Technical Specialist 12 / TB Technical Director, SHOPS Plus Nigeria at ABT Associates

Req Id: 51247
Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Abt Associates seeks a qualified TB expert with clinical and public health experience to serve as TB Technical Director in Nigeria under SHOPS Plus. SHOPS Plus is USAID’s flagship initiative in private sector health.
• The project seeks to harness the full potential of the private sector and catalyze public-private engagement to improve health outcomes in TB, family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and other health areas.
• In Nigeria, SHOPS Plus will capacitate private providers to scale up tuberculosis case finding, diagnosis, treatment and reporting in Lagos and Kano States.
• The TB Technical Director will lead the technical day-to-day implementation of the project. 
• He/she will provide the technical direction for the project and be responsible for all technical decisions.
• He/she will design and guide interventions, develop key technical partnerships, oversee and conduct technical training, and represent the project in technical fora.
• This position will be based in Lagos and cover activities in Lagos and Kano States.
• Applicants must be a Nigerian or have a work permit for Nigeria.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight for all TB activities under this project.
• Develop and implement action plans to mitigate TB in the community, including contact tracing, defaulter tracking, and information dissemination.
• Serve as the main point of contact with technical experts in the public sector, especially with the National and State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programs.
• Provide technical oversight for the intermediary organizations that will be contracted by SHOPS Plus to coordinate services in the private sector in Lagos and Kano.
• Build and maintain relationships with a broad range of prospective partners and participate in relevant technical working groups.
• Identify key barriers and opportunities for private sector provision of TB services.
• Contract and supervise technical staff members and consultants to support these functions.
• Lead adaptation of existing NTB national training curriculum for use in training private providers in the program.
• Oversee all training in the project.
• Lead implementation of referral system within the private sector network and to/from the public sector, as necessary.
• Contribute to the development of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan, including gathering and analyzing data.
• Prepare technical reports on the SHOPS Plus TB program.
• Together with the COP, serve as a senior manager to ensure smooth functioning of the project.

Minimum Qualifications

• (10+) years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Skills/Prerequisites:

• Medical Degree and at least 15 years of professional experience in TB project implementation and/or service provision.
• Experience or knowledge of the NTBLCP
• Experience managing staff and implementing partners
• Demonstrated experience in public private mix in TB service provision.
• Proven ability to gather data and document program activities, successes, and lessons learned.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in English.
• Knowledge of Nigerian private health sector.
• Experience with USAID TB programs or Global Fund grants preferred.

Remuneration
Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.