The Medical Director, in close collaboration with the Technical Director and project team members, will develop and implement quality evidence-based HIV/AIDS technical approaches to ensure integrated approaches for all HIV-related services. The Medical Director will ensure ongoing mentoring, training, and supervision of field project staff. The Medical Director will work with a great deal of independence and will exercise independent judgment in performing a wide variety of duties. The Medical Directors will be based in each project implementation provincial office namely; Niassa, Sofala, Manica, Tete and Zambezia.
Areas of Responsibility:
Job Summary / Responsibilities:
- Play key role in supervising the planning and implementation of all project activities, ensuring that all activities are properly and timely performed and that outputs are accomplished and delivered according to the agreed work plans. Serve as a senior member of the team responsible for the provision of technical assistance to partners.
- Develop and update standards for HIV/AIDS (VCT, PICT, PMTCT, PEP, HIV/TB clinical care, laboratory services, and infectious diseases).
- Lead assessments and analysis of baseline studies that impede access to care, and the development and testing of appropriate strategies for long-term, sustainable resolution.
- Lead performance improvement/quality improvement interventions in collaboration with HQ.
- Work closely with Technical Director and Ministry of Health (MoH) to design and implement appropriate measures to address project and (MoH) needs and to incorporate them into project annual work plans.
- Work closely with project team in the Provincial Office to implement project and achieve project goals.
- Develop training plan for staff including clinical training skills
- Provide training, follow-up support and supportive supervision as necessary with activities and develop evidence-based, gender-appropriate clinical training materials and standards, supervisory systems, and other materials needed for implementation in relation to HIV/AIDS.
- Provide coaching, mentoring and develop technical capacity in provincial and national programs and technical staff.
- Ensure that the activities are technically sound, evidence-based and responsive to the project needs
- Assist in the identification and dissemination of best practices and new technical strategies and approaches.
- Develop productive working relationships with counterparts in other agencies and organizations.
- Participate in Technical Working Groups in MISAU, CDC and USAID.
- Participate in the development of project annual work plans and semi-annual reports
- Provide technical input during the development of Project long-term strategies and reporting.
- Promote and coordinate technical knowledge harvesting within the organization.
- Keep the Technical Director and other project staff informed of successes, challenges and lessons learned in implementing programs in areas of technical expertise.
- Identify and disseminate best practices and new technical strategies and approaches in areas of expertise to project team members.
- Manage and maintain monthly and quarterly technical assistance plans for the project.
- Manage project monitoring and evaluation efforts and the project's performance monitoring plan.
- Supervise field staff.
Educational Background:
MD, Masters or Post Graduate degree in Public Health or a relevant field
Skills/Experience:
Qualifications:
- 5 – 10-year experience in a relevant position
- Extensive experience in managing USAID funded programs
- Extensive experience managing HIV/AID service strengthening projects
- Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
Compensation/Benefits:
We offer competitive compensation and an outstanding benefit package.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Aug 27 2017
Active Until:
Sep 28 2017
Hiring Organization:
Fhi 360
industry:
Nonprofit