Director of Programs (KP-Care I) at Heartland Alliance International (HAI) - Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos

Heartland Alliance International (HAI) is the global arm of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, a family of organizations that has been leading anti-poverty and social justice work in Chicago for more than 125 years. HAI implements programs in nearly a dozen countries on a range of global human rights issues, providing mental health and psychosocial services, access to justice for survivors of conflict or abuse, and high-quality stigma-free healthcare.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director of Programs (KP-Care I)

Locations: Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos

About the Program

• Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte seeks candidates for the above position for an upcoming five-year, USAID-funded program on Key Population Community HIV Services Action and Response (KP-Care I) Activity
• The program sites for KP-Care I are Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Lagos.

Job Summary

• The DOP will have responsibility for the technical content of service delivery encompassing KP prevention services (social/behavior change communication, pre-exposure prophylaxis, condom/lubricant programming, STI management and other evolving prevention technology/techniques), case finding (partner notification services, risk profile based testing, and other testing modalities applicable to key population case finding), treatment (induding differentiated community ART care delivery model using the OSS strategy, TLD regimen protocol, FP integration, and TB services integration), viral load services within a community setting (including considerations for use of self-administered viral load sampling kits, optimization of viral load cascade and other efforts necessary for achieving measurable community viral suppression)
• This position reports directly to the Deputy Chief of Party.

Experience/Qualifications

• A minimum of Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, or Management Social Work with a focus on Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field. A First Degree preferred;
• A minimum of 5 years of professional work experience in the field of Public Health and HIV.
• This should be inclusive of a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in technically designing and managing programs related to key populations and HIV.
• The 5 years should also be inclusive of a minimum of 3 years of experience management of a USG-funded activity, including program planning, implementation, data use, monitoring and reporting;
• Demonstrated understanding, experience and competency in working with HIV KP community-led organizations and community leaders; and
• Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.

Application Closing Date
25th April, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should e-mail a full CV detailing all relevant professional experience and achievements, a Cover Letter detailing qualifications in relation to the position, and three professional references to: ng-recruitment@heartlandalliance.org  The subject of the email should be the Job Title.

Note: Females are strongly encouraged to apply.