Quality Assurance Officer- Osun at 360 Health Systems Diagnostics and Correction (360HSDC)

360 Health Systems Diagnostics and Correction (360HSDC) is a health community-based organization registered in Nigeria, that works in a targeted yet comprehensive manner to address critical health, institutional and development related issues. 360 HSDC achieves this by collaborating with global and local development and private entities, such as governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector. The organization has a multifaceted team of experts with proficiency and experience in emergency environments, humanitarian activities and development in diverse environments and ecosystems, globally and across Africa, including in South Sudan, and extensively in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Officer

Location: Osun
Employment Type: Contract

Job Overview

• The Quality Assurance Officer will be responsible for overseeing the quality of project implementation in their designated LGA. S/He will assure, determine, negotiate and agree on in-country quality procedures, standards and specifications. This position will be based in Osun state.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that LGA teams are constituted completely and correctly and that there are no ghost workers.
• Work with the backstops to close existing linkage gaps and present progress report to the management team routinely
• Ensure quality control around HIV testing processes followed by LGA testers
• Ensure proper utilization of risk stratification tools in order to improve yield across different LGAs.
• Coordinate and monitor different teams throughout the different stages of implementation
• Ensure LGA teams manage clients and client information ethically
• Ensure that data falsification of any form is prevented
• Work with State M&E officer to ensure that there is complete documentation including source documents, HTS registers, NMRS uploads, line lists, client in take forms etc.
• Support all LGA QA Officers and backstops to motivate their team members to work harder
• Ensure LGA backstops' community related tasks are completed and reviewed within a predefined scope
• Make suggestions for improving the project
• Organize and hold training and workshops for LGA teams
• Get together with all teams to ensure work is done in accordance with project and client requirements and quality standards
• Review valid estimates for resource requirements submitted by LGA backstops.
• Any additional duties that may be assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred in public health, social sciences or relevant degrees
• Experienced at all-inclusive HIV testing services with focus on index case testing (ICT) and targeted PITC, PMTCT, with a mix of both community and facility strategies
• Knowledge of the local communities, cultures and geography of the State.
• Knowledge of the Iwo, Ede South, Irewole, Ife North, Ejigbo, Ila LGAs
• Knowledge of new business development for health, proposal writing and budget development.
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methodologies.
• Knowledge of company's main clients and its operations.
• Knowledge of current health development, M&E, GIS, organizational learning, and impact evaluation assessment trends, debates, methodologies, and resources desirable.
• Demonstrates versatility and integrity.
• Good verbal and written communications skills and ability to draft and deliver timely quality evaluation reports.
• Knowledge of web site applications, Microsoft Office, as well as data analysis software (e.g. STATA, SPSS, EPI INFO, etc.).
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred..
• Experience living or working in Africa preferred.
• Fluency in English required; proficiency in a foreign language preferred.
• Willingness to travel and work a minimum of 4 to 8 weeks per year

Application Closing Date
17th March, 2021

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] with the Job Title as the subject, including Location, E.g “Quality Assurance Officer Osun”.

Note

• Indicate the LGA you are familiar with in the body of your email (Iwo, Ede South, Irewole, Ife North, Ejigbo, Ila).
• Applications will bereviewed on a rolling basis, and the positions will be closed once candidates are identified.