Service Integration Officers at Pathfinder International - 8 Positions

Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do - believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services - from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment.

Evidence to Action for Strengthened Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services for Women and Girls (E2A) is USAID's global flagship project for strengthening quality FP/RH service delivery and is led by Pathfinder International. The project is designed to reduce unmet need for family planning by scaling-up proven best practices (BPs) to ensure that women and girls receive and use quality services through all stages of the reproductive life cycle. E2A promotes healthy FP/RH behaviors, gender-equality, and the application of compelling evidence for FP use. The project is in partnership with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), IntraHealth International, Management Sciences for Health (MSH), ExpandNet, and PATH.

Pathfinder International is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Service Integration Officer

Ref: 15-46-E2A
Locations: Akwa Ibom Cross River and Lagos.
Slot: 8

Program Overview

• This 3 year, USAID supported project aims to contribute to the reduction in Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV/AIDS by providing a standardized package of PMTCT and tuberculosis (TB)/HIV services integrated with quality reproductive MCH services in private healthcare facilities, as recommended by the National guidelines and by addressing the underlying gender, youth, and HIV stigmas that impede access, provision, and sustained utilization of these services in Akwa Ibom, Rivers, C/River and Lagos states of Nigeria.

Position Purpose

• Provide technical assistance to collaborating NGOs/Facilities in clinical and administrative aspect of service integration and delivery to ensure smooth and effective attainment of project goals.  There are 8 positions available, 4 in Akwa Ibom, 2 in Cross River and 2 in Lagos.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop creative and innovative approaches in order to expand access to the use of quality PMTCT and RH services by the under-served communities.
• Identify technical assistance requirements and coordinate provision to TA so that service providers will tender quality PMTCT/RH services.
• Conduct training needs and equipment/supplies and commodities needs assessment so as to address the identified needs for improved quality of service delivery.
• Conduct field visits to all project sites to monitor and review project progress.
• Give report on capture data in quarterly reports.
• Plan, conduct and supervise training activities to sub-grantees and service providers.
• Advise the SPM on necessary changes needed to improve quality coverage and acceptance of service.
• Liaise with the Project Community Officer concerned on the development of culturally appropriate methods to educate and inform communities on services so as to expand service coverage.
• Provide oversight for community-based demand generation activities of local CBOs.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Medicine or related field. A Masters in Public Health will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in PMTCT, Reproductive Health and Community based programming with ability to deliver health services.
• Prior experience with USAID funded Project is an added advantage.
• Sound Project management experience and ability to coordinate multiple partners.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills(written and verbal.
• Good Report writing skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Mature, responsible and able to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Strong interest in community capacity/capability building.

Application Closing Date
24th October, 2014.

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