Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Technical Assistant – Clinical Services

Location: Cross River
Category: Fixed Term

Job Description

• Will provide technical support to the assigned health facilities in the area of HIV/AIDS & TB prevention, treatment, care, and support services, maternal and newborn child health, diagnosis and treatment of HIV-TB coinfection, adherence counseling, and viral load monitoring according to the UNAIDS 95:95:95 direction in achieving epidemic control.
• Other duties are to increase HIV/AIDS/TB demand creation and ensure that project performance indicators are met, and impact is in line with the EPIC Surge implementation strategy.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• MBBS with a minimum of 1-year post national youth service experience in clinical care or Registered Nurse/Midwife/BSc Nursing with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience.
• A sound understanding of HIV/AIDS, TB, and TB/HIV technical areas.

Minimum Recruitment Standards:

• Minimum of BMLS or AMLSCN in Medical Laboratory Science with at least 4 years of working experience in a PCR laboratory.
• Or MSc in applied biosciences with 5-7 years of working experience in a PCR laboratory.
• Certification or license to practice medical laboratory science is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
19th April, 2022.