Zonal Tuberculosis Officer at Deloitte

Location: Northern, Nigeria
Job Type: Contract

Details

• Exciting growth opportunity exist for Public Health Professionals at the Program Management Unit (PMU) of the National Tuberculosis & Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) for implementation of the Global Fund’s grant and interventions in Nigeria. As part of the PMU, you will be a change agent and a strategic enabler applying your expertise to manage a project that impacts millions of lives while helping to put an end to Tuberculosis in Nigeria.

Description

• Support the state in planning and implementation of all planned activities particularly activities related to case finding (e.g. active case finding in the community, TB screening in OPD sites; intensify TB case findings among PLHIV, intensify TB case finding in health facilities; active case findings among high risk groups)
• Support the states technical in ensuring the set objectives are achieved.
• Supervise and Monitor states in their zones and ensure timely implementation of the grant activities.
• Provide TA for implementation of PMDT at community level and support enrollment to reduce the number of patients on waiting list for MDR patients.
• Provide on the job training/ mentoring for state and LGA programme managers to enhance their capacity in planning, implementing and monitoring of programme activities.
• Facilitate timely and complete collection, collation, analysis of state epidemiological data.
• Facilitate timely submission of state data and reports to the National Programme and the GF.
• Support provision of feed-back and dissemination of state epidemiological data and reports to key stakeholders.
• Facilitate on site data verification and data quality assurance at state and LGA levels.
• Report quarterly activity implementation and provide plans for the next quarter.
• Conduct strategic advocacy to LGAs in the state with aim of mobilizing resources for TB/ HIV control efforts.
• In collaboration with the Finance Officers, ensure that the State Offices/ Sub-Recipients are complying with the terms of the MOUs/ grant agreements including facilitating timely retirement of advances.

Requirements

• Medical Doctor with Masters’ level study in Public Health or Social Sciences.
• Minimum of 5 work years’ experience in public health.
• Experience in TB programme implementation is a necessary requirement.
• Experience in management and supervisory capability
• Experience in working with donor funded projects and a knowledge of policies and processes of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an added advantage.
• Good understanding of budgets, financial processes and financial reporting and compliance with donor requirements.

Benefits
Attractive.