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13 Jun 2023

Provincial HTS Coordinator at Right to Care Zambia

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Job Description


ABOUT US
Right to Care is at the vanguard in supporting and delivering prevention, care, and treatment services for HIV and associated diseases. We work with government and communities to find pioneering solutions to build and strengthening public healthcare.

We embrace a strong entrepreneurial culture and focuses on innovation and the use of technology to enhance services, address skills shortages, and deliver quality healthcare outcomes. Our areas of expertise include HIV and TB care and treatment, pharmacy automation, medical male circumcision, and cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Right to Care Zambia has been awarded a five (5) year project funded by the USAID through the PEPFAR mechanism. The USAID – Action HIV project aims to reduce HIV mortality, morbidity and transmission by achieving the UNAIDS and PEPFAR goal of 95/95/95 HIV treatment coverage by providing comprehensive HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment maintenance services in Luapula, Northern and Muchinga provinces of Zambia. The USAID Action HIV project will work closely with and in support of the Ministry of Health.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

  • Degree in Health-related field or Social Science, or 4 years of relevant experience
  • A course in HIV Management will be an added advantage.
  • A Certificate in Project Management or a good understanding of project management
  • Training and Facilitation skills

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

  • 4 years’ experience in a health/social science or related field
  • Experience in Supervising a high number of staff (a minimum 20) and above in a similar position.
  • Ability to analyze data, monitor and evaluate report effectively.
  • Previous experience working in a similar role within the NGO sector an added advantage.
  • A Master’s Degree in a related field will be an added advantage

TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

  •  Confidence and self-control
  • Initiative
  • Ethics and integrity
  • Planning and organising
  • Professionalism

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  • Generation of HTS plans and support plan generation of hubs and facilities.
  • Participate in SOP generation and tools development.
  • Conduct continuous Performance reviews for Hub HTS Coordinators.
  • Track progress of HTS activities implementation in USAID-Action HIV supported facilities in the province.
  • Identify programmatic performance gaps and capacitate on gaps identified.
  • Identify training needs and assist in the develop training plans for programmes and supported facilities/management areas.
  • Provide intensive hands-on site technical supportive supervision and mentorship to all DSD supported Volunteers involved in HTS to ensure that they are implementing high yielding strategies – Indexing/PNS, PITC, Targeted Community Hot Spot testing, HIV Self-Testing and EID/NAT/PCR antigen test, Adolescents, paediatrics, and men.
  • Ensure that all DSD supported counsellors in DSD Health Facilities who are involved in HTS are well trained in High Priority HTS impact interventions.
  • Work closely with the facility/District/ Provincial Coordinators and other district health coordinators.
  • Work closely with MOH and facility personnel and other stakeholders e.g. laboratory services, pharmacy to develop and implement strategies to strengthen the program management
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Method of Application

Applications in the form of a cover letter and CV must be submitted to [email protected]

All applicants are required to complete an online competency assessment accessible using this link https://my.assessio.com/right-to-care-provincial-hts-coordinator—muchingOnly applicants that complete the two steps above will be considered.




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