Community Care Specialist (CCS)
The Nigeria Indigenous Capacity Building (NICaB) is a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funded project through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The project is managed by the Christian Health Association of Nigeria (CHAN) in collaboration with Management Sciences for Health. The project commenced in October 2007 and at present has a one year extension which ends in March 2012. The Project has the following vacancies:
Community Care Specialist (CCS)
Overall Responsibilities
The Community Care Specialist shall provide technical input to strengthen community services and a create seamless link with clinic based TB and comprehensive HIV/AIDS services. S/he shall take lead in building the capacity of community service providers (CBOs, PLWHA, volunteers etc) to address stigma issues and provide community and home based care, referrals, and community PMTCT services. S/he shall also ensure provision of technical, financial, M&E and administrative support to the CSOs implementing small grants so they achieve desired project goals. S/he will also liaise with the M&E Specialist to ensure reporting, verification and analysis of community data. S/he shall assist project local representatives at state level on matters of community HIV services and network with other State Government, CSO and community partners in the State to establish a functional referral system for clients between clinical and community-based HIV/AIDS services.
Person Specification
- Postgraduate degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Nursing/midwifery or related discipline
- At least 3 years senior level work experience in health program management.
- Proven hands-on programmatic, technical and managerial expertise in provision of community HIV/AIDS services and developing and nurturing partnerships with local FBOs and CBOs.
- Experience working with PLWHA is mandatory.
- Demonstrated excellent understanding of the continuum of care for HIV infected individuals and be willing to multi-task for several services. Experience in community organization and working as a community facilitator is mandatory.
Interested and qualified candidates should send a letter of interest with the position title as the heading and two pages CV with names, email addresses, telephone numbers of three referees, a salary history and expectations within one week of this advert to: [email protected]
or to CHAN HQ Complex
1 Little Rayfield Jos
Or
CHAN/NICaB/AIDS Relief Project Office
4th Floor, Block B, Plot 564/565
Off Independence Avenue
Central Business District
Abuja.
Note that there are no relocation allowances for these positions please.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. CHAN is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled person.
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