Technical Director at Project Hope

Job Summary

• Project HOPE is currently recruiting for an upcoming five-year USAID program aimed to reduce HIV impact, vulnerability and risk, as well as increase high impact HIV services to improve the well-being of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• The Technical Director will work closely with the Technical Team to achieve the strategic objectives of the project focusing on HIV prevention, care and support as well as supporting cross-cutting themes and integration efforts across the project with other areas of social service system, National OVC database management system, case management approach, linkage and referral to ARV treatment and care services, including Household Economic Strengthening and Nutrition.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field;
• Minimum of seven years of experience implementing OVC programs in a development context, specifically PEPFAR, with five of these years in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably Nigeria.
• During this period s/he should have been involved with socioeconomic services for vulnerable children and or public health project design, implementation, system strengthening, reporting and evaluation, including evaluation of evidence-based economic/livelihood projects for vulnerable groups, such as OVC or graduation programming;
• Familiarity with current thrusts of PEPFAR programming in Nigeria, especially on OVC and continuum of care for PLHIV.