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ACE Cluster 1
Taraba (x5)
Posted 4 months ago
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education, and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an organization with robust interest in advancing the collective goals of the people and communities served. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following position:
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL OFFICER - PREVENTION, CARE & TREATMENT: will provide technical support at state level to implement high quality care, treatment and support activities with primary focus on HIV/AIDS programs. 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 visits to all supported facilities across the project states, providing mentorship/supervision to concerned health workers on HIV/PMTCT/ART/RH activities, thereby building their capacity for quality care delivery in the above-mentioned thematic areas. Conduct hands-on and on-site mentoring of State / Local Government Implementing Team members on HIV/AIDS programming and service delivery.
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.
- 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.
Method of application: Interested and qualified Candidates should forward a suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-PCTJobs@ahnigeria.org
Vacancy closes Tuesday 31st December 2024
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview
Job Features
| Job Category | Fixed Term |
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education, and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an organization with robust interest in advancing the collective goals of the people and communities served. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following position:
PROJECT DRIVER: will provide a variety of transportation support to the project. He will convey project Staff and Consultants to designated approved locations, ensure adequate safety, cleanliness, security and maintenance of the project vehicle assigned, ensure proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing, etc. Ensure availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, and necessary spare parts. Plan route and requirements by studying schedule or ad-hoc request by the office. Ensure passengers adhere to all road safety regulations.
Minimum Recruitment Standard:
- Secondary school leaving certificates, apprentice certificate or any other equivalent certificates with a minimum of 5-6 years’ experience
- Must have a Trade Test Certificate and a valid Driving License
- Must have expert knowledge of driving rules and regulations
- Experience as a Driver mechanic will be an added advantage
- Experience with large complex organizations preferred.
Method of application: Interested and qualified Candidates should forward a suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-F&AJobs@ahnigeria.org
Vacancy closes Tuesday 31st December 2024
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview
Job Features
| Job Category | Fixed Term |
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education, and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an organization with robust interest in advancing the collective goals of the people and communities served. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following position:
TECHNICAL OFFICER - PREVENTION, CARE & TREATMENT: will provide day to day technical and programmatic support related to Clinical Management of HIV/ AIDS and PMTCT. Provide technical support to implement high quality care, treatment and support activities with primary focus on clinical management of HIV/AIDS including provision of Anti-retroviral therapy (ART). Assist in the development of strategies for the design and implementation of HIV/AIDS mitigation interventions. This includes orphans and vulnerable children programming, home-based care and other care and support activities at the community level. Coordinate the design and implementation of components related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including the use of Anti-retroviral treatment in field-level projects and programs. Provide technical assistance in HIV/AIDS care and support capacity building at the state level. Work with technical relevant technical staff to adapt and disseminate guidelines, tools and procedures that will support the achievement of quality service delivery. Provide technical assistance in HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation capacity building to field programs and develop guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation, evaluation of prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS.
Minimum Recruitment Standard:
- MB.BS/MD degree with 4 to 6 years post-national youth service experience in clinical care with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
- Experience in project development with proven experience in the planning and facilitation of training is required.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
Method of application: Interested and qualified Candidates should forward a suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-PCTJobs@ahnigeria.org
Vacancy closes Tuesday 31st December 2024
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Fixed Term |
ACE Cluster 1
Taraba
Posted 4 months ago
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education, and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an organization with robust interest in advancing the collective goals of the people and communities served. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following position:
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL OFFICER - ADAPTIVE MONITORING, EVALUATION, RESEARCH AND LEARNING: The ATO-AMERL will work with others in the State Office and Local Implementing Partners to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate and meet the Donor and Project’s M&E needs. S/he will re-validate high Frequency reporting, support onsite mentoring activities under the guidance of the Technical Officer-AMERL and take regular M&E tools inventory, reporting same to the Technical Officer-AMERL. S/He will monitor periodic M&E tools distribution to supported sites, provide administrative support to the department, provide M&E support to the states, and ensure that locally employed Monitoring and Evaluation Staff, Consultants and Partners understand and can support the M&E requirements and coordinate the logistics for all State M&E department trainings, workshops and meetings.
Minimum Recruitment Standard:
- MB.BS/MD/PHD or similar degree with 2 to 3 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
- Or MPH or MS/MA in relevant degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
- Or BS/BA in statistics, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and evaluation or in relevant degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of PMTCT and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
Method of application: Interested and qualified Candidates should forward a suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-M&EJobs@ahnigeria.org
Vacancy closes Tuesday 31st December 2024
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Fixed Term |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba State
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 16
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Direct: Senior Technical Officer Laboratory Services (State level). Dotted lines: Senior Technical Advisors, Lab (Project Head Office)
Background
Overall Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Technical Officer Laboratory Services, the Lab Quality Optimizer shall provide technical support and implement high-quality laboratory services within the assigned facilities including adherence to relevant professional standards and guidelines, involvement with laboratory clinical governance issues, proficiency testing, EQA and audit. Ensure accountability of Viral load/EID and other clients' samples collection, processing, shipment, and appropriate documentation of all results returned for clinical decision. S/he will provide supervision to the Laboratory support staff at assigned facilities to ensure the activities outlined above are delivered. S/he will work with the site enhancement officer to ensure the line list of eligible clients for lab-related services and generated and services provided as and when due. S/he shall attend to inquiries/complaints and facilitate access to lab-related services for clients and program support.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- Ensure quality clinical samples are collected from the right client for HIV viral load, EID, CD4, etc assay for the management of PLHIV in the assigned Health facilities at the appropriate time.
- Ensure viral load samples are properly processed (separated at appropriate speed & time aliquoted into vials) within 6 hours of sample collection and stored appropriately in a temperature-monitored freezer before 3PLs pick up.
- Ensure viral load and EID sample information are documented in the lab register and remotely logged to the designated PCR testing lab through the RSL_LIMS platform.
- Ensure that specimen manifest is promptly printed, and used for sample sorting and arrangement before the arrival of 3PL for pick up at PCR Lab
- Provide a periodic update on the viral load and EID sample collection, 3PLs sample pick up, and results dispatched to the assigned health facility on LIMS.
- Monitor and ensure that printed VL and EID results from LIMS are shared on time with the ART clinic for a prompt update on LAMIS and documentation into Electronic Medical Record and viral load TAT register.
- Ensure the daily monitoring and maintenance are conducted for all ART lab equipment including freezers, inverter systems, centrifuges etc., and periodic updates are provided for program decisions.
- Monitor HIV RTK utilization, administration of HIV internal Quality control, and HIV testing documentation in all HIV multi-testing points within the assigned health facility and community HIV testers that are linked to the assigned Health facilities.
- Work collaboratively with facility lab staff, Lab support staff, and other relevant ad-hoc staff to ensure real-time entries of laboratory data into relevant registers and LIMS.
- Provide daily and weekly updates on VL, EID, CD4, and GeneXpert data documentation into LIMS and results downloaded, printed, and shared with supported facilities.
- Support line listing of clients eligible for VL from EMR, to facilitate proactive tracking and bleeding of all eligible clients for VL daily.
- Work closely with 3PLs and health facilities to ensure that client samples for viral load, EID, CD4, and TB are correctly collected, processed, documented on viral load turnaround time, manifest, and transported, and that results returned are and documented on EMR timely.
- Support the conduct of RTQII and competency assessment at the assigned facility.
- Ensure AHD-related testing is carried out and documented in the relevant register at the assigned facilities.
- Carry out any other tasks that may be assigned.
- Inventory Management
- Maintain adequate stock of laboratory commodities
- Ensure timely submission of CRIRF and conduct post-distribution gap analysis after the supply of commodities
- Alert relevant authorities whenever there is an imminent stock out of commodities
Recruitments:
- Medical lab Science (MLS) with at least 2 years post-NYSC cognate experience. Knowledge and experience in the design, implementation, and management of laboratory services in HIV/AIDS programs.
- Experience with lab-related data management systems
- High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications, particularly Excel
- Excellent interpersonal, management, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently with strong problem-solving skills.
- A Valid Certificate to practice as a Medical Laboratory Scientist is mandatory.
- Familiarity with standards and federal/state regulations regarding the laboratory and laboratory practices
- Fluent English oral and written communication skills; ability to interact professionally in English and oversee development of comprehensive program reports.
- Commitment to and understanding of the organization’s vision, values and principles including rights-based/gender approaches would be expected.
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage.
- S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work.
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Taraba States
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to communicate in the local dialect.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba State
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 20
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Direct: Site Backstop (Technical officers at the state level)/SEOs Dotted lines: Senior Technical Officers/Advisors/Director AMERL
Background
Overall Responsibilities
The incumbent is to coordinate the monitoring and evaluation function at supported sites, and outreach communities. Under the supervision of the backstops/senior Officers, S/he shall monitor real-time data entry and flag data gaps with the facilities, state teams and the SI team to ensure optimal data quality and evidence-based decision-making on the ACE-1 project. S/he will triangulate key performance indicators reported on DPT, MSF and LAMISPlus for concurrence daily and escalate outliers. S/he will work with the Database team, and the larger SI team to monitor trends in performance indicators and flag any irregularities or anomalies.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- Facilitate daily situational room meetings to review the timeliness and completeness of data entries on DPT, MSF and LAMISPlus
- Triangulate key performance indicators reported on DPT, MSF and LAMISPlus for concurrence.
- Review and validate data for any inconsistencies.
- On daily basis, profile key performance indicators for any missing data, gaps, and outliers.
- Monitor trends in performance indicators and flag any irregularities or anomalies.
- Measure reported data to ensure it aligns with the MER indicator definitions.
- Real-time communication with facility and front-line teams on reported data with flags, outliers, and missing data
- Update the data analysis tables for decision-making.
- Prepare charts from the pivot table for analyzing facility performance, successes, lapses, and way forward.
- Share daily quality and complete timely reporting rates for all facilities to next-level supervisors.
- Provide support to medical record officers at spoke sites.
- Any other task assigned by supervisor.
Recruitments:
- BSc/HND Computer Science/Statistics/Public Health and other health-related disciple with at least 2 years post-NYSC cognate experience. Knowledge and experience in the design, implementation, and management of laboratory services in HIV/AIDS programs.
- Experience with data management systems: High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications, particularly Excel, Power Bi and software
- Excellent interpersonal, management, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently with strong problem-solving skills.
- Fluent English oral and written communication skills; ability to interact professionally in English
- Commitment to and understanding of the organization’s vision, values and principles including rights-based/gender approaches would be expected.
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage.
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Good communication skills and knowledge of program indicators.
- Good knowledge of navigating DHIS, EMID, and Microsoft Office suite is essential
- Knowledgeable in contextual and cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management and versed in the use of information and communication tools.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Taraba States.
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- Data Analytics, SQL, Ms Excel and software
- Ability to communicate in the local dialect.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba State
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 12
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Facility Laboratory Focal Person/Facility-In-Charge/Site Enhancement Officer
Background
Overall Responsibilities
HIV testing services (HTS) include a range of services that should accompany any HIV test. This includes counselling (pre-test information and post-test counselling), linkage to appropriate prevention, treatment and care services, and other clinical and support services. The Professional Counselor Tester shall support all testing activities in the health facility. S/he will work with the facility personnel to ensure optimal testing in all service delivery points in the facility. S/he shall be knowledgeable in cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management, maintain a database of clients, and remain in touch through various communication channels, including telephones, emails, social media platforms, etc.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- HTS for Priority Group:
- i. Paediatrics
- ii. Adults under the following subgroups
- Clients with advanced Disease
- ICT clients
- Index Testing
- This is a focused HTS approach in which the biological children, sexual partners and drug-injecting partners of people diagnosed with HIV are offered HTS.
- Offers ICT to all index cases with emphasis on newly identified PLHIV, virally unsuppressed clients and LTFU returned to care.
- Elicitation of contacts (biological, social and sexual) from the index who accepts ICT.
- Follow up with testing of all elicited contacts through an invitation to the facility and/or home visits.
- Ensure counselling on intimate partner violence (IPV) and probe at routine visits to identify cases and link them to post–GBV care services.
- Ensures proper documentation on index testing/genealogy registers of all facility and community tracing and testing activities.
- Ensure linkage of newly diagnosed individuals to ART.
- Line list and follow up with clients for elicitation, testing or linkage to ART.
- Offer PrEP services to the negative serodiscordant partner.
- Summarize ICT achievement daily for attribution to DPT.
- HTS
- Ensure HTS is available at all clinics and wards in supported health facilities
- Be present before the commencement of each day’s clinic.
- Facilitate the use of the appropriate risk stratification tool (RST) for all new clinic attendees
- Offer HTS to all eligible clients from the RST.
- Ensures adherence to the national testing algorithm for all tests conducted.
- Ensures retesting by a master tester for reactive clients.
- Provide escort service for all identified HIV-positive clients to enrol and keep a referral register.
- Ensure use of HTS data collection tools (DCTs)- Client intake forms, HTS register, request and result form, and HIV testing daily worksheet.
- Ensure complete referral of clients to other services as indicated by the client intake form.
- Ensure follow-up and linkage to ART of HIV-positive clients who decline same-day initiation.
- Offer PrEP services to all negative clients screened as “high risk” using the risk assessment tool as well as discordant negative partners.
- Summarizes HTS achievement daily for attribution to daily performance tracker (DPT)
Recruitments:
- BNS/RN/RM/CHO/CHEW, or Health-related qualifications with at least two (2) years post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage
- S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work
- Retired Nurses and MLS willing to serve are encouraged to apply
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Taraba States
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to communicate in the local dialect.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
Job Features
| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba State
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 93
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: ART Coordinator/Facility-In-Charge/Site Enhancement Officer
Background
Overall Responsibilities
The Lay Case Manager shall be based in the health facility and serve as a point of contact for the panel of Stable Adult clients accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) services in the facility. S/he will work with the facility personnel to ensure optimal user experience for clients receiving treatment in the facility. S/he will be responsible for the provision of treatment literacy, attendance to clients’ inquiries/complaints, facilitating access to all services for which the client is eligible, and be responsible for the overall well-being of the client, even after the client can sustain self-care. S/he shall be knowledgeable in contextual and cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management. S/he will be expected to maintain a database of clients and maintain optimal contact with assigned clients through various communication channels, including telephones, emails, social media platforms, and scheduled home visits.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- Adherence Counselling
- This is counselling provided to clients to enable them to overcome challenges associated with living with HIV/AIDS. Adherence counselling is important as it ensures better treatment outcomes for clients. A client must be fully involved at every stage of adherence counselling. In particular, the case manager should:
- Build and maintain formidable healthcare worker-client relationships to reinforce clients’ trust in and loyalty to the healthcare system.
- Ensure every client’s health needs, requirements, and expectations are thoroughly realized; and that they maintain optimal levels of ART adherence.
- Maintain an appointment schedule for each client, containing dates of the next visit and purpose of the visit, such as the date of next laboratory test and nature of the test, date of next drug pick-up at the pharmacy, etc.
- Maintain a database of clients in cohort groups, based on common factors such as dates of enrolment, dates of appointment, etc., and manage and maintain up-to-date reports on clients’ progress towards attaining medication adherence, treatment retention and viral suppression.
- Record details of client inquiries, comments, and complaints/compliments, as well as appropriate actions taken; and record eventual feedback/satisfaction levels obtained. Referral to other service delivery units for appropriate care should also be appropriately documented in relevant data capture tools.
- Help the clients develop an understanding of ART treatment and its challenges.
- Provide the client with ongoing support and facilitate linkage to both facility and community-based support groups to enable the client to adhere to ART. Provide routine check-in for clients on MMD refills.
- Address concerns/questions arising from the client’s treatment with empathy.
- Client Tracking
- Generate a list of clients daily for appointment reminders using LAMIS and/or appointment dairy.
- Ensures immediate tracking of clients after a missed clinic/drug pickup appointment. Ensures reasons for missed appointments are identified by returning clients and working with the client to identify suitable strategies to address the identified cause.
- Conduct routine mortality audit to identify / document causes of client death.
- Time-to-time adherence check provided to clients on a differentiated model (MMD3&6).
- Generate a line list and track clients who interrupted treatment (IIT) within the reporting period.
- Ensure documentation of tracking attempts in client tracking and termination forms, tracking register, and LAMIS.
- Promote a culture of appointment keeping by clients.
- Viral Load
- Ensure clients are well informed on the importance of viral load assessment
- Ensure clients know when they are due for viral load assessment
- Work with the Lab Support Officer to facilitate sample collection for clients eligible for VL
- Support clients to maintain undetectable VL levels (<50 copies/ml)
- TB/HIV
- The goal of collaborative TB/HIV activities is to decrease the burden of TB and HIV in people at risk of or affected by both diseases. In particular, the case manager should
- Ensure all HIV clients are screened for TB at each clinic visit.
- Ensure all presumptive cases are referred to DOTS, and documented on the referral register, and TB presumptive register.
- Ensure all co-infected clients are started on TB treatment as well as ART.
- Ensures all eligible clients for TB preventive therapy receive Isoniazid
- Follow up with all clients on TPT till completion or definite outcome and update the IPT Monitoring Form and IPT register with client outcome.
- Summarizes HIV/TB achievement daily for attribution to DPT
Recruitments:
- B.Sc/HND/ND/JCHEW/MLT/or Health-related qualifications with at least One (1) year post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage
- S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Taraba States
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to communicate in the local dialect.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
Job Features
| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba States
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 20
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Direct: Site Backstop (Technical officers at the state level), Dotted lines: Senior Technical Advisors (Project Head Office) Site ART coordinator
Background
Overall Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Site Backstop, the Site Enhancement Officer shall be based in the health facility and serve as a point of contact for all project-level activities in the health facility. S/he will work with the ART Coordinator to support the service providers to deliver optimal user experience for clients receiving care and treatment in the facility. S/he will support the ART Coordinator in supervising the Adhoc personnel, attending to inquiries/complaints, and facilitating access to services for clients and program support. S/he shall be knowledgeable in contextual and cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management and be versed in the use of information and communication tools.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Site Enhancement Officer will include but not limited to the following:
- Coordinate ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV, CaCx, GBV, and other related activities at the facility
- Coordinate, supervise, and monitor the activities and performance of all ad-hoc staff engaged by the ACE-1 project
- Facilitate the Reimbursement for Incidentals (RFI) promptly and accurately.
- Liaise and coordinate with the local partners of the project operating within the catchment LGAs of the facility or facilities.
- Represent the health facility at the daily situation room meetings, weekly project review meetings, and other relevant meetings, and coordinate the participation of other personnel in these meetings
- Coordinate the submission of daily, weekly, and monthly reports (DHIS and LAMIS files, including RADET files, PrEP reports, TB reports, COVID-19 reports, etc)
- Ensure post-clinic reviews are conducted daily and used to drive project implementation.
- Responsible for sustaining a hub-and-spoke relationship between the health facility and community structures for reporting, commodity supply and improving ownership, sustainability, and resilience of the implementation.
- Responsible for galvanizing all facility efforts to meet project expectations in target achievement and quality of care including viral load coverage, client continuity in care, back-to-care efforts, etc
- Coordinate, collate and share relevant documents to necessitate prompt settlement of financial claims for the facility, including timesheets, reimbursement for incidentals, etc.
- Maintain an inventory system that adequately forecasts and requests for commodities to prevent stock-out in the health facility
- Coordinate the implementation of recommendations from quality improvement teams (e.g., CQI teams, Therapeutic/Switch committees, etc.)
- Provide regular feedback to the ACE-1 site backstop and project head office supervisor on activities within the health facility.
- Adhere to professional ethics and abide by AHNI’s code of conduct and other regulations guiding personnel activities
- All other responsibilities that may be assigned
Recruitments:
- MBBS/BNS/RN/RM/CHO/SCHEW or Health-related qualifications with at least One (1) year post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
- B.Sc or other related qualifications with 1-3 years post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage
- S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions if identified)
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba State
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 15
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: ART Coordinator/Facility-In-Charge. Site Backstop (Technical officers at the state level)
Background
Overall Responsibilities
The Professional Case Manager shall be based in the health facility and serve as a point of contact for the panel of unstable clients (newly initiated, unsuppressed, paediatrics, Welcome to Care (WTC), etc.) accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) services in the facility. S/he will work with the facility personnel to ensure optimal user experience for this panel of clients receiving treatment in the facility. S/he will be responsible for the provision of treatment literacy, attendance to clients’ inquiries/complaints, facilitating access to all services for which the client is eligible, and be responsible for the overall well-being of the clients, even after the client can sustain self-care. S/he shall be knowledgeable in contextual and cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management. S/he will be expected to maintain a database of clients and maintain optimal contact with assigned clients through various communication channels, including telephones, emails, social media platforms, and scheduled home visits.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- Adherence Counselling/Enhance Adherence Counselling
- Provide Adherence Counselling/Enhanced Adherence Counselling to clients to enable them to overcome challenges associated with living with HIV/AIDS and ensure better treatment outcomes for clients especially for the priority groups stated below.
- Priority Group:
- i. Paediatrics
- ii. Adults under the following subgroups
- Tx New Clients
- Unsuppressed Clients
- Interrupted Previously (Active Restart)
- Clients with Adverse drug reactions
- Clients with advanced HIV Disease
- In particular, the professional case manager should:
- Build and maintain formidable healthcare worker-client relationships to reinforce clients’ trust in and loyalty to the healthcare system.
- Ensure every client’s health needs, requirements, and expectations are thoroughly realized; and that they maintain optimal levels of ART adherence.
- Maintain an appointment schedule for each client, containing dates of the next visit and purpose of the visit, such as the date of the next laboratory test and nature of the test, date of the next drug pick-up at the pharmacy, etc.
- Maintain a database of clients in cohort groups, based on common factors such as dates of enrolment, dates of appointment, etc., and manage and maintain up-to-date reports on clients’ progress towards attaining medication adherence, treatment retention and viral suppression.
- Record details of client inquiries, comments, and complaints/compliments, as well as appropriate actions taken; and record eventual feedback/satisfaction levels obtained. Referral to other service delivery units for appropriate care should also be appropriately documented in relevant data capture tools.
- Help the clients develop an understanding of ART treatment and its challenges.
- Provide the client with ongoing support and facilitate linkage to both facility and community-based support groups to enable the client to adhere to ART. Provide routine check-in for clients on MMD refills.
- Address concerns/questions arising from the client’s treatment with empathy.
- Pediatric Care
- Link all children to OTZ groups
- Refer all children 0-17 years to OVC partners with documentation on the referral register and forms.
- Ensures service optimization- IPT, VL, disclosure counselling, regimen optimization, etc.
- Implement strategies to ensure zero missed appointments, zero missed doses and VL undetectable for all ALHIV in care.
- Counsel caregivers on Adherence and closely monitor Adherence.
- Client Tracking:
- Generate a list of clients daily for appointment reminders using LAMIS and/or appointment dairy
- Remind clients of appointment dates; ensure immediate tracking of clients after a missed clinic/drug pickup appointment. Ensure reasons for missed appointments are identified by returning clients and working with the client to identify suitable strategies to address the identified cause.
- Conduct routine mortality audit to identify / document causes of client death
- Provide time-to-time adherence checks to clients on a differentiated model (MMD3&6)
- Generate line-list and track clients who interrupted treatment (IIT) within the reporting period
- Ensure documentation of tracking attempts in client tracking and termination forms, tracking register, and LAMIS.
- Promote a culture of appointment keeping by clients.
- Viral Load
- Ensure clients are well informed on the importance of viral load assessment and know when they are due for viral load assessment
- Work with the Lab Support Officer to facilitate sample collection for clients eligible for VL
- Support clients to maintain undetectable VL levels (<50 copies/ml)
- Support Viremia clinic and clients with unsuppressed viral load (>=1000 copies per ml) to undergo enhanced adherence counselling
- TB/HIV
- Ensure all HIV clients are screened for TB at each clinic visit.
- Ensure all presumptive cases are referred to DOTS, and documented on the referral register, and TB presumptive register
- Ensure all co-infected clients are started on TB treatment as well as ART
- Ensures all eligible clients for TB preventive therapy receive Isoniazid
- Follow up with all clients on TPT till completion or definite outcome and update the IPT Monitoring Form and IPT register with client outcome.
Recruitments:
- BNS/RN/RM/CHO/MLS or Health-related qualifications with at least two (2) years post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage
- S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work
- Retired Nurses willing to serve are encouraged to apply
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Taraba States
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- The ability to communicate in the local dialect will be an added advantage.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba State
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 42
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Facility Laboratory Focal Person/Facility-In-Charge/Site Enhancement Officer
Background
Overall Responsibilities
HIV testing services (HTS) include a range of services that should accompany any HIV test. This includes counselling (pre-test information and post-test counselling), linkage to appropriate prevention, treatment and care services, and other clinical and support services. The Professional Counselor Tester shall support all testing activities in the health facility. S/he will work with the facility personnel to ensure optimal testing in all service delivery points in the facility. S/he shall be knowledgeable in cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management, maintain a database of clients, and remain in touch through various communication channels, including telephones, emails, social media platforms, etc.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- HTS
- Ensure HTS is available at all clinics and wards in supported health facilities
- Be present before the commencement of each day’s clinic.
- Ensure all clients in the assigned wards have been tested before proceeding to the clinic
- Facilitate the use of the appropriate risk stratification tool (RST) for all new clinic attendees
- Offer HTS to all eligible clients from the RST.
- Ensures adherence to the national testing algorithm for all tests conducted.
- Ensures retesting by a master tester for reactive clients.
- Provide escort service for all identified HIV-positive clients to enrol and keep a referral register.
- Ensure use of HTS data collection tools (DCTs)- Client intake forms, HTS register, request and result form, HIV testing daily worksheet.
- Ensure complete referral of clients to other services as indicated by the client intake form.
- Ensure follow-up and linkage to ART of HIV-positive clients who decline same-day initiation.
- Offer PrEP services to all negative clients screened as “high risk” using the risk assessment tool as well as discordant negative partners.
- Summarizes HTS achievement daily for attribution to daily performance tracker (DPT)
Recruitments:
- CHEW/MLT/JCHEW, or Health-related qualifications with at least One (1) year post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage
- S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Taraba States
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to communicate in the local dialect.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba State
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 15
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Direct: Facility Laboratory Focal Person/Facility-In-Charge/ Laboratory Optimizer
Background
Overall Responsibilities
The Laboratory Support Officer (LSO) shall be based in the health facility laboratory unit and support all laboratory activities in the health facility. S/he will work with the facility personnel to ensure optimal user experience for clients receiving treatment in the facility. S/he shall be knowledgeable in cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management, maintain a database of clients, and remain in touch through various communication channels, including telephones, emails, social media platforms, etc.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- HTS
- Ensure quality control is conducted routinely as the need arises
- Ensure validation testing (retesting) of all newly identified HIV-positive clients.
- Document all tests conducted in the appropriate laboratory registers
- Conduct proficiency testing for all persons providing HTS.
- Provide regular feedback to the ART Unit to improve patient management and user experience
- Viral Load/EID
- Participate in the line-listing and identification of clients eligible for viral load
- Facilitate sample collection for all eligible clients in the facility
- Participate in processing all samples collected and prepare same for transport
- Ensure all samples collected are documented on the National Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) on the same day
- Provide relevant information and coordinate with the M&E Unit to ensure regular and prompt updates of samples collected on the EMR
- Review the LIMS platform daily for results
- Receive VL results for the facility, document them on the appropriate registers (VL monitoring register and VL Turn-Around Time register) and send them to the M&E Unit for entry into the client records
- Track Viral load/EID samples turnaround time.
Recruitments:
- CHEW/MLT/JCHEW, or Health-related qualifications with at least One (1) year post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage
- S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Taraba States
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to communicate in the local dialect.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba State
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 68
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Direct: Direct: Site Backstop (Technical officers at the state level)/Facility in-Charge Site Enhancement Officer
Background
Overall Responsibilities
The incumbent will carry out paper and electronic data entry and monitoring, the reconciliation of data from the community outreach program, testing from the CBOs/partners, other testing modalities and drug refills from CPARP and other DSD models.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities:
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- Carry out paper and electronic data entry, monitoring, and reporting of HIV services
- Work with Medical records officer and service providers to ensure documentation of services in requisite data capture tools.
- Prepare a daily summary report and enter it into the daily performance tracker.
- Follow up on data gaps and outliers identified in the daily SRM meetings.
- Follow up on the update of the Viral load tracker and ensure facility submission every week.
- Daily upload of EMR to NDR.
- Daily upload on the EMID platform for COVID 19
- Institute situation room meetings at the facility/with the State team for the daily update.
- Monitor reporting rate and outlier analysis daily.
- Ensure gaps and outliers are corrected within 2 hours.
- Update runs charts and ensure data use at the facility.
- Daily reconciliation of community and facility reports.
- Monthly validation of all service registers and generation of Monthly summary forms for all data sets on the DHIS2 and EMID platforms.
- Submit monthly MSF to LGA and the State Office.
- Provide support to medical record officers at spoke sites.
- Ensure Community data is completely and correctly reported daily
- Any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Recruitments:
- B.Sc/HND/National Diploma (ND) qualification/ National Certificate of Education (NCE) Computer Science/Statistics/HIM or other Health-related qualifications with at least One (1) year post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Taraba States.
- Ability to read and write in English. The ability to communicate in Hausa or other local language will be an added advantage.
- Must be computer Literate for the position of Data Entry Clerk
- Must be able to use an Android device.
- Must be a resident in the LGA of assignment.
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Taraba States
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to communicate in the local dialect.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba States
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 26
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Direct: Direct: Site Backstop (Technical officers at the state level)/Site Enhancement Officer
Background
Roles and responsibilities of a mentor mother
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- The goal of the mentor mother is to ensure that all HIV-positive pregnant women receive ART services, and all HIV-exposed babies receive intervention from birth to 18, determining final HIV status. To achieve this, the Mentor mothers are to perform the following roles.
- Serve as the focal point for assigned pregnant women within the facility and the community.
- Establish a good rapport and understanding with assigned HIV-positive pregnant mothers.
- Provide a family-centered approach to support.
- Ensure education and counselling for all assigned HIV-positive pregnant women.
- Schedule and document all clinic visits of assigned HIV-positive mothers in a mentor mother diary.
- Conduct at least three home visits to the HIV-positive pregnant mother during each pregnancy, one of which should be in the post-partum period.
- Ensure education and planning of birth preparedness. The discussion should address the following:
- Viral load testing at 32-36 weeks.
- Facility delivery
- Birth testing and neonatal prophylaxis
- EID schedule
- Immunization schedule
- PMTCT Final Outcome (FO)
- Ensure the documentation of descriptive addresses and active phone numbers of all HIV-positive pregnant women both in their folder and EMR.
- Plan and ensure a DBS sample at birth and follow up to six weeks and 15 months. The MM shall regularly update the schedule in the follow-up diary.
- Ensure the Final Outcome (FO) of all HIV HIV-exposed infants of assigned mothers at 18 months.
- Follow up with HIV-exposed infants to ensure they are fully immunized.
- Link baby to OVC partners and mother to other required services, including family planning and cervical cancer screening.
- Provide support and guidance to HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers.
- Encourage positive health behaviors and adherence to medical advice.
- Facilitate access to healthcare services and resources.
- Maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions.
Recruitments:
- Minimum of SSCE or any health-related discipline with at least 1 year post-NYSC cognate experience.
- She should be a female and HIV positive.
- Should have successfully passed through the PMTCT program.
- Should be able to read and write.
- Should be a resident of the community and communicate in the local language
- Excellent interpersonal, management, and communication skills
- Should be ready to uphold the organization’s vision, values and principles including rights-based/gender approaches would be expected.
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage.
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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| Job Category | Adhoc |
Contract Type: Adhoc Services
Location: Taraba States
Duration: 9 months with possibility of extension (based on availability of funds)
No of Adhoc: 1
Commencement Date: 2nd January 2024
Supervisor: Direct: Direct: Site Backstop (Technical officers at the state level)/Site Enhancement Officer
Background
Overall Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Site Backstop, the Site Clinical Optimizer shall serve as a point of contact for all project-level activities in the health facility. S/he will work with the ART Coordinator to support the service providers to deliver optimal user experience for clients receiving care and treatment in the facility. S/he will support the ART Coordinator in supervising the adhoc personnel, attending to inquiries/complaints, and facilitating access to services for clients and program support. S/he shall be knowledgeable in contextual and cultural issues relevant to communication and relationship management and be versed in the use of information and communication tools.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities
The services of the Professional Case Manager will include but not limited to the following:
- Would serve as the ART clinician and provide comprehensive clinical services to the newly identified clients as well as review minor complaints from older clients during their clinical visits.
- Diagnose and treat other OIs and be responsible for managing other medical conditions of the clients.
- Coordinate ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV, CxCa, GBV, COVID-19, and other related activities at the facility
- Provide the supervisory function to the SEOs and adhoc staff.
- Coordinate, supervise, and monitor the activities and performance of all ad-hoc staff engaged by the ACE-1 project including case managers, Laboratory Support Personnel, data entry clerks, etc.
- Facilitate the Reimbursement for Incidentals (RFI) promptly and accurately.
- Liaise and coordinate with the project's local partners operating within the facility's catchment LGAs or facilities.
- Represent the health facility at the daily situation room meetings, weekly project review meetings, and other relevant meetings, and coordinate the participation of other personnel (especially facility staff) in these meetings.
- Coordinate the submission of daily, weekly, and monthly reports (DHIS and LAMIS files, including RADET files, PrEP reports, TB reports, COVID-19 reports, etc.) to the state.
- Ensure post-clinic reviews are conducted daily and use derived data to drive project implementation.
- Be responsible for galvanizing all facility efforts to meet project expectations in target achievement and quality of care including viral load coverage, client continuity in care, back-to-care efforts, etc.
- Coordinate, collate and share relevant documents to necessitate prompt settlement of financial claims for the facility, including timesheets, reimbursement for incidentals, etc.
- Lead the coordination of the DTC and ensure that all relevant persons are active participants.
- Maintain an inventory system that adequately forecasts and requests for commodities to prevent stock-out in the health facility.
- Coordinate the implementation of recommendations from quality improvement teams (e.g., CQI teams, Therapeutic/Switch committees, etc.)
- Provide regular feedback to the ACE-1 site backstop and project head office supervisor on activities within the health facility.
- Adhere to professional ethics and abide by AHNI’s code of conduct and other regulations guiding personnel activities.
- Ensures that all disseminated protocols are strictly adhered to by site staff
- All other responsibilities that may be assigned
Recruitments:
- MBBS with at least One (1) year post-qualification experience in managing comprehensive TB and HIV programs in resource-constrained settings.
- Experience in a similar position is an added advantage.
- S/he must reside within the LGA where s/he is applying to work.
- Candidate MUST NOT be an employee of the State or Nigerian Government (Any violation of this condition will attract outright dismissal from the Adhoc services with sanctions)
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge about HIV interventions and programming at facility and community levels.
- Knowledge about the operating environment i.e. Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Taraba States
- Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political, and ethical issues surrounding HIV infections.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to communicate in the local dialect.
- Well-developed computer skills
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward an application and CV as a single MS Word document to: ahni.volunteerjobs@ahnigeria.org on or before December 9, 2024
AHNi shall shortlist the candidates that meet the requirements and invite them to be interviewed by AHNi & GoN representatives
Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title, location and facility indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
Job Features
| Job Category | Adhoc |
