Technical Consultants at the 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: Technical Consultant

Location: Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Full Time

Description

• The technical consultants will provide time-bound, outcomes-focused technical support to improve government-led delivery of HIV care and treatment in ECEWS ACE 5 supported states, in collaboration with the project leadership across various thematic Areas

Thematic Areas:

• Strategic Information (SI)
• HIV Care & Treatment (PCT)
• PMTCT & Pediatrics (AP3)
• Logistics & Supply Chain
• Laboratory Services
• TB/HIV

Objectives

• Improve data quality, completeness, timeliness, and use across platforms.
• Optimize clinical cascade performance.
• Drive uptake and quality of maternal–infant services.
• Strengthen last-mile availability of vital commodities, including requisition/reporting flows
• Improve accreditation-readiness of project-supported laboratories
• Ensure integration of TB/HIV services across continuum of care.

Strategic Information (SI)
Key Tasks:

• Translate ACE 5’s rich data streams (LAMISPlus, DHIS2) into predictive and prescriptive insights for continuity on treatment, VL suppression, testing yield, and supply chain reliability.
• Reduce frontline burden via automation and copilots (data quality checks, documentation assistance, guideline search) with human-in-the-loop controls.
• Strengthen governance using existing AMELP and Data Management Plan assets; aligned with PEPFAR and GoN data standards and privacy requirements.
• Build sustainable capacity through targeted training.

HIV Care & Treatment (PCT):
Key Tasks:

• Support the state governments to develop a mentorship protocol for clinicians/other healthcare workers on HIV Care and Treatment (testing, adherence, advanced HIV disease, viral load, etc)
• Create state-specific training slides for government staff on ART services
• Develop protocol for site-level oversight and supervision of ART services by government staff.
• Support the development of a project-level guidance document covering implementation approaches in HIV care and Treatment.

PMTCT & Paediatric (AP3):
Key Tasks:

• Design a simplified framework for field teams to use PMTCT data for decision-making.
• Design a performance and accountability model for the Mentor Mother Initiative
• Identify alternative models and strategies to ensure host government ownership and support of the project-supported AP3 structures.
• Assess the PMTCT data flow to identify the root causes of underperforming quality indicators.

Logistics & Supply Chain:
Key Tasks:

• Provide technical support to facility laboratory personnel to strengthen reporting systems, ensuring quality, accuracy, and timeliness of logistics data submissions, including weekly reporting and bimonthly CRRF.
• Strengthen state/LGA LMIS practices (forecasting/quantification, RIRF timeliness, stock status monitoring), with feedback loops into clinical micro-planning.

Laboratory Services:
Key Tasks:

• Support and drive full integration of ART laboratory services into routine laboratory services in supported health facilities, ensuring sustainability, efficiency, and improved patient outcomes
• Advance MLSCN/WHO-AFRO accreditation readiness, including technical support for the implementation and strengthening of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in supported facilities
• Conduct capacity building and mentorship for laboratory personnel and implementing partners on HIV diagnostics and monitoring.

TB/HIV:
Key Tasks:

• Collaborate with the government of Nigeria (MOH, NTBLCP, NACA) to drive sustainable activities promoting government ownership of TB/HIV interventions.
• Identify technical capacity gaps among program staff, facility teams, and stakeholders, and develop targeted mentorship and training plans.

Expected outcomes:

• Improved financial management and internal control framework and procedures.
• Reviewed policies and procedures with adequate controls and safeguards in place
• Development of risk management and mitigation strategies
• Improved human resources and asset management systems

Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced degree (MPH, PhD, Fellowships) in public health and related disciplines
• 8–12+ years’ progressive experience in PEPFAR HIV programs in Nigeria.
• Demonstrated success in thematic area
• Strong mentoring and government/partner coordination experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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