Assistant Technical Officer at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Job Description

• Under the Supervision of the Technical Officer, the Assistant Technical Officer will work with the state-level staff & government counterparts in assigned facilities to provide support and guidance on implementation of high-quality HIV/AIDS, PMTCT and TB/HIV intervention, monitoring and evaluation activities and on donor and Government of Nigeria reporting requirements.
• The ATO will assist the Technical Officer in providing technical support at the facility level to implement high quality care, treatment, and support activities with primary focus on HIV/AIDS programs, including correct implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ACEBAY’s activities through adherence to timely documentation and reporting of activities.
• S/He will support the optimization of ART service delivery at the various LGAs and track ART coverage of service provided in the various LGAs of service delivery at ACE-supported facilities to minimize missed opportunities, provide technical assistance to ad hoc staff, clinical mentors and facility focal persons on HIV/TB, PrEP, HIVST, Viral load sample collection, GBV and cervical cancer screening and monitor progress towards USAID targets through routine monitoring, monthly data validation and quarterly DQA in assigned facility.
• The ATO will also support the STO-PCT/TBHIV to share progress report during daily SRMs, weekly DRM and during quarterly TWGs with GoN and other stakeholders.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• MB.BS or similar degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in clinical care with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings including familiarity with northern Nigeria M&E context and locations.
• Or BSc. Nursing, Public health, Pharmacy, or other closely related field with 3-5 years relevant experience.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting and project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation, including government and non-government settings.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.