Provincial Technical Officer

Job Title: Provincial Technical Officer

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Degree in Clinical Medicine/Nursing
• 3 years’ experience in a health/social science related field
• Experience in management of Health programmes
• Strong knowledge of HIV/AIDS programmes
• Training in project management and HIV management will be an added advantage

TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

• Good Communication skills
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good presentation skills
• Computer literate
• Coaching and mentoring
• Planning and organising skills
• Report writing and attention to detail

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Provide continuous support in implementing ART program activities at facility level in conjunction with PHO
• Track progress of supported facilities/Management Areas and other partners against set objectives and targets
• Document program performance and provide information needed for decision making
• Identify programmatic performance gaps and provide, document on-site mentoring
• Oversee the implementation of Differentiated models of care such as Differentiated Models of ART Delivery (DMAD) and Multi-Month Service Delivery (MMSD) in the Province
• Provide oversight of all the bio-medical prevention activities such as NACS, VMMC, PrEP, TPT and condom distribution
• Provide technical support and oversight in implementing the DSD Models across the Province
• Brief and communicate programmatic performance to RTC management in consultation with the EQUIP Provincial Technical and Admin Coordinator.
• Increase access to and utilization of quality HIV/AIDS service
• Work closely with the province/District/Project Coordinators and other provincial health coordinators

• Coordinate the EID, Paediatric and Adolescents Program in the Province