Women for Women International (WfWI) provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability, self-sufficiency, and active citizenship, thereby promoting viable civil societies. WfWI has an immediate opportunity for a HIV/AIDS Health Coordinator for our Nigeria Country Office. The position will be located in JosPlateau State.
Women for Women International is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: HIV/AIDS Health Coordinator
Location: Jos, Plateau State
Reports To: Deputy Country Director
Duration: 18 Months Contract
Job Reponsibilities
- The HIV/AIDS Health Coordinator’s job responsibilities will begin with designing and completing a comprehensive mapping of all existing HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention resources in the communities where WfWI-Nigeria works around Jos that will be used to improve the ability of WfWI-Nigeria to refer women enrolled in our program to counseling and testing as part of an integrated, comprehensive empowerment program for the most marginalized women.
- The HIV/AIDS Health Coordinator will conduct a systematic assessment of local and contextual barriers women face in addressing HIV/AIDS in the region, and draw upon the information gained from the mapping exercise and barrier assessment to update, expand and enhance our existing HIV/AIDS curriculum and training materials to improve their quality and impact.
- Oversee, collaborate with and coordinate work of Curriculum Development Specialist: In addition to ensuring that the information presented in our HIV/AIDS module in the WfWI curriculum reflects the best and most current science available.
- The HIV/AIDS Health Coordinator will monitor the pilot, as well as design and gather evaluation data to measure the effectiveness of the new curriculum before, during, and after the 100 women complete the new Health Module and HIV/AIDS initiatives
- HIV/AIDS Health Coordinator will write field reports and collect success stories and challenges to program implementation.
Minimum Qualification and Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, International Development, or related discipline. Master’s degree preferred.
- At least five (5) years relevant work experience in international development projects focused on HIV/AIDS research, prevention and/or treatment, preferably with an international NGO.
- Strong experience with donor compliance through projects funded by international foundations and bilateral organizations.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Excel.
- Strong organizational skills, accuracy and attention to details, and strong report writing skills.
- Significant understanding of community health problems and needs. Demonstrated skills in creating and delivering community health trainings preferred.
- Ability to work in a challenging environment and strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal English and Hausa language skills required
Application Closing Date
26th August 2014
Method of Application
All interested candidates should submit an updated CV with 3 professional references and a cover letter to:
[email protected]
HIV/AIDS Health Coordinator should be the subject line of the email.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Only shortlisted applications will be invited for interview.