Technical Officer – Cluster Operations

Programs
Lagos
May 16, 2025
Full Time
Application ends: May 23, 2025

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Job Description

Background

The Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) is a leading and reputable indigenous non-for-profit organization that promotes access to Qualitative Healthcare, Education and Economic Strengthening Opportunities for all Nigerians. With its headquarters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and a corporate office in Abuja, ECEWS has presence in 17 States across the South-South, South East, South West and North Central Nigeria with a strong client portfolio with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Global Fund to fight against AIDS (GF), TB and Malaria, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), The United Nations office of Projects, World Bank & Federal Government of Nigeria. Since its founding in 2001, ECEWS has built a vast network of health and allied professional staff, partners and collaborators, which has earned her a solid reputation among its funders and is well regarded by competitors and partners alike.

Job Description

  • Provide technical and managerial leadership in the provision of quality HIV prevention (including PrEP), treatment, care and reproductive/family planning services in different clusters.
  • Take the lead in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting on HIV prevention activities and establish linkages between communities and health services.
  • Train and mentor project staff, health care providers and consortium partners to provide high quality HIV, RH/FP services including screening and referral of identified clients with cancer of cervix.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

  • MB.BS / MD / PHD or similar degree
  • MPH or post graduate clinical or public health degree is required
  • 7 to 9 years’ experience working in health or development field in Nigeria with at least 5 years progressive experience working in the PEPFAR HIV response
  • Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training; with extensive knowledge and skills for application of Differentiated Models of Care appropriate for situations and the ability to constitute and deploy competent surge teams to implement catchups.
  • Ability to analyze and use site level granular data to identify gaps, develop and deploy remedial actions plans to improve delivery
  • Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
  • Clinical management and training experience and ability to understand full range of issues around the clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including provision of ART
  • Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings
  • Proven ability in supervising staff.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • ]Willingness to extend working hours to meet deadlines and at short notice
  • ]Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to produce excellent results under pressure
  • Ability to use key computing applications e g MS Office Suite etc and knowledge of different database (DHIS or LAMIS) is a plus.