Clinical Services Officer at an Indigenous Non-profit and Non-governmental Organization

An indigenous non-profit and non-governmental organization with head office in Abuja and field offices in several locations in Nigeria is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Clinical Services Officer

Job Code: CSU100
Location: Osun

Project Overview

• The TB LON 3 grant is a 5-year grant which will run from April 2020 to March 2025.Our organization will work in Osun State with other partners in consortium to carry out facility activities which focuses on Coordination and Technical assistance, TB case finding preventive and treatment and also Monitoring and Evaluation and Improvement of Quality TB Services

Description

• We are in search of highly skilled, dynamic, committed, bright individuals with good work ethics and high level of integrity to work with our highly experienced team. If your energy for our vision of saving lives, along with technical skills match our need to keep delivering a Program that continues to strengthen the health system in Nigeria then apply if the position suits your skills and abilities.

Responsibilities
As the Clinical Services Officer, you will:

• Lead and participate in capacity building activities for public and private (formal and informal) TB service providers.
• Support facility and community assessments for the strategic expansion of TB services.
• Support the State TB program and the facilities to create awareness and demand for TB services.
• Support the State TB program to accelerate case finding initiatives, coordinate prompt enrollment, treatment initiation and monitoring of all diagnosed DS and DR-TB patients in the State.
• Organize & conduct regular health facility and community supervision to ensure the delivery of high quality TB services to the beneficiaries, as outlined in the National guidelines, as well as timely data collection, collation and reporting.
• Support state TB program on routine data review, analysis, presentation and utilization.
• Support and facilitate state PPM coordination and TB-HIV collaboration within the State.
• Regularly track the timely implementation of State work plan and budget.
• Periodically prepare reprogramming plans to ensure the alignment of new strategies to the project objectives.
• Deploy appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track progress on program implementation and utilization of resources to guide staff as appropriate.
• Ensure the submission of quality project programmatic, M&E, financial and PSM reports within the set timelines.
• Develop technical briefs, reports, presentations and provide strategic information to CIHP management, the Ministry of Health, relevant MDAs, USAID and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure staff compliance with all institutional, administrative and operational policies and procedures as well as donor regulations as applicable.

Qualifications

• MBBS or relevant Medical degree; Master’s degree or its equivalent or higher degree in Public Health, Health Program Planning and Management, or other relevant field preferred;
• Minimum of five years of professional experience in TB and other public health program implementation, developing and managing partnerships, including brokering public-private partnerships;
• Proven experience in leadership, capacity building, planning and management.
• Demonstrable experience in successful implementation of USAID or other donor-funded programs designed to strengthen the health sector at national and/or sub-national government levels;
• Experience in working with key stakeholders in Nigeria, particularly in Osun and other South West States.

Skills and Ability:

• Strong coordination, planning, and supervisory skills.
• Strong networking, collaboration and representational skills;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English as well as presentation skills, with proven experience in analyzing data and developing PowerPoint presentations and other reports.
• Competent with operational plan development, implementation and evaluation of results.
• Comfortable planning and delivering multiple activities under pressure to strict deadlines and high levels of precision.  
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to identify and develop relevant areas of work
• Able to write reports and communicate complex issues in a concise, accessible and engaging manner.
• Must be able to demonstrate evidence of being able to work well in a diverse team as well as alone
• Ability to foster a productive working relationship between the organization and partner facilities
• Maintaining an excellent working relationship with counterparts at State and Local levels, USG implementing partners, and local groups/organization.
• Must be able to support collaboration among partners involved in the implementation of this program.

Application Closing Date
12th July, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV and suitability statement not more than 200 words indicating Position and Location in Microsoft Word format to: [email protected]  The subject of the email should be the Job Code, Location and Applicant Full Name; e.g. COM01 Abuja, CHINEDU OGUAGHAMBA

Note

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted to advance to the next stage of the selection process
• Applications are reviewed in the order of arrival and we reserve the right to close the offer before the term initially indicated if suitable applications are received.