Tuberculosis (TB) Specialist at Deloitte

Reference Number: GFA005
Location: Nigeria

Job summary
To manage all the technical aspects of the implementation of the public sector TB grant.

Roles and Responsibilities
Monitoring and Reporting:

• Supports the monitoring and supervision of technical activities related to the grant
• Supports the PMU team lead in the effective management of the Global Fund grant focusing on quality control from formulation to implementation of the country programme to achieving program results
• Supports the preparation and submission of narrative reports, progress updates and disbursement requests to the Global Fund including the CCM dashboard, and other reports as required.
• Collects, reports and analyses information on project activities.
• Monitors and evaluates progress towards annual work plans, expected outputs, including selecting and monitoring progress in meeting indicators
• Compiles information on lessons learned and expertise within and outside the project.

Stakeholder Management

• In consultation with Global Fund and NTBLCP, develops relevant agreements, work plans, budgets, and reports and to facilitate implementation of activities.
• Participates on behalf of the project in appropriate technical meetings and conferences.

Provision of technical advice:

• Provides technical support to the zonal officers, state teams and other implementers of the public sector TB grant
• Supports joint efforts of Global Fund and NTBLCP for resource mobilization.
• Promotes the activities of Global Fund and NTBLCP through advocacy, development of communication materials and communication in various fora.

Experience and Qualifications

• Medical Doctor with a Masters’ degree in Public Health or Social Sciences.
• Minimum of  7 years’ work experience in public health programs, particularly TB out of which at least 5 years’ should be experience with DR-TB/MDR-TB and 3 years’ working with donor funded projects

Desired Competencies:

• Sound knowledge of the Nigerian government’s structures and policies relevant to the management and oversight of Global Fund programs.
• Knowledge of GF reporting processes and templates will be an asset.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Management
• Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including professional level English language skills.
• Strong Negotiation and Inter-personal skills