Technical Advisor, HIV/TB Care and Treatment Services at PATH

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and technical leadership of the service delivery core team of HIV Service Delivery Program Officers to ensure effective collaboration, teamwork, and collegiality.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship in the implementation of the HIV Care and Treatment, service delivery component of the project.
• Support integration of gender services in HIV/TB program interventions.
• Coordinate the development, implementation, and monitoring of costed project work-plans.
• Supervise and coordinate the service delivery project team in the assigned project area including HIV/TB Care and Treatment, services in close collaboration with M&E team.
• Oversee the integration of the project’s technical approaches for the achievement of successful project implementation using evidence informed, innovative and best practices.
• Provide leadership in creating and strengthening linkages and referral networks between facility and community activities ensuring there is seamless implementation of activities leading to improved health outcomes across the project areas.
• Take part in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and other reports as may be required and submit these to the Senior Technical Advisor, Care and Treatment, and Systems Strengthening in a timely manner.
• Provide leadership in weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual project performance reviews, assessing progress in an objective manner.
• Provide leadership to the HIV/TB Care and Treatment service delivery teams on Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance interventions.
• Participate in the donor progress report writing, continuation application and quarterly review report writing and presentation.
• Take lead in site preparation for supportive supervision and SIMS assessments and ensure recommendations are implemented at facility level by project team.
• Coordination with CHMTs and S/CHMTs on implementation of HIV/TB Care and Treatment service delivery work plans.
• Represent the project in technical forums at sub-county, county and national level.

Required Skills

Required Experience

• Medical Doctor (or equivalent qualification) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience providing leadership in implementation of health service delivery project with specific experience in HIV/TB projects.
• Masters in public health or other master’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
• Training on GBV minimum package of care for survivors.
• Hands on clinical experience in HIV service delivery and technical coordination
• Proven experience leading multi-sectoral project teams in implementing PEPFAR projects
• Proven experience and familiarity with MOH/GOK health systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills, capable of directing and managing change, effective delegation, inspiring teamwork and motivating staff and partners to achieve results.
• Research experience, proposal and abstract writing will be a distinctive advantage.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent facilitation, mentorship, team building and coordination skills.
• Ability to lead a multi-sectoral team and support collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a complex project implementation environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform.