Abt Associates New Job Positions [2 Positions]

Abt Associates – The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Specialist 12 / SHOPS Plus Lab and Supply Chain Specialist
Ref Id: 51252
Location: Nigeria

Opportunity

Abt Associates seeks a Laboratory and Supply Chain Specialist to work on a TB services expansion project in Nigeria. SHOPS Plus is USAID’s flagship initiative in private sector health. The project seeks to harness the full potential of the private sector and catalyze public-private engagement to improve health outcomes in TB, family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and other health areas. In Nigeria, SHOPS Plus will capacitate private providers to scale up tuberculosis case finding, diagnosis, treatment and reporting in Lagos and Kano States.

The Laboratory and Supply Chain Specialist will support a TB services expansion project that will increase availability of TB services in the private sector, improve flow of suspected TB patients into detection and treatment centers, improve the quality of private sector TB services, and strengthen health systems to foster and sustain Public Private Mix (PPM) models for TB care.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead activities that strengthen the capacity of laboratory services.
• Troubleshoot network issues related to TB drug distribution and stock management within the network.
• Work closely with intermediary organizations to link network facilities with public sector sources of drugs.
• Provide assistance in reviewing technical resource materials (e.g., training materials, SBCC plans, strategy documents, job aids) and programming tools to support meeting project objectives.
• Lead special efforts to make TB drugs available, including coordinating with the Health Financing/Private Sector Specialist to address the high costs of drugs for MDR-TB.
• Contribute to communication, advocacy and knowledge management of lab management, including documentation.

Prerequisites/Preferred Skills 

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Laboratory Science, or related field.
• At least ten years of related work experience, including five years of relevant work experience in capacity building and training in the health sector, preferably in laboratory management, commodity logistics and supply chain.
• Experience in TB or other infectious diseases preferred.
• Ability to write technical papers and reports.
• Computer skills in MS Windows, Excel, Word.
• Ability to travel within Nigeria.

Minimum Qualifications

• (10+) years of experience and a Bachelor degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

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Job Title: Technical Specialist 10 / SHOPS Plus Nigeria M&E Advisor
Job ID: 51253
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Abt Associates seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor for a tuberculosis (TB) service expansion project in Nigeria under SHOPS Plus. SHOPS Plus is USAID’s flagship initiative in private sector health
• The project seeks to harness the full potential of the private sector and catalyze public-private engagement to improve health outcomes in TB, family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and other health areas. In Nigeria, SHOPS Plus will capacitate private providers to scale up tuberculosis case finding, diagnosis, treatment and reporting in Lagos and Kano States.
• The M&E Advisor will support implementation of a TB services expansion project that will  increase availability of TB services in the private sector, improve flow of suspected TB patients into detection and treatment centers, improve the quality of private sector TB services, and strengthen health systems to foster and sustain Public Private Mix (PPM) models for TB care.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• With support from home office experts, develop the project’s monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plan and implement on-going project monitoring and data collection activities related to the MEL plan.
• Design and implement the project evaluation and research plan to include any needed formative research to inform activity design, research to pilot new approaches, and evaluations (process and/or impact).
• Participate in the design and implementation of data collection, analysis, reporting, and use of Management Information Systems (MIS) for project research activities.
• Guide efforts to interpret research findings and use them to inform evidence-based program design and implementation.
• Support efforts to develop an overall monitoring and evaluation framework and processes to measure, assess, and report on project results.
• Synthesize findings and implications from relevant grey and published literature; analyze publically available data (census, NFHS, Indian Readership Survey, etc) to inform program design.
• Synthesize research and monitoring and evaluation findings and communicate key findings to SHOPS Plus staff and USAID.
• Develop SOWs and contribute to the procurement process for hiring research firms, providing day-to-day oversight and supervision of hired research firms.
• Use appropriate statistical techniques for determining sample selection and analytical approaches for research studies.

Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Demography, Statistics, Economics, or a related field
• 6 years of professional experience
• Experience in conducting and managing qualitative and quantitative research, monitoring, and evaluation activities
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with demonstrated attention to detail
• Direct experience supporting USAID or other donor-funded health projects preferred
• Experience conducting research for TB projects preferred

Minimum Qualifications:

• (6+) years of experience and a Master’s Degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Remuneration

• Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.

Note

• Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce.
• Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

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