Technical Lead - Prevention Care & Treatment at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organization’s in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, Unit. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Lead - Prevention Care & Treatment

Job ID: sfh-40072
Location: Abuja
Job type: Full-time
Category: Programs
Contract Duration: 8 weeks (may be extended for a further period)

Job Description

• Head-PCT will provide technical support to implement high-quality care, treatment, and support activities with a primary focus on clinical management of HIV/AIDS including provision of Anti-retroviral therapy (ART).

Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• To provide technical support for the planning and implementation of Prevention Care and Treatment services at the implementing state level
• Collaboration with key stakeholders and gatekeepers at national and state l levels to provide an enabling environment for the implementation of HIV prevention and treatment activities among Key Populations in the state.
• Supervise the implementation of comprehensive operational work plans for HIV prevention, care, and treatment activities for the technical team at the HQ and implementing states.
• Routinely review program and M&E data and report via DHIS, and CRRF, and prepare and submit monthly quarterly, and annual reports, also routinely review the quality of data on the EMR (LAMIS)

Qualifications/Experience

• Must possess an MBBS or MPH 
• 7 - 10 years of hands-on experience in implementing HIV-related work at the community level and facility or in resource-constrained settings; should also have 4 years’ experience in HIV Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Experience in the design and operations of a One Stop Shop (OSS)
• Good analytical, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Conversant with the use of electronic medical records (LAMIS)
• Experience in supervising and mentoring a dynamic team.
• Ability to think out of the box in solving programmatic bottlenecks.
• Ability to work independently, and in a team.
• Experience in writing reports and articles
• Experience in stakeholder management
• Ability to use infographics.

Skills and competencies:

• Creative critical thinker. You understand and value the importance of creating safe spaces for teams to ideate, reflect, and think ‘big’. You know how to ensure rigorous, evidence-based thinking is a part of this creative space so that products are both ambitious and technically sound.
• Collaborative spark. You know how to foster teams’ enthusiasm and ability to work together to engage with learning and improve. You encourage the team’s desire to problem-solve, helping to apply global and local evidence as teams try new things, and advance toward shared goals for the project. You cultivate vibrant exchanges where diverse perspectives enrich outcomes.
• An agile executor. You know how to make the work of technical learning and knowledge management feel ‘doable’ to busy teams. You understand how and when to empower colleagues to lead learning efforts, and when it is important to carry the work yourself to enable high-quality outputs without slowing teams’ progress on other primary objectives.
• A rigorous detective, and communicator. You are an experienced analyst and a thought leader. You know how to move from field observation to data capture, synthesis, and results, applying rubrics effectively to generate systematic findings from design and implementation experience. You know how to take these findings and develop compelling technical knowledge products.
• Problem Solver You identify the real problem being faced, are diligent in researching the situation and processes behind the problem, understand all the complexities, then draw on your team’s critical thinking to brainstorm possible solutions and determine the best possible resolution.

Compensation & Benefits
The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.

Application Closing Date
23rd July, 2023.