Position Number: MUWRP/12/02/21
Position Title: Technical Advisor Care & Treatment
Reports to: Senior Technical Advisor- Care and Treatment
Location: Mukono
Position summary: The Technical Advisor- Care & Treatment’s main responsibility will be to support the MUWRP PEPFAR program to implement to HIV care and treatment program in line with the GoU/PEPFAR guidelines through strengthening local government systems to offer quality HIV prevention, care and treatment services. The Technical Advisor – Care & Treatment will support care and treatment health facilities in the MUWRP supported districts for efficient delivery of quality HIV care and treatment services.
Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Implement care and treatment related activities as detailed in the approved annual PEPFAR program workplan.
2. Provide appropriate technical and supervisory support to facilities and program sub grantees for effective implementation of the HIV care & treatment programs.
3. Support implementation of the Differentiated Service delivery models for HIV Care and treatment in MUWRP supported districts/ health facilities.
4. Coordinate with the relevant district technical teams and implementing partners to support and ensure smooth implementation of project activities.
5. Collaborate with the MOH/ACP and other relevant ministry technical teams and provide technical assistance in planning, implementing, and monitoring the QI interventions aimed at improving outcomes in the HIV clinical care cascade.
6. Represent MUWRP in related external engagements such as meetings, workshops, TWGs, IHPT/MHRP calls.
7. Contribute to the development of program data collection and reporting tools aligned with the MUWRP and PEPFAR program goals and objectives.
8. Support the periodic collection of accurate, consistent and timely programmatic data as may be required by MoH/ PEPFAR/IHPT/HJF/MUWRP to support reporting monitoring and evaluation of program performance
9. Participate in periodic performance reviews with facility/ sub grantee teams for improved performance monitoring.
10. Engage in alternative resource mobilization initiatives for the organization such as grants writing; strengthening/ building on resourceful collaboratives.
11. Identify, document, disseminate, adapt and scale up best practices and innovations in the HIV program
12. Write abstracts to improve knowledge sharing and MUWRP visibility.
Required qualifications, skills and Experience:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine (MBChB)/ Nursing from a recognized University or Diploma in clinical medicine.
2. At least 2 years of experience working with HIV/AIDS clinical service delivery support programs;
3. Knowledge in clinical HIV/AIDS management, including the current national guidelines for HIV prevention, care and treatment and TB management.
4. Experience in training and mentoring other healthcare workers
5. Excellent written and oral communications skills.
6. Proficient in interpreting and analyzing diverse data, understand pediatric HIV epidemiology
7. Ability to work collaboratively and independently to achieve set goals.
8. Ability to meet very tight deadlines.
Physical Availability:
1. Ability to reside in Kayunga or Mukono.
2. Ability to frequently travel to the MUWRP PEPFAR supported sites in Buikwe, Kayunga, Mukono and Buvuma Islands.
How to apply: –
1. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by submitting an application letter, resume, copies of academic certificates in a 1 PDF or word document, including three referees (who are not relatives) and one of which should be your current supervisor. Indicate their day time telephone contacts and email addresses.
2. Deadline for Application is 14th January 2022.
3. Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification
4. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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