Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) Fresh Job Recruitment

Location:  Rivers, Oyo, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Imo
Type of Appointment: Full Time
Duration: Eighteen (18) months

Specific Responsibilities
The State M&E Officer shall, under the direct supervision of the State Team Lead, carry out the following activities:

• Responsible for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities for each state.
• Works with the State Team Lead to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are conducted appropriately in line with Project, Country and donor M&E needs.
• Ensure Community Testers are familiar and compliant with all necessary M&E tools
• Participate in State Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Working Group meetings.
• Ensure regular maintenance of database/information system.
• Provide direct oversight/supervision to Testers and ensure adherence to implementation guidelines in the assigned LGAs of operation
• Develop M & E plan for the state team for the conduct of routine monitoring visits to project sites, including the conduct of data verification, and validation and data quality assessments (DQAs).
• Ensure all data are validated monthly before reporting
• Prepare monthly M&E reports and share with the STL before the final submission to ARFH Abuja Office
• Work with the established system from the Principal Recipients to ensure all M & E tools are available and used by the Community Testers
• Takes initiative in conducting researches to project impacts to the outside world
• Analysis data for informed decision
• Assist in following up on implementation of recommendations by developing monthly tracking template
• Carry out any other tasks assigned from the country office

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a minimum qualification of University degree/HND in Statistics, Sciences or Social Sciences with minimum of 3 years post NYSC professional experience in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria project implementation.
• Similar experience with donor funded programs especially Global Fund CSS grant will be an added advantage. Such an individual must be ready to work in a team and must have excellent time management skills and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent writing and communications skills in English language are also required.
• Successful candidates must be very knowledgeable in community interventions especially community HIV testing and have strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Such a candidate must be knowledgeable in the conduct of project related researches for informed decision.
• Computer literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Applicant’s experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

Location: Rivers, Oyo, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Imo
Type of Appointment: Full Time
Duration: Eighteen (18) months

Summary
The State Program Officer (SPO) shall, under the direct supervision of the State Team Lead, carry out the following activities:

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for the implementation of Programme activities in the project states.
• Works with the State Team Lead to ensure that all necessary implementation documents are understood by the implementers
• Ensures HIV Testing Services (HTS) are conducted in line with the required National Standards
• Develops monthly work plan and ensure the work plan is carefully implemented
• Provides direct oversight/supervision to Community Testers and ensure adherence to implementation guidelines in assigned LGAs of operation
• Prepares monthly programmatic reports and share with the State Team Lead to review before submission to ARFH Abuja Office.
• Assist in the identification of potential implementation problems and bottlenecks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies
• Takes initiative in conducting researches to project impacts to the outside world
• Ensures cordial relationship is created between community and facility players through continuous advocacy to facilitate achievements of grant objectives
• Carry out any other tasks assigned from the country office

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a minimum qualification of University degree/HND in Sciences or Social Sciences with a minimum of 3 years post NYSC professional experience in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria project implementation.
• Similar experience with donor funded programs especially Global Fund CSS grant will be an added advantage. Such an individual must be ready to work in a team and must have excellent time management skills and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent writing and communications skills in English language are also required.
• Successful candidates must be very knowledgeable in community interventions especially community HIV testing and have strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Computer literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point). Applicant’s experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

Location: Rivers, Oyo, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Imo
Type of Appointment: Full Time
Duration: Eighteen (18) months

Summary

• The State Team Lead (STL) shall, under the direct supervision of the Program Manager, and with support from the ARFH Abuja office, conduct the following activities.

Specific Responsibilities

• Ensure effective technical lead of the community component of the GF TB/HIV programme implementation in each of the Project States.
• Provide direction to other technical staff and will be responsible for interfacing with other partners.
• Work with the team to bring out effective strategies that will engender achievement of grant objectives and targets.
• Give leadership in effective implementation of Community Testing and ensure effective contribution to 90-90-90 UNAID test and treat model
• Provide technical support through oversight visits, coaching, mentoring and integrated supportive supervision to other staff on the project.
• Identifies key project risks, implementation challenges, capacity gaps and provide/recommend appropriate mitigation plan.
• Work with other team members to put system in place to detect unethical practices in project implementation, service delivery and data management
• Represent ARFH in the States at every strategic and coordination meetings and document minutes of such meetings
• Support proper documentation of project records at all levels.
• Facilitate coordination meeting and ensure the minutes of such meetings are properly documented.
• Work with other team members to develop M&E Operational plan and support the correct implementation and use of routine data collection tools.
• Provide regular feedback to field officers on key findings from supervision and data verification exercise
• Ensure adherence to Project Implementation Plan, Standard Operational Procedures and other implementation guidelines
• Lead all advocacy efforts for each state to create cordial relationship with partners and other key state partners
• Carry out any other tasks assigned from the country office

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a minimum qualification of a University degree in sciences or social sciences.
• A Master’s degree especially in public health will be an added advantages.
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria interventions and programs management; working experience with donor funded programs especially Global Fund CSS grant.
• Excellent organization and time management skills, pro-activeness in managing risks, self-motivated and resilient in stress management, strong attention to details, excellent writing and communications skills in English language are required.
• Successful candidates must have extensive knowledge of Nigeria public health sectors with strong analytical and problem solving/team work skills.
• Computer literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Applicant’s experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above