Program Officer, PMTCT and SGBV /HIV at Migori County Public Service Board

Roles and responsibilities

• Organize and oversee effective and efficient implementation of PMTCT and SGBV services in all 
• relevant service delivery points and supported health facilities as per MoH policy guidelines
• Organize and oversee capacity building activities for health providers and case managers working 
• within MNCH clinics through trainings, update sessions etc.
• Providing supportive supervision, mentorship and on the job training for all the clinical staff at supported health facilities
• Support establishment and sustained SGBV screening processes and linkage to appropriate SGBV services
• Work to improve patient management through identifying and improving client flow systems, data 
• capture, clinical management, clinical recording, referral to laboratory and pharmacy and preventing 
• loses to follow for pregnant women and children.
• Support facilities to ensure good client monitoring and viral suppression among pregnant and breastfeeding women.
• Institutionalize continuous quality improvement systems for continuity of care and patient care improvement.
• Develop and strengthen adherence and retention innovations and evidence-based interventions through 
• staff mentorship and follow-up and document best practices.
• Support accurate documentation, data collection, collation, review, and accurate reporting on a daily, 
• weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis for PMTCT/Paediatric HIV at supported facilities. 
• Support and strengthen health systems that identify and manage pregnant or breastfeeding women failing treatment
• Support optimum implementation of recommended service delivery digital/ electronic platforms
• Support health facilities and other service delivery point’s implement effective retention strategies 
• including proactive appointment management system and enhanced defaulter management system for pregnant or breastfeeding women.
• Evaluate outcomes of PMTCT and SGBV 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 PMTCT and SGBV
• Very good knowledge of PMTCT and SGBV guidelines
• At least three (3) years’ experience in providing and/or overseeing HIV treatment and TB/HIV 
• services 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