Program Officer at Migori County Public Service Board

Roles & Responsibilities

• Organize and oversee effective and efficient implementation of HIV Testing and Services (HTS) and 
• PrEP services in all relevant service delivery points and supported health facilities.
• To provide training, mentorship, and supervision of HTS and PrEP providers at the selected facilities
• Oversee establishment of efficient patient workflow, eligibility testing amongst children, adolescents, 
• and adults; testing of all eligible persons and linkage of all HIV positive person to treatment as well as 
• optimum provision of PrEP in all supported programs and health facilities in line with MoH guidelines
• Support efficient and effective strategies that ensure immediate linkage to treatment
• Oversee screening of persons seeking HIV testing for TB, IPV, PrEP, PEP and VMMC, and link all 
• those that are eligible to appropriate services
• Implement internal and external quality assurance measures for HIV testing services, at selected health 
• facilities such as proficiency testing (PT), observed practice and HIV Rapid Testing Continuous 
• Quality Improvement (RTCQI)
• Support counselling supervision sessions for HTS providers as recommended by MoH
• Support scale up and implementation of HIV testing as recommended and guided
• Support optimum implementation of recommended service delivery digital/ electronic platforms e.g., e-HTS
• Institutionalize continuous quality improvement systems for HIV testing services and PrEP towards 
• improvement of performance in low performance indicators/ services and quality.
• Support accurate documentation, data collection, collation, review, and accurate reporting on a daily, 
• weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis as may be guided or required. 
• Evaluate outcomes of e-HTS and PrEP related activities and shares recommendations for program improvement
• Timely preparation and submission of activity budgets, work plans, reports, and other technical papers
• Represent the project team at technical/stakeholder forums with the county and national government, 
• the donor institutions and other implementing partners on laboratory related matters.
• Support any other work-related responsibilities as may be assigned by the program manager

Required Qualifications 

• A bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine or bachelor’s degree in Nursing 
• Active/ current registration with professional body. 
• Training in HIV Testing and assisted Partner Notification service. 
• Very good knowledge of HIV testing guidelines
• At least three (3) years’ experience in providing and/or overseeing HIV Testing services and/ or 
• PrEP or other HIV services at facility and County/Sub-County Level
• Good report writing skills and ability to use data to inform programming.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal, in English and Kiswahili languages. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft office application including Word, Excel, Power Point
• Training on HTS and or adherence counselling by NASCOP or equivalent professional body