Senior Program Officer - Paediatric and Maternal Healthcare Services at Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

Job Description

• We seek applications from qualified persons for the following position in an on-going USAID funded OVC project: Integrated Child Health and Social Services Award (ICHSSA 2 Project) in Lagos State.
• The candidate will be based in Lagos under overall supervision of the Chief of Party.
• The SPO will work directly with the State Program Manager and report to the Director of Programs. S/he will assist in ensuring that all project activities are in line with the Child Safeguarding Policy of ARFH and best practices, established by USAID PEPFAR, and GoN.
• S/he will assist in strengthening technical capacity of CBOS, and Health Facility Officials to increase service uptake by OVC and the priority sub population.
• 100% of his/her time per annum is chargeable to the project.

Specific Responsibilities

• S/he will support the HIV case finding and linkage to treatment of CLHIV / ALHIV using innovative facility and community-based strategies
• Facilitate the enrolment of CLHIV / ALHIV, HEI, and CKP on the project
• Support the PLHIV to achieve and remain virally suppressed.
• Track regular attendance of Antenatal Clinics by enrolled pregnant women and EID for HEI Participate in Community and facility Case Findings and link the newly diagnosed CLHIV / ALHIV / PLHIV to treatment.
• Support DSD models to improve ART uptake, retention and viral load suppression
• Strengthen the capacity of CBOS on HTS, PMTCT, EID and bi-directional referrals
• Develop work plans for Paediatrics and Maternal Healthcare services, track progress, write reports and success stories/Articles.
• Participate actively in the implementation of the Paediatric ART Saturation Strategies (PASS) and PMTCT.
• Support Implementation of HFR and tracking of UNAIDS 95-95-95 Goals.

Qualifications

• A Degree in Medical Field, Social Sciences or related disciplines with at least 5 years cognate experience, which must include at least 2 years in Programming for OVC, to mitigate the impact of HIV / AIDS.
• Also, preferred are knowledge of health programs with the Nigeria public sector, health system, NGOs/CBOS and collaborative relationship and liaison with community leaders.
• An MPH is an added advantage.

Benefits
We offer professional opportunities for career advancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration.