Company Info
Damien Foundation (DFB), Nigeria Project is a charitable Non-Governmental Medical Organization involved in Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control activities in Nigeria since the early 90s. The foundation is very popular with her achievement in pioneering Multi-Drug Resistance Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment in the country. She initiated the MDR–TB treatment in collaboration with University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan in June 2010 and recorded a high treatment success rate.
Damien Foundation (DFB), Nigeria Project is a charitable Non-Governmental Medical Organization involved in Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control activities in Nigeria since the early 90s. The foundation is very popular with her achievement in pioneering Multi-Drug Resistance Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment in the country. She initiated the MDR–TB treatment in collaboration with University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan in June 2010 and recorded a high treatment success rate.
In over 25 years of operation in Nigeria, the foundation has impacted the lives of several Persons Affected with Leprosy (PALs) through free reconstructive surgeries, free prostheses, mobile clinics, social reintegration, and social support to both PALs and their families Currently, Damien Foundation Nigeria covers a population of over 56 million across nine States (Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Kwara and Ondo states) with technical and financial supports in case detection and management in Tuberculosis and Leprosy. The main characteristic of the Damien Foundation is the quality of services, which are delivered in close partnership with the community and the Government.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Medical Advisor
Location: Oyo
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide technical support and oversight on programme, monitoring, and evaluation of the Global Fund project.
- Ensure that the implementation of programme, monitoring, and evaluation activities are in line with the projects implementation plan and meets the donor and project’s M&E needs.
- Provide technical support to state officers in ensuring that programmatic data/indicators are accurately captured and reported according to set guidelines.
- Represent and make appropriate presentations to stakeholders at various forums on programme activities, achievements and deliverables, and other M&E activities
- Support the development and design of the M&E framework, tools project M&E plans, and guidelines and ensure efficient data management processes
- Provide continuous technical lead to the project team on programme, and data management and regularly analyze data, highlight important programmatic gaps, and coordinate with program management and others in addressing these gaps.
- Conduct routine monitoring and supportive supervisory visits to project sites, including patient care, data verification and validation and data quality assessments (DQAs)
- Ensure regular maintenance of database/information system, projects training database, and programmatic progress updates that documents achievements regularly.
- Support monitoring activities to project sites, collation/analysis of monitoring reports for program feedback and decision making
- Facilitate the preparation/production of project reports,
- Provide technical support to PPM (Global Fund Project) including the development of survey instruments, survey implementation, data analysis, and report writing under the guidance of the Programme Coordinator and Country Representative
Education / Experience
- Applicants must have a degree in Medicine (MBBS or MBChB)
- Possession of an MPH or postgraduate degree in a medical-related field is an added advantage
- Minimum of five (5) years post NYSC qualification with a minimum of two years working experience on TB/HIV-related project
- Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in related health fields and programs in developing countries
- Working experience with Global fund-supported projects or any other donor-funded programs is desirable.
- Experience with private, public, and community health practice is desirable
- Competency in Microsoft Office, SPSS/Epi-Info or STATA
- Applicant’s experience must reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above
- Age: Not more than 45 years
Application Closing Date
7th July 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Note
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- Damien Foundation is strictly against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) If guilty of SEAH, in past years such person should not apply for this vacancy. offenders will be highly persecuted.