Job Openings at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an allied organization to Family Health International (FHI360) with co-existing and mutually supportive interest in advancing the collective goals of the people and communities served. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates to fill the following positions below:

1.) Senior Technical Officer - Pediatric HIV & PMTCT

Job Location: Delta
Department: SPEED
Job Category: Fixed Term

Responsibilities

• Candidates will provide technical support to implement high quality care, treatment, and support activities with primary focus on pediatrics HIV care and PMTCT including provision of Anti-retroviral therapy (ART), coordinate the design and implementation of components related to clinical management of and home-based care for HIV/AIDS, including the use of anti-retroviral treatment in state and field-level projects and programs.
• The STO will work with the Senior Technical Advisor to provide strategic direction and technical leadership on pediatric HIV care and PMTCT, provide technical assistance in pediatric ART, PMTCT, OVC services, QA/QI capacity building to field programs, lead the operationalization and scale-up of the AP3 strategy to improve PMTCT, pediatric ART coverage, retention, viral suppression rate and overall treatment outcome.
• Also, he/she will lead the processes for increased access and uptake of PMTCT services while optimizing the entire PMTCT cascade, provide mentoring, monitoring and supervision to the appropriate technical staff to ensure quality ART services and facilitate linkages to OVC services, develop guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation, evaluation of clinical management of pediatric HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, RH/FP and OVC services and provide technical assistance in non-ART clinical care including the management of opportunistic infections (OI), childhood illnesses and Palliative care capacity building to field programs.

Requirements

• MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar degree with 5 to 7 years relevant experience with at least 5 years progressive experience working in the health or development field in Nigeria.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in care and treatment for HIV/AIDS especially with ARV program
• Possession of an MPH or postgraduate Degree in a related field is required.
• Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training.
• Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a suitability statement (Application) and Resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-PCTJobs@ahnigeria.org using the Job Position and Location as the subject of the email.

Note

• 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.
• AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview.

2.) Technical Officer - Prevention, Care & Treatment

Job Location: Adamawa
Department: ACEBAY
Job Category: Fixed Term

Responsibilities

• Candidates will provide day-to-day technical and programmatic support related to Clinical Management of HIV/ AIDS and PMTCT.
• Provide technical support to implement high-quality care, treatment and support activities with primary focus on clinical management of HIV/AIDS including provision of Anti-retroviral therapy (ART).
• Provide technical assistance in HIV/AIDS care and support capacity building at the state level. Work with technical relevant technical staff to adapt and disseminate guidelines, tools and procedures that will support the achievement of quality service delivery.
• Assist in the development of strategies for the design and implementation of HIV/AIDS mitigation interventions. This includes orphans and vulnerable children programming, home-based care and other care and support activities at the community level.
• Coordinate the design and implementation of components related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including the use of Anti-retroviral treatment in field-level projects and programs.
• Provide technical assistance in HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation capacity building to field programs and develop guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation, evaluation of prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS.

Recruitments

• MB.BS/MD Degree with 4 to 6 years post-national youth service experience in clinical care with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• Experience in project development with proven experience in the planning and facilitation of training is required.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a suitability statement (Application) and Resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-PCTJobs@ahnigeria.org using the Job Position and Location as the subject of the email.

Note

• 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.
• AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview.

3.) Assistant Technical Officer - Prevention, Care & Treatment

Job Location: Adamawa
Department: ACEBAY
Job Category: Fixed Term

Responsibilities

• Candidates will provide technical support at state level to implement high quality care, treatment and support activities with primary focus on HIV/AIDS programs.
• Provide technical assistance visits to all supported facilities across the project states, providing mentorship/supervision to concerned health workers on HIV/PMTCT/ART/RH activities, thereby building their capacity for quality care delivery in the above-mentioned thematic areas.
• Support the optimization of ART service delivery at the various LGAs and track ART coverage of service provided in the various LGAs of service delivery at ACE supported facilities to minimize missed opportunities.
• Conduct hands-on and on-site mentoring of State / Local Government Implementing Team members on HIV/AIDS programming and service delivery.

Recruitments

• MB.BS or similar Degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in clinical care with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• Or BSc. Nursing, Public health, Pharmacy, or other closely related field with 3-5 years relevant experience.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting and project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation, including government and non-government settings.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a suitability statement (Application) and Resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-PCTJobs@ahnigeria.org using the Job Position and Location as the subject of the email.

Note

• 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.
• AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview.