Jobs at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

The USAID Funded COVID-19 Vaccination Acceleration Project (1 Year)

• This project seeks to promote COVID-19 vaccine access, acceptability, and uptake, while strengthening adverse drug reaction feedback and timely response, by leveraging on the ongoing USAID-supported TB LON 1 & 2 project structures.
• This project has the primary objective of accelerating widespread and equitable access to and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccination to unvaccinated individuals at community and facility level in the eleven selected USAID TB LON supported states (Anambra, Bauchi, Taraba, Cross River, Kano, Imo, Kaduna, Delta, Rivers & Benue) in Nigeria, by supporting the NPHCDA’s SCALES Strategy.

Position in the organization

• The Zonal Coordinators will support and ensure widespread and equitable access to and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations to unvaccinated individuals at community and facility level; support integration of services at supported service-delivery points, by supporting the PHCDA’s SCALES strategy within a given LGA.

Responsibilities

• Support and build capacity of community health extension workers engaged as vaccinators as well as staff of the PHCDA and Health units at the LGA and assigned per cluster of LGA wards closely work with the TB program in community health outreach programs; conduct house to house visits to offer vaccination while also screening for TB and collecting sputum samples for TB diagnosis.
• Capacity-building of community healthcare workers on RCCE to integrate COVID risk communication and vaccine promotion messages during their community-based interventions.
• Train network of already trusted formal and informal TB community influencers/structures such as Patent Medicine Vendors, community pharmacists, traditional healers, and community extension health workers on interpersonal skills to address vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19 misconceptions and promote vaccination.
• Ensure one stop shop access through integrated health services with COVID-19 vaccination and other reasonable medical concerns and include access to portable digital X-ray machine (DLB) and Truenat or TB Lamp device, so that all the people who come out for TB screening will also access COVID-19 vaccines as well as other health screening services (providing routine drugs and screening for chronic illness (Hypertension and Diabetes)
• Distribute relevant and culturally acceptable IEC materials and communication tools for schools within the communities, health facilities, religious centers, etc. Enlighten and mobilize groups such as market women, youth groups, old student groups and secondary school students on the importance of taking the COVID-19 vaccines
• Distribute recording and reporting tools for daily monitoring of activities, adverse events following immunization (AEFI) and provide guidance at LGA immunization command centers
• Conduct joint monthly supervision, monitoring and evaluation with the TB program and other key stakeholders.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Who are we looking for?
Education:

• Minimum of a Degree in Health Sciences. Additional advantage includes Master’s degree in Public health or other relevant Public Health disciplines.

Knowledge / Experience:

• Possess strong management, interpersonal skills, excellent oral and written communication skills
• At least 3 years’ experience working with: HIV & TB or health prevention program at various levels
• Experience with USAID or UN projects or any development partner is an advantage.

Behavioral competencies and skills:

• Strong coordination, planning, and supervisory skills.
• Competent with operational plan development, implementation, and evaluation of results.
• Comfortable planning and delivering multiple activities under pressure to strict deadlines and high levels of precision.
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to identify and develop relevant areas of work.
• Able to communicate complex issues in a concise, accessible and engaging manner.
• Proven working knowledge and fluency in written and oral English required.
• Fluent oral and strong analytical, written English communications skills are required.

What do we offer?

• A full-time (40 hours per week) short-term contract with the intention to extend the contract depending on funding and performance.
• An informal work atmosphere in an international environment where initiative is appreciated.
• A highly motivated team of experienced, self-driven colleagues.
• KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation has its own Employment Conditions Scheme.

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The USAID Funded COVID-19 Vaccination Acceleration Project (1 Year)

• This project seeks to promote COVID-19 vaccine access, acceptability, and uptake, while strengthening adverse drug reaction feedback and timely response, by leveraging on the ongoing USAID-supported TB LON 1 & 2 project structures.
• This project has the primary objective of accelerating widespread and equitable access to and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccination to unvaccinated individuals at community and facility level in the eleven selected USAID TB LON supported states (Anambra, Bauchi, Taraba, Cross River, Kano, Imo, Kaduna, Delta, Rivers & Benue) in Nigeria, by supporting the NPHCDA’s SCALES Strategy.

Position in the organization

• The State Coordinator will support and ensure widespread and equitable access to and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations to unvaccinated individuals at community and facility level; support health system strengthening and integration of services at supported service-delivery points in selected USAID TB LON supported states in Nigeria, by supporting the NPHCDA’s SCALES strategy.

Responsibilities

• Advocate and engage key stakeholders; the SPHCDA , STBLCP and other key actors (state and LGA level) in COVID-19 vaccine program
• Conduct situation assessment working with the SPHCDA to determine the extent of need /gaps of logistics; cold chain and other supportive structures (e.g., human resources and power) for routine vaccine programme at the LGA and community level.
• Support continuous sensitization and awareness creation at LGA, ward and community levels through traditional and religious structures, especially at the community levels with gatekeepers to ensure social mobilization, community acceptance of the intervention and, to foster accountability and public discourse on enabling an environment for equitable COVID-19 vaccine access and acceptability at community levels
• Strengthen the COVID vaccination systems already supported by PSM for monitoring and availability of COVID-19 vaccines to LGA stores, with weekly updates to ensure stock-outs or unavailability are mitigated.
• Support distribution of COVID-19 consumables (anaphylaxis kits, paper towels, gloves, cool boxes, face visors, face masks, hand wash, hand sanitizers, syringes, gauze/alcohol pads, waste bags, etc to LGA stores.
• Support capacity-building of community healthcare workers on RISK COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (RCCE) to integrate COVID risk communication and vaccine promotion messages
• Ensure deployment of ‘WOW Keke’ complemented by portable digital X-ray machine (DLB) and Truenat or TB Lamp to distant and hard-to-reach communities to provide integrated health services with COVID-19 vaccination and other reasonable medical concerns.
• Ensure distribution of relevant and culturally acceptable IEC materials and communication tools
• Strengthen recording and reporting tools and daily monitoring of activities, adverse events following immunization (AEFI) and provision of guidance at state immunization command centers
• Coordinate other support as well as other state level engaged consultants on the project
• Ensure monthly conduct of joint supervision, monitoring and evaluation with the TB program and other key stakeholders
• Any other duties as assigned.

Who are we looking for?
Education:

• Minimum of a Degree in Medicine. Additional advantage include Master’s Degree in Public Health or other relevant Public Health disciplines.

Knowledge / Experience:                        

• Possess strong management, interpersonal skills, excellent oral and written communication skills
• At least 3 years’ experience working with: HIV & TB or health prevention program at various levels
• Experience with USAID or UN projects or any development partner is an advantage.

Behavioral competencies and skills:

• Strong coordination, planning, and supervisory skills.
• Competent with operational plan development, implementation and evaluation of results.
• Comfortable planning and delivering multiple activities under pressure to strict deadlines and high levels of precision.
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to identify and develop relevant areas of work.
• Able to communicate complex issues in a concise, accessible and engaging manner.
• Proven working knowledge and fluency in written and oral English required.
• Fluent oral and strong analytical, written English communications skills are required.

What do we offer?

• A full-time (40 hours per week) short-term contract with the intention to extend the contract depending on funding and performance.
• An informal work atmosphere in an international environment where initiative is appreciated.
• A highly motivated team of experienced, self-driven colleagues.
• KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation has its own Employment Conditions Scheme.

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Background

• KNCV since 2000 has implemented successive 5-year circles of USAID-funded flagship TB projects and is presently implementing USAID TB LON 1 & 2 projects across 14 states in Nigeria.
• Through President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funding (PEPFAR), KNCV Nigeria/ TB CARE I project provided and expanded TB/HIV services across 35 of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
• KNCV TB Foundation Nigeria is also implementing the STOP TB Partnership / UNOPS-funded TB Connectivity project across 14 states in Nigeria in collaboration with the NTBLCP. Furthermore, KNCV TB Foundation Nigeria provides technical assistance towards community and facility TB case finding, linkage, and treatment across Lagos, Edo, and Bayelsa states as a member of the USAID Cluster 6 “HALG_ACE Consortium”.
• In collaboration with the Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) as the Principal Recipient (PR), KNCV is implementing the Global Fund Public-Private Mix grant, Scaling up services for TB Prevention and Control in the 5 states of Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Plateau and Rivers.
• This will involve engaging primarily with the formal and informal private health sector in these states to find and treat missing persons with TB disease and contribute toward the National TB, Leprosy, and Buruli Ulcer Control Program’s (NTBLCP) TB treatment coverage targets.
• The overarching strategic objectives of the PPM grant include improving access to quality patient-centered care for TB, TB/HIV, and drug-resistant TB services; preventing transmission and disease progression; and to strengthen TB platforms in the private sector.

Purpose of the job

• The PPM Coordinator is expected to provide technical and programmatic leadership to the implementation for the GF PPM TB grant.
• The PPM Coordinator will be responsible for the overall implementation of the GF PPM TB project as well as provide overarching management responsibilities such as governance, HR, and security.

Responsibilities
As PPM Coordinator, you will:

• Coordinate the implementation of the Global fund PPM TB grant in the focused states of Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Plateau and Rivers states.
• Develop implementation plans and oversee the implementation of integrated TB, TB/HV and other medical services at facility level and community level with focus on the private sector in the supported states.
• Provide technical assistance on rapid assessments, situational analysis, evaluations and other related activities with focus on the PPM TB in Global fund supported States.
• Lead effort in the engagement of key state level stakeholders, state TB programs, Ministry of health and Local government on the implementation of the PPM activities.
• Lead effort in the engagement of key private sector stakeholders, Associations and other professional bodies involved in the implementation of the public private Mix TB activities.
• Provide technical guidance on training and capacity building in the focused states in the implementation of the GF PPM grant.
• Other duties as assigned.

Overarching Management:

• Ensure proper execution of the KNCV Country Office manual and HRM manual;
• Implement (changes in) relevant policies and procedures in the Country Office
• Lead the KNCV TB Foundation office GF PPM grant and responsible for in country KNCV security policy
• Represent KNCV TB Foundation externally with partners and with the National TB and Leprosy Control Program.

Who we are looking for?
Education:

• A Degree in the Medical Sciences - MBBS / MB.BCH (Master’s Degree in Public Health, Project Management, Health Management, and related discipline will be an added advantage).

Knowledge / Experience:

• At least 10 years’ experience in managing complex public health programs, especially in the field of TB, TB/HIV, and HIV
• At least 3 years of experience in supporting the implementation of control activities in the formal and informal private sector in the context of tuberculosis
• Good working knowledge of and relationship with partners operating in the public and private health space at both national and subnational levels.
• Ability to develop, adjust and implement a business model for TB control in the overall private sector
• Demonstrated experience representing an organization and/or diplomatic capacity
• At least 2 years of experience supervising a team.