State Technical Assistant needed at Damien Foundation

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day oversight for the scale-up of community TB/DRTB, HIV, and PPM services across the state.
• Coordinate with all the ad-hoc field workers engaged by DFB to ensure effective service delivery
• Support the STO in ensuring seamless coordination and robust data reporting.
• Work closely with cluster coordinators and LGA TB/HIV reporting structures.
• Collaborate with the state STBLCP and SASCP to facilitate knowledge transfer and capacity building as TB and HIV service integration is being scaled up.
• Build the capacity of existing state TB and HIV structures toward program sustainability
• Collate and analyze program data following LGA validation of TB and HIV data.
• Identify the gaps in providers, facilities, and LGAs and develop remedial actions.
• Develop the weekly state/LGA TB/HIV activity work plan in line with the approved state budget.
• Onboard field teams and service providers on technological solutions (MATS, CommTB, AIM 250, EPCON, specimen movement dashboard)
• Provide on-site mentoring and capacity building for TB/HIV PPM and community service providers in the state.
• Review weekly community TB and HIV activity reports from outreaches, Active Case findings, and HTS among pregnant women conducted across all LGAs by the CBOs.
• Assess work plans and budgets for subsequent week’s activities for STO approval.
• Maintain the state’s line listing of all DRTB patients identified from PPM and community interventions.
• Support the STBLCP and SASCP in ensuring 100% linkage to treatment for HIV-positive pregnant women identified in the community.
• Maintain statewide visibility of TB/HIV program commodities, consumables, and medicines.
• Prepare distribution plans and generate monthly utilization reports

Qualification / Education

• BSc. in Science related field or any other relevant background.
• A master’s degree in statistics or public health will be an additional advantage.
• Proficiency in the use of statistical analysis and use of Microsoft office
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
• Experience in working in community TB/HIV, within Nigeria.
• Ability to multi-task
• Age: Not more than 45 years