Pediatrics Clinical Services Officer (Short-Term Hire)

Do You Have What It Takes to Join Us?

• We are seeking innovative, creative, and self-motivated individuals with exceptional skills and proven track records for the advertised positions.
• We encourage applications from reliable and dedicated professionals who are audacious, accountable, and passionate about making a difference.
• Women and members of the HIV community are especially encouraged to apply.
• We are looking for dynamic individuals who can seamlessly integrate into our team at both our Head Office and state offices, contributing to the realization of our mission. If you are flexible, results-oriented, and ready to make an immediate impact in advancing our goal of saving lives and supporting the most vulnerable, then we encourage you to read on.

Team Purpose

• The Clinical Services Unit ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services across CIHP-supported facilities.
• The unit provides technical leadership, clinical mentorship, supportive supervision, performance monitoring, and quality improvement while strengthening service integration, government ownership, and sustainability of HIV services.

Job Purpose

• The incumbent will coordinate and provide technical oversight for pediatric and adolescent HIV services across Kogi State, including pediatric case finding, Early Infant Diagnosis (EID), ART initiation and optimization, Advanced HIV Disease (AHD), viral load monitoring and suppression, retention in care, and quality improvement, in accordance with national guidelines and donor requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilties

• Provide technical oversight for pediatric and adolescent HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services across supported facilities.
• Strengthen pediatric HIV case finding through EID, index testing, PMTCT, TB, nutrition, inpatient, outpatient, and other high-risk entry points.
• Support timely ART initiation, appropriate pediatric dosing, regimen optimization, and management of treatment failure.
• Strengthen EID and HIV-exposed infant (HEI) follow-up, including sample collection, result return, linkage, and treatment initiation.
• Monitor pediatric and adolescent viral load eligibility, sample collection, result documentation, suppression, and management of unsuppressed clients.
• Strengthen implementation of pediatric AHD, TB/HIV, TPT, opportunistic infection, and other relevant clinical interventions.
• Support adolescent-focused interventions, including OTZ, adherence, disclosure, psychosocial support, retention, and transition to adult care.
• Conduct routine supportive supervision, clinical mentorship, case reviews, and capacity building for healthcare workers.
• Analyze pediatric program performance and support facility-specific remediation and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) interventions.
• Work with M&E, laboratory, pharmacy, community, and other technical teams to strengthen multidisciplinary pediatric HIV service delivery.
• Support integration of pediatric HIV services into broader maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services.
• Work with SAPC, SACA, SMOH and other government structures to strengthen state ownership, skill transfer, and sustainability of pediatric HIV services.
• Prepare and submit timely technical reports and track identified program gaps through resolution.

Key Performance Areas

• Pediatric HIV case-finding, linkage, and ART initiation performance.
• EID coverage, result return, HEI follow-up, and timely treatment initiation.
• Pediatric ART optimization and adherence to national treatment guidelines.
• Viral load coverage and suppression among children and adolescents.
• Retention in care and reduction in interruption in treatment (IIT).
• Appropriate identification and management of pediatric AHD and TB/HIV.
• Quality and effectiveness of facility mentorship, supportive supervision, and CQI interventions.
• Improved integration of pediatric HIV services within broader child-health services.
• Quality, completeness, and timeliness of pediatric HIV program reports.
• Demonstrated capacity transfer and resolution of identified facility-level performance gaps.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Valid registration and practicing license with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
• Minimum of 3 years' relevant clinical/public health experience, preferably in HIV programming.
• Demonstrated knowledge of pediatric and adolescent HIV treatment, EID, ART optimization, AHD, viral load monitoring, and TB/HIV services.
• Experience in clinical mentorship, supportive supervision, CQI, and program performance monitoring.
• Ability to analyze routine program data and translate findings into corrective interventions.
• Good computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with electronic medical records.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, and report-writing skills.
• Experience working with government health systems and donor-supported HIV programs will be an advantage.

Application Closing Date
23rd October, 2026.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV & suitability statement not more than 200 words indicating position and location in Microsoft Word format to: using the Job Title, Location and Applicant Full name (e.g. "COM01 Abuja, ADESUWA NWACHUKWU") as the subject of the mail.
And
Click here to apply online

Note

• It is important to apply via the link and the mail, as applications sent to ONLY the email address will be considered invalid.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Grant duration- Subject to availability of funds and exceptional grant performance.
• We believe in Equal Employment Opportunity and strongly encourage qualified Locals and women to apply.
• Applications are reviewed in the order of arrival, and we reserve the right to close the advert before the term initially indicated if suitable applications are received.
• This organization does not charge any fees for submission of job applications and interviews.

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