State Program Coordinator – HIV

Role Overview

• Serve as the primary state-level operational lead for both the HIV ARV Refill Project and the PrEP/PEP Initiation Project.
• Maintain an up-to-date state implementation work plan, tracking all milestones, deliverables, and decision points across both programs.
• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of program Assistants, field support staff, and any state-based consultants engaged on the programs.
• Ensure both programs operate in full compliance with NASCP guidelines, PCN practice standards, and donor requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between Maisha Meds and state-level government stakeholders.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with HIV implementing partners (IPs) supporting public facilities in the state.
• Participate in and represent Maisha Meds at state HIV technical working groups, DSD coordination meetings, and any state-level HIV program review fora.
• Manage the relationship with civil society organizations (KP Secretariat, NYNETA, NEPHWAN, CISHAN) on the PrEP/PEP program.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and selection of hub public facilities and spoke community pharmacies for the programs.
• Monitor pharmacy network performance continuously.
• Coordinate the hub-spoke assignment process, ensuring each pharmacy is formally linked to a designated hub facility.
• Ensure all pharmacy staff delivering HIV services under both programs are trained, certified, and current on the approved clinical protocols.
• Conduct regular supportive supervision visits to hub facilities and pharmacies.
• Oversee defaulter management and lost-to-follow-up escalation.
• Ensure real-time, accurate data capture by pharmacy staff on the Maisha Meds platform at every client interaction.
• Prepare and submit state-level program reports to the Senior Program Manager for inclusion in donor reports.
• Lead implementation of the state-level demand generation strategy for the PrEP program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Sciences, or a related field
• Minimum 4 years of program experience in HIV/AIDS, public health, or health systems strengthening in Nigeria.
• Demonstrated experience working with donor-funded programs, implementing partners, or government HIV programs.
• Experience coordinating differentiated service delivery (DSD) models.
• Familiarity with PrEP/PEP service delivery and PHRA programming in a Nigerian state context.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships across government, implementing partners, civil society, and private sector health providers simultaneously.
• Experience with health data systems, EMRs (LAMISPlus, NMRS), NDARS, or similar and proficiency in digital data capture tools.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• Professional development opportunities
• Work that makes a huge impact
• Collaborative team environment