Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) Job Vacancies

Association
for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian
Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improving Sexual and
Reproductive Health, Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and
Malaria etc. We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, good
working environment and competitive remuneration. We seek applications from
qualified persons for the following positions in the organization for Global
Fund 18-months extension period of the TB/HIV grant.

We
are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job
Title: State
Community Mobilization Officer
Location: Rivers, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna
Type of Appointment: Full Time
Duration: Eighteen (18) months

Specific
Responsibilities
The State Community Mobilization Officer shall, under the direct supervision of
the State Team Lead, conduct the following activities:

Plan
for Community base Advocacy to ensure smooth entries for community testers
to various communities
Work
closely with other team members to identify experienced Counsellor Testers
that will be engaged for the project.
Ensure
the data base for all TBAs are harmonized and share with all Community
Testers for proper linkage
Routinely
update the GF supported facilities and ensure the testers are properly
linked to them
Acquaint
all players with specific community culture and sentiments that can
promote or hinder effective service delivery
Ensure
all the community activities are properly understood and implemented
Provide
direct oversight/supervision of key activities of Testers to ensure
adherence to implementation guidelines in the assigned LGAs of operation
Assist
in following up on implementation of recommendations
Carry
out any other tasks assigned from the country office

Qualifications

Applicants
must have a minimum qualification of University degree in Sciences or
Social Sciences with a minimum of 3 years post NYSC professional
experience in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria project implementation.
Similar
experience with donor funded programs especially Global Fund CSS grant
will be an added advantage. Such an individual must be ready to work in a
team and must have excellent time management skills and strong attention
to detail. Excellent writing and communications skills in English language
are also required.
Successful
candidates must be very knowledgeable in community interventions
especially community HIV testing and have strong analytical and problem
solving skills.
Computer
literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and
presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Applicant’s
experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above

Job
Title: State
M&E Officer
Location: Rivers, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Imo
Type of Appointment: Full Time
Duration: Eighteen (18) months

Specific
Responsibilities
The State M&E Officer shall, under the direct supervision of the State Team
Lead, carry out the following activities:

Responsible
for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities for each
state.
Works
with the State Team Lead to ensure that monitoring and evaluation
activities are conducted appropriately in line with Project, Country and
donor M&E needs.
Ensure
Community Testers are familiar and compliant with all necessary M&E
tools
Participate
in State Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Working Group meetings.
Ensure
regular maintenance of database/information system.
Provide
direct oversight/supervision to Testers and ensure adherence to
implementation guidelines in the assigned LGAs of operation
Develop
M & E plan for the state team for the conduct of routine monitoring
visits to project sites, including the conduct of data verification, and
validation and data quality assessments (DQAs).
Ensure
all data are validated monthly before reporting
Prepare
monthly M&E reports and share with the STL before the final submission
to ARFH Abuja Office
Work
with the established system from the Principal Recipients to ensure all M
& E tools are available and used by the Community Testers
Takes
initiative in conducting researches to project impacts to the outside
world
Analysis
data for informed decision
Assist
in following up on implementation of recommendations by developing monthly
tracking template
Carry
out any other tasks assigned from the country office

Qualifications

Applicants
must have a minimum qualification of University degree/HND in Statistics,
Sciences or Social Sciences with minimum of 3 years post NYSC professional
experience in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria project implementation.
Similar
experience with donor funded programs especially Global Fund CSS grant
will be an added advantage. Such an individual must be ready to work in a
team and must have excellent time management skills and strong attention
to detail.
Excellent
writing and communications skills in English language are also required.
Successful
candidates must be very knowledgeable in community interventions
especially community HIV testing and have strong analytical and problem
solving skills.
Such
a candidate must be knowledgeable in the conduct of project related
researches for informed decision.
Computer
literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and
presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Applicant’s
experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

Job
Title:
State Program Officer (SPO)
Location: Rivers, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna
Type of Appointment: Full Time
Duration: Eighteen (18) months

Summary
The State Program Officer (SPO) shall, under the direct supervision of the
State Team Lead, carry out the following activities:

Specific
Responsibilities

Responsible
for the implementation of Programme activities in the project states.
Works
with the State Team Lead to ensure that all necessary implementation
documents are understood by the implementers
Ensures
HIV Testing Services (HTS) are conducted in line with the required
National Standards
Develops
monthly work plan and ensure the work plan is carefully implemented
Provides
direct oversight/supervision to Community Testers and ensure adherence to
implementation guidelines in assigned LGAs of operation
Prepares
monthly programmatic reports and share with the State Team Lead to review
before submission to ARFH Abuja Office.
Assist
in the identification of potential implementation problems and bottlenecks
and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies
Takes
initiative in conducting researches to project impacts to the outside
world
Ensures
cordial relationship is created between community and facility players
through continuous advocacy to facilitate achievements of grant objectives
Carry
out any other tasks assigned from the country office

Qualifications

Applicants
must have a minimum qualification of University degree/HND in Sciences or
Social Sciences with a minimum of 3 years post NYSC professional
experience in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria project implementation.
Similar
experience with donor funded programs especially Global Fund CSS grant
will be an added advantage. Such an individual must be ready to work in a
team and must have excellent time management skills and strong attention
to detail.
Excellent
writing and communications skills in English language are also required.
Successful
candidates must be very knowledgeable in community interventions
especially community HIV testing and have strong analytical and problem
solving skills.
Computer
literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and
presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point). Applicant’s experience
must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

Job
Title: State
Team Lead (STL)
Location: Rivers, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna
Type of Appointment: Full Time
Duration: Eighteen (18) months

Summary

The
State Team Lead (STL) shall, under the direct supervision of the Program
Manager, and with support from the ARFH Abuja office, conduct the
following activities.

Specific
Responsibilities

Ensure
effective technical lead of the community component of the GF TB/HIV
programme implementation in each of the Project States.
Provide
direction to other technical staff and will be responsible for interfacing
with other partners.
Work
with the team to bring out effective strategies that will engender
achievement of grant objectives and targets.
Give
leadership in effective implementation of Community Testing and ensure
effective contribution to 90-90-90 UNAID test and treat model
Provide
technical support through oversight visits, coaching, mentoring and
integrated supportive supervision to other staff on the project.
Identifies
key project risks, implementation challenges, capacity gaps and
provide/recommend appropriate mitigation plan.
Work
with other team members to put system in place to detect unethical
practices in project implementation, service delivery and data management
Represent
ARFH in the States at every strategic and coordination meetings and
document minutes of such meetings
Support
proper documentation of project records at all levels.
Facilitate
coordination meeting and ensure the minutes of such meetings are properly
documented.
Work
with other team members to develop M&E Operational plan and support
the correct implementation and use of routine data collection tools.
Provide
regular feedback to field officers on key findings from supervision and
data verification exercise
Ensure
adherence to Project Implementation Plan, Standard Operational Procedures
and other implementation guidelines
Lead
all advocacy efforts for each state to create cordial relationship with
partners and other key state partners
Carry
out any other tasks assigned from the country office

Qualifications

Applicants
must have a minimum qualification of a University degree in sciences or
social sciences.
A
Master’s degree especially in public health will be an added advantages.
Minimum
of 5 years professional experience in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria
interventions and programs management; working experience with donor
funded programs especially Global Fund CSS grant.
Excellent
organization and time management skills, pro-activeness in managing risks,
self-motivated and resilient in stress management, strong attention to
details, excellent writing and communications skills in English language
are required.
Successful
candidates must have extensive knowledge of Nigeria public health sectors
with strong analytical and problem solving/team work skills.
Computer
literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and
presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Applicant’s
experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above

How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should send their comprehensive Curriculum
Vitae and cover letter in only one attachment (MSWord document) explaining
suitability for the job to: programs@arfh-ng.org

Note

Interested
candidates must indicate the Position and State being applied for in the
Subject line of the email
Only
shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Applicants
are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the
application letter as well as three professional referees.
Candidates
must also provide functional e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of the
referees.
Eligible
female applicants are encouraged to apply. ARFH has a Child Safeguarding
policy in place and is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).