Senior Technical Advisor, Clinical at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

CHS/HR/STACL/01/2023

Overall Job Function

Reporting to the Program Director, the Senior Technical Advisor- Clinical will provide technical oversight and support for HIV clinical interventions in CHS Shinda Tena project supported health facilities in collaboration with the Siaya County government department of health and other stakeholders. He/She will provide technical oversight, leadership and coordination for implementation of HIV Care and Treatment, TB/HIV and PMTCT services in Siaya County.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the CHS Shinda Tena project focal person for HIV care and treatment,TB/HIV, and PMTCT ,responsible for program planning, implementation and monitoring
• Support Laboratory and pharmaceutical supply chain management to ensure commodity security in support of provision of high-quality HIV clinical services in Siaya county
• Provide leadership and technical support to the Clinical services’ technical leads, laboratory technical lead, technical officers and site level staff to ensure implementation of high-quality HIV care and treatment interventions in Siaya county
• Coordinate capacity building of project and facility staff through trainings, CMEs, mentorship and dissemination of new knowledge to support implementation of HIV clinical services
• Support budget development and management by monitoring expenditure against the program approved annual budget
• Coordinate program work plan development and monitor implementation progress
• Provide technical guidance and innovations to ensure all HIV treatment targets are achieved in compliance with organization and donor rules and regulations
• Coordinate Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives to support implementation of HIV care and treatment,TB/HIV and PMTCT interventions
• Contribute to detailed analysis of program performance to support implementation of high-quality HIV care and treatment,TB/HIV and PMTCT interventions
• Assess progress and barriers to achievement of program implementation plans, recommend action for improvement or modifications to address problems, document and highlight results
• Collaborate with other technical leads to develop job aids, tools, SOPs, for implementing all the clinical interventions
• Develop work plans and coordinate implementation of project activities on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis in conjunction with the Program director
• Identify best practices, document, recommend, implement and disseminate effective and innovative approaches to support HIV care and treatment
• Coordinate County Collaborative activities to ensure sustained HIV response systems
• Represent CHS Shinda Tena in various clinical technical working groups
• Prepare relevant technical reports and recommendations to improve program performance
• Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Person Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine
• A master’s degree in public health or any other relevant field
• Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in HIV programming is required, 3 of which should be at a senior level
• Supervisory knowledge, skills and understanding of the National and Global Health HIV/AIDS Agenda
• Demonstrated expertise in the substantive area of work and good understanding of the evidence-based National and Global HIV/AIDS programming
• Strong track record of HIV/AIDS programming, and proven ability to produce demonstrable technical and program results
• Familiarity with the Kenya Health system structures including MOH and NASCOP HIV program implementation and documentation
• Experience in managing a large, diverse and dynamic team of professionals providing integrated HIV prevention, care and treatment services.

Required Competencies and Skill

• Strong organisation, communication and program management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability maintain good relationships with project staff, donors, sub-contractors and other partners
• Demonstrated excellent Computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Ability to identify problems, design interventions and oversee their implementation.