Job Vacancy at Management Sciences for Health: Associate Director, Technical Support; SIDHAS Project

Started by Jobbers, Feb 27, 2011, 09:32 PM

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Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a private, non-profit educational and scientific organization. MSH is recruiting for the following position(s):

Job Title: Associate Director, Technical Support; SIDHAS Project
Grade:    Senior   
Job ID: 11-3900
Country: Nigeria

Overall Responsibilities:
MSH seeks an Associate Director, Technical Support, for the anticipated SIDHAS (Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services) Project. The goals of this project are to 1-provide quality HIV/AIDS services throughout Nigeria (including anti-retroviral treatments) and 2-expand the capacity of the public and private sectors to sustain these services, enhancing the quality of services at national, state, and local levels and demonstrating increased leveraging of funding from the Government of Nigeria as well as other sources. This project will include a component to develop benchmarks to monitor and evaluate this expanded capacity of the health system to coordinate, support, deliver, and monitor quality HIV/AIDS care, treatment, and laboratory services.

Specific Responsibilities:
In collaboration with the Deputy Chief of Party, Technical Support, the Associate Director coordinates technical assistance needs and provides technical leadership on the project's content areas. The Associate Director supervises the work of Laboratory, PMTCT, ART, Prevention, and Community Advisors and collaborates with the Associate Director, Programs, to ensure that these programs are coordinated both at the headquarters and zonal/state levels.

Qualifications
1.   Minimum of a Master's degree in public health or other relevant field.
2.   Minimum of 6 years senior-level, relevant public health experience in HIV/AIDS. In-depth knowledge and experience with HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, support, HIV/TB, and OVCs. Demonstrated leadership and management skills; experience supervising staff.
3.   Proven experience with management and monitoring of development programs in the health arena.
4.   Excellent conceptualization, facilitation, planning and mentoring skills. .
5.   Fluency in English.
6.   Previous work experience in Nigeria or the immediate region. Must be willing to travel within Nigeria as needed.

How to Apply:
Application is online. Please use this link to apply online: Management Sciences for Health – Job Application Home

Deadline: Note Stated.


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