Pediatrics Clinical Services Officer (Short-Term Hire)

We are an indigenous non-profit and non-governmental organization with Head Office in Abuja and field offices in several locations across Nigeria. We are in the business of saving lives, making life more meaningful and productive for all Nigerians and especially for people living with; and affected by HIV. It is an organization built on strong core values, we believe strongly in commitment, innovation, inspiring leadership, and partnerships. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pediatrics Clinical Services Officer (Short-Term Hire)

Location: Kogi

Employment Type: Full-time 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.