L’initiative Achieving Health Nigeria (AHNi) est une organisation à but non lucratif qui promeut le développement socio-économique en soutenant les initiatives mondiales en matière de santé et d’économie au Nigeria. AHNi est actuellement basée à Abuja, au Nigeria.
Location: OSS Jalingo, Taraba
Background
- Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative, a sub recipient to FHI360 is Implementing the Global Fund National Aligned HIV/AIDS Intervention Grant in Taraba state among Key Populations. AHNi through the OSS provides comprehensive KP services to Clients at the OSS.
- In the light of the above, the organization seeks to engage the services of the under listed consultant for the provision of comprehensive services to attain the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals on the grant.
Job Description / Specific Deliverables
Area 1 – Technical Leadership:
- Provide technical leadership and technical support related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS and Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to Key populations (MSM, FSW and PWID).
- Provide ART services to Key Populations in line with current World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and national guidelines both at the OSS and through mobile ART sites.
- Oversee clinical HIV treatment protocols in each clinical department to reflect the needs of the Keys populations and ensure consistency of treatment services throughout the OSS.
- Ensure a seamless delivery of service for clients from intake through discharge at the OSS.
- Review and assess client treatment protocols and plans, including short- and long-term goals.
- Review clinical records to evaluate the necessary level of client care
- Develop concept papers and research papers to improve and or extend existing studies in the management of HIV/AIDS activities.
Area 2 – Supervision of Clinical Services including mobile ART:
- Effectively manage and supervise other health service providers, volunteers, and case managers at the OSS as well as mobile ART teams.
- Advise project team on national and state policies, procedures and licensing requirements and ensure compliance with all requirements and/or mandatory inspections.
- Prepare formal evaluation of employee performance as scheduled and required.
- Supervise weekly/monthly clinical staff meetings.
- Identify and advise project management on training needs of all clinical staff to ensure a high degree of HIV treatment and care knowledge throughout the OSS.
- Work with clinical and support staff to maintain a high degree of professionalism and excellent customer service.
- Integrate OSS and mobile ART services with other project activities to enhance the achievement of project outcomes.
Area 3 – Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Provide support to the Strategic Information (SI) unit to manage data collection for service delivery to Key Populations in project communities using nationally approved tools.
- Ensure timely submission of quality reports to the FHI360 State office and Headquarters on monthly and quarterly basis or as required.
- Support for data analysis, interpretation and use at the OSS. Use of data at facility level for decision making towards improve service delivery at the OSS.
Area 4 – Finance / Admin:
- Support the development of budgets and work plans for clinical services in the OSS.
- Provide support for prompt retirement of cash expenditure and advances.
Area 5 – Other assignments:
- Proactively seek out and report relevant opportunities, success stories, linkages or challenges that may promote clinical services for the project.
- Carry out any assignment as may be decided by FHI360 and the supporting SR.
Minimum Recruitment Standards
- University Degree in Medicine (MBBS), Clinical Management Training and other relevant Trainings in HIV comprehensive Care and Treatment with at least 3 years progressive experience working in the health or development field in Nigeria
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in care and treatment for HIV/AIDS especially with ARV program
- Proven experience in HIV Counselling and Testing, planning and facilitating technical training
- Familiarity with HIV Data capturing tools.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance
- Ability to represent AHNi to KP community serviced.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver on task with minimal supervision
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication, including presentation and training skills
- Must be an indigene of the state and should be able to communicate effectively in the local language.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Important Information & Notice
- Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
- AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview.
