Site Implementation Assistant (ADHOC) at Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria

Immediate Supervisor / Reports to: Program Officer IPC&QI & Project Director SECURE-Nigeria
Scheduled Work Times: Monday - Friday (flexibility, willing to travel and work weekends)

Description

• Strengthening Global Health Security Agenda in Nigeria (SECURE-Nigeria), a project with funding support from US-CDC, will support systematic implementation of both broad-based and disease-specific Infection Prevention Control (IPC) intervention critical to prevent transmission of emerging infectious diseases, including respiratory pathogens such as COVID-19 and tuberculosis.
• SECURE-Nigeria will build upon existing IPC activities and capacities to enhance health system preparedness through strengthening IPC interventions and programs by leveraging on PEPFAR supported facilities
• This project will enhance health system preparedness for future pandemics by building sustainable, broad-based IPC capacity, using PEPFAR supported facilities as a model organizations.

Summary / Overview

• The Site Implementation Assistant will be responsible for maintaining hospital/site level documentation register for all project-related activity, compiling all site-level indicator for reporting and assisting the facility IPC Focal Person to document and track process indicators for all facility-level IPC interventions.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Compile and gather data for processing and entering into databases.
• Support the Facility Focal Person to conduct facility IPC assessment.
• Enter all IPC related activities into the relevant registers.
• Collate and report all site-level IPC indicators for reporting.
• Support sample collection and linkage services.
• Maintain of all site-based project registers.
• Work closely with IPC Program Officer and Facility IPC Focal Persons to track IPC specific interventions.
• Ensure all samples are collected following triaging for COVID-19, TB and other respiratory pathogens.

Requirements

• B.Sc or it's equivalent in any field.
• Age: between 20-35 years of age.
• Must be result oriented with the ability to pay attention to details and set priorities
• Ability to perform multiple challenging tasks with minimum supervision.
• Exhibit good interpersonal relationship, written and oral communications skills and team player.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet.
• Should have effective time management skills meeting timelines.
• Ability to predict and identify potential problems, take corrective/preventive actions.
• Should be flexible and ready to learn.