Senior Technical Officer - Prevention at FHI 360

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
Basic Function:
The STO, Prevention provides technical assistance and support in the implementation of prevention (sexual and biomedical) and strategic behaviour change interventions within the HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care & Treatment Department at the community and facility level.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of strategies for the design and implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention and behaviour change intervention among most at risk populations i.e. PLHIV, MARPs to reduce sexual transmission.
• Support the implementation of Abstinence, Be faithful, Condom (ABC) and Other Prevention (OP) activities as well as guide the provision of technical assistance to implementing partners on SBC activities
• Assist in the development of SBC/ IEC/media materials for the program.
• Collaborate with the lab team on design and strengthening injection and blood safety practices across SIDHAS supported facilities.
• 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.
• Ensure that results from research and published best practices are incorporated into HIV/AIDS prevention interventions and contributes significantly to this literature.
• Provide technical assistance in HIV/AIDS prevention capacity building to field programs.
• Assist in the development of guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation, evaluation of prevention of HIV/AIDS.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Or MPH or MS/MA in relevant degree with 5 to 7 years public health experience at the state or community level or in the private health sector.
• Or BS/BA in Pharmacy, Microbiology, Health Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health or in relevant degree with 7 to 9 years public health experience at the state or community level or in the private health sector.
• Demonstrable experience in large and complex SBC/BCC mobilization activities in a donor (USAID, DFID, CIDA, etc.) funded national health-focused project.
• HCT experience and ability to understand full range of issues around HCT.Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.