Abt
Associates – The International Health Division is committed to the improvement
of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and
private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation,
health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems
management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for
women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health
infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
Associates – The International Health Division is committed to the improvement
of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and
private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation,
health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems
management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for
women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health
infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
We
are recruiting to fill the position below:
are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job
Title: Tuberculosis
(TB) Advisor
Location: Lagos
Division: International Health (IHD)
Contract: Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector Plus
(SHOPS Pius)
Supervisor: SHOPS Plus Chief of Party
Title: Tuberculosis
(TB) Advisor
Location: Lagos
Division: International Health (IHD)
Contract: Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector Plus
(SHOPS Pius)
Supervisor: SHOPS Plus Chief of Party
Job
Description
Description
- Abt
Associates is seeking aTB expert with clinical and public health
experience to serve as TB Advisor on the SHOPS Plus project in Nigeria. - This
person will provide technical guidance to increase TB services in the
private sector. - The
goal of the program is to capacitate private providers to scale up TB case
finding, diagnosis, treatment and reporting in Nigeria. - This
position will be based in Lagos and cover activities in Lagos and Kano
States. - Applicants
must be a Nigerian or have a work permit for Nigeria
Responsibilities
- Provide
technical guidance on TB services, including case finding, diagnosis,
treatment and follow up - Develop
a strategy to mitigate TB in the community, including contact tracing,
defaulter tracking, and information dissemination. - Serve
as the main point of contact with technical experts in the public sector,
especially with the National and State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control
Programs - Prepare
technical reports on the SHOPS Plus TB program - Contribute
to the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan, including
gathering and analyzing data. - Participate
in technical working groups on infectious diseases. - Provide
technical guidance to the intermediary organizations that will coordinate
services in the private sector in both Lagos and Kano. - Lead
adaptation of existing NTB national training - Lead
implementation of referral system within the private sector network and
to/from the public sector as necessary - curriculum
for use in training private providers in the program. - Supervise
other technical staff on the project.
Qualifications
- A
Medical Degree with at least 4 years experience in TB service provision. - Demonstrated
experience in public private mix in TB service provision - Proven
ability to gather data and document program activities, successes, and
lessons learned - Excellent
oral and written communications skills in English. - Knowledge
of Nigerian private health sector. - Experience
with USAID TB programs or Global Fund grants preferred
How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send in their application letters,
CV’s, copies of credentials and previous work reports or documentary to: shopsnigeriaproject@gmail.com
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send in their application letters,
CV’s, copies of credentials and previous work reports or documentary to: shopsnigeriaproject@gmail.com