Centre for Health, Education, Economic Rehablitation & Social Security (CHEERS) is one of the leading indigenous Implementing Partners in Nigeria focusing on mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDs, Malaria and Tuberculosis in Nigeria. CHEERS mission is to improve the quality of lives of vulnerable population groups in rural communities across Nigeria by increasing access to healthcare services, education and economic empowerment.

CHEERS is supported by KNCV to implement a USAID-funded TB Community Action for Improved TB Case Detection and Treatment (COUNTED) Project, which will contribute to and increase the number of bacteriologically positive TB cases notification and treatment, strengthen community facility referral linkages, increase GeneXpert services uptake as well as increase the involvement of community-based private and traditional Health services providers in TB service delivery within Local governments in Enugu, Rivers, Bauchi, Benue, Nasarawa, and Niger State, Nigeria.

The project will be for a period of 3 months and we are need of competent/qualified consultants to fill up the vacant position listed below:

Title: Community Based Organization

Locations: Enugu, Rivers, Bauchi, Benue, Nassarawa, and Niger

Slot: 3 in each states

Summary of the Position

The main responsibility of the CBOs would be to conduct targeted community TB screening outreaches; guided by the available data at the DOTs centers with the community in selected communities in Enugu, Rivers, Bauchi, Benue, Nassarawa, and Niger States. Three CBOs will be selected in the six proposed states.

Specific Responsibilities

Conduct targeted community TB screening outreaches; guided by the available data at the DOTs centers with the community.
Conduct TB screening for community members during outreaches
Collect sputum samples from presumptive TB cases
Transport sputum samples to the nearest GeneXpert lab for diagnosis
Follow up with the results of patients
Escort all diagnosed Drug Sensitive or DR-TB patients to a linked DOTS clinic to start treatment
Conduct tracking for patients who defaulted on treatment.



Job Title: State Program Officer

Locations: Enugu, Rivers, Bauchi, Benue, Nassarawa, and Niger

Slots: 6 Openings

Desired Start Date: January, 2019.

Summary of the Position

The State Program Officer is expected to work with CBO, Private Hospitals, Contact Investigators and with the State TB Team and will be responsible for ensuring the implementation of all Community TB activities in collaboration with the State TB Team.

Specific Responsibilities

Identify private hospitals and Community pharmacies to work with
Conduct regular visits to health facilities on data quality assurance
Support and participate in all targeted TB outreaches conducted with the LGAs in the State
Conduct data reviews that will ensure that all patients on TB treatment were followed up and defaulters tracked back to the systems
Support Monthly LGA level meetings for PMVs/CPs



Job Title: Contact Investigators

Locations: Enugu, Rivers, Bauchi, Benue, Nassarawa, and Niger

Summary of the Position

The main responsibility of the Contact Investigators is to assist in the design and implementation of Active Case Finding (ACF) for TB patients in selected communities in Enugu, Rivers, Bauchi, Benue, Nassarawa, and Niger States. The ACF activity will mostly involve carrying out home visits for each smear-positive TB case identified during community outreaches and from the nearest DOTS centers within the community.

Specific Responsibilities

Carrying out home visits for each smear-positive TB case identified during community outreaches and from the nearest DOTS centers within the community
Identifying and evaluating contacts of index patients
Collect sputum samples from those presumed to have TB
Transfer of Sputum to GeneXpert labs
Follow up with the results of patients and refer all diagnosed Drug Sensitive or DR-TB patients to a linked DOTS clinic to start treatment



Job Title: Technical Officer – Laboratory Services

Location: Anambra

Job Description/Summary

S/he has the responsibility of supporting CHEERS Laboratory Services in supported facilities as well as all activities in the state.

Main Responsibilities

Participate in monthly cluster coordination meetings at supported hub ART site
Monitor and assess the level of compliance to health care waste management (including expired drugs and lab reagents) in supported facilities (during routine supportive visits)
Monitor and report lab capacity utilization, commodity consumption, assays conducted and networking for CD4, Genexpert, Viral load, EID (lab testing data & sample referral network using the Hub and spoke model) –
Conduct monthly supervisory visits and provide technical support to health facilities on ART lab service delivery, equipment management, GCLP, EQA, IQA, DBS sample collection, and QMS activities, including onsite trainings.



Interested? see application details here>>>https://www.infomaza.com/cheers-recruitment