FHI Recruiting for Clinical Services Officer

Family Health International is a public health and development organization working to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people. Our 2,500 staff work in 55 countries conducting research and implementing programs that advance public health and build local capacity to address development problems. Since 1971, Family Health International has been a global leader in family planning and reproductive health and, since 1986, in the worldwide response to HIV/AIDS. Our research and programs also address malaria, tuberculosis, and other infectious and chronic diseases. Our partners include US and international agencies, governments, foundations, research institutions, and individual donors.

In Nigeria, FHI is currently engaged in providing public health services and undertaking research in HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and reproductive health in partnership with the Government of Nigeria, under funding from the United States aid programs as well as from the Global Fund and private foundations and corporations. To strengthen our operations we are seeking qualified Nigerian candidates for the following position:

Clinical Services Officer

With the Senior Medical Services Officer, the Clinical Services Officer will provide technical and programmatic support to implement high quality care and support activities with primary focus on clinical management of HIV/AIDS and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS at the zonal and state levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day to day technical and programmatic support related to clinical management of HIVI AIDS at the facility level, guided by strategies and approaches related to the implementation programs

• With the Senior Medical Services Officer, coordinate the implementation of components related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS and the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS at the facility level

• Provide technical assistance in HIVI AIDS clinical management capacity building and PMTCT at the facility level

• Contribute to the development of lessons learnt from programs and projects related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS and PMTCT and apply these lessons to modify existing programs and improve the design of new programs

• Assist in strengthening a system of reporting on program progress against stated objectives and monitoring and evaluation frameworks

• Contribute to the development of program strategies, sub-project documents, work plans and budgets

• Assist in the provision of programmatic assistance to local partners in programming HIV/AIDS/STI activities

• Remain informed on current programs in the field of clinical management of HIVI AIDS and related development by reviewing current literature and staying alert to any implication of such experience and research to the project implementation especially the clinical management of HIV/AIDS and PMTCT at the facility level

Minimum Requirements

• MBBS/MD with 1-3 years experience in clinical care and a sound understanding of

HIV/AIDS

• 2-3 years experience in the provision of antiretroviral therapy in resource-constrained. settings

• Postgraduate degree in public health is desirable.

• Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs will be an advantage

Method of Application

Interested candidates should forward their suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document on/before 25th June 2010 to:

Medservicesjobs@ghain.org

Only applications sent electronically (i.e. bye-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.