical Officer PCT (State
office), Senior Technical Officer TBHIV (CO) and the LGA TBL supervisor,
the Assistant TBHIV referral coordinator will provide technical,
programmatic and laboratory support to implement high quality LGA level,
TB, TBHIV and HCT services at the local government level.
- In addition s/he, will work with others in the state office and
local implementing partners to ensure that LGA level TB/TBHIV monitoring
and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the donor and
project’s M&E needs.
- S/He will regularly collect, collate and submit program data to
the STO PCT (state office) for subsequent analysis and further actions.
- Their primary location will be at the highest HIV burden site in
a given LGA from where support will also be provided to other sites
within the LGA.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of facility-based TB and TBHIV
Prevention, Care & Treatment activities; including strengthening
referrals and linkages between the HIV and TB service delivery
points.Support the integration of TBHIV/ services into routine health
services.
- Work with the facility staff to ensure that the quality of TB and TBHIV services adheres to standard operation procedures.
- Visit every HIV comprehensive facility within the assigned LGA
at least once a month to supervise and mentor the facility based TBHIV
referral coordinator and ensure that all TBHIV records are up to date.
- Visit every supported standalone DOTS facility within the LGA at
least once a month to ensure that all registered TB patients are tested
for HIV, properly documented and those testing positive are promptly
referred to a comprehensive facility for enrollment into ART.
- Ensure that all TB and TBHIV recording and reporting tools are
available at all supported TB/TBHIV service delivery points in the
assigned LGA.
- Facilitate sputum transport from supported facilities in the assigned LGA to proximal Xpert sites.
- Keep an up to date LGA presumptive TBHIV diagnostic evaluation
treatment register to abstract information from the existing tools from
facilities.
- Follow up the documentation of TB treatment outcome for all
TBHIV co-infected patients within a given LGA with real time
documentation of diagnostic and treatment outcome in the provided study
data tool.
- Receive Xpert results through the Gx alert system in the state
and keep track of all positive Xpert results from facilities within the
assigned LGA.
- Hold monthly TBHIV review meetings with the facility TBHIV referral coordinators and LGTBLS.
- Submit monthly reports and data (including the facility TBHIV
cascade) to the STO PCT (state office) within the first week of every
month.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time by supervisors.
Qualifications
- He or she should have a minimum of Community Health Officer (CHO) or its equivalent in any public health related field;
- He or she should have a minimum of 2 years working experience in the public health field related to TB and TBHIV;
- He or she should be fluent in oral and written English;
- He or she should be computer literate with an ability to analyze data; and
- Resident in the relevant LGA.
Job Title: Assistant TB/HIV Referral Coordinator
Job ID: 16429
Location: Uyo
Job Description
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- With the support of the Senior Technical Officer PCT (State
office), Senior Technical Officer TBHIV (CO) and the LGA TBL supervisor,
the Assistant TBHIV referral coordinator will provide technical,
programmatic and laboratory support to implement high quality LGA level,
TB, TBHIV and HCT services at the local government level.
- In addition s/he, will work with others in the state office and
local implementing partners to ensure that LGA level TB/TBHIV monitoring
and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the donor and
project’s M&E needs.
- S/He will regularly collect, collate and submit program data to
the STO PCT (state office) for subsequent analysis and further actions.
- Their primary location will be at the highest HIV burden site in
a given LGA from where support will also be provided to other sites
within the LGA.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of facility-based TB and TBHIV
Prevention, Care & Treatment activities; including strengthening
referrals and linkages between the HIV and TB service delivery
points.Support the integration of TBHIV/ services into routine health
services.
- Work with the facility staff to ensure that the quality of TB and TBHIV services adheres to standard operation procedures.
- Visit every HIV comprehensive facility within the assigned LGA
at least once a month to supervise and mentor the facility based TBHIV
referral coordinator and ensure that all TBHIV records are up to date.
- Visit every supported standalone DOTS facility within the LGA at
least once a month to ensure that all registered TB patients are tested
for HIV, properly documented and those testing positive are promptly
referred to a comprehensive facility for enrollment into ART.
- Ensure that all TB and TBHIV recording and reporting tools are
available at all supported TB/TBHIV service delivery points in the
assigned LGA.
- Facilitate sputum transport from supported facilities in the assigned LGA to proximal Xpert sites.
- Keep an up to date LGA presumptive TBHIV diagnostic evaluation
treatment register to abstract information from the existing tools from
facilities.
- Follow up the documentation of TB treatment outcome for all
TBHIV co-infected patients within a given LGA with real time
documentation of diagnostic and treatment outcome in the provided study
data tool.
- Receive Xpert results through the Gx alert system in the state
and keep track of all positive Xpert results from facilities within the
assigned LGA.
- Hold monthly TBHIV review meetings with the facility TBHIV referral coordinators and LGTBLS.
- Submit monthly reports and data (including the facility TBHIV
cascade) to the STO PCT (state office) within the first week of every
month.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time by supervisors.
Qualifications
- He or she should have a minimum of Community Health Officer (CHO) or its equivalent in any public health related field;
- He or she should have a minimum of 2 years working experience in the public health field related to TB and TBHIV;
- He or she should be fluent in oral and written English;
- He or she should be computer literate with an ability to analyze data; and
- Resident in the relevant LGA.
Job Title: Assistant TB/HIV Referral Coordinator
Job ID: 16430
Location: Port Harcourt
Job Description
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- With the support of the Senior Technical Officer PCT (State
office), Senior Technical Officer TBHIV (CO) and the LGA TBL supervisor,
the Assistant TBHIV referral coordinator will provide technical,
programmatic and laboratory support to implement high quality LGA level,
TB, TBHIV and HCT services at the local government level.
- In addition s/he, will work with others in the state office and
local implementing partners to ensure that LGA level TB/TBHIV monitoring
and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the donor and
project’s M&E needs.
- S/He will regularly collect, collate and submit program data to
the STO PCT (state office) for subsequent analysis and further actions.
- Their primary location will be at the highest HIV burden site in
a given LGA from where support will also be provided to other sites
within the LGA.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of facility-based TB and TBHIV
Prevention, Care & Treatment activities; including strengthening
referrals and linkages between the HIV and TB service delivery
points.Support the integration of TBHIV/ services into routine health
services.
- Work with the facility staff to ensure that the quality of TB and TBHIV services adheres to standard operation procedures.
- Visit every HIV comprehensive facility within the assigned LGA
at least once a month to supervise and mentor the facility based TBHIV
referral coordinator and ensure that all TBHIV records are up to date.
- Visit every supported standalone DOTS facility within the LGA at
least once a month to ensure that all registered TB patients are tested
for HIV, properly documented and those testing positive are promptly
referred to a comprehensive facility for enrollment into ART.
- Ensure that all TB and TBHIV recording and reporting tools are
available at all supported TB/TBHIV service delivery points in the
assigned LGA.
- Facilitate sputum transport from supported facilities in the assigned LGA to proximal Xpert sites.
- Keep an up to date LGA presumptive TBHIV diagnostic evaluation
treatment register to abstract information from the existing tools from
facilities.
- Follow up the documentation of TB treatment outcome for all
TBHIV co-infected patients within a given LGA with real time
documentation of diagnostic and treatment outcome in the provided study
data tool.
- Receive Xpert results through the Gx alert system in the state
and keep track of all positive Xpert results from facilities within the
assigned LGA.
- Hold monthly TBHIV review meetings with the facility TBHIV referral coordinators and LGTBLS.
- Submit monthly reports and data (including the facility TBHIV
cascade) to the STO PCT (state office) within the first week of every
month.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time by supervisors.
Qualifications
- He or she should have a minimum of Community Health Officer (CHO) or its equivalent in any public health related field;
- He or she should have a minimum of 2 years working experience in the public health field related to TB and TBHIV;
- He or she should be fluent in oral and written English;
- He or she should be computer literate with an ability to analyze data; and
- Resident in the relevant LGA.
Job Title: Assistant Technical Officer-Monitoring & Evaluation
Job ID: 16433
Location: Bauchi
Job Descriptions
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Keeps track of received data and source documents.
- Prepares and sorts source documents, and identifies and interprets data to be entered.
- Bring to the knowledge of the State Technical Officer questions
that need to be solved such as inconsistencies or missing data by the
originators of the source data.
- Assist the State Technical Officer in providing support to sites
in the state, including interacting with site Program Managers, M&E
focal points, M&E officers of SACA/SASCP, other Implementing
Agencies and local research groups on needs and ensuring that these
parties understand and can support these requirements.
- Assist in conducting routine monitoring visits to project sites,
including the conduct of data quality assessments (DQAs) using official
tools, assist in the preparation of monthly reports, and provide
supportive supervision.
- Work with the STO to ensure that the quality of program/project
activities adheres to SOPs by supporting the development and
implementation of appropriate mechanisms to ensure quality.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of computerized data
capture of the program and provide technical assistance and training to
the staff at the sites responsible for data entry.
- Work with the STO to document lessons learned and best practices
in monitoring and evaluation, according to USAID and PEPFAR guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- The Assistant State Technical Officer (M&E) will work with
others in the state office and local implementing partners to ensure
that state monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet
the donor and project's M&E needs.
- S/He will enter program data into the FHI 360 data management
software for subsequent analysis; identifies and follows up missing
data; undertakes basic validation checks, and stores and disseminates
data and hardcopy files as appropriate.
Qualifications
- BS/BA in statistics, Pharmacy, Microbiology, Monitoring and
Evaluation or in relevant Degree with 1 year relevant experience in
Monitoring and Evaluation or data management.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
Job Title: Senior Technical Officer - Logistics
Job ID: 16428
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- The Senior Technical Officer (Logistics) will assist in the
development of FHI in-house capacity among the various departments,
implementing agencies (IAs) and all tiers of government in all aspects
of distribution and warehousing of health commodities.
- S/he will provide technical support and leadership to Nigeria’s
efforts to strengthen the supply chain process of health commodities,
using the LMIS supply chain management information system, to reduce
stock-outs, lower costs and eliminate wastage.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance to management, IAs and government
on most efficient and cost effective distribution channels to improve
the LMIS and supply chain systems of health commodities (i.e.,
medicines, laboratory reagents, rapid test kits and other medical
supplies and consumables) procurement and distribution and ensure
accountability of processes.
- Provide technical coordination in health product selection,
quality assurance, receipt of commodities and efficient distribution
systems.
- Direct outgoing or incoming health commodities distribution
activities of FHI; ensure health commodities or supplies are shipped,
distributed, or received in an efficient manner.
- S/he will develop a cost effective system for cold and dry
storage for health commodities based on good storage, evidence-based
principles and in keeping with good quality assurance standards.
- Responsible for daily to day warehouse maintenance and security
and escalates major issues/repairs/improvements to management for
support.
- Assist in the development of warehousing and distribution
budgets and plans; recommends budget estimates for warehouse operations.
- Provide TA and capacity building to all tiers of the government
of Nigeria and to FHI to strengthen national systems for procurement and
supply chain management of health commodities.
- Assist in developing and guiding the implementation of warehousing and distribution policies and procedures.
- Ensure that all required health inventory checks are conducted and all variances reconciled.
- Determine / approximate a maximum-minimum inventory control
system to be used in forecasting complex systems that track stock levels
and order levels bearing in mind the physical capacity of warehouses.
- Manage replenishment orders for health commodities at the various warehouses.
- Develop, maintain and improve a logistics management information
system and an electronic inventory system of stocking and tracking
commodities in the warehouses.
- Conduct periodic visits to facility warehouses to follow-up on
all warehouse related matters such as the environment, sterilization,
refrigeration etc. and generate reports to management and other
stakeholders.
- Monitor safety standards in accordance with regulations; ensure safety code and quality compliance are met daily.
- Advice on the disposal process of all health commodities marked for destruction (damaged or expired).
- Research, develop and recommend policies and procedures to improve internal processing and record keeping systems.
- Design coordinated systems for FHI to transport health
commodities that report and forecast delivery times, transport costs and
performance in order to reduce stock-outs, eliminate wastes and lower
costs.
- Provide oversight function to ensure that adequate measures are
taken to support product integrity and quality during distribution, and
that the principles established in the WHO guidelines for good trade and
distribution practices are followed.
- Work with other FHI departments like M&E, Medical Services,
Laboratory Services etc., to improve commodities management and
reporting.
- Ensure that all distribution documentation for health
commodities in FHI, with funding agencies, suppliers, implementing
partners and regulatory bodies is complete and compliant.
- Ensure FHI’s compliance with legal guidelines, Nigerian, US and
any other funder’s export and import controls, contracting principles,
sourcing and price/cost analysis requirements.
- Establish effective record keeping policies and procedures;
establish and maintain standards to ensure accurate order entry,
shipment tracking, and timely delivery of materials; direct and control
receipt of orders and release to warehouse; create order management
plans for key customers and distributors.
- Maintain the logistics management information system (manual and
electronic) for the entire health commodity supply chain including HIV
and TB medicines, malaria commodities, laboratory reagents, laboratory
supplies, consumables and rapid test kits.
- Compile, analyze, and monitor performance indicators for all commodities in the procurement and supply management system.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar degree with 3 to 5 years post national
youth service experience with at least 3 years progressive experience in
in managing a PSM cycle, including rational health commodities
selection, forecasting/quantification, quality assurance spanning the
PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS.
- Or MPH or MS/MA in relevant degree with at least 5 to 7 years
post national youth service experience with at least 3 years progressive
experience in managing a PSM cycle, including rational health
commodities selection, forecasting/quantification, quality assurance
spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and LMIS.
- Or BS/BA in logistics, pharmacy or relevant field with 7 to 9
years relevant experience managing a PSM cycle, including rational
health commodities selection, forecasting/quantification, quality
assurance spanning the PSM cycle, warehousing/storage, distribution, and
LMIS.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
Job Title: Assistant Technical Officer
Job ID: 16434
Locations: Nasarawa, Kano
Job Description
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- With the support of the Senior Technical Officer and the
Technical Officers in PCT and M&E unit, the Assistant Technical will
provide technical, programmatic and Laboratory support to implement
high quality state and L.G.A. level HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, RH/HIV, TB, HCT and
other services at the state level.
- In addition, will work with others in the state office and local
implementing partners to ensure that state monitoring and evaluation
activities are appropriate and meet the donor and project’s M&E
needs.
- S/He will enter program data into the FHI 360 data management
software for subsequent analysis; identifies and follows up missing
data; undertakes basic validation checks, and stores and disseminates
data and hardcopy files as appropriate
Duties and Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of lessons learned from programs
and projects related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, RH/FP,
TB and integrated medical services and apply these lessons to improve
the design of new and existing programs.
- Provide technical and programmatic support to implement high
quality care and support activities in PMTCT/EID sites in collaboration
with appropriate GoN stakeholders ensuring timely and adequate
documentation.
- Support the implementation of facility and community-based
Prevention, Care & Treatment activities including strengthening
referrals and linkages, improve demand creation for HIV/AIDS services,
mentor community-based organizations and support groups to comprehensive
services.
- Support the integration of HIV/AIDS services into routine health
services including reproductive health, routinely monitor and report
performance indicators and engage in quality improvement measures.
- Work with the State Technical Officer to contribute to the
development of program strategies, subproject documents, work plans and
budgets including programmatic assistance to local partners
- Remain informed on current programs in the field of HIV/AIDS and
related developments by reviewing current literature and staying alert
to any implication of such experience and research to the project
implementation.
- Bring to the knowledge of the State Technical Officer – M&E
questions that need to be solved such as inconsistencies or missing data
by the originators of the source data.
- Assist the State Technical Officer – M&E in providing
support to sites in the state, including interacting with site Program
Managers, M&E focal points, M&E officers of SACA/SASCP, other
Implementing Agencies and local research groups on needs and ensuring
that these parties understand and can support preparation and sorting of
source documents for data to be entered into DHIS and reported to the
Donor.
- Assist in conducting routine monitoring visits to project sites,
including the conduct of data quality assessments (DQAs) using official
tools, assist in the preparation of monthly reports, and provide
supportive supervision.
- Work with the STOs to ensure that the quality of program/project
activities adheres to SOPs by supporting the development and
implementation of appropriate mechanisms to ensure quality.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of computerized data
capture of the program and provide technical assistance and training to
the staff at the sites responsible for data entry.
- Work with the STO to document lessons learned and best practices
in monitoring and evaluation, according to USAID and PEPFAR guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- MB.BS or similar degree with minimum of 1 year relevant
experience in clinical care with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with
provision of PMTCT, TB and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource
constrained settings.
- BSc. Nursing, Public health, Pharmacy or other closely related field with 1-3 years relevant experience.
- BS/BA in statistics, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and
evaluation or in relevant degree with 1 – 3 years relevant experience in
Monitoring and Evaluation or data management.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
Job Title: Senior Technical Officer-Health Systems Strengthening
Job ID: 16427
Location: Abuja
Area: Global Health, Population & Nutrition
Job Descriptions
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure technical soundness in the implementation of FHI 360’s health systems strengthening grants.
- Provide technical assistance in different health systems
strengthening aspects using the six WHO building blocks and a reference
guide.
- Collaborate with the relevant federal, state and LGA
departments/agencies and other partners to develop innovative technical
strategies, tools and systems to strengthen health systems at all
levels.
- Provide on behalf of FHI 360, inputs/technical assistance to
GON, FHI 360 partners and IAs on health systems strengthening and
laboratory policies, strategies and proposal development processes.
- Contribute to the development of FHI 360 Nigeria's health
systems strengthening strategy and work plans that clearly address the
WHO HSS building blocks.
- Demonstrate and document links between planned health systems
work and improving, scaling-up and sustaining FHI 360's health programs.
- Identify new funding opportunities for health systems
strengthening and health systems research and contribute to proposal
development processes.
- Develop and implement framework for capacity development for the
different departments in the design and implementation of
evidence-based health systems policies and practices related to their
technical programs and units.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Summary / Responsibilities
- The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Associate
Director, HSS to provide technical leadership in the planning,
implementing and monitoring of health systems strengthening and
laboratory activities in assigned projects.
- S/he will contribute to FHI 360's provision of technical
assistance to FHI 360 Nigeria partners and implementing agencies at all
levels to develop/review, implement and monitor health systems and
laboratory strategies and activities.
Qualifications
- MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar Degree with 3 to 5 years post national
youth service experience with at least 3 years progressive experience in
health systems strengthening, health financing, human resource for
health management or other related areas.
- MPH or related degree with at least 5 to 7 years post national
youth service experience with at least 3 years progressive experience in
health systems strengthening, health financing, human resource for
health management or other related areas.
- Experience in health systems analysis, health financing
(including budgeting and health accounts), human resource for health
(including workload analysis), and service delivery required.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
Job Title: Senior Technical Officer - Mitigation
Job ID: 16435
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services
(SIDHAS) project is a five-year PEPFAR program to provide high quality
HIV/AIDS services, and to build the capacity of the public and private
sectors in Nigeria in order to provide these services in a sustainable
manner.
- The SIDHAS project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Job Summary / Responsibilities
The STO, Mitigation provides technical assistance and support in the
implementation of testing and counseling, home based care, orphans and
vulnerable children and other community mobilization activities within
the HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care & Treatment Department, ensuring the
appropriate application of sound technical strategies.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of strategies for the design and
implementation of HIV/AIDS mitigation interventions. This includes
orphans and vulnerable children programming; home based care and other
care and support activities at the community level.
- Development and implementation of interventions focusing on
nutrition, food security, education and skills development;
psychosocial/spiritual support and shelter; household economic
strengthening, legislative support and child protection.
- Provides technical support to build the capacity of local
implementing agencies and state counterparts to carry out orphans and
vulnerable children and other mitigation activities and create effective
linkages with facility based services
- Support HIV testing and counseling (HTC) services at multiple
entry points at the facility and community level and ensuring access to
most at risk populations and couples.
- Work closely with Prevention Team on community mobilization
strategies and demand creation of HIV prevention, care and treatment
services.
- Work closely with other technical staff in the implementation of
Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention strategies within routine
facility services and a standard of community based care.
- Provide technical guidance and provide input regarding HIV/AIDS mitigation programs.
- Contribute to development of lessons learned from programs and
projects related to mitigation of HIV/AIDS and apply these lessons to
modify existing program and improve the design of new programs.
- Assist the FANTA/Nigeria Project Manager in developing NACS
guidelines, training manuals, job aids, and other materials as needed.
- Facilitate NACS training of health care and community service
providers and participate in mentoring, supportive supervision, and
quality improvement.
- Assist the FANTA/Nigeria Project Manager in maintaining a
database of NACS training, including participant names and contact
information, pre- and post-test scores, and training evaluations.
- Provide technical assistance to the Rivers State Ministry of
Health to design and deliver high-quality and efficient NACS services
for PLHIV and OVC.
- Colaborate with FHI 360/SIDHAS and the Rivers State MOH to identify NACS-related training needs.
- Support the Rivers State Ministry of Health in strategy development and review meetings and workshops related to NACS.
- Support data collection and analysis of NACS indicators.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- At least 5 years of project management experience in nutrition,
health, SBCC, or HIV or TB programs, including technical assistance,
program design and management, research, or policy development and
analysis;
- OR MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar degree with 3 to 5 years public
health experience at the state or community level or in the private
health sector. Experience with health and nutrition in Nigeria;
- Experience with USAID-funded projects and PEPFAR supported programs;
- Experience planning, coordinating, and/or facilitating training and meetings;
- Experience working closely with the Ministry of Health and government health systems; and
- Experience with technical, financial, and administrative
management of national technical activities such as training and
programming.
How to Apply
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