KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Vacancies For Senior Program Managers

Posted on: Tue 22-03-2016

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the second most deadly infectious disease in the world. il KNCV is an international center of expertise for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national and international context. We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists. We aim to stop the spread of the worldwide epidemic ofTB and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB. Over the past century we have built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise, initially by successfully controlling TB in the Netherlands. Since the 1970s, we have also shared our knowledge and expertise with the rest of the world. We operate from a central office in The Hague in the Netherlands, a regional office in Central Asia and country offices worldwide. KNCV raises funds from private, institutional, corporate, and government donors.

Chalienge TB

KNCV is the lead partner in Challenge TB (CTB), the new USAID-funded 5-year global program to decrease TB mortality and morbidity in high burdened countries. We lead an international consortium with eight partner organizations: American Thoracic Society (ATS), Family Health International (FHI360), Interactive Research & Development (lRD), Japanese Anti Tuberculosis Foundation (JATA), Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung : Disease (The Union), and the World Health Organization. The project in Nigeria will be for a period of 6 months supporting 15 states in Nigeria for quality implementation ofTB program.

The overarching strategic objectives of CTB are to improve access to quality patient centered care for TB,TB/HIV, and MDR- T8 services; to prevent transmission and disease progression; to strengthen TB platforms.

For the CTB program in Nigeria KNCV is looking for staff to fill the following positions:

Position: Senior Program Manager

Location: Nasarawa

Purpose of the position and organizational position

This is both a technical and a managerial position, posted in a Regional office. The Senior Program Officer reports to the Senior Technical Adviser at the central office inAbuja. The main tasks include:

• Provide technical support to Program Officers in selected states/LOA's;

• Monitor & supervise state implementation of CTB;

• Organize and report monthly on the implementation of the CTB project;

• Provide oversight to the M&E Assistant, Accounts Assistant and Laboratory Advisor in the Regional Office.

Specific requirements:

• An MPH degree with more than 5 years experience;

• Experience in working with: HIV & TB program; l:JSAID projects orany development partner;

• Strong coordination, planning, and supervisory skills;

• Competent with operational plan development project implementation and monttoring & evaluation ofresults.

Application and information:

Your application (curriculum vitae, motivation letter, 3 professional references) should be sent within the week after publication of this advertisement to: the Country Representative KNCV Nigeria Challenge TB project; [email protected]. The position you are applying for should be the subject of your e-mall. Applications submitted more than a week after the day of publication will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.

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