Thematic Health Competency Experts

MNCH · Malaria · Tuberculosis · HIV/AIDS · Health Systems · Health Security

Reference AHNi/HR/EOI/2026/01

Date of issue 31 August 2026

First review round closes Monday, 7 September 2026

Locations Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Taraba and Yobe States

This is a call for expressions of interest for pre-qualification into AHNi’s Associate Cadre talent pool. It is not a vacancy announcement. Inclusion in the talent pool does not create an employment relationship, does not guarantee engagement, and any engagement that follows is subject to assignment-specific selection, donor approval and the availability of funding.

1. About AHNi

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a leading indigenous non-governmental organization, founded in 2009, that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi works across the development–humanitarian nexus, pairing HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition programming with health systems strengthening, global health security and resilience work, frequently in fragile, conflict-affected and hard-to-reach communities. AHNi is headquartered in Abuja, with its deepest operational presence in North-East Nigeria and a delivery footprint across additional states and the Federal Capital Territory.

AHNi is guided by its vision of a healthy and safe society where everyone thrives, and by its core values of Respect, Integrity, Dedication, Accountability and Responsiveness.

2. Purpose of this Call

AHNi is establishing a pre-qualified pool of thematic health competency experts to support integrated health programming across five North-East states. Qualified and experienced professionals are invited to express their interest in potential engagement to support the Government of Nigeria (GoN) in delivering integrated programs and interventions focused on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Health Systems Strengthening, and Health Security and Emergency Preparedness.

Successful applicants will be entered into AHNi’s Associate Cadre talent pool, a register of pre-qualified specialists maintained by the Human Resources Department and organized by technical stream and engagement level. When an assignment arises, suitable pool members are identified on merit and availability, matched to the assignment, and engaged under contract. Pre-qualification shortens the time between need and deployment; it does not by itself constitute selection.

Anticipated assignments will support integrated, client-centered service delivery at facility and community level; strengthening of laboratories, supply chain, digital health, information and quality systems; epidemic preparedness and response; and the progressive transfer of program functions to government institutions. Engagements are expected to be assignment-based and time-bound, delivered through clustered hub-and-spoke arrangements across supported local government areas.

3. Thematic Areas

AHNi is seeking competent professionals with demonstrable experience in program implementation, prevention, treatment, service delivery, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and quality improvement within three or more of the thematic areas set out below.

1. Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH)

• Antenatal, delivery, postnatal and essential newborn care, including emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC)
• Integrated management of childhood illness, child survival, and nutrition screening and management (CMAM/IMAM, RUTF)
• Routine immunization, including identification and reach of zero-dose and under-immunized children, and Penta 3 completion
• Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR)
• Community-based MNCH programming, demand generation, referral and counter-referral
• Quality improvement and strengthening of maternal and newborn services

2. Malaria Prevention, Control and Treatment

• Malaria case management, including mRDT, ACT, severe malaria management and referral
• Malaria in pregnancy and intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) coverage
• Vector control, including LLIN campaigns and continuous distribution channels
• Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and integrated community case management (iCCM)
• Malaria diagnosis, surveillance, test positivity monitoring and data management
• Capacity building of health care workers and community structures

3. Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention, Care and Treatment

• TB and TB/HIV screening, active case finding and contact investigation
• Molecular diagnosis (GeneXpert, TB-LAMP, LF-LAM), specimen referral and result return
• Drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB treatment, adherence support and outcome monitoring
• TB preventive treatment (TPT) initiation and completion
• Childhood and adolescent TB, and TB among displaced and hard-to-reach populations
• TB surveillance, notification, data quality and program monitoring

4. HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment

• HIV testing services, index testing, HIV self-testing and linkage to care
• ART initiation, retention, viral load coverage and viral load suppression
• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission, early infant diagnosis and mother-baby follow-up
• Pediatric and adolescent HIV services, including OTZ
• Advanced HIV disease, differentiated service delivery and multi-month dispensing
• Prevention of interruption in treatment, client tracking and tracing, and client-level data management

5. Health Systems Strengthening

• Laboratory systems: viral load, early infant diagnosis, TB molecular and malaria diagnostics; quality assurance, biosafety, specimen referral and turnaround time
• Supply chain: forecasting and quantification, LMIS, warehousing, last-mile distribution, inventory control and tracer commodity security
• Strategic information and digital health: DHIS2, LAMISPlus, NDR, e-TB Manager, LMIS and LIS; data quality assessment, analytics, dashboards and interoperability
• Health workforce: workforce planning, competency-based mentoring, low-dose high-frequency learning and supportive supervision
• Quality improvement and performance management, including CQI/PDSA cycles, clinical audit and mortality review
• Health financing, domestic resource mobilization, BHCPF and health insurance, governance and transition planning

6. Health Security and Emergency Preparedness

• Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) and event-based surveillance
• Outbreak detection, notification and early response, including 7-1-7 performance
• Emergency Operations Centre coordination, rapid response teams and simulation exercises
• Preparedness and response for cholera, measles, meningitis, mpox, Lassa fever and diarrheal disease
• One Health coordination across human, animal and environmental health
• Risk communication and community engagement, and continuity of essential services during emergencies

4. Engagement Levels

Applicants are placed at one of the following levels on the basis of demonstrated competency, technical expertise, leadership contribution and organizational need. The experience ranges below are indicative guides to the level of responsibility and autonomy expected; they are not rigid qualifying thresholds, and time served does not by itself create an entitlement to a higher level.

Engagement level	Indicative experience	Typical contribution
Associate I	2 – 5 years	Defined tasks with limited supervision; contributions to deliverables
Associate II	5 – 8 years	Complex tasks with minimal supervision; may guide junior colleagues
Senior Associate	8 – 12 years	Leads work streams; mentors others; engages state and LGA stakeholders
Principal Associate	12 years and above	Strategic and technical leadership; shapes approach and represents AHNi technically

Applications from early-career professionals are also welcome and will be considered against the entry-level Associate Trainee grade. Fee bands are set internally by grade and are not published in external recruitment documents.

5. Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Interested candidates should possess a relevant degree or professional qualification in Medicine, Nursing and Midwifery, Public Health, Pharmacy, Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Laboratory Sciences, Health Economics, Health Informatics, Social Sciences or other related disciplines. A relevant postgraduate qualification is an added advantage. Candidates in regulated professions must hold current registration with the appropriate Nigerian professional body.

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Relevant professional experience in one or more of the thematic areas listed in Section 3
• A strong understanding of national health policies, guidelines, and program implementation frameworks
• Demonstrable experience working with government institutions, development partners, non-governmental organizations or donor-funded health programs
• Strong analytical, communication, coordination, mentoring and capacity-building skills
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, documentation and the use of health program data for decision-making
• Ability to work effectively at facility, community, local government, state and/or national levels

Additional attributes considered an advantage

• Prior experience in fragile, conflict-affected and violent settings, or with internally displaced and mobile populations
• Working knowledge of national health information and program platforms, such as DHIS2, LAMISPlus, NDR, e-TB Manager, SORMAS, LMIS and laboratory information systems
• Residence in, or prior working experience within, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Taraba or Yobe State
• Proficiency in Hausa, Kanuri, Fulfulde or another language widely spoken in the assignment location
• Willingness to be deployed to local government areas and cluster locations, including hard-to-reach communities

6. How to Apply

Interested professionals should submit their applications by e-mail in accordance with the requirements below. Applications that do not follow the subject-line convention may not be routed and screened correctly.

Item	Requirement
Submission address	AHNi-AssociateJobs@ahnigeria.org.ng
E-mail subject line	SERIAL NUMBER OF THEMATIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE (as listed above) -SURNAME FIRSTNAME – PREFERRED STATE (for example:1-3-5 – IBRAHIM AISHA – BORNO) (1= MNCH, 3 =TB, 5= HSS)
Curriculum vitae	Updated CV in PDF, not more than four (4) pages, named Surname_Firstname_ThematicArea_CV.pdf
Cover note	One (1) page maximum, stating the thematic area(s) of expertise, the engagement level applied for, preferred state(s) and LGA(s), current location, and earliest date of availability
Supporting documents	Do not attach certificates at this stage. Credentials are verified for shortlisted candidates only
Multiple areas	Applicants with expertise in more than one thematic area should submit a single application and list the areas in order of strength

This is a rolling call. Applications received on or before Friday, 18 September 2026 will be considered in the first review round. The talent pool remains open thereafter, and later submissions will be considered in subsequent review rounds.

7. Selection and Assessment

Selection is made on merit through a fair, transparent and competitive process. Applications are screened against the minimum criteria, and shortlisted candidates are assessed by a panel using pre-agreed weighted criteria applied consistently to every candidate. A typical weighting is set out below; weights are confirmed for each assignment before advertising.

Criterion	Indicative weight	What is assessed
Qualifications	20%	Academic and professional qualifications relevant to the thematic area and level
Relevant experience	30%	Years and relevance of experience; comparable assignments delivered
Technical competence	30%	Demonstrated technical ability, usually through a written or technical assessment
Interview performance	20%	Communication, problem solving and suitability, assessed at panel interview

Each criterion is scored on a five-point scale. Candidates must reach the minimum qualifying score to be recommendable, and the highest-scoring qualifying candidate is selected. Shortlisted candidates are subject to reference checks, verification of credentials and professional registration, and integrity screening, including screening against applicable donor debarment, counterterrorism and sanctions lists such as the United States System for Award Management (SAM.gov) exclusions and the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List.

Only candidates who meet the required criteria will be contacted for further consideration. Selection outcomes are documented and retained.

8. Terms of Engagement

• Associates are engaged as independent contractors on defined, time-bound assignments. Associate engagement does not constitute full-term employment or consultancy, and it only attracts employee entitlements as set out in AHNi’s Associate Cadre Policy and Procedures Manual.
• Applicable statutory deductions are made and remitted to the relevant tax authority. Associates remain responsible for their own tax filings.
• Every Associate completes relevant AHNi policies before first deployment and completes refresher training at least annually.
• Associates are required to disclose and manage any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest, and to observe AHNi’s confidentiality, information-security and intellectual property requirements.
• Membership of the talent pool is subject to periodic revalidation of credentials, integrity screening and continued availability.

9. Safeguarding, Equal Opportunity and Integrity

AHNi maintains a zero-tolerance position on sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, on fraud and corruption, and on trafficking in persons, forced labor and all forms of modern slavery. All engagements are conditional on adherence to these standards, and breaches are treated as gross misconduct.

AHNi is an equal opportunity organization. All eligible individuals have equal access to opportunities and are judged solely on merit. AHNi does not discriminate on the basis of sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, age or any other protected characteristic. Qualified women and qualified persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, and reasonable accommodations are made to enable qualified persons with disabilities to apply, be engaged, and perform their duties. Applicants requiring accommodation at any stage of the process are invited to indicate this in their cover note.

AHNi does not charge any fee at any stage of its recruitment or pre-qualification process. AHNi does not request payment for applications, screening, testing, interviews, training, medical examinations or placement, and does not engage agents to do so on its behalf. Any request for payment in connection with this call is fraudulent and should be disregarded and reported.

10. Data Protection Notice

Personal data submitted in response to this call is processed by AHNi in accordance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 and AHNi’s Data Protection Policy. By applying, applicants consent to AHNi holding and processing their personal data for the purposes of screening, assessment, integrity verification and maintenance of the Associate Cadre talent pool. Data is accessed on a need-to-know basis, retained for the period required by AHNi’s retention schedule and applicable donor requirements, and is not transferred or disclosed to third parties without authorization, other than as necessary for reference and integrity checks. Applicants may request access to, correction of, or withdrawal of their personal data at any time by writing to the address in Section 11.

11. Inquiries

Inquiries relating to this call may be directed to AHNi-InquiryJobs@ahnigeria.org.ng , with the subject line “EOI ENQUIRY”. Inquiries sent to this address are answered on their merits and do not form part of an application. Any canvassing will lead to disqualification.

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative · Human Resources Department · Abuja, Nigeria