Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme Ltd/Gte (ECEWS) is a leading indigenous non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to qualitative healthcare, Education and Economic strengthening services in Nigeria. Our staff includes expert in health, Education, Social works, youth, Civil Society and research. Our LOCATE project; a CDC/PEPFAR HIV prevention, care and treatment program is currently seeking qualified candidates for the following position: CLINICAL CARE SPECIALIST [Imo State] Overall Job Function: This position provides technical support for multidisciplinary HIV/AIDS care and treatment, working with organization clinicians and health facility- based site teams to implement care and antiretroviral treatment services.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience: 5 years
- Location: Ekiti
- Job Field: Medical / Healthcare , NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
Job Description
- The State program manager will be expected to support the Associate Director – HSS & CQIM in project planning, coordination, and support program operations, including ensuring compliance with grant regulations and monitoring of program implementation.
- Provide program support to service delivery facilities (SDFs) and sub grantees.
- Work with sites and subgrantees on annual budget and signing of agreements.
- Ensure that sites and subgrantees expenditure is in line with line with budgets.
- Ensure that sites and subgrantees meet their target in all program areas.
- Responsible for making sure that all sites and subgrantees submit monthly program and financial reports.
- Foster Sites and subgrantees relations with relevant GON representatives in the state.
Support Service Delivery Facilities (SDFs) and other subgrantees in budget management, including monthly liquidation and request for advance. - Actively participate in activities to ensure appropriate budget planning and financial reporting by partners.
- Actively participate in activities to ensure partners remain in compliance with ECEWS Nigeria and USG donor rules and regulations for management of resources.
- Provide regular technical assistance to SDFs with on-going on-the-job training to all partners.
- Work with technical team members to ensure provider driven technical assistance is available to the partners when requested.
- Compile and respond promptly to program monthly reports submitted by partners and respond to all partner issues promptly and ensure issues are closed promptly.
- Carry out mini dashboard reviews for assigned SDFs and monthly analysis of the monthly M&E reports and follow up with appropriate actions.
- Provide local perspective on determining the mapping out of services for the Project especially with respect to referral services in and around states where ECEWS works.
- Act as primary contact for designated partners; share new information with partners and establish strong and healthy relationships with partners.
- Provide support to partners as requested, including project development, facilitation of workshops and supporting to build partnerships with other stakeholders and the government.
- Build strong relationships with other stakeholders in the state, which will include other implementing partners, state governments and state agencies for AIDS control.
- Participate in review of project proposals and continuation application
Participate in Program Department meetings and contribute to development of Program Department priorities. - Research, stay up to date on, and disseminate HIV/AIDS methodologies, best practices, M&E tools, reports, findings, etc., including those from other country programs, that can be useful for ECEWS HIV/AIDS and other programming.
Minimum Recruitment Standard
- Bachelor’s degree in health-related field with a post-graduate qualification (Preferably master’s degree) in Public Health, Development Studies, or any other relevant field.
- Previous Training in Project Management or Systems Strengthening.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in coordination and implementation of health programs, specifically in management of HIV Programs at the state or national level.
- Experience working jointly with national or state, and/or local health actors to strengthen the quality and responsiveness of HIV service delivery.
- Technical expertise and working knowledge in the HIV Programming.
- Capacity to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Experience in report writing and budgeting (organization and donor reporting)
- Ability to conduct field travel when required.
- Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- English Fluency (spoken and written).
Method of Application
- Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed resume and a one-page cover letter as one (1) MS Word document explaining suitability for the position to Human Resources Unit through this email address: [email protected]
- APPLICATION MUST EXPLICITLY STATE YOUR FULL NAMES, THE POSITION OF INTEREST WITH PREFERED LOCATION as the subject of the email.
- Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees with email addresses and phone numbers.
- Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply. ECEWS has a competitive compensation package and is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)
ECEWS does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview.
