Abuja, Nigeria

Full-time

The Senior Technical Officer will be in the lead technical expert at state-level and be responsible for all technical, administrative, programmatic, and monitoring and evaluation responsibilities related to the program within Niger State. S/he will liaise with the EpiC Technical Advisor, EpiC Strategic Information Advisor and Government of Nigeria (GoN) counterparts responsible for state-level implementation and health management information systems.

Areas of Responsibility:

Lead technical capacity strengthening efforts with GoN counterparts and local KP-led implementing partners.
Oversee monitoring and evaluation activities for the state, including reporting, in close coordination with EpiC SI Advisor at Abuja level.
Oversee, implement and monitor activities within state, including monitoring the performance of implementing partners
Build capacity of KP-led implementing partners to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their HIV services with a focus on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), self-testing (HIVST), testing and counseling (HTS), linkage to care activities and ensure data quality.
Oversee EpiC staff assigned to Bayelsa, ensuring close coordination
Liaise with GoN counterparts at state level
Perform other duties as assigned.

Educational Background:

MBBS, BS/BA in microbiology, Biochemistry, Laboratory sciences, Anatomy, Nursing, Public health, statistics, pharmacy or similar degree

Skills/Experience:

Familiarity with Nigerian public health sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) is highly desirable.
Cultural sensitivity and sound understanding of the needs of KPs especially female sex workers (FSW), men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), people who inject drugs workers (FSW), men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), people who inject drugs (PWID), transgender persons and prisoners.
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.
Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
Well-developed computer skills.
Ability to travel within Nigeria 25% time.
Minimum of 3 -5 years relevant experience in clinical care with a sound understanding of HIV/AIDS with provision of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and prevention (HTS, gender, condom, STIs, etc.) in resource-constrained settings.
Or MPH/M.Sc. in relevant area with 5-7 years of experience will be an advantage.
Minimum of 2-5 years practical or demonstrable experience in monitoring and evaluation or data management within a PEPFAR- or other USG-funded comprehensive HIV services program in Nigeria.
Demonstrated understanding of implementation of combination prevention in KP program and comprehensive HIV services including HTS, partner notification services (PNS), ICT, ART, VL optimization, and referrals.
Previous experience working with USAID or PEPFAR supported program and KP led organization.
Demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems.
Demonstrated working knowledge of Nigeria health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting.
Previous experience in technical capacity building of community-based organizations.

Compensation/Benefits:

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Job Function:

Technology / Data Management

Health Care Services