LMS ProACTAIDS Vacancies for Clinical Advisor, Monitoring And Evaluation Officer, State Laboratory Systems Specialist, State HIV Clinical Services Spe

LMS ProACTAIDS Vacancies for Clinical Advisor, Monitoring And Evaluation Officer, State Laboratory Systems Specialist, State HIV Clinical Services Specialist

The LMS Prevention Organizational System AIDS Care and Treatment Project (ProACT) is a USAID-funded project managed by Management Sciences for Health (MSH). The goal of the project is to build the capacity of Nigeria’s public/private institutions and communities to strengthen sustainable systems for HIV/AIDS and TB service delivery. The project seek to recruit highly creative and innovative individuals with cutting edge technical skills and integrity to fill the following vacant positions:

POSITION: HIV/AIDS Clinical Advisor: 1 Position

Location: Abuja

The objective of the Clinical Advisor position is to provide technical leadership and management of the LMS ProACTAIDS palliative care including management of opportunistic infections and prophylaxis, ART, TB-HIV Co-infection and PMTCT programs in a manner that strengthens integrated delivery of health services in partnership with the state government and other partners, and leads to sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention and control efforts.

Qualifications:

The successful candidates shall posses a postgraduate degree in medicine or public health with extensive experience working on HIV/AIDS treatment programs. Demonstrable experience in advanced ART and AIDS palliative care is a must. The candidate shall in addition have at least 2-years experience in program management at a senior level. Experience in operations research and health system strengthening shall be an added advantage.

POSITION: Monitoring And Evaluation Officer: 1 Position

Location: Abuja

The objective of the M & E officer position is assist the M & E systems advisor in the management of the project M & E system to generate data and strategic information for program management, reporting, documentation or results, and publication of operational research findings.

Qualifications:

The suitable candidate will have a postgraduate degree in statistics, demography, epidemiology or related field with focus on a on database management systems. S/he will have at least 2 years hands-on-experience at a senior position in monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS and TB programs with very good analytical, presentation, communication and reporting skills. Practice in operational research is highly desirable.

POSITION: State Laboratory Systems Specialist: 1 Position

Location: Adamawa State

The objective of the Laboratory Specialist position I to provide technical leadership and management of the project State Laboratory program in a manner that strengthens State government ownership and leadership of continuous lab improvement and leads to sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention and control efforts.

Qualifications:

The suitable candidates shall posses a post graduate degree in Medical Laboratory Science and at least 5 years technical working experience in an automated HIV/AIDS laboratory and demonstrable capacity to operate s CD4, hematology and chemistry automated equipment. S/he will have program management experience managing, supervising and coaching laboratory staff is mandatory. PEPFAR experience is desirable. Experience in operations research and health system strengthening shall be an added advantage.

POSITION: State HIV Clinical Services Specialist: 1 Position

Location: Taraba State

The objective of the Clinical Services Specialist position will be to provide leadership to the state program in building a network of clinical services (PITC, PMTCT, enrollment into palliative care/continuum of care, referral to community care services, ART, TB care, follow up of clients on ART and/or TB treatment and PMTCT mother-baby pairs and link them with the community care services.

Qualifications:

The suitable candidates will have a post-graduate degree in public health, medicine, or other related field with at least 3 years experience working on a PEPFAR-supported ART program. Experience building capacity of health workers to provide HIV/AIDS and TB care and treatment is a must. The candidate will have demonstrable expertise in managing clients along the continuum of care, PMTCT and linkable with community-based programs. Program design and management experience is desireable. Practical experience working on pediatric care and treatment programs will be an added advantage.

Note: There are no relocation allowances available for these positions.

Interested persons may send comprehensive resume with a brief cover letter as ONE MS Word document to Imsnigeria@msh.org, not later August 11, 2010. If you wish to be considered for a post, please specify the position in the subject line. Note that if the underline instructions are not followed application will not be considered.