Vacancy at Heartland Alliance International (HAI) for a Clinician

Heartland Alliance International (HAI) is the global arm of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, a family of organizations that has been leading anti-poverty and social justice work in Chicago for more than 125 years. HAI implements programs in nearly a dozen countries on a range of global human rights issues, providing mental health and psychosocial services, access to justice for survivors of conflict or abuse, and high-quality stigma-free healthcare. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Clinician Req ID: 5854 Locations: Lagos, Nasarawa and Benue Position type: Short Term Contract Employment Type: Regular Salary Schedule: International Technical Reporting: Senior Clinical Advisor Contract duration: 3 months Renewable Contract Job Summary

• With technical oversight from the Senior Clinical Services Advisor, the Clinician will be responsible for and ensure acceptable medical standard of care and benchmarks, including a plan of care in accordance with national guidelines and international best practices are provided for all clients seen at the OSS.
• He/She is also obligated with supervision responsibility of the OSS team to ensure quality and timely delivery of friendly, non-stigmatizing care to clients.

• Coordinate the implementation of all clinical related activities within and outside the One Stop Shop (OSS)
• Ensure clinical related services are provided within and outside the OSS in an ethically, legally and morally sound environment for the benefit of the clients
• Drive the enrolment and retention of all HIV positive clients into care, treatment and support services
• Serve as focal person for ART enrolment
• Responsible for the attainment of ART treatment cascade goals for the field office
• Lead in the provision of care, treatment and support services for HIV positive clients at the field level
• Lead the implementation of add-ons clinical interventions and management of co-morbidities among KP PLHIV
• Lead in the provision of STI management services at the field office level
• Responsible for Regular State Clinical Data Quality analysis and Ensure action points are implemented
• Focal person for  overall Collation and Submission of  State Clinical Reports and Data to Clinical Unit in Country office
• Other duties as assigned

• A degree in Medicine
• Clinical experience in HIV/AIDS care and antiretroviral treatment (2 years preferable)
• Excellent and proven knowledge of clinical issues and current literature in HIV/AIDS treatment
• Experience in training and excellent interpersonal skills

• Time Management - Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time and complete projects in a fast-paced, changing environment with minimal supervision.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively;
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Cultural Sensitivity - Respects cultural environment in which person is working and does not act in a manner that is outwardly offensive to the local community.
• Non-discriminatory - Do not discriminate persons based on sexual orientation or gender identity, age, preferred jobs or behavioral habits

• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
• Knowledge of Local Language preferred
• Demonstrated competency in public speaking

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems, Power Point.
• Other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee will be required to co-locate with local partners usually in the same office.
• The employee is required to travel regularly to often insecure and limited-resource environments.