Technical Assistant at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Background

• Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria.
• It was established as indigenous organizational, registered in 2009 with its headquarter in Abuja, and presence in the four geopolitical regions of Nigeria. 
• It aims to provide technical assistance to the government and people of Nigeria in the implementation of public health and development programs.
• The Global Fund N-THRIP is to ensure a coordinated and intensive effort to scale up the prevention, identification, and treatment of HIV in both general and key populations in Anambra state.
• The focus will be on facility and community-based approaches to reach epidemic control, and in addition, ensure improvement in the coverage of pregnant women on ART as well as target KP and AGYW programs.
• Hence, the consultant will support the implementation of the grant sin the cluster.

Key roles
The services of the consultant will include but not limited to the following:

• Provide technical assistance in implementing HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs.
• Ensure timely distribution of HIV-related commodities and supplies.
• Ensure proper storage of HIV related commodities.
• Support in requisition of commodities for the project.
• Ensure adequate stock in facilities supported in the state.
• Support HIVST and PrEP scale-up, ensuring proper linkage to care and treatment.
• Strengthen HIV interventions targeting AGYW, key populations, and vulnerable groups.
• Enhance HTS strategies, ensuring improved case identification and linkage to care.
• Monitor retention in HIV care and strategies to improve viral load uptake and suppression.
• Strengthen facility and community health systems to improve HIV service delivery.
• Support capacity-building efforts for healthcare workers and implementing partners.
• Improve data use for decision-making and program quality improvement.
• Ensure compliance with national and international HIV program guidelines.
• Support data collection, analysis, and reporting for HIVST, PrEP, AGYW, HTS, retention, and viral load monitoring.
• Work with M&E teams to track program performance against set targets.
• Contribute to periodic program reviews, research, and documentation of best practices.
• Collaborate with government agencies, donors, NGOs, and community-based organizations.
• Support coordination meetings, technical working groups, and policy discussions.
• Facilitate training, mentorship, and capacity-building for partners and service providers.
• Assist in work plan development, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Contribute to reporting, and publications.

Requirements

• Degree in a medically related course and post NYSC experience
• Previous experience in clinical management of HIV/TB.
• Possession of a post graduate degree in a related field is an added advantage.
• Excellent ability to communicate and maintain productive relations with the team; resourcefulness, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast changing and challenging environment.
• Ability to use key computing applications e g MS Office Suite etc and knowledge of different databases (DHIS or NMRS) is a plus.