Senior Project Officer at Elizabeth Glaser

S/he will provide technical oversight and capacity building to program officers and health care workers in supported sites to assure delivery of quality, relevant and quantifiable paediatric and adolescent services.

Responsibilities for the Senior Project Officer Job

• Achievement of pediatric and adolescent targets set by EGPAF and donors
• Coordinate of the development of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual pediatric work plans.
• Support standardizing quality by taking lead in continuous quality improvement, tracking key performance indicators and strategies to determine progress and innovations across sites
• Optimize Identification and linkage of HIV-positive pediatric and adolescents to HIV care and treatment services.
• Identify potential needs for pediatric and adolescent technical assistance through participation in site assessments, visits, trainings, clinical mentorship, case reviews in all pediatric and adolescent specific clinics.
• Support and monitor implementation and progress of HTS coverage, ART initiation, OI management, viral load suppression, and retention and cohort outcomes for children living with HIV.
• Ensure continuous Quality Improvement (QI) for the children and adolescent program by systematic review of routine data, conducting data driven mentorship, and participating in Quality of Care (QoC) assessments.
• Provide continuous mentorship and supportive supervision of HCW to ensure provision of quality pediatric and adolescent care package.
• Facilitate age specific adolescent peer support groups at the facility level as well as pediatric care givers PSSGs.
• Ensure engagement and retention in care of HIV-infected children and adolescents by participating in facility retention activities (adolescent peer education, focused group discussions, support groups, case management).
• Support implementation of pediatric and adolescent differentiated care model at supported sites.
• Sensitize health care healthcare workers (HCWs) on the adolescent package of care (APOC).
• Support the care and treatment program officers in their routine weekly site supportive supervision along with sub county HMT members to ensure quality service delivery.
• Work closely with the Strategic Information to ensure all facilities are provided with their pediatric and adolescent HIV targets and dash boards, and through the project officers ensure that these are updated on a monthly basis.
• Take lead in writing and presenting progress reports on Turkana Timiza90 HIV pediatric and adolescent care and treatment to PM, STAT or donors as need arises.
• Will be a member of Project Management Team.
• Participate in the various relevant TWGs at the county and national levels.
• Work with other stakeholders to develop standard operating procedures in matters related to pediatric and adolescent HIV Prevention, Care and treatment.
• Work closely with the PMTCT program to support HEI and HIV infected infant management as per the national guidelines.

Senior Project Officer Job Qualifications

• Medical Officer registered by KMPDB clinical medicine with 3 years of continuous HIV program implementation or a diploma in Clinical medicine with 5 years of continuous HIV program implementation.
• Master in Public Health will be and added advantage.
• At least two years’ experience in implementing pediatric and adolescent HIV programs.
• Significant and up to date knowledge of the current ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV, HTS guidelines, standards, tools and best practices.
• Knowledge of behavioral and psychosocial issues among children, adolescents, caregivers and their assessment
• Skills in establishing rapport with children and adolescents.
• Knowledge of PEPFAR Program and NASCOP reporting requirements including familiarity with the data collection and reporting tools used by NASCOP
• Ability to work with limited supervision
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, report writing and analytical skills
• Dedicated team player with ability and experience to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to supervise and train others as well as establish partnerships.