Vacancy for Clinical Service Officer at Family Health International (FHI) in Lagos

Family Health International (FHI) is an international public health and development organization working to improve the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. FHI Nigeria is currently engaged in providing public health services and undertaking research in HIV/AIDS, TS, malaria and reproductive health, in partnership with the Government of Nigeria, with funding from the United States aid (USAID) programs, as well as from the Global Fund and private foundations and corporations. To strengthen our operations, we seek qualified Nigerian candidates for the following positions:

Job Title: CLINICAL SERVICE OFFICER (LAGOS)

Description
The Clinical Services Officer, under the supervision of the Senior Medical Services Officer, will provide technical and programmatic support to implement high quality care and support activities with primary focus on the clinical management of HIV/AIDS and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS at the zonal and state levels, and provide day-to-day technical and programmatic support related to the clinical management of HIV/AIDS at the facility level, guided by strategies and approaches related to the implementation programs

Key responsibilities
With the Senior Medical Services Officer:

• Coordinate the implementation of components related to the clinical management of HIV/AIDS and the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIVIAIDS at the facility level.
• Provide technical assistance in HIV/AIDS clinical management and PMTCT capacity building at the facility level. 
• Contribute to the development of lessons learned from programs and projects related to the 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, and 
• Remain informed on current programs in the field of clinical management of HIV/AIDS and related development by reviewing current literature and staying alert to any implication of such experience and research to the project implementation, particularly the clinical management of HIVIAIDS and PMTCT at the facility level. 

Minimum Recruitment Standards:

• MBBS/MD with 1 - 3 years experience in clinical care with a sound understanding of HIVIAIDS and provision of anti retroviral therapy (ART) in resource constrained settings.
• 3 - 5 years post-graduate experience in Public Health is desirable. 
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system, as well as NGOs and CBOs operations will be an added advantage.

Application Deadlline1st November, 2010

Method of ApplicationForward a suitability statement and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document within 10 days of the date of publication to: itandadminjobs@ghain.org

Only applications sent electronically (ie. by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please do not send more than one application. Failure to follow the underlined instructions above will lead to automatic disqualification.

DisclaimerFamily Health international (FHI) does not test/interview candidates for a fee, and all our tests/interviews are candidates in the country office Abuja or in our Zonal Offices.