Site Enhancement Officer at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. It was established as indigenous organizational, registered in 2009 with its headquarter in Abuja, and presence in the four geopolitical regions of Nigeria.  It aims to provide technical assistance to the government and people of Nigeria in the implementation of public health and development programs.

The Global Fund Grant Cycle (GC7) is to ensure a coordinated and intensive effort to scale up the prevention, identification, and treatment of HIV in both general and key populations in Anambra state. The focus will be on facility and community-based approaches to reach epidemic control, and in addition, ensure improvement in the coverage of pregnant women on ART as well as target KP and AGYW programs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Site Enhancement Officer

Location: Taraba
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 20
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Direct: Site Backstop (Technical officers at the state level), Dotted lines: Senior Technical Advisors (Project Head Office) Site ART coordinator
Job Category: Adhoc

Background

• The Accelerating the Control of HIV Epidemic in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe & Taraba States (ACE-1) Project implemented by AHNi, and the consortium partners is a robust, sustainability-focused, high-impact, evidence-based HIV/AIDS intervention funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It aims at fast-tracking the attainment of UNAIDS 95:95:95 targets and achieving epidemic control in the focus states.
• Effective October 1, 2024, AHNi-ACE-1 took over the HIV implementation for the general population in Taraba State. AHNi verified and retained the Adhoc personnel transitioned from RISE for the first 3months to ensure adequate HR availability to continue service provision in all facilities.
• AHNi-ACE-1 in collaboration with the Taraba State Government seeks to engage Adhoc personnel to fill the following roles across the 29 Supported Health Facilities in Taraba.

Overall Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Site Backstop, the Site Enhancement Officer shall be based in the health facility and serve as a point of contact for all project-level activities in the health facility.
• S/he will work with the ART Coordinator to support the service providers to deliver optimal user experience for clients receiving care and treatment in the facility.
• S/he will support the ART Coordinator in supervising the Adhoc personnel, attending to inquiries/complaints, and facilitating access to services for clients and program support.
• S/he shall be knowledgeable in contextual and cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management and be versed in the use of information and communication tools.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities
The services of the Site Enhancement Officer will include but not limited to the following:

• Coordinate ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV, CaCx, GBV, and other related activities at the facility
• Coordinate, supervise, and monitor the activities and performance of all ad-hoc staff engaged by the ACE-1 project
• Facilitate the Reimbursement for Incidentals (RFI) promptly and accurately.
• Liaise and coordinate with the local partners of the project operating within the catchment LGAs of the facility or facilities.
• Represent the health facility at the daily situation room meetings, weekly project review meetings, and other relevant meetings, and coordinate the participation of other personnel in these meetings
• Coordinate the submission of daily, weekly, and monthly reports (DHIS and LAMIS files, including RADET files, PrEP reports, TB reports, COVID-19 reports, etc)
• Ensure post-clinic reviews are conducted daily and used to drive project implementation.
• Responsible for sustaining a hub-and-spoke relationship between the health facility and community structures for reporting, commodity supply and improving ownership, sustainability, and resilience of the implementation.
• Responsible for galvanizing all facility efforts to meet project expectations in target achievement and quality of care including viral load coverage, client continuity in care, back-to-care efforts, etc
• Coordinate, collate and share relevant documents to necessitate prompt settlement of financial claims for the facility, including timesheets, reimbursement for incidentals, etc.
• Maintain an inventory system that adequately forecasts and requests for commodities to prevent stock-out in the health facility
• Coordinate the implementation of recommendations from quality improvement teams (e.g., CQI teams, Therapeutic/Switch committees, etc.)
• Provide regular feedback to the ACE-1 site backstop and project head office supervisor on activities within the health facility.
• Adhere to professional ethics and abide by AHNI’s code of conduct and other regulations guiding personnel activities
• All other responsibilities that may be assigned

Recruitments

• MBBS / BNS / RN / RM/CHO / SCHEW or Health-related qualifications with at least One (1) year post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
• B.Sc or other related qualifications with 1-3 years post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
• Experience in a similar position is an added advantage
• S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work
• Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions if identified).

Application Closing Date
9th December, 2024.