PMTCT STH at an Indigenous Non-profit and Non-governmental Organization

We are an indigenous non-profit and non-governmental organization with a Head Office in Abuja and field offices in several locations across Nigeria. We are in the business of saving lives, making life more meaningful and productive for all Nigerians, and especially for people living with and affected by HIV. It is an organization built on strong core values. We believe strongly in commitment, innovation, inspiring leadership, and partnerships.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: PMTCT Officer - Short Term Hire

Location: Lokoja, Kogi
Employment type – Short-term

Job Summary

• We are in search of innovative, creative, and self-motivated talents with outstanding skills and proven track records in the advertised position.
• A reliable individual who is committed, audacious, accountable, and passionate (females and HIV community members are strongly encouraged to apply) with strong core values to work with our highly experienced team at our Head and state offices in the following capacities:
• A reliable executor who is flexible and can hit the ground running in aiding the organization to achieve its goals as it aligns with saving lives, making life more meaningful and productive for all Nigerians, and especially for the most vulnerable.

Team Purpose

• This unit is the program arm of the organization that develops strategic directions, providing targeted and focused interventions, implementing existing and innovative approaches for a comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and care packages across supported states that ultimately drives the achievement of overall organizational 95-95-95 goals.
• The unit successes are hinged on system thinking, capacity building, innovation, competitiveness and scientifically proven evidenced based programming anchored by a dynamic and committed professionals in a multi-disciplinary team from different thematic sub-units.
• These sub units are responsible for ensuring that states offices and health facilities are provided with the desired training, technical and logistics support; infrastructural and clinical services items/equipment needed to accomplish their functions successfully and efficiently.
• Clinical Services Unit (CSU) is responsible for ensuring that services deliveries are provided based on standards and National Guidelines in line with funders’ requirements

Job Purpose

• The incumbent will support in the provision of quality assurance/ improvement focused technical assistance and serve as subject matter expertise regarding process improvement initiatives across PMTCT, PMTCT/MNCH/ TB, PrEP, EID , care and support, prevention & community services.

Specific Duties &Responsibilities

• The incumbent will be providing technical assistance to service providers in supported health facilities.
• Such assistance includes site level capacity development of relevant staff in provision of integrated PMTCT/RH services, providing ongoing mentoring and supportive supervision to facility staff to ensure a continuum of care from prevention of transmission of infection to the provision of care and treatment for HIV-positive pregnant mothers and their HIV-exposed or infected infants.
• Provide technical support in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities, strategies and policies around HIV prevention with particular focus on integrating PMTCT into maternal and child health.
• Support programs to strengthen linkages and integration between sexual and reproductive health (SRH), Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) services and HIV/AIDS programs.
• Ensure provision of qualitative care for PMTCT, infants exposed to HIV, pediatrics, adolescent and young women across all supported sites. Support the scaleup of the cPMTCT/AP3 strategy.

Technical Support

• Provide technical support in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities, strategies, and policies around HIV prevention with particular focus on integrating PMTCT into maternal and child health.
• Support programs to strengthen linkages and integration between sexual and reproductive health (SRH), Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) services and HIV/AIDS programs.
• Provide medical and technical expertise and training for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment efforts including antiretroviral prophylaxis implementation in the area of PMTCT.
• Work with facility staff to ensure a continuum of care from prevention of transmission of infection to the provision of care and treatment for HIV-positive pregnant mothers and their HIV-exposed or infected infants.
• Provide technical support in the integration of TBMNCH, and PrEP into PMTCT program at the supported states.
• Use accompanied referral for ART initiation for positive cases identified in the community.
• Work with the MDT team on perinatal care of HIV positive pregnant mothers.
• Work on implementation research related to maternal and neonatal care.
• Provide on-site mentorship to facility staff on PMTCT protocols including HIV testing, ART initiation, EID, and final outcome.
• Support integration of PMTCT services into ANC, labor and delivery, postnatal care, and child welfare clinics.
• Ensure adherence to national PMTCT guidelines and SOPs.
• Data Management and Quality Improvement
• Assist facilities in accurate documentation using PMTCT registers and electronic platforms (e.g., DHIS2, LAMIS).
• Conduct routine Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) and support data validation and cleaning.
• Facilitate monthly data review meetings and support implementation of Quality Improvement (QI) projects.
• Use of historic data to drive testing at the community
• Ensure community data are entered real time into the NDRLite platform

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Liaise with SMOH, SPHCB, LGA health teams, and other partners to align PMTCT activities with state priorities.
• Participate in technical working groups and coordination meetings.
• Support community engagement activities in collaboration with local leaders, TBAs, and peer educators.

Commodity and Logistics Support:

• Monitor availability of HIV test kits including Combo, ART, cotrimoxazole, and EID sample collection materials.
• Report stockouts and support timely resupply through coordination with logistics teams.
• Ensure proper storage and inventory management at supported facilities.

Capacity Building:

• Organize and facilitate training sessions and refresher courses for facility staff and mentor mothers on PMTCT, PrEP for pregnant and EID, and pediatric ART.
• Support onboarding of new staff and continuous professional development.

Linkage and Retention:

• Strengthen linkage systems between ANC, ART clinics, and EID services.
• Support tracking of HIV-positive mothers and HEIs to ensure retention in care and timely testing.
• Collaborate with mentor mothers and case managers to improve adherence and follow-up.

Deliverables:

• Support the optimization the use of viral load monitoring and EAC for pregnant women.
• Track the optimization and utilization of preferred ART regimen in PMTCT setting.
• Track early infant diagnosis activities especially within the first six weeks of life
• Support optimization of Partners Testing in PMTCT setting.
• Support active linkage of HIV exposed infant into the pediatrics program.
• Support the HIV exposed early infant care.

Qualifications & Experiences

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine, Public Health or a related field; or a Master’s or equivalent in public health or related fields
• 2-3 years’ post NYSC experience in developing country health care programs or program support function
• Knowledge of the policies, regulations, reporting formats, and cultures of principal donors, including USAID, CDC/PEPFAR, and others
• Extensive clinical experience in care and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients
• Demonstrated experience in non-profit sector in a program management role
• Strong supervisory and management skills
• Ability to lead teams and promote cross learning
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and make reasoned judgments in a timely fashion.
• Committing to a course of action without undue delay or prevarication
• Willingness to work under challenging environments and difficult terrains.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and make reasoned judgments in a timely fashion. Committing to a course of action without undue delay or prevarication.

Application Closing Date
1st July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Current CV; Suitability statement not more than 200 wordsin Microsoft Word format to:projectrecruitment255@gmail.comusing the position and location as the subject of the mail (e.g., "COM01 Abuja, ADESUWA NWACHUKWU").
And
Click here to apply online

Note

• It is important to apply via the link and the mail, as applications sent to ONLY the email address will be considered invalid.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted to advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Grant duration- Subject to availability of funds and exceptional grant performance.
• We believe in Equal Employment Opportunity and strongly encourage qualified Locals and women to apply.
• Applications are reviewed in the order of arrival, and we reserve the right to close the advert before the term initially indicated if suitable applications are received.
• This organization does not charge any fees for submission of job applications and interviews.