Posted on Mon 07th Mar, 2022 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)
The Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research is a non-profit organization that promotes best practices in health care delivery, medical training, and research using locally adapted models of health systems strengthening.
We are recruiting suitable candidates for a comprehensive HIV Care and Treatment award in the position below:
Job Title: Senior Technical Advisor (Health System Strengthening)
Location: Niger / Kwara
FTE: 100%
Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) / Technical Director
Job Overview
Provides health systems, health finance, and public health technical assistance to the program, technical staff, and administrators as per project/program requirements.
The STA HSS will supervise the advisors/teams for Laboratory, Supply chain/Pharmacy, Financing, and Private sector engagement will also be responsible for developing and maintaining the project HRH plan and annual workplans and will work closely with the AMEL team to ensure appropriate monitoring, reporting, and remediation of all project deliverables.
The STA HSS is also responsible for subcontract engagement, monitoring, reporting, and compliance
Work Interactions and conditions:
The STA HSS will report to the DCOP and will work closely with other STAS in the field
Responsibilities
Provide technical and programmatic oversight, strategic direction and ensure appropriate support for the implementation of program activities in the areas of health systems strengthening and quality improvement
Provide leadership in the development of HSS& QI framework
Coordinate assessments, site strengthening, follow-up, and supervision, including developing supportive supervision guidelines
Develop and test approaches for quality and performance improvement according to the local context as needed
Lead in establishment/maintenance of quality laboratory practice and quality standards for all biomedical interventions
Lead in establishment/maintenance of quality operational pharmaceutical supply chain standards
Apply quality standards to ensure that health services meet standard requirements
Advocate with donor/client organizations, agencies, and NGOson domestic resource mobilization
Initiate and lead the deployment of wholistic approaches to strengthening public finance management processes
Establish and strengthen state-based monitoring and accountability mechanisms
Coordinate efforts towards the development of an enabling environment to foster increased private investment and contributions
Requirements and Qualifications
Postgraduate Degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Laboratory Science
Possession of an MPH is desirable
At least 10 years of demonstrated experience in managing and/or implementing integrated HIV/AIDS/TB prevention, care, and treatment with HSS programming on PEPFAR funded programs
Knowledgeable about facility- or community-based HIV/AIDS models; health governance; HRH; supply chain strengthening; QI; AMEL;health care financing; public-private partnerships capacity strengthening of local organizations
Familiarity with the Nigeria public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable
Abilities:
Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of senior and mid-level public and private sector counterparts, donors, and other key stakeholders
Ability to supervise technical staff in the implementation of integrated health programming
Good interpersonal relationships
Fluency In English and local language
Skills:
Excellent demonstrable writing and diplomacy skills with experience presenting technical issues to stakeholders,
Proficient use of Microsoft office for documenting and reporting
Proficient use of data management and analytic tools
Application Closing Date
14th March, 2022 (Midnight).