Senior Associate - Treatment Support at an Indigenous Non-profit and Non-governmental Organization

We are an indigenous non-profit and non-governmental organization with 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Associate - Treatment Support

Job Code: CSU059
Location: Kaduna
Grant Duration: Subject to availability of funds and exceptional grant performance

Do You Have What it Takes to Join Us?

• 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 achieve its goals as it aligns with saving lives, making life more meaningful and productive for all Nigerians and especially for the most vulnerable. If this typifies you, kindly read on.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation of Care and Support activities in line with national guidelines.
• Develop and implement strategies to ensure optimized ART Adherence and retention in care including differentiated care models (both facility and community-based) for adults and adolescent.
• Develop work plans for the program and coordinate the implementation and reporting on care and support activities.
• Ensures that the health facility and community-based care team (nurses/Peer Health Educators) provide quality, comprehensive health education and information on Adherence and Psychosocial support services through the facility-based case management system.
• Builds the capacity of facility level care team to perform adherence assessment and provide counseling for client initiating ART, identifying potential strengths and weaknesses in relation to predicted drug adherence, assess patients’ readiness for treatment.
• Provide on- going mentoring and hands- on supportive supervision to facility and state base care teams.
• Coordinates the activities of case managers for the effective provision of accompanied referral/linkage services for patients to patients, conduct home visits to facilitate client retention and adherence, track care and treatment defaulters; coordinates and facilitate support group meetings and in collaboration with relevant service providers.
• Provide ongoing support and technical assistance to facility-based multidisciplinary teams on issues regarding medical/treatment adherence through the state-based Care team.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team and M&E staff to ensure adequate real time documentation using all relevant M&E tools.
• Foster effective linkages and collaboration with CBOs to identify community-based adherence structures such as PLHIV support groups for other social support.
• Development and deployment of innovative approaches to enhance patient experience and continually improve on treatment support performance indicators.
• Strengthen the viraemia clinics and its services across facilities with strong collaboration with Government of Nigeria health personnel.
• Continually review operational research findings to provide quality service to persons living with HIV in line with international best practices.
• Participate in the organization, donor, and other partner Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings as appropriate.
• Receive and review monthly programmatic performance reports from health facilities through the state care and support team.
• Advancement of technical meetings for review of program performances and strategy development.
• Development of weekly and monthly program activity reports.
• And any other duties as assigned by Supervisor or designate.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field
• Minimum of five years’ experience in health program management in sub-Saharan Africa
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working on HIV/AIDS counseling and testing programs in international or resource
• poor settings.
• Experience in coordinating HIV/AIDS program implementation
• Strong supervisory and management skills
• Ability to work independently with strong problem-solving skills and ability to foresee problems and initiate
• appropriate action.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Excellent team player with good interpersonal skills.

Application Closing Date
22nd May, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
And
Submit their current CV and Suitability Statement not more than 200 words indicating Position and Location in Microsoft Word format by email to: [email protected] The subject of the email should be the JOB TITLE, LOCATION AND APPLICANT FULL NAME e.g. Senior Associate - Treatment Support -  CSU059 - Kaduna - ADESUWA NWACHUKWU.

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 shortlisted candidates will be contacted to advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Qualified Locals and residents of this location are encouraged to apply.
• Applications are reviewed in the order of arrival, and we reserve the right to close the offer before the term initially indicated if suitable applications are received.