Senior Technical Advisor - Prevention, Care & Treatment at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. It was established as indigenous organizational, registered in 2009 with its headquarter in Abuja, and presence in the four geopolitical regions of Nigeria.  It aims to provide technical assistance to the government and people of Nigeria in the implementation of public health and development programs.

The Global Fund Grant Cycle (GC7) is to ensure a coordinated and intensive effort to scale up the prevention, identification, and treatment of HIV in both general and key populations in Anambra state. The focus will be on facility and community-based approaches to reach epidemic control, and in addition, ensure improvement in the coverage of pregnant women on ART as well as target KP and AGYW programs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Technical Advisor - Prevention, Care & Treatment

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• He / She Will provide leadership and technical support in the areas of PMTCT, clinical care/ART and reproductive health.
• S/he will coordinate services needed to implement high-quality care PMTCT, HIV care and treatment and reproductive health/family planning services.
• Provide oversight and supervisory roles to the appropriate Technical Staff, develop guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation, and evaluation of clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT and RH/FP and represent AHNi to Donors and government officials on issues of clinical management of HIV/AIDS, PMTCT and RH/FP.

Requirements

• MBBS / MD / PHD or similar degree with 7 to 9 years relevant experience with at least 7 years progressive experience working in the health or development field in Nigeria
• Possession of an MPH or postgraduate degree in a related field is required
• Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training
• Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Clinical management and training experience and ability to understand the full range of issues around the clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including the provision of ART
• Knowledge of Nigerian clinical settings, including government and non-government settings
• Proven ability in supervising staff.

Application Closing Date
13th December, 2024.