HIV Prevention Coordinators Vacancies at Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF)


Posted on: Tue 29-03-2016

Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF), is a legally registered NGO operating in Nigeria, AHF-Nigeria collaborates with the Federal Government of Nigeria and other partner institutions, to provide technical assistance to these key. To meet the above needs, the program wishes to recruit a dynamic, skilled, committed, self-driven and results oriented individuals to fill the vacant position below:
 
Job Title: HIV Prevention Coordinator
 
Req No: 2016-4562
Location: Benue, Nigeria
Cateory: Healthcare
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Contributes to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs aimed at Biomedical Prevention of HIV (including Testing and Counseling).
* Coordinates the provision of community HCT outreaches according to acceptable protocols and in line with the national guidelines.
* Scale up and strengthen the provision of HCT through provider initiated testing and counseling approaches (PITC).
* Contributes to the design and implementation of approaches in other prevention strategies-including but not limited to Blood and Injection safety, Post exposure prophylaxis, HIV Testing and Counseling, and PHDP.
* Ensures effective and strategic leadership for HCWs at heath facilities and partners within the continuum of care.
* Support the design and implementation of prevention programs for MARP5 and other key populations (i.e. as female sex workers, Adolescent and young persons as well as PWID).
* Contribute to the capacity building of HCWs and staff of CBO partners with respect to HIV prevention programs.
* Provides technical assistance to health facilities, CBOs sub-partners on strategic program implementation.
* Support and strengthen collaboration among CBO partners involved in HIV programs and promotes use of national and internationally recognized best practices and evidence-informed HIV biomedical interventions/services among AHF sponsored or supported programs in Nigeria.
* Supports the process of developing/reviewing and adapting HIV Testing and Counseling, Blood and Injection safety, USP, PEP training curricula and other documents to meet appropriate audience.
* Ensure effective data entry, manage and supervise the process of appropriate data collection at the facility and community using appropriate data tools for all HIV prevention programs.
* Assist to ensure coordinated inventory management, performs a monthly stock count; and reports appropriately.
* Represents AHF in strategic and technical partnerships-at the National, State and Local Government levels.
* Perform other duties as maybe assigned as needed.
 
Qualifications
* B.Sc, BA or any relevant qualifications.
* MPH would be an added advantage
* 2-3 years experience in providing HIV prevention activities.
* Experience with managing CBO partners a plus.
 
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
 
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online