The Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) is a leading and reputable indigenous non-for-profit organization that promotes access to qualitative healthcare, education and economic strengthening opportunities for all Nigerians. With its headquarters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and a corporate office in Abuja, ECEWS has presence in 17 States across the South-South, South East, South West and North Central Nigeria with a strong client portfolio with the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), Global Fund to fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria, United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), The United Nations office of Projects, World Bank & Federal Government of Nigeria. Since its founding in 2001, ECEWS has built a vast network of health and allied professional staff, partners and collaborators which has earned her a solid reputation among its funders and is well regarded by competitors and partners alike
ECEWS is implementing a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded project aimed at Delivering Comprehensive and Sustainable HIV/AIDS Clinical and Community Services to achieve HIV epidemic control in sub-National units of Delta, Osun and Ekiti States in Nigeria under PEPFAR and the Accelerating Control for HIV Epidemic Project (ACE) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Akwa Ibom & Cross River States targeted at achieving epidemic control thereby reducing transmission and improving the quality of life of those living with HIV.
Senior Technical Officer – HSS & CQI
Level of Effort
Full Time
Location
Delta, Osun & Ekiti State
Job Description
- The successful person will provide support in the implementation and monitoring of health systems strengthening activities.
- S/He will support the State Technical Lead in site coordination, supervision, mentorship, and institutional capacity building.
- S/He will provide support in preparations for meetings, writing reports and concept notes; will liaise with clients and relevant stakeholders at the State and facility levels on health systems strengthening related activities.
- Translating the project-supported package of service delivery interventions into service-level standards or operating procedures consistent with national guidelines and policies
- Review, analysis and assessment of service delivery data and reports for compliance with set quality standards
- Provision of direct technical assistance and mentoring to quality teams and service delivery providers offering service interventions using evidence from analyzed service delivery data
- Identification of quality areas in need of performance improvement and supporting the implementation of the models for change
- On-site visits to support data abstraction and analysis to selected supported facilities to provide ongoing technical assistance.
- Review of monthly/quarterly reports from supported health facilities and sites and providing immediate technical guidance and recommendations related to tracked indicators and outcomes.
- Mentoring facility CQI teams to build local capacity for CQI implementation and analysis and interpretation of results of implemented actions.
- Assisting the facility CQI teams to abstract data after every improvement cycle to analyze the findings and recommend subsequent measures necessary to achieve set objectives.
- Participating in the dissemination of results to the facility management and quality teams and facilitating the facility-wide adoption of CQI practices across key service delivery interventions.
- Recommend and support the skills and knowledge update training to service providers in conjunction with the outreach mentorship and supervision teams.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Minimum Recruitment Standard
- Must possess a Degree in Public Health, Medicine, or related discipline.
- Must have a minimum of six (6) years’ post-qualification experience in health systems strengthening, health financing, or human resource for health management.
- At least 6 years of clinical current hands-on experience of providing integrated HIV/AIDS services to diverse patients in a large program-linked facility or very busy clinical practice.
- Completed training in Quality Improvement models and participated in quality improvement projects for clinical interventions.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced knowledge of and experience using MS office packages including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook among others.
- High level of integrity and inter personal skills
- Must possess high-level relationship management/ advocacy skills
- Must possess good report writing, presentation, data analytics and interpretation skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines, be self-motivated and function optimally with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated creativity and innovativeness in adapting to challenging work environments.
- Possess high-level systems and process improvement skills, strategic thinker with the ability to apply root cause analysis in problem solving.
- Constructive and productive team player with good communication skills.
- Ready to travel frequently to undertake field visits, accompany field teams and possess the ability to communicate well in diverse cultural settings.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed resume and a one-page cover letter as one (1) MS Word document explaining suitability for the position to Human Resources Unit through this email address: career@ecews.org
APPLICATION MUST EXPLICITLY STATE YOUR FULL NAMES, THE POSITION OF
INTEREST WITH PREFERED LOCATION as the subject of the email.
Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees with email addresses and phone numbers.
Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply. ECEWS has a competitive compensation package and is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)
ECEWS does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
