Requirements
Education:
- First Degree, BSc / BA
- A master’s degree in public health will be an additional advantage.
Knowledge / Experience:
- A minimum of three (3) years of experience in TB/HIV program implementation in a resource challenged setting.
- Demonstrated experience with public health disease programs and/or surveillance strengthening in developing countries (including national TB control programs and/or other infectious disease control) is highly desirable.
- Experience with Global Fund policies, regulations, and procedures is desirable.
- Proficiency in statistical analysis and use of computer.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, approachable and good listener.
- Exhibits a high level of accuracy in work and the ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations.
- Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
What Do We Offer?
- An on-site consultancy (40 hours per week) fixed-term contract for a year, with the intention of extending the contract depending on funding and performance.
- Fast-paced and result-oriented culture.
- An informal work atmosphere in an international environment where initiative is appreciated.
- A highly motivated and diverse team of experienced, self-driven colleagues.
- Frequent capacity building and training.
- KNCV Nigeria has its own Employment Conditions Scheme.
Under the coordination of the Program Officer, the State TB/HIV Technical Assistant will:
- Provide day-to-day oversight for the scale-up of community TB/DRTB, HIV, and PPM services across the state.
- Coordinate with all the ad-hoc field workers engaged by KNCV Nigeria to ensure effective service delivery.
- Support the program officer in ensuring seamless coordination and robust data reporting.
- Work closely with cluster coordinators and LGA TB/HIV reporting structures.
- Collaborate with the state STBLCP and SASCP to facilitate knowledge transfer and capacity building as TB and HIV service integration is being scaled up.
- Build the capacity of existing state TB and HIV structures toward program sustainability.
- Collate and analyse program data following LGA validation of TB and HIV data.
- Identify the gaps in providers, facilities, and LGAs and develop remedial actions.
- Develop the weekly state/LGA TB/HIV activity work plan in line with the approved state budget.
- Onboard field teams and service providers on technological solutions (MATS, CommTB, AIM 250, EPCON, specimen movement dashboard).
- Manage the back end of these systems and work with the central teams to troubleshoot issues.
- Provide on-site mentoring and capacity building for TB/HIV PPM and community service providers in the state.
- Review weekly community TB and HIV activity reports from outreaches, active case findings, and HTS among pregnant women conducted across all LGAs by the CBOs.
- Assess work plans and budgets for the subsequent week’s activities for the program officers approval.
- Maintain the state’s line listing of all DRTB patients identified from PPM and community interventions.
- Support the STBLCP and SASCP in ensuring 100% linkage to treatment for HIV-positive pregnant women identified in the community.
- Maintain statewide visibility of TB/HIV program commodities, consumables, and medicines.
- Collaborate with state TB and HIV logistics officers.
- Redistribute RTKs and medicines to LGAs as needed.
- Manage the supplies and distribution of Mama Packs and the action meal.
- Prepare distribution plans and generate monthly utilization reports
