Comprehensive ART, Adherence & Client Retention Capacity Building Training Consultant at Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

MSH, a Non-Governmental Organisation with head office in Boston USA, has been in existence for over 40 years implementing projects and programs in over 40 countries across the globe. In Nigeria, MSH implements several projects including the Leadership, Management and Sustainability project. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently modified MSH ProACT project which is a United State Government (USG) rationalization initiative in support of the Government of Nigeria to effectively and efficiently prevent and control HIV/AIDS in the country. Across project foci states, MSH currently supports HIV counselling and Testing, PMTCT, Adult and Paediatric ART, TB/HIV and OVC in 41 comprehensive care and treatment health facilities in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Comprehensive ART, Adherence & Client Retention Capacity Building Training Consultant

Job ID: 13-8546
Location: Abuja
Reports To: Technical Supervisor: Dr. Ginika Egesimba, Senior Clinical Advisor
Period of Performance: 9th - 18th October, 2015.
Level of Effort: 9 days (2 days pre training meeting in Abuja, 6 days TOT and a day for report writing)

Overall Responsibilities
Justification:

• In a bid to improve service delivery to PLHIV across project states in supported facilities, MSH will conduct a comprehensive HIV/AIDs training with focus on anti-retroviral therapy update, client retention and adherence.
• For a smooth conduct of the training, 4 lead facilitators who will co-facilitate alongside MSH technical leads in respective project states will be engaged.
• These facilitators who will be drawn from independent project and program consultants, collaborating stakeholders including institutions of higher learning are to support training of health care workers in projects states.
• The 6-day training will draw participants from supported facilities.
• The training will have amplification effect, as trainees will receive technical support from MSH, to conduct stepdown training in their respective facilities.
• It is expected that at the end of the stepdown, HIV services will be integrated into existing hospital services as a pool of HCWs would have had their capacities built, to provide HIV interventions to patients.

Specific Responsibilities
Terms of Reference (TOR):

• The lead facilitators will facilitate in a 6-days training alongside MSH technical leads on ART/Retention/adherence in project states.
• In the course of training, the facilitator will lead and facilitate group work sessions as detailed in the training slides including ensuring the objectives of the plenary sessions are met.
• S/he will be responsible for documenting and compiling the action plans arrived at after plenary group work sessions
• The facilitator will collate, analyze, and report the daily training evaluation as part of the effort to improve training quality
• S/he is expected to conduct and analyze the pre and post test result in an excel sheet provided by MSH.
• At the end of the engagement, the facilitator will write a comprehensive training report to be submitted to MSH leadership

Deliverables:

• Ensure a seamless conduct of training using adult learning principles
• Compile and present post training follow up action plans as agreed during plenary sessions
• Present a comprehensive training report to MSH leadership

Facilitator’s role:

• S/he will be responsible for conveying herself/himself to the venue of the training
• S/he is expected to arrive 2 days prior to the training for a pre-training meeting with MSH technical leads

Roles of PROACT:

• Where applicable MSH will provide accommodation for the entire period of the training including the pre-training meeting period
• Provide transport and logistic support to and fro to the facilitator’s base
• Provide all training materials for the entire period of the training

Qualifications
Training:

• Have undergone an ART/adherence/ client retention TOT in the past 2 years
• Evidence of participating / attending international conference on HIV management
• Have undergone short courses on HIV/ART
• Other evidence of ART trainings

Education:

• At least 5 years post MBBS
• MPH and other advanced degrees will be of advantage
• Linkage with any institute of higher learning

Experience:

• Evidence of facilitating any ART PEPFAR training in the past 2 years
• Membership of TWG is an added advantage
• Provision of mentorship support to complex/busy ART program

General:

• Good oral/writing and communication skills
• Provide clear documentation in a post training report

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2015

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online