Medical And Laboratory Jobs Vacancy At Family Health International

Preamble
SINCE 1971, FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND LEADING RESEARCHINSTITUTIONS, FHI DELIVERS SERVICES AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN HIV/AIDS, OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND WELL-BEING OF SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IN NIGERIA, FHI IS ENGAGED IN PROIVIDING PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND UNDERTAKING RESEARH IN HIV/AIDS, TB AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. TO STRENGTHEN OUR OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY, WE ARE SEEKING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

JOB VACANCY 1
SENIOR MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISOR(TB/HIV/HAST)NEEDED IN ABUJA COUNTRY OFFICE

THE SENIOR MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISOR (TB/HIV), UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT HIGH QUALITY CARE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WITH PRIMARY FOCUS ON TUBERCULOSIS AND TB/HIV CONTROL AND TREATMENT AS WELL AS ALL ISSUES SURROUNDING HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING, MALARIA AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
· PROVIDE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT RELATED TO TUBERCULOSIS, TB/HIV, MALARIA AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES(NCD) PROGRAM STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES
· WORK WITH THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MEDICAL SERVICES AND ZOLANL SENIOR MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORS TO COORDINATE THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONOF COMPONENTS RELATED TO TUBERCULOSIS, MALARIA AND Ncds PROGRAMS AND TB/HIV COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES
· PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TUBERCULOSIS, MALARIA AND Ncds MANAGEMENT CAPACIYT BUILDING TO FIELD PROGRAMS
· ASSIT IN THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMMATIC ASSISTANCE TO PARTNERS ON ISSUES OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS, MALARIA AND Ncds.
· CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LESSONS LEARNT FROM PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS RELATED TO TUBERCULOSIS, TB/HIV, HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING, MALARIA AND Ncds AND APPLY THESE LESSONS TO MODIFY EXISTING PROGRAMS AND IMPORVE THE DESIGN OF NEW PROGRAMS
· REMEINA INFORMED ON CURRENT PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF TUBERCULOSIS, TB/HIV, HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING, MALARIA AND Ncds AND REVIEW CURRENT LITERATURE TO STAY INFORMED OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS
· PERFORM OTHER CARE, PREVENTION AND EVALUATION DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
* MBBS,MD, BM.BCh with seven years post-NYSC experience in clinical care
* Postgraduate degree in public health
* Minimum of five years experience in care and support for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
* Sound understanding of TB and TB/HIV technical areas
* Experience with ART/TB programs
* Proven skills in project development, planning, and training facilitation
* Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs
* Excellent communication skills


JOB VACANCY 2
SENIOR MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISOR(CARE AND TREATMENT) NEEDED IN ABUJA OFFICE

Job Responsibility

* Provide technical support to implement high quality care, treatment and support activities with primary focus on clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including provision of antiretroviral threapy(ART)
* Work with the Associate Director Medical Services to provide technical leadership and technical support related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS strategies and approaches related to program implementation
* Work with the Associate Director Medical Services and zonal Senior Medical Services Adviso to coordinate the design and implementation o fcomponents related to clinical managaemnt of HIV/AIDS, including the use of ART
* Provide technical assistance in non-ART clinical care including the management of opportunistic infections (OI) and palliative care capacity building to field programs
* Represent FHI/Nigeria to donors and government officals on issues of clinical management of HIV/AIDS
* Continue to the development of lessons learnt from programs and projects related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS and apply these lessons to modify existing programs and improve the design for new programs
* Perform other care, prevention and evaluation duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
* MBBS with seven years of progressive responsible professional experience working in the health or development field in Nigeria
* Postgraduate degree in a realted field
* Experience in project development, planning and facilitation of training
* Excellent communication skills
* Minimum of five years experience in care and support for HIV/AIDS, especially with ARV program and sound understanding o fHIV/AIDS technical areas is an added added advantage
* Familiarity wit Nigerian public sector health system, NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable

JOB VACANCY 3
SENIOR MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISOR IMNCH(MATERNAL HEALT/PMTCT)

Job Responsibility
* Provide technical and programmatic leadership and support to IMNCH strategies and approaches to implementation of high quality care and support activities with primary focus on maternal and child health, including emergency neonatal and obstetric care ,prevention of malaria, diarrheal disease, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, and immunization services
* Work with the Associate Director Medical Services to provide technical leadership and technical support related to maternal health incuding PMTCT strategies and approaches related to implementation of programs
* Undertake development of guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation of maternal health programs including PMTCT
* Work with the Associate Director Medical Services to coordinate the design and implementation of maternal health programs including PMTCT in field-level programs and provide technical assistance as realted to capacity building to field programs
* Represent FHI Nigeria to donors and government officials on issues of maternal health and clinical management of HIV/AIDS
* Contribute to the develoopment of lessons learnt from programs and projects related to maternal health and apply these lessons to modify existing program and improve the design of new programs
* Perform other care, prevention and evaluation duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
* MBBS with seven years professional experisnce working the the health or development field in Nigeria
* Postgraduate degree in a related field
* Minimum of five years experience in at least one component of IMNCH package
* Experience in project development, planning and facilitation of training
* Excellent communication skills
* Experience in HIV/AIDS care, treatment adn support programs especially PMTCT is an added advantage
* Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system, NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable

JOB VACANCY 4
COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIALIST NEEDED IN KANO ZONE

Job Responsibility
* Coordinate and provide technical assistance in the design, implementation, and evaluation of HIV/AIDS, STI and TB control activities at the LGA adn state levels with primary focus on the LGA HAST model
* Strengthen community involvement and participation in HIV/AIDS, STI and TB care through engagement of LGA health authorities, community traditional and religious leades, and other community gatekeepers
* Work to facilitate the transfer of appropriate skills to community halth workers at the PHC, community volunteers, TBAs and peopel living with HIV(PLWH) and theri families for HIV/AIDS, STI and TB prevention, care and support
* Work directly with implementing partners(CBOs), LGA PHC coordinators,LGA TB supervisors, LACA coordinators, adn PHC personnel to facilitate the implementation of high quality HIV/AIDS, STI and TB care activities within LGAs
* Work clisely with the other staff of the GHAIN Medical Services Department to ensure synergy relevant to implementation and documentation of the LGA HAST model component of the state program
* Work closely with the State TB Control Program, SACA and other organizations relevant to the LGA HAST model project
*Ensure close collaboration with other PHC and disease control programs within the LGA
* Remain informed on current programs in the field of HIV/AIDS, STI and TB and related development field by reviewing current literature and staying alert to any implication of such for departmental activities
* Perform other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
* MBBS with at least five years post-NYSC experience in community health practice
* Postgraduate degree in public health
* Minimum of three years experience in care and support for HIV/AIDS,STI and tuberculosis at the primary health facility or community level
* Sound understanding of the district health systems, LGA TB techical areas and experience with ART programs
* Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system, NGOs and CBOs

JOB VACANCY 5
CLINICAL SERVICE OFFICER (LAMIS)NEEDED IN KANO ZONE

The Clinical Service Officer(LAMIS) under the supervision of the Zonal Senior Medical Services Advisor and the Zonal Manager will
* Implement clinical and monitoring and evaluation activities including LAMIS
* Provide technical and programmatic support for implementing high quality care/support activities with primary focus on clinical management of HIV/AIDS, TB, RH,OI management,PMTCT, HAST and facility logistics management at the LAMIS/public health evaluation facilities in the zones
* Work with other staff in the zonal office and the LAMIS facility staff to enusre that activities at the sites are appropriate and meet governmetn, donor an dprojec tneed s and local researh groups on nees and snsure that these parties understand and can support the system
* Work with teh LAMIS/PHE facility staff to ensure that dialy datea entry activities at the sies are being done in time in order to provide up-to-date and valid date for tiemly program reporting on all program areas, contact tracking of defautlers, management of patients on ART, managaing the facility inventory and analyses of patient outcomes and prgram service quality
* provide direct technical assistance and capacity building in HIV/AIDS clinical evaluation and the implementation of LAMIS activities
* Perform other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements
* MBBAS/MD and MPH or related postgraduate qualification with five years experience
* Three years clinical experience in HIV/AIDS programs in developing countries with additional two years working with facility level data
* Experience working with local partners, including NGOs and CBOs and knowledge of the local content
* Good understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infection and ability to work with government facility staff
* Well developed written and oral communication skills
* Good analytical and software skills with STATA or SPSS is an added advantage
* Familiarity with USAID programs is preferred
NB: Because specific site locations are far from the zonal office, the officer may be required to reside at the site locatin.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested candidates shoud forward their suitability statement(application) and resume(CV) as a single MS Word document within 10 days form MAY 7,2009 to:
Medservicesjobs@ghain.org

Only applications sent electronically with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only shortlised candidates will be contacted.

LABORATORY OFFICER NEEDED IN TARABA AND OSUN ZONES
Job Responsibility
* Liase with the zonal Senior Laboratory Officer and the country office Laboratory Technical Officers to provide technical support to implement high quality laboratory services in the GHAIN project within the zone
* Coordinate daily operations of all laboratory services at the state leel
* Coordinate laboratory support services for counseling and testing, HIV clinical care, OI management, ART, and PMTCT at the state levelS
* Coordinate inventory management and stocktaking system of the GHAIN laboratory services in the state
* Represent FHI and GHAIN on issues of laboratory management of HIV/AIDS at the state level

Minimum Requirements

* BSC/HND and AMLSCN or FMLSCN
* Minimum of five years post-NYSC experience with a minimum of three years experience in the provision of laboratory support for HIV/AIDS
* Sound understanding of HIV/AIDS technical areas
* Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CHOs is highly desirable

Method Of Application

Interested candidates should forward their suitability statement(application) and resume (CV) as a single MS word document within 10 days from May 7, 2009 to:
Labservicesjobs@ghain.org

Only applications sent electronically with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered, and only short listed cnadidates will be contacted