Public Health Specialist (Treatment) at US Embassy

Duties

The incumbent is a senior project manager and key public health advisor on treatment to the Branch Chief and Team Lead. Position is responsible  for providing strategic advice and project support to the President's  Emergency  Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); contributing  leadership to the planning of a national program of care and treatment  for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), assisting in the development  and coordination of assessment  activities, and establishing the program's  guidelines,  procedures  and strategies.  This position provides the CDC office with the necessary public health leadership and medical expertise to manage CDC sponsored care and treatment activities. The incumbent assures collaboration among PEPFAR Nigeria partners involved in HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs and takes the lead in promoting use of internationally recognized best practices in care and treatment among PEPFAR sponsored programs in Nigeria.  The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that CDC-Nigeria’s implementing partners achieve extremely ambitious targets for care and treatment over the next few years.

Requirements:

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five (5) years public health experience in the management of HIV treatment programs at local, state or international levels that entails responsibility for evaluation of program activities. Experience in developing, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs that involve coordination with an international agency or implementing partner. One (1) additional year of experience at the managerial level is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:  

Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS treatment is required. Thorough public health knowledge of current HIV/AIDS issues is required. Strong skills in the clinical management of HIV/AIDS. Comprehensive knowledge of the host government health care system and structures including familiarity with MOH policies, program priorities and regulations is required. In-depth knowledge of USG HIV/AIDS public health programs, strategies, methods, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of treatment programs is required. Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities and overall administrative requirements, budgeting and fiscal management in support of contracts/cooperative agreements/grants/purchase requisitions is required.

Education Requirements:

• MD or MBBS is required. In addition, a post-graduate degree in public health (MPH) or MSc, or post-graduate Medical Fellowship in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics or Public Health is required.

Note: NYSC Certificate or Exemption document is required.

Closing:07/20/2023