Vacancy title:
Program Officer
Jobs at:
Howard University International, INC. ZambiaDeadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 30 2023
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 23 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Project information and scope:
• Howard University international incorporated, under the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Global Health Consortium (GHC) is a PEPFAR funded Non-Governmental Organization that Leverages on health service equity approaches to achieve sustainable HIV epidermic control and prioritizes sub population with unmet needs through evidence-based approaches designed to transform clinical HIV practice.
• Howard University’s mandate in Zambia is to support the Ministry of Health (MOH) in implementation of Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD-plus) in selected high-volume public health care facilities. The goal of this mandate is to improve Quality of ART care, improve viral load coverage and suppression, continuity of treatment & adherence, linkage to care, pharmacovigilance system, compliance with appointment system and to facilitate clinic decongestion through a multi-disciplinary team approach.
Key performance areas
• Coordinate DSD – plus activities and create awareness on the need to assess all ART clients and enrol those who are eligible on the DSD plus model
• Conduct training, orientation & provide hands on onsite mentorship to facility staff in HIV programming.
• Collaborate with PHO, DHO and other IPs in DSD plus activity implementation to ensure quality of service.
• Consolidate and provide weekly DSD data summary and data sets for decision making.
• Provide support to DSD team at facility level.
Experience, Knowledge and Skills
• At least 3 years of experience in implementing donor-funded HIV projects in a public setting
• Experience in practical execution of HIV projects including community-based projects
• Experience in donor-oriented report writing
• Experience working with differentiated service delivery of HIV care
• Registered with relevant health councils and certified to provide professional health service in Zambia
• Knowledge on current HIV treatment guidelines including adherence support and ADR monitoring.
• Computer literate including skills in smartcare
• Understanding of health facility screening tools, registers, client’s files and other necessary health documents
Qualification and Experience
• Degree/Diploma in relevant qualification including clinical medicine, pharmacy and nursing
Technical And Behavioural Competencies
• Energetic, Independent and self-motivated
• Ethics and Integrity
• Initiative and a team player
• Professionalism
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree
Job application procedure
• Send cover letter and resume to howardhbcughc@gmail.com (Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted)
• Closing date: August 31th, 2023
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