Technical Associate at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Duration: 3 months with possibility of extension (based on performance)

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 Technical Associate will support the implementation of the grant in 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.

Recruitments:

• 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.