MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH (1 SLOT) JOBS

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health, especially among the world's poorest and most vulnerable people, by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Our mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is currently recruiting to fill the following position:
 
Position: Lead Consultant – PHDP Training

Job Type: Full Time.

Location: Kwara State - Nigeria.
 
Overall Responsibilities:
To develop the skills of select MSH ProACT supported health facility staff, Kwara and Kebbi state NEPWAN and support group coordinators to implement quality PHDP intervention in a manner that will improve PLHIV clients’ retention in ART and care
To strengthen service providers capability to support facility-community linkages and referrals
To build the skills of select service providers in documenting PHDP services to PLHIV
To build the capacity of select service providers to identify and address structural, socio-economic and other factors which hinder PLHIV from accessing ART and care services
To build the capacity of select service providers in mainstreaming gender into HIV/AIDS response - identify and address harmful gender norms and gender based violence.

Specific Responsibilities:
Deliverables:
Training report containing recommendations and approaches to improve PLHIV retention in treatment and care
Training curriculum (power point slides)
Simple indicators/ tools to track facility/ community PHDP interventions
Recommendations for mainstreaming gender into comprehensive PHDP services.

Approach:
One lead consultant will be engaged to facilitate this training, supported by 2 MSH PHDP technical staff. Two days pre training meeting with the lead consultant will hold in Abuja to review curriculum, draw up the schedule, etc on 26th and 27th November, 2015. Power point presentations, didactic methods, group works, experience sharing, role plays, hands on practical sessions and other participatory learning approaches will be utilized in the conduct of the training.

Level of Effort and Timing:
The lead facilitator will be engaged for a period of nine days  - 2 days pre training meeting in Abuja, 5 days training in Kwara state, 2 days report writing (between the 26th of November and 8th December, 2015).
 
Qualifications/Requirements:
Minimum of first degree or its’ equivalent in health related or social sciences disciplines.
Knowledgeable in USAID funded programming
Prior experience working with PLWHIVA
Excellent English language competency – oral and written
Computer literate
Prior experience in USAID requirements for mainstreaming gender into comprehensive HIV and AIDS response.

Method of Application:
All potential job applicants should copy link and paste on a browser to Apply:

https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/8694/lead-consultant-%E2%80%93-phdp-training%2c-kwara-state/job?mobile=false&width=1100&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=60&jun1offset=60
 
Application Deadline: 27th November, 2015

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