PROGRAM OFFICER PMTCT & C& T

PROGRAM OFFICER PMTCT & C& T

Responsible to: Field Office Program Coordinator/ Regional team lead
Technical Supervisor: Technical advisors for PMTCT and care and treatment
Location: Mtwara (1 post)


PURPOSE OF POST:
The Program Officer PMTCT and C&T is a critical member of the EGPAF team in Tanzania. Responsible for implementing a quality of care strategy by supporting health facilities in PMTCT and C& T management. The PO PC has the responsibility to support and provide technical assistance (through supportive supervision) for the implementation of high quality HIV/AIDS care at EGPAF supported sites. They have the important task to oversee the continuum of care and a variety of!!! services including PMTCT, C&T (including TBHIV integration) and EID. They play an important role in M&E and QI. Although they are not directly responsible for TCB, CL or LAB, they inform these; departments when they notice issues which are related to these departments' activities.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists in co-ordination of Care and Treatment and PMTCT in the programs Co-ordinate care and treatment and PMTCT activities at local partner sites
Assists in co-ordination training of health workers at project sites as deemed necessary Conduct supportive supervision and technical assistance and share findings with other program staff, the FOPC and technical supervisor
Ensure and strengthen linkage between PMTCT and care and treatment
Support and monitor implementation of integrated programs including TB/HIV, early infant diagnosis (EID), and PITC according to national guidelines
Participate in the development of quarterly work plans for themselves, the sub offices and country office
To assist TCB, CL and LAB in the supervision of these programs
Provide technical inputs and assistance to health facilities and project staff
Visit health facilities and provide on site technical assistance to health facilities and project staf including sit- ins at the clinic days, assisting sites in data collection and submit to EGPAF country office
Together with sub grantees, plan and oversee sub grantee site activities as stipulated in proposals (To systematically monitor the progress versus planned activities I targets.) Providing feedback to sub grantee and other relevant stakeholders based on integrated supportive supervision, M&E and specific departmental reports.
To systematically provide guidance for improvement and follow up whether or not issues have been solved, or advice has been followed.
Identifying site staff training needs, organize and facilitate trainings when required Participate in development of proposals and work plans for PMTCT and C&T sub grantees Supervising district mentors' activities in assigned districts
Facilitate quality improvement of service delivery by sub-grantees
Apply QI principles in regular supportive supervision through focusing on priority areas and utilizing QI-based methods Itools for improvement.
Build site staff capacity to perform routine quality assessments at least once every 6 months at site level; analyzing and providing feedback on results to site staff, CHMT, PC-QI, immediate supervisor and where possible RHMT.
Assist health facilities in formulating, implementing and following up Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs), providing technical assistance regularly and when requested through regular supportive supervision, QI meetings and other site visits.
Ensure sites trained in QI meet regularly to discuss quality of services and to plan for improvement where needed. This might require the PO to attend the meeting or to receive the meeting minutes and submit to PC-Q!.
Facilitate monitoring and evaluation of our sub grantees
To perform a systematic supervision of M&E systems and to make effective use of M&E data to monitor performance and to provide feedback.
Make use of CTC 2 and GLASER data base to monitor performance of sub grantee Assist sites with quarterly preparation of C&T and PMTCT reports when necessary
Assist in the preparation and review, compilation and submission of PMTCT, C&T, T8tHIV, PITC reports to the M&E department
Track progress at individuals sites through site visits and reports Participate in the orientation of newly recruited POs and visitors
Facilitate communication with partners and donors
Acts as the main contact person for sub-grantees to coordinate the communication between sub-grantee, Field office and other program staff
Provide feed- back to sub-grantee and other relevant stakeholders based on 155, M&E and specific departments
Advocate for inclusion of PMTCT and C& T activities in the CCHP
Reflective practice and organizational learning
Document lessons learnt and provide inputs into the way forward/best practices for project implementation
Assist in the dissemination of lessons learnt and better practices from the program.
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Medical degree or equivalent (or other clinician. Le AMO, CO or Nursing Officer preferably with Masters in Public Health)
Preference will be given to those with:
o Previous training in care and treatment and PMTCT according to the Tanzania NACP
guidelines.
o Experience in providing care and treatment and PMTCT services in a community setting
o Experience with research programs
o Writing analytical reports
Computer literacy is necessary and the applicant should be comfortable working with the basic Microsoft packages (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Energetic, pro-active, independent and self motivated
Excellent analytical, oral, written and interpersonal communication skills Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while working as part of team 5kills and knowledge in capacity building
Fluency in English, both oral and written
Knowledge of Kiswahili language
Ability to work at a high level with limited supervision and ability to work well as part of a team. Ability to travel within assigned region or to other parts of the country

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Experience in working for a health project or an international NGO
 
WORKING STATION
The successful applicants will be based in Mtwara and travel to other parts of the country may be necessary

HOW TO APPLY
EGPAF is an equal opportunities employer and these positions are open to all, but ONLY
Qualified candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter explaining how the ex~r1en~ detailed in the CV will contribute to the requirements of the position and references to EGPAF.
Submissions may be sent to:
The Human Resource Manager, EGPAF,
P.O. BOX 1628,
Oysterbay, Haile Selasie Road Plot # 8 & 10, Oar es Salaam,
Tanzania. Or e-mail: recruitmen.tanzania@pedaids.org
Closing date: 4th May 2010
If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, you can assume that your application was not successful.