The U.S. Mission Public Health Specialist (Prevention) Jobs in Nigeria
The U.S. Mission Public Health Specialist (Prevention) Jobs in Nigeria
SummaryThe work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 hours per week)
Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Supervisory Position: Yes
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No
Basic Function
The incumbent serves as a Senior HIV Program Manager across the spectrum of HIV prevention, treatment and care, including but not limited to HIV Case-Finding and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV for the CDC Nigeria Office (Abuja).
He is primarily responsible for leading and providing project guidance to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); contributing to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs aimed at achieving HIV epidemic control as well as the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Nigeria.
Incumbent’s responsibilities include an active technical advisory role to the Ministry of Health and implementing partners, day-to-day program and administrative management, and coordination and collaboration with other PEPFAR agencies to ensure project implementation addresses program strategic objectives and U.S. and host government national and international public health standards and best practices.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Education Requirements:
MBBS or MD is required. In addition, a Post-graduate Degree in Public Health (MPH) or MSc, or Post-graduate Medical Fellowship in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics or Public Health is required.
Experience:
Minimum of five years’ experience in the management of HIV/AIDS, STD, TB prevention programs at the local, state or international levels that entails responsibility for the evaluation of program activities.
At least three years of these should be on HTS/PMTCT. The incumbent should also have experience in use of measurement methods required for M&E of international populations and health programs, including quantitative and qualitative research.
Additionally, one year of supervisory experience and one year of experience at the managerial level is required.
Job Knowledge:
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HTS/PMTCT strategies, other HIV prevention and public health programs, methods, processes, and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV prevention programs are required.
Comprehensive knowledge of the host government health care system and structures including familiarity with host government policies, program priorities and regulations is required.
Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities and overall administrative requirements, budgeting and fiscal management in support of contracts/cooperative agreements/grants/purchase requisitions is required.
Good working knowledge of epidemiology, statistics and data analysis is required.
Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS public health programs, strategies, methods, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV programs is required
Evaluations:
This may be tested. Please specify the level of your proficiency in the language listed.
Language:
Fluent in speaking/reading/writing of English is required.
Skills and Abilities:
Skill in providing leadership, direction, and technical expertise in the management and evaluation of public health programs. This includes the development of evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis and reports.
Ability to lead project teams and workgroups and
to develop effective working relationships with national and international working partners.
The incumbent will be expected to exercise considerable ingenuity in applying guidelines to unique and different settings; as the work is highly complex and can be threatening to stakeholders.
Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners and to accomplish reporting requirements.
As a senior prevention program specialist for CDC Nigeria, the incumbent is also expected to exercise considerable innovation during his/her attempts to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention programs to adopt appropriate strategies for improving the program outcomes, including the design and adoption appropriate M&E strategies/framework for program activities.
Computer keyboarding/typing skills at a good working level with both speed and accuracy is required.
Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases such as National Data Repository (NDR), PEPFAR Panorama, and Data for Accountability, Transparency and Impact Monitoring (DATIM) is required.
In addition, the incumbent needs to be familiar with the Nigeria Medical records System (NMRS) and PEPFAR Surge Dashboards. Strong skills in interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data are required. This would include the ability to understand and synthesize numerical data.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):
The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Qualifications:
All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
Other Information:
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Hiring Preference Selection Process: Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.
Hiring Preference Order:
AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
AEFM / USEFM
FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **
Salary
NGN 20,039,818 (USD $77,160) / Annum
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; The U.S. Mission Public Health Specialist (Prevention) Jobs in Nigeria
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