Clinical Services Associate, PMTCT at an Indigenous Non-profit and Non-governmental Organization

Job Title: Clinical Services Associate, PMTCT

Duties and Responsibilities

• The incumbent will be providing technical assistance to service providers in supported health facilities. Such assistance includes site level capacity development of relevant staff in provision of integrated PMTCT/FP/RH services, providing ongoing mentoring and supportive supervision to facility staff to ensure a continuum of care from prevention of transmission of infection to the provision of care and treatment for HIV-positive pregnant mothers and their HIV-exposed or infected infants.
• Provide technical support in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities, strategies and policies around HIV prevention with particular focus on integrating PMTCT into maternal and child health.
• Support programs to strengthen linkages and integration between sexual and reproductive health (SRH), Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) services and HIV/AIDS programs.
• Ensure provision of qualitative care for PMTCT, infants exposed to HIV, pediatrics, adolescent and young women across all supported sites. Support the scaleup of the cPMTCT/AP3 strategy.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine, Public Health or a related field; or a Master’s or equivalent in public health or related fields
• At least 2-3 years’ post NYSC experience in developing country health care programs or program support function
• Knowledge of the policies, regulations, reporting formats, and cultures of principal donors, including USAID, CDC/PEPFAR, and others
• Extensive clinical experience in care and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients
• Demonstrated experience in non-profit sector in a program management role
• Strong supervisory and management skills
• Ability to lead teams and promote cross learning
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and make reasoned judgments in a timely fashion. Committing to a course of action without undue delay or prevarication
• Willingness to work under challenging environments and difficult terrains.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and make reasoned judgments in a timely fashion. Committing to a course of action without undue delay or prevarication.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is no 23rd December, 2024. Qualified and interested candidates should send their updated Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Applicant Full Name (e.g “COM01 Abuja, ADESUWA NWACHUKWU”) as the subject of the mail

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Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted. It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.