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Program Officer-Surveillance & Data Management | Abuja
The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable non-governmental organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and cancer through prevention, diagnosis, treatment, capacity building, research, care, and support services. IHVN is in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the government of Nigeria at the national, state, and local levels. The Institute aims to provide quality health services, capacity building, and research in West Africa and beyond.
To further drive quality and engender global best practices in HIV and TB care and treatment, this advert is therefore seeking qualified candidates for the following position:
| Position | Program Officer-Surveillance & Data Management |
| Department | Strategic Information |
| Reports to | Surveillance Lead |
| Location | Abuja |
Opening Date: 20th January, 2025
Closing Date: 2nd February, 2025
Position Overview
The Program Officer, Surveillance / Data Management will provide technical support for the implementation of HIV/AIDS surveillance activities and surveys in IHVN-supported States. The Program Officer will collaborate with Stakeholders, including Federal/State Ministries of Health, funders, and relevant implementing partners to strengthen the national HIV/AIDS case-based surveillance, recency surveillance and mortality surveillance initiatives. The program officer will develop, manage, and maintain data visualization tools, including Power BI dashboards, for monitoring HIV/AIDS program performance. The Program Officer will provide support for epidemiological data collection, analysis, and use for monitoring the trends of HIV sentinel events among people living with HIV. The Program Officer will provide technical assistance to site and above-site level personnel to ensure surveillance data are used for improving the quality of patient management and public health response.
Required Competencies
- Performs HIV/AIDS surveillance data analyses and monitors surveillance data for change in epidemiological trends.
- Participates in planning and conducting outbreak and other epidemiologic investigations by assisting with the onsite review of facilities and procedures; interviewing patients, health care providers, and others involved; and assisting in collecting data from local agencies or other health entities.
- Participates in rapid/emergency response to suspected/confirmed outbreaks as needed.
- Assists in preparing reports from analyses of surveillance data, literature reviews, and other information using behavioral science, demographic and epidemiologic analytic techniques, and evaluation.
- Perform data quality assurance activities; undertake periodic field supervision visits to assess and evaluate the implementation of surveillance activities, identify gaps and recommend corrective actions based on key performance indicators.
- Design and develop interactive Power BI dashboards to monitor key HIV/AIDS program indicators (e.g., testing, treatment, adherence, and viral suppression).
- Implement data models and visualizations that track progress toward program targets, identify trends, and highlight potential areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with program teams to identify visualization needs and ensure dashboards align with program goals.
- Use advanced Excel functions (e.g., XLOOKUP, COUNTIFS, IF, AND, OR, PivotTables) for data validation, cleaning, and analysis.
- Conduct quality checks to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across all visualizations and reports.
- Extract and transform data from multiple sources (e.g., DHIS2, EMRs, and other databases) into formats suitable for visualization in Power BI and Excel.
- Maintain data pipelines and automate processes for regular data updates.
- Provide training to team members and stakeholders on Power BI and Excel functionalities to enhance their ability to utilize the dashboards effectively.
- Develop user guides and documentation to support dashboard usage and troubleshooting.
- Participates in writing grants and other funding proposals.
- Participate in capacity building initiatives for surveillance data use
Job Requirements
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in data analysis software (e.g., Excel, Access, SPSS, R, or SAS).
- Experience with dashboard development and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
- Applied knowledge of principles and practices of epidemiology.
- Knowledge of HIV/AIDS surveillance initiatives in Nigeria
- Research methods, procedures, and techniques used in identifying and evaluating disease characteristics.
- Contemporary medical methods and practices used in the control of a variety of diseases.
- Principles and practices applicable to the surveillance and investigation of communicable diseases.
- Public health surveillance, computerized database management, data analysis, program evaluation, literature search, effective verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to read, write, and communicate clearly
- Proficiency in the use of basic computer programs such as Microsoft Excel and Word, Google doc and analytic software such as STATA, R and SPSS.
- Ability to write simple reports; to write technical and non-technical information material.
- Ability to follow oral or written instructions; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Interpersonal relations, as applied to contacts with representatives of governmental agencies and other implementing partners
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Attention to detail and commitment to data quality and integrity.
- Familiarity with national and international HIV surveillance standards and guidelines.
Educational qualifications and experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in public health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Data Science, or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 4 years of experience in public health research and data analysis, preferably in HIV/AIDS-related work. Experience with surveillance activities and epidemiologic investigations is an asset.
Safeguarding (PSEAH):
- As an organization, IHVN takes the issue of Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) seriously, because safeguarding the people we interface with in all our programmatic work is of the utmost importance to us.
- IHVN only recruits’ representatives who are suited and abides to the strict responsibility of SEAH.
- By applying to this role, you are agreeing to IHVN carrying out a background check on you with respect to SEAH records and you also confirm that not before or after being hired will you breach the IHVN policy on SEAH.
Equal employment opportunity statement
IHVN is an equal employment employer. We do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable laws.
Mode of Application:
- Application letter and detailed curriculum vitae in Microsoft Word format should be forwarded to the Assistant Director, Human Resources through this email address: [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- This advert is open from 2nd February,2025 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Support Group Empowers Adolescents to Live Healthy with HIV
More than 9,000 adolescents who receive care in health facilities supported by the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) are committing to healthy choices with help from peer support groups.
The Operation Triple Zero (OTZ) support groups promote zero missed appointments, zero missed drugs, and zero viral loads and were established by IHVN in 2019 with funding support from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). Currently, OTZ groups are operational in the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Katsina, and Rivers States.
At the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Teaching Hospital (UATH), OTZ meetings begin with a pledge,
“I pledge my loyalty to myself by myself, my readiness and duty to defend my health, my devotion to zero missed appointments, zero missed drugs, and zero viral load.”
24-year-old Miriam Onu says that the meetings restored her hope when she discovered that she is HIV positive.
“When I came to the meeting, I saw that I am not the only one living with HIV and that HIV does not define me. It has been very helpful knowing that I am not alone and I am still worth every good thing despite my status. Here at the meetings, I get advice on adhering to my medication so that it can work better.”
During the meeting, Miriam also learned that she could chase her dreams. She has started sewing clothes and is pursuing a sociology degree with hopes of studying for a master’s degree and becoming a professional therapist.
“I want to impact lives like I was impacted. People need people to talk to especially these days that times are hard,” she adds.
To share what he has learned with others, Salvation. O is creating short videos and sharing them through his social media accounts.
”I can remember back then when I was not taking my medications, my viral load was high and I used to receive frequent calls from the hospital about taking medications. Meeting peers at the support group encouraged me to change my attitude towards taking medications. I now counsel people using myself as an example. I even recorded a song about HIV and tuberculosis. I am impacting lives with music. Some people will get the message better when they listen to it.”
Aside from listening to music and health talks, the adolescents play games and interact with each other during meetings as they wait for their doctor’s appointments.
Precious Ehud, a peer mentor, works with the Association of Positive Youths in Nigeria (APYIN), which has been engaged by IHVN to coordinate the provision of care services to adolescents.
She says that the adolescents are grouped into younger (10–14-year-olds) and older adolescents/young persons (15 to 24-year-olds) for age-appropriate counseling on HIV prevention, adherence to medications, and other issues. Precious encourages adolescents “not to lose hope because living with HIV is not a death sentence. You can achieve your goals.”
She adds that being a peer OTZ Champion built her confidence. She speaks to more than 40 adolescents who gather at OTZ meetings monthly and attend clinic weekly. Precious’ dream is to become an accountant, caterer, and make-up artist.
UATH Social Worker and Counsellor, Mrs. Theresa Otu supervises the provision of adolescent services and meetings in the hospital. She says that the adolescents interact freely outside the walls of the hospital and this has helped them adhere to their medications.
“The meetings help them to bond. They care for each other. As they are growing, we have some of them getting married to people outside the support group who are aware of their status. Last month, we went to the wedding of one of them. I was so happy, I was even the Mother of the Day. Some married ones are coming back for counseling on prevention of mother-to-child transmission services,” she adds smiling.
IHVN Adolescent Services Lead, Ms. Franca Akolawole says that Operation Triple Zero (OTZ) is a differentiated model of care targeted at improving treatment outcomes in Adolescents and Young People Living with HIV (AYPLWHIV) aged 10 – 24 years.
“This asset-based intervention enables adolescents, young people, their caregivers, and health workers to aspire to better HIV treatment goals. UNAIDS data reported an estimated 120,000 adolescents aged 10 – 19 years living with HIV in Nigeria in 2019. IHVN currently provides HIV care and treatment to about 9,603 adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV) across its supported States. Adolescents living with HIV are faced with various challenges related to changes in their bodies and living with HIV. They therefore need services that are tailored to their unique challenges,” she says.
Ms Akolawole explains that, “ IHVN in collaboration with the Association of Positive Youth in Nigeria (APYIN) provides adolescent and youth-friendly health services including the scale-up of Operation Triple Zero Strategy both at the facilities and community level also plans to scale up the community activities in the new fiscal year in collaboration with the orphans and vulnerable team.”
LGA Ad-Hoc Staff | Ondo State
The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable non-governmental organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and cancer through prevention, diagnosis, treatment, capacity building, research, care, and support services. IHVN is in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the government of Nigeria at the national, state, and local levels. The Institute aims to provide quality health services, capacity building, and research in West Africa and beyond.
The Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) project is a World Bank performance-based financing project in Nigeria that targets children under five and women as primary beneficiaries. The IMPACT project was developed in support of the commitment of the Government of Nigeria to improve its Human Capital to reduce under-five Mortality by half by 2030: from 132 to 79 per 1,000 births in 2030 (World Bank, 2020).
In order to successfully implement this project, IHVN is therefore seeking qualified candidates for the following position:
| Position | LGA Ad- Hoc Staff |
| Department | Prevention Care & Treatment |
| Reports to | Program Lead, Clinical Services |
| Location | Across the 18 LGAs in Ondo state |
Opening Date: 27th December, 2024
Closing Date: 3rd January 2025
Position Overview
- Support high-quality data recording and reporting into documentation tools.
- Check and maintain the intensified malaria case management process at clustered facilities using the hub-and-spoke model.
- Perform malaria diagnosis using Rapid Diagnostic test kits (RDTs) and do necessary referral/network coordination.
- Support the Community Mobilization team in coordinating, collecting, and reviewing community intervention data.
- Collate and review data from facilities in his/her assigned clustered facilities using data capturing tools and electronic data collection systems (ODK).
- Routine visits to assigned facilities and communities within his/her cluster to ensure quality malaria diagnosis, treatment, and prevention services when necessary.
- Support referral linkage coordination, ensuring seamless integration between communities and facilities regarding referrals to ensure no patient loss (100% linkage rate to facilities).
- Support malaria commodity tracking and reporting at supported health facilities to avoid stock out of drugs and other malaria commodities.
- Collate weekly site reports, routinely verify reports generated against source documents, and report challenges to the IHVN supervising officer where necessary.
- Regularly support the updating of all NMEP documentation tools in the LGA.
- Ensure daily update is made into NMEP recording registers.
- Assist LGA M&E and Malaria program officers in monthly data collation and reporting.
- Support with data retrieval, collation, and review from different SDPs and interventions in the LGA.
Required Competencies
Knowledge of the State/LGA is highly essential.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum HND/ Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, Public Health, Nursing, health Sciences or Community Health, Social Sciences, Biological Sciences or related field.
Safeguarding (PSEAH):/As an organization, IHVN takes the issue of Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) seriously, because safeguarding the people we interface with in all our programmatic work is of the utmost importance to us.
IHVN only recruits’ representatives who are suited and abides to the strict responsibility of SEAH.
By applying to this role, you are agreeing to IHVN carrying out a background check on you with respect to SEAH records and you also confirm that not before or after being hired will you breach the IHVN policy on SEAH.
Equal employment opportunity statement
IHVN is an equal employment employer. We do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable laws.
Mode of Application:
- Application letter and detailed curriculum vitae in Microsoft Word format should be forwarded to the Assistant Director, Human Resources through this email address: [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- This advert is open from 27th December 2024, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.