Volunteer Facilitator at Network of People Living With HIV in Nigeria (NEPWHAN)

Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) was established in 1998 as a non-governmental Organization to serve as a collective voice of PLHIV in the Country. The Organization is registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Nigeria in September 2004.

NEPWHAN is now Seventeen (17) Years Old as a vibrant patient community network in Nigeria. The network formed since 1998 has established structures at the zonal and all States including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and as well saddled with the responsibility of coordinating, supervising and monitoring activities and programs of over 1, 030 support groups membership across the Federation making it one of the biggest Patient network in Africa. Our GOALNEPWHAN has formed constituent bodies; Association of Youth Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (APYIN), Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (ASWHAN), to advocate and provide HIV programming intervention for the specific needs of their targets and members.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Volunteer Facilitator

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Contract
Duration of Consultancy: 3 Days
Intervention Area: Capacity Building and Leadership Development
Supervision: NEPWHAN

Background

• The RSSH 2024 - 2026 grant is designed to contribute to make foundational changes by strengthening the health systems in Nigeria through targeted interventions that support the federal government to set policies, strategies and standards as well as plan, monitor, and review progress against those standards; governance and planning reforms that align with national policies, standards, and strategies to drive sustainable improvements to maximize impact on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ATM and other diseases.
• The Community Systems Strengthening of the RSSH grant is geared towards four priority interventions:
  • Community-based monitoring
  • Community-led advocacy and research
  • Social mobilization, building community linkages and coordination and
  • Institutional capacity building, planning and leadership development. Gaps that are identified through the monitoring activities will be noted, prioritized and remediation sought through advocacy to decision-makers at the government and community levels.
• This will lead to more effective service delivery, improved accessibility, affordability and investments by communities and governments at local and state levels for health and particularly ATM.
• The ATM networks (NEPWHAN, TBN and ACOMIN) are Technical Service Organisations working on the RSSH grant, with NTBLCP as the Principal Recipient.
• The ATM networks implement a wide array of activities with each network assigned to lead designated set of activities.
• This grant supports the training of four qualified program staff yearly throughout the grant period to build their managerial capacities.
• This activity aims to improve the capacity of the NEPWHAN National Project Management Team on data analysis and visualization.

Scope of Work for the Facilitator
The facilitator will work under the supervision of the NEPWHAN Project Management Team (PMT) to strengthen the PMT on data analysis and visualization. This entails the following:

• Conduct an entry/interaction meeting with the PMT to understand the concept of the project.
• Prepare training agenda
• Develop training slides
• Facilitate the 2 days non-residential training.
• Develop a detailed report of the training on data analysis and visualization
• Provide certification of attendance to participants upon course/training completion.

Competencies and Required Skills and Experience

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or Statistics.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a data analyst role
• Strong programming experience with frameworks including XML, JavaScript and ETL.
• Coding skills in languages such as SAS, R, Stata or Python.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and excel functions
• Demonstrated experience in creating databases and developing existing frameworks
• Demonstrated experience in data visualization tools such as Power Bi and Tableau
• Experience with supervised and unsupervised machine-learning techniques
• Solid planning, priority setting and project management skills
• Previous experience in the health sector
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with CRM systems and practices.

Methodology:
The training program will employ a combination of power point presentations, interactive workshops, case studies, and group discussions as follows:

• Power point: Expert-led sessions on data analysis and visualization
• Workshops: Hands-on activities to apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios.
• Case Studies: CLM data analysis and visualization using Power Bi and/or Tableau
• Group Discussions: Facilitated discussions to encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Specific Deliverable:

• Inception Report detailing entry interaction with the PMT and understanding of expected role.
• Training agenda.
• Training slides from any nationally/internationally recognized curriculum.
• Submit a comprehensive training report of the consultancy.
• Provide certification of attendance to participants upon course/training completion.

Application Closing Date
17th September, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candiates should send their detailed Curriculum Vitae and a 1-page Capacity Statement electronically (attached as one MS Word Document) to: [email protected] copy: [email protected] and [email protected] using the Name, Position applied for, and Location (e.g Peter James Okoh - Consultant - FCT) as the subject of the mail.