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

Job Summary

The overall function of this position is to provide oversite and ensure that pregnant and lactating women and their infants receive sustainable, high quality and client focused strategies to full elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV including testing of pregnant of breastfeeding women as per MoH guidelines, immediate linkage of positive clients to treatment, provision of ARVs prophylaxis, retention of mother-baby pairs, infant EID, follow up and retention of HIV Exposed Infants and linkage to PrEP. The program will work closely with case managers, mentor mother and MCH peer educators to ensure optimized effore to PMTCT.

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

Required qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine or bachelor’s degree in Nursing with at least three (3) years’ experience in providing and /overseeing HIV treatment with knowledge on PMTCT/SGBV services OR Higher diploma in clinical medicine or nursing with at least 5 years’ experience in providing and /overseeing HIV treatment with knowledge on PMTCT /SGBV service at facility and county/subcounty-county level
• Training on SGBV and PMTCT is desirable
• Active/ current registration with professional body.
• Very good knowledge of PMTCT and SGBV guidelines
• 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