Technical Associate - AYP at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Background

• The Nigeria TBHIV Reach Integration & Impact Project (N-THRIP) is designed 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.
• Hence, the consultant will support the implementation AGYW related activities, support school and livelihood support interventions for CLHIV and their caregivers in the state.

Key Roles
The services of the consultant will include but not limited to the following:

• Provide technical support to the Adolescents Girls Young Women component.
• Develop design, implementation, and monitoring of sound technical strategies and interventions targeting AGYW and HIV Prevention as well as ensuring the integration of interventions with the other key program areas.
• Provide Support for the delivery of preventive services to AGYW and scale up of prevention and other sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for AGYW interventions related to HIV Testing Services treatment, care, and support services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women.
• Develop and support programs that create economic avenues for AGYW, such as vocational training, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.
• Work with relevant staff to coordinate the implementation of facility-based programs in relation to clinical management of HIV/AIDS.
• Oversee capacity-building activities to transfer skills, knowledge, and technology to the Government of Nigeria staff and stakeholders at the individual, facility, and levels to lead the HIV response and create effective linkages between facility and community services.
• With guidance from the Cluster Lead, represent AHNI in meetings, discussions, and relevant forums on issues related to HIV/TB prevention, treatment, and care.

Recruitments

• Bachelor's Degree in related fields with 2 – 3 years’ post NYSC experience in HIV programming is required.
• Experience implementing Adolescent, Girls and Young Women interventions will be an advantage
• In-depth Knowledge in capacity building (training, mentoring, technical assistance provision)
• ability to communicate and maintain productive relations with the team; resourcefulness, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast changing and challenging environment.
• Ability to use key computing applications e g MS Office Suite etc and knowledge of different databases (DHIS or NMRS) is a plus.