Senior Technical Officer - Prevention, Care & Treatment at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Location: Ikom, Cross River
Job Category: Fixed Term

Job Description

• Will drive project implementation of prevention, care and treatment activities within the confines of Enhanced Site Management across supported facility and community settings in Central Cluster; Ikom. Provide technical and programmatic support to implement high quality comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs (ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV, RH/HIV, and HTS) and other services including direct service provision support at facility level based on the ongoing HIV and TB surge in the State.
• Also, s/he will support strengthening mechanism for routine tracking and assessment of project outcomes at all supported Sites in the Central Cluster, coordinate and facilitate rapid scale-up of PMTCT and HIV Comprehensive Services to facilities across Cross River State, coordinate the implementation of components related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), RH/FP, TB and integrated medical services at the facility level, coordinate harmonized weekly/monthly working itinerary for the entire AHNi Cross River PCT team, coordinate, harmonize and share weekly/monthly/quarterly Reports of activities carried out by the AHNi Cross River PCT team.
• Also, the successful Candidate will provide technical assistance in HIV/AIDS clinical management capacity building, PMTCT, RH/FP, TB and integrated medical services at the facility level and contribute to the development of lessons learned from programs and projects related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, RH/FP, TB and integrated medical services and apply these lessons to modify existing programs and improve the design of new programs.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• MB.BS / MD / PHD or similar Degree with 5 to 6 years relevant experience with at least 5 years progressive experience working in the health or development field in Nigeria
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in care and treatment for HIV/AIDS especially with ARV program
• Possession of an MPH or post graduate degree in a related field is an advantage
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

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