Technical Specialist 12 at Abt Associates

Employment Nigeria 07-Oct-2017 LAGOS , Technical

Abt Associates specializes on health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management.

POSITION : Technical Specialist 12 - TB Technical Director

Description

SHOPS Plus is USAID’s flagship initiative in private sector health.
The project seeks to harness the full potential of the private sector and catalyze public-private engagement to improve health outcomes in TB, family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and other health areas.
In Nigeria, SHOPS Plus will capacitate private providers to scale up tuberculosis case finding, diagnosis, treatment and reporting in Lagos and Kano States.
The TB Technical Director will lead the technical day-to-day implementation of the project.
Provide the technical direction for the project and be responsible for all technical decisions.
Design and guide interventions, develop key technical partnerships, oversee and conduct technical training, and represent the project in technical fora.
This position will be based in Lagos and cover activities in Lagos and Kano States. Applicants must be a Nigerian or have a work permit for Nigeria.

Responsibilities

Lead implementation of referral system within the private sector network and to/from the public sector, as necessary.
Contribute to the development of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan, including gathering and analyzing data.
Prepare technical reports on the SHOPS Plus TB program.
Together with the COP, serve as a senior manager to ensure smooth functioning of the project.
Provide technical oversight for all TB activities under this project.
Develop and implement action plans to mitigate TB in the community, including contact tracing, defaulter tracking, and information dissemination. Serve as the main point of contact with technical experts in the public sector, especially with the National and State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programs.
Provide technical oversight for the intermediary organizations that will be contracted by SHOPS Plus to coordinate services in the private sector in Lagos and Kano.
Build and maintain relationships with a broad range of prospective partners and participate in relevant technical working groups.
Identify key barriers and opportunities for private sector provision of TB services.
Contract and supervise technical staff members and consultants to support these functions.
Lead adaptation of existing NTB national training curriculum for use in training private providers in the program.
Oversee all training in the project.

Qualifications

(10+) years of experience and a Bachelor degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Prerequisites:

Medical degree and at least 15 years of professional experience in TB project implementation and/or service provision.
Ability to gather data and document program activities, successes, and lessons learned.
Excellent oral and written communications skills in English.
Knowledge of Nigerian private health sector.
Experience with USAID TB programs or Global Fund grants preferred.
Experience or knowledge of the NTBLCP
Experience managing staff and implementing partners
Demonstrated experience in public private mix in TB service provision.

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