Senior Technical Officer - Prevention & Mitigation at the Global Fund

The Global Fund is a 21st-century partnership organization designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics, Founded in 2002, the Global Fund is a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by the diseases. The Global Fund raises and invests nearly US$4 billion a year to support programs run by local experts in countries and communities most in need. Since 2003, the Global Fund has invested more than 1.4 billion dollars in the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Technical Officer - Prevention & Mitigation

Location: Abuja
Contract type: Fixed term
Project: SIDHAS

Job Responsibilities

• Candidates will support in the implementation and coordination of prevention and mitigation activities in Akwa lbom state under the SIDHAS project and in line with the ongoing HIV surge activities currently ongoing in the state. This includes supporting the implementation of prevention activities (sexual and biomedical) and strategic behavior change interventions, testing and counseling, home based care along with other community mobilization activities and ensuring effective collaboration with other IPs supported for OVC programming tp achieve maximum efficiency.

Minimum Requirement Standards

• MB.BS / MD / PHD or similar degree with 1 to 3 years public health experience at the state or community level or in the private health sector.
• Or MPH or MS / MA in relevant degree with 3 to 5 years public health experience at the state or community level or in the private health sector.
• Or BS / BA in Pharmacy, Microbiology, Health Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health or in relevant degree with 5 to 7 years public health experience at the state or community level or in the private health sector.
• Demonstrable experience in large and complex SBC / BCC mobilization activities in a donor (USAID, DFID, CIDA, etc.) funded national health-focused project.
• HCT experience and ability to understand full range of issues around HCT.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

Application Closing Date
26th February, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward Suitability Statement (Application) and Resume as a single MS Word document to: [email protected] with the "Job Title and Location" clearly indicated as the subject of the mail.

Note

• AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Only applications sent electronically (i.e. by e-mail) with the Job Title and Location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered.
• AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview.