Zonal Officer - TB at Association for Reproductive and Family Health

Job Description

• The Zonal Officer- TB is a key position reporting to the Project Coordinator- TB and has the responsibility to support programmatic activities of CBOs in assigned states.

Specific Roles

• Oversee the activities of the CSOs working within the communities to increase awareness and TB case detection.
• Tracking the activities of the state Adhoc staff
• Review CBO report & conduct regular visits to CSOs to monitor progress
• Liaise with community stakeholders & trained TB workers involved in active case search and community MDR-TB management
• Collate data generated by the CSOs for decision making & future project directives.
• Work with the State TB program and LGA TB Supervisors, to facilitate the implementation of high quality Program for community TB care activities.
• Assists in the formulation of recommendation for improving implementation performance, achievement of targets and the design of policies and programmes
• Document lessons learnt from community TB activities for enhancement and /or re-strategizing of future programs
• Produce monthly, quarterly & annual reports
• Participate in the development of national documents and guidelines
• Review reports of CBOs and provide feedback
• Attend Zonal Review meetings
• Perform any other tasks as may be directed by the TB Coordinator

Qualifications

• MBBS or a Degree in Social Science and a Master's degree in Public Health or related field with significant previous working experience on Global Fund community implementation component.
• Also has minimum of 6 years’ experience in the TB epidemiology, active case finding and MDR-TB management in communities with excellent skills in Microsoft office including Word, Excel and Power point.
• Ability and willingness to travel widely in Nigeria and demonstrated experience in community based program implementation.