Job Description

JOB RE-ADVERT
Position: Public Heath Advisor – HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Support x 1
Reporting to: The Program Manager
Location:HARARE

Closing Date:22ND DECEMBER 2023
Job Summary
The incumbent will implement strategies to Scale-up Antiretroviral Therapy and HIV Care and Treatment through ensuring fidelity in the implementation of high impact interventions: HIV Testing services for epidemic control model, to identify new HIV positive clients, cervical cancer screening, enrolling new positive clients into treatment, ensure adherence and retention to treatment among PLHIV on ART is high, ensure access to viral load among PLHIV on ART, scale up differentiated service delivery models, ensure the scale up of TB/HIV collaborative activities such as TB preventive therapy (TPT).
Overall Job Function
Reporting to the program manager - the Public Health Advisor is a member of the senior team and will oversee programmatic activities and site support for efficient delivery of quality services.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:
• Be the lead person in the implementation of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Support services and TB/HIV collaborative activities.
• To provide on-going supervision of ZACH -supported HIV care and treatment programs
• To participate in designing programs to assist in monitoring and evaluation and quality improvement activities.
• To make sure that ZACH is represented in l Ministry of Health and City of Harare technical working groups and partner meetings.
• To prepare budgets, work plans, reports, and other technical papers
• Programme supervision and coordination key program components working directly with the respective program Technical Advisors.
• Work closely with the Program Manager to monitor program performance.
• Ensure that program team members are well coordinated and motivated.
• The Public Health Advisor will be the lead person to ensure that that workplan is implemented with fidelity and compilation of reports that meets reporting guidelines and standards.
• Managing relationship with sub-grantees such as AFRICAID, FST, PEPFAR partners under the programmes
• The incumbent will the contact person for the development, implementation and coordination of evidence-based and innovative HIV service delivery approaches that serves the general population, PLHIV, and individuals at risk of contracting HIV leading to increased coverage of HIV testing at facility and community through the testing for epidemic control model, new HIV positive clients linked to treatment services, stable ART clients enrolled into differentiated services, adherence and retention support demand generation for testing and VL testing and access to quality HIV service delivery.
• The Public Health Advisor will lead the development, implementation, and coordination of innovative and integrated cervical cancer screening and treatment of precancerous cervical lesions service delivery approaches for HIV positive women above 25 years and on ART served by faith-based hospitals and surrounding government facilities to increase cervical cancer screening and treatment of precancerous lesions.
• The incumbent will ensure that all PEPFAR reporting requirements for the programme are timely met.
• Monitors performance of other TAs for effective and comprehensive program implementation
• Coordination and review of regular reports for submission to PEPFAR

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications:
• Degree in Medicine
• Master’s degree from a recognized University in Public Health, Community Medicines, Epidemiology or related qualifications
• Licenced with Medical Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPC)
• 5 years of experience in HIV management is desirable.