Job Title: PPM Coordinators (9)
Job Type: Consultancy
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND, /MSc/MA
Experience: 1-2 years
Location: Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Cross River, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina
Published Date: 1st January 2024
Deadline: 10th January 2024
About Us
KNCV Nigeria is firmly equipped with the technical and administrative capacity to strengthen TB, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19 vaccination service delivery platforms, supporting health system strengthening and research in Nigeria. With 150 program staff in 14 state offices and over 2,000 ad hoc health care workers across 248 facilities, KNCN Nigeria has remained a major player in TB program implementation in Nigeria. We employ a systems approach, using data-driven quality improvement methods to identify and address gaps in TB and HIV diagnostic and management services. Our work focuses on collaborative planning, design, and implementation, engaging the private sector, strengthening service delivery platforms and community structures, and improving the quality of services available in Nigeria.
In collaboration with the Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) as the Principal Recipient (PR), KNCV is implementing the Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 (GC7) grant, which seeks to improve the publicprivate mix (PPM) contribution to TB control, community active TB case finding and referral for management, as well as the provision of HIV Testing Services (HTS) to pregnant women through community engagements and early infant diagnosis for HIV in the 7 states of Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi Cross River, Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina.
The GC7 approach will include 1) people-centered services where clients are valued as equal partners who are served by integrated and client-centric differentiated service delivery (DSD) approaches; and 2) community engagement that targets.
- Persons with HIV and TB
- TB/HIV co-infection
- Multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR TB)
The goals of the grant are:
- To accelerate efforts at ending the TB epidemic in Nigeria by ensuring access to comprehensive and high-quality patient-centred and community-owned TB (TB, HIV/AIDS, and DR-TB) services for all Nigerians by 2026.
- To increase the PPM contribution to the national TB case notification from 24% in 2022 to 30% in 2026 and to increase the community contribution to the national TB case notification from 43% in 2022 to 45% in 2026.
- To achieve 100% HIV screening among pregnant and breastfeeding women in unconventional settings (TBAs and home settings) in Nigeria by 2026.
Purpose of the job
The PPM Cluster coordinators will support the state program officer to collate, analyze and review data from the engaged private health facilities. They will be responsible for technical oversight on the private health facilities, as well as supporting these facilities to improve in their TB case finding and documentation.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Support the engagement of private health facilities in supported states for TB case finding and management.
- Support the linkage coordinators in the state to ensure oversight on the engaged private health facilities.
- Weekly, monthly, and quarterly data collation from the linkage coordinators and analysis of this data for onward transmission to the state program officer.
- Monthly validation of data submitted by the linkage coordinators to ensure that submitted data are complete and correct.
- Monthly/quarterly data harmonization with the local government supervisor to ensure that all PPM related data in the state is captured by the TBLS.
- Conduct any other task as may be assigned.
Job Specifications
Education:
- HND or Bachelor’s degree.
- Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
Knowledge/experience:
- 1-2 years’ relevant work experience with development agencies and foundations
- Experience in TB program is an added advantage.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; approachable and good listener.
- Exhibits a high level of accuracy in work and the ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations.
- Have a high sense of integrity and transparency.
- Ability to manage official information in a confidential manner.
- Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
What do we offer?
- A full-time (40 hours per week) fixed-term contract for a year, with the intention of extending the contract depending on funding and performance.
- Fast-paced and result-oriented culture.
- An informal work atmosphere in an international environment where initiative is appreciated.
- A highly motivated and diverse team of experienced, self-driven colleagues.
- Frequent capacity building and training.
- KNCV Nigeria has its own Employment Conditions Scheme.
Note:
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the recruitment process.
- Any successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
- There may be travel requirements and opportunities within Nigeria.
- Qualified females are encouraged to apply.
- KNCV Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer.
Method of Application
Interested Applicants are encouraged to apply online: – Click here to Apply Deadline for receiving application is 10th January 2024.
