Senior Technical Advisor GHS and Integrated Health Services

Position Title: Senior Technical Advisor GHS and Integrated Health Services 

Location: Abuja, FCT (Country Office)

Supervisor: Director, Technical Assistance and Strategic Results Utilization

Basic Function:

The Senior Technical Advisor, Global Health Security and Integrated Health Services, provides leadership and technical support to the project in the areas of HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, and GHS integration. S/he coordinates the services needed to integrate multi-disease programs into the national and sub-national health systems, ensuring high-quality care and integrated disease surveillance for identification, verification, and response routines. Ensure milestones achievement as per contract.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Support in translating global health security standards into actionable, localized policies and strategic frameworks at the state level, including health facilities.
• Support the design and use of Response Coordination Room routines, including data review, alert escalation, integrated surveillance inputs, quality checks, and action tracking.
• Provide TA to the government capacity in the use of routine program data to identify service disruptions, outbreak readiness gaps, and priority response actions.
• Support the development of  guidelines and SOPs for integrated prevention, care, and treatment services for HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, and other infectious diseases.
• Provide technical guidance on the implementation of GHS interventions, infectious disease protocols, and national laboratory systems to mitigate public health threats.
• Provide technical assistance in the design of infectious disease surveillance systems to proactively identify and track disease outbreaks.
• Support the development of rapid response protocols and ensure health facility readiness for public health emergencies.
• Strengthen the rapid response teams (RRTs) and ensure health facility readiness through simulations and After-Action Reviews (AAR).
• Assist in strengthening the capacity of frontline health workers in health facilities and community structures on outbreak recognition, infection prevention and control, and response protocols.
• Assist in providing technical leadership and technical support related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and MNCH strategies and approaches.
• Provide technical assistance to government and local partners on integrated HIV/TB and PHC service workflows, ensuring that testing, linkage, retention, referral, and follow-up actions are organized around client-centered pathways.
• Support the adaptation of essential care packages, clinical workflow tools, and referral protocols that can be implemented through supported facilities and community platforms.
• Provide technical support to develop integrated training packages, job aids, and digital tools for training the local health workforce in the health facility and community platforms.
• Remain informed on current programs in the field of HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, MNCH, and infectious disease outbreaks and responses by reviewing current literature and staying alert to any implications of such learnings or research.
• Contribute to the development of lessons learned from programs and projects across disease areas and apply these lessons to modify existing programs and improve the design of new programs.
• Provide oversight and supervisory roles to the appropriate technical and GoN staff on integrated service quality and practical problem-solving using the Total Quality Leadership and Accountability (TQLA) model.
• Assist with managing, developing, and monitoring project work plans and budgets.
• Document implementation lessons, best practices, innovations, and evidence to support learning, institutionalization, and scale-up by key stakeholders and consortium partners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Knowledge of health and development programs in developing countries in general and Nigeria specifically.
• Clinical management and training experience and ability to understand the full range of issues around GHS, HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and MNCH care and treatment.
• Knowledge of the Nigerian clinical setting in health facilities and community platforms, including government and non-government settings.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues around multi-disease programming.
• Demonstrable ability to investigate topics, collect and analyze data, and report findings to build new knowledge or solve problems.
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
• Ability to represent FHI 360 to donors, government officials, and the NGO community.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
• High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English, including presentation and training skills.
• Capacity to develop brief high-impact documents that summarize complex technical topics into products for advocacy and learning.
• Proven ability in supervising staff.
• Well-developed computer skills.
• Ability to travel within Nigeria 45% of the time.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• MB.BS/MD/PhD with over 12 years of relevant experience in multi-disease programming across HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, and GHS, with at least 8 years of progressive experience at the senior management level in the health or development field in Nigeria.
• Other biological science degrees (BSc in any field) with a minimum of 11 years’ experience in multi-disease programming around HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, and GHS, with at least 5 years of progressive experience at the senior management level working in the health or development field in Nigeria.
• Possession of an MPH or postgraduate degree in a related field is required.
• Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training.
• Familiarity with the Nigerian public sector health system, NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with working with US Department of State/PEPFAR donor-funded projects.

Safeguarding:

FHI 360 is committed to provide a safe environment for all employees, beneficiaries and anyone contracted by FHI 360. This Includes taking measures to protecting vulnerable people from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by either FHI 360 employees or associated personnel. FHI 360 abides by child safeguarding principles. FHI 360’s Safeguarding Policies apply and flow out to all FHI 360 staff, board members, volunteers, and partner staff (subcontractors, consultants, vendors, and sub-recipients), regardless of the funding mechanism or amount of contract, agreement, or purchase order.

The expected hiring salary range for this role is indexed to USD 19,745 - 25,000 for annual gross salary (basic and allowances). When determining an offer amount, FHI 360 factors in multiple considerations, including but not limited to: relevant years of experience and education possessed by the applicant, internal equity, market pay, and budget.  For internal candidates, salary placement will also follow FHI 360’s current promotional increase guidelines

This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

FHI 360 is an equal opportunity employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Our values and commitments to safeguarding: FHI 360 is committed to preventing any type of abuse, exploitation and harassment in our work environments and programs, including sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment. FHI 360 takes steps to safeguard the welfare of everyone who engages with our organization and programs and requires that all personnel, including staff members and volunteers, share this commitment and sign our code of conduct. All offers of employment will be subject to appropriate screening checks, including reference, criminal record and terrorism finance checks. FHI 360 also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), facilitated by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. In line with the MDS, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any substantiated findings of sexual abuse, exploitation and/or harassment during the applicant’s tenure with previous employers. By applying, job applicants confirm their understanding of these recruitment procedures and consent to these screening checks.

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