Grade: J
Job ID: 13-7120
Location : NG-Abuja
# of Positions : 1
Center/Office: CHS - General
Project/Program: Nigeria/CUBS
Application Due Date: 2013-12-13
Overall Responsibilities
The Lead Consultant for Community Care and Support (CCS)
will provide support and technical assistance aimed at improving the lives of
children and families affected by HIV and AIDS. The emphasis of the role is to
provide technical guidance on programmatic issues dealing with community
participation and ownership of OVC activities in and around their geographic
areas of operations.
Specific Responsibilities
• Lead the capacity and needs assessments of local community
organizations in project states and use data to design collaborative solutions
and household-centered approaches. • Lead the delivery of services to OVC
through strengthening state and LGA structures and systems. • Build community
ownership and participation in OVC programming at community levels to ensure
sustainability. • Support the training of Caregivers to provide better cater to
the needs of OVC. • Strategically coordinate stakeholders’ response to OVC
activities through linking up traditional and religious leaders with government
and civil society to cater to the needs of OVC in a more holistic manner. •
Support project, state and LGA teams to mobilize resources to enable CBOs to
identify, protect, and provide essential services to OVC. • Work with the OVC
Advisor to implement the CUBS project’s community-based response to roll out
national OVC guidelines. • Support the M&E Advisor to ensure quality
community-based services through ongoing program M&E. • Support the Gender
Advisor to incorporate gender considerations into local programs. • Work with
federal and state ministry of women affairs, USAID, and other USG OVC partners
to establish linkages in communities, affected families, and OVC services. •
Any other deities as assigned by the Chief of Party.
Qualifications
• Masters degree or Bachelors degree with equivalent
experience in Social Sciences, Public health, or related field. • Expertise in
OVC program design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation. • Experience
in working with communities to roll out programs of support for OVC and HIV and
AIDS. • Experience in developing relationships with Community-based
organizations, provincial and district level government officials. • Minimum of
6 years experience in community work, social work in addition to one of the
following HIV/AIDS, TB, STI and/or Child Survival/IMCI projects in African
countries, preferably Nigeria. • Knowledge and understanding of the paediatric
home-based care, gender, stigma and discrimination. • Ability to work
independently. • Willingness to travel extensively
