Overview of the Organization
Greater Women Initiative for Health and Right (GWIHR) is a youth-led, community-based organization operating at the subnational level in the Southern Nigeria. GWIHR is committed to advancing gender equality, promoting health equity, safeguarding human rights, and empowering adolescents girls and young women including those engaged in sex work and who use or inject drugs. The organization is dedicated to fostering an environment where these diverse populations irrespective of their sexuality, gender identity, or expression, live a healthy, dignified life devoid of violence, exclusion, and discrimination. GWIHR’s expertise includes advocacy, awareness campaigns, capacity building, service delivery, policy advancements, legal reforms, empowerment programs, research, rigorous monitoring, and evaluation.
Project Overview
Within the framework of the Global Fund Global Cycle 7 (GC7) Community and Private-Public-Mix Expansion in TB and HIV Prevention, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services (N-THRIP) grant, the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), serving as a Sub-Recipient to the Principal Recipient—Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)—is implementing key interventions across Nigeria. These include Treatment, Care, and Support in 4 States; the Gender and Human Rights and Community PMTCT components in 36+1 States; and Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) in 13 States.
The GC7 approach emphasizes people-centered services, where clients are recognized as equal partners and are supported through integrated, client-centric differentiated service delivery (DSD) models. It also promotes strong community engagement and sustainable transformation through strategic partnerships with the Government of Nigeria (GoN) and civil society/community-based organizations (CSOs/CBOs). These partnerships drive ownership of services that are accountable, evidence-based, and continuously improved through quality enhancement strategies.
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) play a crucial role in delivering interventions at the grassroots level, leveraging their deep understanding of local contexts and networks. However, the effectiveness of these interventions relies heavily on the engagement of credible and capable personnel. This ensures smooth coordination from the grassroots to national levels and strengthens community-focused monitoring and response efforts aligned with the country’s integrated community-led monitoring strategies.
To this end, NEPWHAN, in collaboration with CBOs such as the GWIHR, is committed to engaging qualified community-level personnel. These engagements aim to enhance the generation and utilization of CLM data, promote representation and inclusion of key populations, and empower community members and support groups. This collective effort is expected to drive a more inclusive, responsive, and impactful HIV/AIDS response across Nigeria—ultimately improving health outcomes and the overall well-being of communities nationwide.
The GC7 approach emphasizes people-centered services, where clients are recognized as equal partners and are supported through integrated, client-centric differentiated service delivery (DSD) models. It also promotes strong community engagement and sustainable transformation through strategic partnerships with the Government of Nigeria (GoN) and civil society/community-based organizations (CSOs/CBOs). These partnerships drive ownership of services that are accountable, evidence-based, and continuously improved through quality enhancement strategies.
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) play a crucial role in delivering interventions at the grassroots level, leveraging their deep understanding of local contexts and networks. However, the effectiveness of these interventions relies heavily on the engagement of credible and capable personnel. This ensures smooth coordination from the grassroots to national levels and strengthens community-focused monitoring and response efforts aligned with the country’s integrated community-led monitoring strategies.
To this end, NEPWHAN, in collaboration with CBOs such as the GWIHR, is committed to engaging qualified community-level personnel. These engagements aim to enhance the generation and utilization of CLM data, promote representation and inclusion of key populations, and empower community members and support groups. This collective effort is expected to drive a more inclusive, responsive, and impactful HIV/AIDS response across Nigeria—ultimately improving health outcomes and the overall well-being of communities nationwide.
We are Hiring
Location: Abia State
Appointment Type: Full Time
Duration: 11 months
Project Type: HIV and Community Level Monitoring
Application Open Date: 22nd January, 2026
Application End Date: 29th January, 2026.
Program Officer
Job Description
INTERVENTION AREA: Integrated CLM implementation
SUPERVISION: NEPWHAN
She/he is responsible for:
SUPERVISION: NEPWHAN
She/he is responsible for:
- The Program Officer shall be in charge of program activities associated with Integrated CLM implementation at the CBO level.
- Support daily administrative and technical CLM implementation activities.
- Liaise with the CBO project implementation team,. to collect, collate, and analyze field data and reports.
- Coordinates programs activities at the project site and in the office.
- Nurture relationships with primary care providers, CBO project management team and other stakeholders to advance advocacy goals of the project at CBO level.
- Work with the CBO project management team to distribute advocacy materials, including briefs, fact sheets, and press releases.
- Organize CBO-level advocacy events to garner support for the priorities of the project.
- Facilitate meetings to foster collaboration and alignment with key stakeholders, ensuring buy-in and support for the project at CBO level.
- Give reports on activities being carried out by the CBO as it relates to Integrated CLM implementation.
- Carry out health talks/Health education, nutritional counseling, career counseling, and HIV counseling and Testing at the project site.
- Prepare CBO monthly work plan that will breakdown program activities into detailed projects, with tasks, activities, timelines and scope.
- Conduct periodic supportive supervision visit to the service delivery points.
- Carry out any other assignment as may be directed by your line Manager
Qualifications
i. Basic Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Social Sciences or other related disciplines.
- Two years of Previous work experience in Global Fund HIV/TB/Malaria or PEPFAR grant.
- Three (3) years of work experience in a NGO/CBO implementing HIV/TB/Malaria Interventions.
- Two (2) years of Working knowledge of Care & Support in HIV interventions in Nigeria working with PLHIV, PPW, AGYW/AYP & KP.
- proficiency in in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills, including understanding the local language of the people. Attentive to details, highly organized, and self-motivated.
Method of Application
Qualified candidates who meet the above-stipulated conditions should email their CVs and Cover letters as one pdf document to greaterwomeninitiative@gmail.com with the job title “CLM Program Officer- Abia State” on or before 29th January 2026.
Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted for physical interviews and assessments.