Senior Program Officer - Key Population at Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS)

The Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) is a leading and reputable indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes access to qualitative healthcare, Education and economic strengthening opportunities for all Nigerians. With its headquarters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State with a corporate office in Abuja, ECEWS has presence in 17 States across the South-South, South East, South West and North Central Nigeria with a strong client portfolio with the Global Fund to fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria, United States agency for international development (USAID), United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), The United Nations office of Projects, World Bank & Federal Government of Nigeria. Since its founding in 2001, ECEWS has built a vast network of health and allied professional staff, partners and collaborators which has earned her a solid reputation among its funders and is well regarded by competitors and partners alike.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Program Officer - Key Population

Location: Ebonyi
Job Nature: Full Time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing the design, coordination, and support for implementation of community-based HIV service delivery and the supportive supervision of the OSS for KPs (FSW, MSM, TWG, PWIDs) in line with Global Fund (GF) TB-HIV Model.
• S/he will work as a member of the advisory team working with other staff members, Ministries of Health, and other key stakeholders on developing/updating guidelines and protocols for inclusion of community participation. This effort includes overseeing activities in the OSS, supporting the implementation of referral pathways and bi-directional referral systems between the national program and the KP led community-based initiatives.
• S/he will work in close collaboration with supported facilities to make sure animators (peer to peer outreach workers) supported by ECEWS are trained and have the requisite technical support to provide basic, but quality HIV care and treatment services to their clients.
• S/he will maintain a strong and collaborative relationship with key partners and stakeholders to strengthen community-based HIV counseling and testing services and referrals for care, treatment, and support services at the community and health facility levels.
• S/he will provide leadership to community-based organizations to implement an evidence- based prevention intervention in line with the national guidelines.
• The position reports to the Deputy Project Director/ Technical Lead. The position regularly interacts with the zonal program implementation team as well as key state stakeholders and facility teams including the OSSs/CBOs/DICs

Experience, Skills & Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Social Science, Arts or Humanities
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in developing health care programs or program support function within an international NGO or equivalent on international health issues including HIV, with at least two years working on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment programs in resource poor settings.
• Fluency in English; excellent communication skills required, with Extensive experience working with KPs.
• Knowledge of public health information, education, and communications methodology in an African development context.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability in maintaining close counterpart relationships, both governmental and in partner sites and communities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-culturally with diverse teams
• High degree of judgment, maturity, ingenuity and originality to interpret strategy, to analyze, develop and present work and to monitor and evaluate implementation of programs.
• Fluency in written and spoken English Proficiency with other local languages (South–South dialects) is an added advantage.

Salary
Competitive.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2024.