Purpose of the job

• The Senior Program Officer is expected to be embedded with the state TB program team and will be responsible for ensuring the implementation of all TB LON Regions 1 & 2 project activities in collaboration with the State TB team and other TB LON Regions 1 & 2 project Strategic Service Package Providers (SSPP).
• Hierarchically, The Senior Program Officer reports to the Senior Program Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate implementation of the TB LON 1 and 2 project across all LGAs in the state.
• Provide technical leadership to all TB LON 1 and 2 staff and ad hoc staff in the state. 
• Develop Monthly Implementation/operational plan and ensure implementation of all TB LON 1 and 2 project strategies and interventions.
• Organize & conduct regular health facility supervision to ensure quality TB, TB/HIV, and DR-TB surveillance and service delivery.
• Build the capacity of TB program staff to implement quality improvement approaches in childhood TB, DR-TB, and TB/HIV to improve TB case detection.
• Support the State TB program to create awareness and demand for TB services.
• Organize & conduct regular visits to health facilities to ensure timely data collection, compilation, and reporting according to the TB LON Regions 1 & 2 M&E plan.
• Support the state TB program on coordination of prompt treatment initiation and monitoring of all diagnosed TB patients in the community.
• Support the state TB program on routine data analysis & utilization.
• Coordinate the project portfolio to ensure key performance indicators (KPI) are met on the TB LON Regions 1 & 2 project is in line with strategy.
• Ensure that TB LON Regions 1 & 2 project reports are developed and submitted on time, are of good quality, and the evidence they contain is accurately captured and submitted monthly to the Project Director.
• Ensure regular monthly coordination and planning meetings are held with the state TB team and partners.
• Perform other additional duties assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• A degree in medicine MBBS (an MPH degree will be an additional advantage)
• At least 5-7 years of experience in public health projects.
• Experience with USAID or UN projects or any development partner is an advantage.
• Strong coordination, planning, and supervisory skills.
• Competent with operational plan development, implementation, and evaluation of results.
• Comfortable planning and delivering multiple activities under pressure to strict deadlines with high levels of precision. 
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to identify and develop relevant areas of work.
• Able to communicate complex issues in a concise, accessible, and engaging manner.
• Experience in coordinating multiple party stakeholder.
• Experience in wide-scale community-based intervention.
• Experience in community mobilization efforts.
• Experience managing complex health data.
• Excellent written and verbal English language ability.
• Must be self-starter with the ability to work in a team, dynamic, solid, and open.
• Must be flexible with absolute integrity, organizational awareness, and understanding of cultural differences.
• Have a high sense of integrity and transparency.
• Ability to manage official information in a confidential manner.
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.