Jobs at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

About the Job

• The Assistant Technical Officer – HI will be engaged to ensure the optimization and full functionality of all supported databases (LAMIS inclusive) across all ACE supported facilities while also coordinating all Health Informatics related activities in the State. 
• S/He will provide technical assistance for the design and content development for electronic information systems (LAMIS, DHIS, GIS and any other AHNi package) used for M&E operations. 
• This function will include assisting the software programming team in developing actual logic statements for the coding of M&E indicators and software business rules where necessary and checking that all software development is done according to already established standards and procedures. 
• Assist the software programming team in developing actual logic statements for the coding of M&E indicators and software business rules where necessary and checking that all software development is done according to already established standards and procedures. 

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or other relevant field with 2-4 years’ experience in software development, DHIS 2 configuration. Deployment skills will be an added advantage
• MB.BS/MPH/MSc or similar degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, General Statistics or Biostatistics, Health Informatics and/or Management or M&E with 1 to 2 years relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

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Job Description

• The ATO-AMERL will work with others in the State Office and Local Implementing Partners to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the Donor and Project’s M&E needs.
• S/he will re-validate high Frequency reporting, support onsite mentoring activities under the guidance of the Technical Officer-AMERL and take regular M&E tools inventory, reporting same to the Technical Officer-AMERL.
• S/He will monitor periodic M&E tools distribution to supported sites, provide administrative support to the department, provide M&E support to the states, and ensure that locally employed Monitoring and Evaluation Staff, Consultants and Partners understand and can support the M&E requirements and coordinate the logistics for all State M&E department trainings, workshops and meetings.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• MB.BS / MD / PHD or similar Degree with 2 to 3 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• Or MPH or MS/MA in relevant degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• Or BS/BA in statistics, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and evaluation or in relevant degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

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The Position

• The candidate will work under the supervision of the STO-HSS to provide support in the planning, implementing, and monitoring of health systems strengthening and laboratory activities.
• S/he will contribute to AHNi’s provision of technical assistance to AHNi partners and implementing agencies at all levels to develop/review, implement and monitor health systems and laboratory strategies and activities.
• Assist in providing technical assistance in different health systems strengthening aspects using the six WHO building blocks and a reference guide, support the STO-HSS in collaborating with the relevant federal, State and LGA departments/agencies and other partners to develop innovative technical strategies, tools and systems to strengthen health systems at all levels.
• Support the development and implementation framework for capacity development for the different departments in the design and implementation of evidence-based health systems policies and practices related to their technical programs and units.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar Degree with 3 to 5 years post national youth service experience with at least 1 year’s progressive experience in health systems strengthening, health financing, human resource for health management or other related areas.
• MPH or M.Sc. in related degree with at least 2 to 4years post national youth service experience with at least 2 years progressive experience in health systems strengthening, health financing, human resource for health management or other related areas.
• Experience in health systems analysis, health financing (including budgeting and health accounts), human resource for health (including workload analysis), and service delivery required.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

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Description

• The Technical Officer for literacy will be responsible for developing and implementing the project’s overall literacy approach, in conjunction with other technical Leads.
• H/She will support in the development or refinement of remedial approach to literacy, design formative and summative assessment for literacy as well as providing support in designing in-service training materials to improve teachers practice around literacy and building stakeholders’ capacity around evidence-based literacy practices. H/She will also contribute to work planning and report writing.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Bachelor's Degree or an Advanced Degree in Education with a concentration in early grade reading, literacy, language acquisition or relatedfield. At least 3 years’ experience in education reform with a focus on primary education sector work in language acquisition and/or childliteracy or reading especially in Hausa Language. certification as reading/literacy specialist preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with government, partners and/or local government structures and school settings.
• Proven expertise in mother tongue (L1), early grade reading instruction and/or assessment and reading material development, preferably inHausa Language.
• Significant experience in developing and producing of supplementary reading materials, workbooks, trainers’ and teachers’ guides and instructional materials to improve early grades reading.
• Has ability to coordinate reading interventions, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities
• Strong leadership qualities and facilitation skills, experience in working with teachers to improve practice
• Experience in project reporting
• Demonstrable knowledge of research-based best practices in content-area reading skills and strategies and literacy instruction
• Experience/preparation in modeling teaching, observing teachers, and providing non-judgmental feedback
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector, NGOs, and CBOs.

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Job Description

• Under the direction and technical supervision of the Senior HR Officer, the HR Officer will provide operational support to implement effective functional Human Resources (HR) processes for AHNI Nigeria in team functional areas, including recruitment, employee relations, benefits administration, compensation, HRIS and training.
• With support from HR Manager, s/he will assist to develop HR systems in assigned functional areas such as orientation programs, recruitment programs, benefits program, etc. Also, s/he will administer AHNi Nigeria’s rewards and benefit systems which includes salaries and bonuses plus employee benefits, such as pensions, life assurance, and medical insurance packages, make out Offer Letters for vetting, send out Offer Letters to candidates’ mailboxes/surface addresses and ensure proper filing of documents appropriately into personnel files and subject files daily.
• Also, s/he will coordinate new hire orientation and ensure all relevant documents are included in new hires’ orientation package, follow-up on timesheet and leave matters and maintain a thorough awareness of developments in labor laws and legislations.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• BS / BA Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences or its recognized equivalent with 3 – 5 years of relevant experience
• Or MS/MA degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences or its recognized equivalent and 1 – 3 years relevant experience
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required
• Certification of membership of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management or any related body is required
• Experience in HR in the not-for-profit sector is an advantage
• Highly computer literate with capability in email, MS Office.

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Job Description

• The Finance and Administrative Assistant will be responsible for the provision of accounting, administrative, and logistical support services to the state Office.
• S/He will ensure the accurate keeping of all books of account for the project, including checking account, equipment and supply registers and all accounting records, lead the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports with accompanying bank documentation and receipts, assist in monitoring subproject budgets in accordance with approved work plan activities.
• S/He will also assist with the maintenance of an efficient records/storage of all office supplies while functioning as Lead for processing cash advances, retirements, petty cash management and refunds made in favor of AHNI state office.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• University Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• Three (3) years working experience in related fields.
• Sound accounting administrative and secretarial skills.
• Experience with large complex organization is required, familiarity with international NGOs preferred.

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Description

• The ATO-AMERL will work with others in the State Office and Local Implementing Partners to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the Donor and Project’s M&E needs.
• S/he will re-validate high Frequency reporting, support onsite mentoring activities under the guidance of the Technical Officer-AMERL and take regular M&E tools inventory, reporting same to the Technical Officer-AMERL.
• S/He will monitor periodic M&E tools distribution to supported sites, provide administrative support to the department, provide M&E support to the states, and ensure that locally employed Monitoring and Evaluation Staff, Consultants and Partners understand and can support the M&E requirements and coordinate the logistics for all State M&E department trainings, workshops and meetings.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• MB.BS / MD / PHD or similar degree with 2 to 3 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• Or MPH or MS/MA in relevant degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• Or BS/BA in statistics, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and evaluation or in relevant degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

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Job Description

• Will participate in development and monitoring of work plans and budgets, ensure appropriate levels of technical assistance in program operations; coordinate partner efforts in program implementation, ensure appropriate program monitoring and accurate financial and programmatic reporting to the State Office.
• S/He is responsible for the overall management and coordination of AHNI activities at the Cluster office.
• S/He will serve as the point of contact of AHNI with government officials and coordinate and collaborate with all public sector and NGO partners at the state level and ensure that all AHNI assets and other resources are effectively managed.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• MBBS / MD / PHD or similar Degree with 5-7 years relevant experience with international development programs which includes 5 years’ experience with HIV/AIDS program planning and implementation at the community or state level working with public and NGO sectors.

Or

• M.Sc / MA in Social Science, Public Health or related field, MPH preferred, and a minimum of 7-9 years relevant experience with international development programs which include 5 years’ experience with HIV/AIDS program planning and implementation at the community or state level working with public and NGO sectors.

Or

• B.Sc / BA in Social Science, Public Health or related field, with a minimum of 9-11 years relevant experience with international development programs which include 5 years’

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About the Job

• Candidate will provide technical expertise and assistance in implementing high quality laboratory services within the AHNi-led GF NAHI HIV care and treatment project including laboratory capacity development at project health facility sites. 
• The STO-Lab services will provide technical support and develop quality policies, quality tools, SOPs and recommendations related to the implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of laboratory services for HIV/AIDS and other opportunistic infections (OI) in collaboration with technical staff within AHNi and at national, state and local agencies in Nigeria. 
• He/she will carry out quality control functions/activities in collaboration with the local and state teams of the labs, including quality control inspections schedules and the collection of quality control records, ensuring the availability of quality records and providing technical assistance in capacity building for laboratory services personnel at health facilities and other settings as appropriate. 
• Also, the STO-Lab will review and monitor QA and QC activities of the Laboratory in order to determine conformance with established policies, national regulations, or accreditation requirements, provide technical leadership and technical support related to high technology (TB culture, PCR) laboratory services, coordinate Proficiency Testing (PT) activities and ensure PT is being done for each specialty; explore other ways of testing evaluation in the absence of PT and ensure collection and collation of laboratory data and reporting into the DHIS ensuring its use in making program decisions.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• BMLS / AMLSCN in Medical Laboratory Sciences or related field
• 7-9 years post national youth service experience and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in provision of laboratory support for HIV/AIDS
• Or master’s degree in laboratory sciences or related field with 5-7 years post national youth service experience and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in provision of laboratory support for HIV/AIDS
• Experience in the management of laboratory services, particularly health facility-based services, including quality assurance systems, laboratory analysis, and interpretation and reporting techniques based on best practices, quality management practices and safe work practices
• Knowledge of advanced laboratory procedures, diagnosis and management related to HIV/AIDS care and treatment is required with some experience in an international development organization preferred
• Certification/ license to practice as a medical laboratory scientist is required.

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The Position

• The candidate will provide geo spatial analysis, database management technical and programmatic support to implement high quality comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs (ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV, RH/HIV, and HTS) and other services including hotspot mapping to provide deeper insights into data, such as patterns, relationships, and situations.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography / GIS studies / Geography & Regional Planning, Database Management, Health Informatics or related field.
• 1-3 years of relevant GIS, data systems work, programming and analytic experience.
• Familiarity with client/server or multi-platform application development.
• Must be skilled in the use of GIS applications as Arch GIS, QGIS, White box Spatial Analysis, Google Earth pro etc.
• A sound understanding of HIV/AIDS, TB and TB/HIV technical areas.

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Job Description

• Will be responsible for providing security advisory to staff across the entire GF NAHI Grant implementation states to minimize staff exposure to security risk and mitigate any harm to staff or program property.
• He/she will develop and implement security management plan and security protocols for AHNi state offices, conduct regular security risk assessments in line with minimum operation requirements, conduct regular safety audits of all AHNi premises and recommend measures that would reduce risk, focusing on prevention and deterrence, ensure that Security Guards at all AHNi premises have undergone basic safety and security trainings and maintain clear records on the same. In consultation with the Admin Manager/SFAO/SPO,
• He/she will ensure that safety features are installed in all AHNi premises, conduct safety and security trainings to all new staff before deployment to filed locations.
• Also, the Security Officer will analyze staff security and safety needs and share with line managers through the State Team Lead, develop a catalogue of mandatory trainings that staff should undertake & conduct brief security briefs before deployment to deep field locations, ensure close coordination of AHNi security protocols with other actors in the operation areas and keep monitoring for any actions that may elevate our security risk for immediate remedy.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• B.Sc. or HND in any relevant discipline; including Psychology, security & Safety, etc., with 3 to 5 years post-NYSC experience in Security & Safety Management.
• Possession of a post graduate degree in a related field is an added advantage.
• Sound report-writing skills, activity budgeting and activity tracking with set timelines.
• Proficiency in Security and Safety management, incident reporting, training facilitation, security briefing, etc.
• Ability to multitask and set priorities to deliver on urgent tasks.
• Ability to work independently with initiative to manage high volume workflow.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs is required.

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Job Description

• The Finance and Administrative Assistant will be responsible for the provision of accounting, administrative, and logistical support services to the state Office.
• S/He will ensure the accurate keeping of all books of account for the project, including checking account, equipment and supply registers and all accounting records, lead the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports with accompanying bank documentation and receipts, assist in monitoring subproject budgets in accordance with approved work plan activities.
• S/He will also assist with the maintenance of an efficient records/storage of all office supplies while functioning as Lead for processing cash advances, retirements, petty cash management and refunds made in favor of AHNI state office.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• University Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business administration.
• Three (3) years working experience in related fields.
• Sound accounting administrative and secretarial skills.
• Experience with large complex organization is required, familiarity with international NGOs preferred.

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Job Description

• Will provide high frequency reporting, analytics and data visualization technical assistance and support to the project for routine and survey data by providing and coordinating technical assistance and capacity building in data analysis and data visualization.
• S/He will be responsible for analyzing large datasets, assisting with programming charts and other data display/visualization products, and promoting easy access to these products.
• Enhancing the capacity to perform custom analyses within program teams. Develop daily, weekly and bi-weekly performance review charts to review performance.
• Perform daily data profiling in order identify incorrect entries, gaps and outlier analysis on the DHIS.
• Create and update a daily performance tracker to attain real time tracking results, course correction, better capture results and make timely corrections.
• Also, perform routine data collection, abstraction, processing and analyzing datasets on a frequent basis to identify early-warning systems, that provide important signals about areas that could be changed or adapted to increase impact to achieve targets and results.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• 2-3 years of relevant high frequency reporting, data visualization, monitoring & evaluation programming and analytic experience.
• Proficiency in designing M&E and reporting tools.
• Demonstrated experience in understanding and interpreting complex ideas and / or data into visual information.
• A strong design portfolio with samples of information design work, highlighting strengths as a visual communicator.
• Experience using data analytics tools such as Tableau or Power BI is an advantage.
• Proficiency in creating dashboards using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills; verbal and written.

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Description

• Will be responsible for accounting at the State level and ensure compliance with the contractual financial requirements of the organization. S/He will assist in ensuring the accurate keeping of all books of account for the project, including checking account, equipment and supply registers and all accounting records, work with the State Program Manager to lead the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports, including
• financial status of subprojects account activities with accompanying bank documentation and receipts.
• Also, s/he will assist the State Lead & Admin. Officers in monitoring subproject budgets in accordance with approved work plan activities.
• Monitor periodic expenditures of projects by analyzing financial data and producing periodic and ad hoc reports, prepare fiscal year budgets and enter them into AHNI’s accounting software program.
• Create, update, and maintain financial spreadsheets. Develop budgets, including staff time allocations. Work with team leads to resolve problems associated with monthly expenditures and life-of projects budgets.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• BS / BA Degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent, and 3 – 5 years relevant experience.
• Familiarity with donor-funded programs and non-governmental organizations in Nigeria is an advantage. CPA, ACA, ICAN or recognized equivalentis an advantage.
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is an advantage.
• Sound accounting skills.
• Experience with large complex organization is required, familiarity with NGOs preferred.