Project Summary:

The USAID Zambia Integrated Health (USAID ZIH) project aims to improve health outcomes of Zambians through equitable access to high-quality, client-centered HIV, TB/HIV, MNCH, reproductive health services, products, and information. These services, integrated, when possible, will reduce mortality, morbidity, and HIV transmission for populations in focus districts in Northwestern, Copperbelt, and Central provinces in Zambia. The USAID Zambia Integrated Health is led by PACT ZAMBIA with CIDRZ as local clinical implementing partner.

The USAID ZIH consortium will work in collaboration with the PHO/DHO Team and other stakeholders to:

• Increasing coverage of comprehensive and client-centred RH/MNCH and HIV prevention, diagnosis, care, and treatment services in communities and health facilities to reach and maintain 95-95-95 in focus districts.
• Increasing utilization of community and facility-based quality, person-centered, integrated RH/MNCH and HIV services.

Increasing capacities of the Provincial and District Health Offices (P/DHOs) to gradually transition Direct Service Delivery (DSD) of quality integrated health services and sustain services beyond activity implementation.

Job Summary:

Reports to Medical Officer and works alongside the DHO counterpart to provide high-quality, client-centered HIV, TB/HIV, MNCH, and reproductive health services in supported district and facilities. This include but not limited providing support to HIV Testing and Counselling (HTC), Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT), Treatment and Care services, TB services and Cervical Cancer prevention and care services.

Main Duties:

• Assists in strengthening the district in implementation of RH/MNCH and HIV services that make up the HIV continuum of care including prevention, care and support, and impact mitigation aspects of the health sector response to HIV/AIDS.
• Assists DHO with the development, updating, and implementation of HIV/AIDS care, treatment, and support services, policies, and SOPs that are sensitive to quality of care and equity of service.
• Alongside DHO, conducts joint mentorship and direct service in FP/RH/MNCH, CaCx, and HIV in health facilities and communities.
• Organizes and facilitates standardized Training of counterparts in all aspect of HIV program.
• Provides Mentorship and ensures quality of care in the designated clinics/districts in all aspects of comprehensive HIV care and treatment services including medical care, Antiretroviral therapy (ART) administration, system implementation, adherence counseling, dispensing and ongoing quality assurance and improvement at facility level.
• Participates in DHO program monitoring and SIMS, document finding and assist sites to develop remedial measures and implementation of recommendations.
• Works closely with the district/facility health staff and other IPs to prioritize key indicators, scale HIV services and achieve set targets.
• Participates in different national meetings and workshops on TB/HIV. (Weekly dashboard, ECHO, TWG, Coag…)
• Performs timely and regular analyses of site level performance of every site in the assigned subdistrict(s) with special attention to highest impact sites with support from Monitoring & Evaluation team.
• Brings new knowledge and innovations and rapidly disseminate and scale up best practices.
• Provides the inputs needed to refine the implementation strategy and elaborate workplan.
• Works with sub district team to identify gaps and carry out Quality improvement projects.
• Assists in the organization of monthly Clinical and Quality Improvement meetings.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of management systems and standards for technical support services such as laboratory support, referral systems, drug security, drug forecasting and quantification, and monitoring and evaluation as it relates to HIV/AIDS treatment and care.
• Timely submission of reports enumerating progress towards objectives, accomplishments, challenges, lessons learned and best practices.
• Actively participates in monthly/quarterly performance review meeting
• Organizes and facilitates regular DQA meeting in close collaboration with the M&E team.
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Full Grade 12 certificate
• A Diploma in Clinical Medicine or HIV Nurse prescriber with experience in clinical services delivery.
• Additional training in FP/RH/MNCH, HIV/TB and Cervical Cancer.
• Knowledge in HIV/AIDS clinical management, including the current national guidelines for HIV prevention, care and treatment.
• Experience with district led programming.
• At least 5 years’ experience in managing HIV/AIDS services in clinical settings.
• Demonstrated leadership and team building skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in project implementation, excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Good computer skills, including competence in MS Office and internet/e-mail.
• Willingness to work in rural settings.

Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that Priority for all jobs will be given to Residents (people who stay) where we have vacancies.