Provincial PMTCT Officer

mothers2mothers - Location: Zambia, Central

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Contract

Contract type
Permanent
Application deadline
25/04/2019

Description

Position
Provincial PMTCT Officer
Vacancies
1
Description

mothers2mothers (m2m) is an Africa-based NGO that unlocks the potential of women to eliminate paediatric AIDS and create healthy families across eight sub-Saharan countries. m2m trains, employs, and helps empower HIV-positive women to work as community healthcare workers in understaffed health centres and underserved communities. Through a peer-to-peer approach, these ‘Mentor Mothers’ deliver a range of health services, advice, and support to women and their families. Started in Cape Town, South Africa in 2001 with an initial focus on preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, m2m has innovated and built on its strengths and now provides family-centred support for a range of related health and social issues spanning pregnancy, birth, childhood, and adolescence. It also partners with governments and other NGOs on the adoption of its programme to spread the Mentor Mother Model and its benefits. m2m has a track record of scaling its services and proven impact. In 2017, m2m and its partners enrolled 2.3 million new clients. m2m has virtually eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV among the enrolled clients it serves directly for the last four years, with an average transmission rate of just 1.6%, while 97% of children in its ECD programmes meet all of their development milestones at 12 months. For more, visit www.m2m.org.

Job Title: Provincial PMTCT Officer



Organisation Levels: mothers2mothers -> m2m Zambia



Location: Ndola – Ndola, ZM (Primary)



Type of position: Fixed Term Contract



Education: Degree



Closing Date: 8/3/2019


Job Description





The Provincial PMTCT Officer will oversee the implementation of quality m2m Mentor Mother services to women and children at USAID/PEPFAR SAFE facilities and surrounding communities in Central Province; supervise all Team Leads and Mentor Mothers; and monitor and report  on m2m services through use of this digital client management system will include an electronic appointment diary that will enable effective and efficient management of m2m clientele through follow up on due and late appointments.This position will be responsible for working closely with the Provincial and District Medical Officers, facility staff, and community stakeholders


The position will be based in Kabwe ( Central Province) and Ndola ( Copperbelt Province), Zambia, employed by m2m and seconded to the JSI-led USAID/PEPFAR SAFE project.


Key Performance Areas:


Performance Monitoring and Improvement of MM Program (60%)



  • Conduct site-level supervision and monitoring activities at monthly intervals to ensure quality improvement and performance monitoring of data being reported.

  • Monitor monthly facility and community-level data, compile and assess areas for quality/service improvement.

  • Consolidate data and report into DHIS2 m2m systems on a monthly basis.

  • Use of data to develop and implement geo-location improvement plans, roll-out interventions to promote continued service integration, quality and effectiveness.

  • Conduct on-site capacity building of site staff and contribute to/co-facilitate in-service trainings.



Mentor Mother Site Implementation (30%)



  • Oversee Mentor Mother program implementation at health facility and community level, ensuring quality service delivery to clients.

  • Administrate the use of electronic client management tools at facility and community.

  • Coordinate integration of Mentor Mother services into the health facilities and community activities. Build and maintain relationships with health facility staff and other implementing partners working in the facility and the community, to maximize retention in care and adherence to treatment.

  • Develop and implement provincial site management work plan.

  • Carry out implementation of the m2m electronic client diary.

  • Install and update the CommCare application and relevant software on tablets and phones

  • .Ensure proper functioning of the phones at all times.

  • Train facility based staff on use of tablets, phones and CommCare.

  • Ongoing supportive supervision and mentorship to facility based staff.

  • Weekly progress updates on supervision and roll out of CommCare



Provincial and District Engagement (10%)



  • Produce monthly project reports.

  • Contribute to provincial USAID SAFE activities and perform other duties as assigned.

  • Produce monthly MM performance reports in App 1 and 2.

  • Support the drafting of SAFE quarterly reports






Job Requirements


Qualifications and experience:



  • Minimum of two years’ field experience in public health work with a focus on RMNCH, PMTCT, or HIV/AIDS programming, with supervisory experience preferred.

  • The applicant must have a University degree / diploma in any of the following fields: information technology, computer science.

  • Candidate who hold other qualifications but have experience in digital health will be considered.

  • Strong project management experience.

  • Knowledge of MOH M&E systems and tools.

  • Experience in on-site technical supervision using programmatic tools.

  • Experience working within provincial and district health systems in Zambia, with experience in North Western Province and with lay health care workers and peer educators preferred.

  • Experience in supporting use of electronic client management tools is preferred.

  • Experience working on USAID/PEPFAR programs preferred.

  • Experience of managing discrete budgets and reconciliation of accounts preferred.

  • Knowledge of basic human resource management; experience line managing staff preferred.

  • Experience working in a cross-functional project team.

  • Demonstrated experience with report writing and use of data for program improvements and decision making.

  • Experience in maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels.

  • Proficient in use of MS Office programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

  • Fluent in English and Bemba



Competencies required



  • Reporting on mHealth data through CommCare and DHIS1.

  • Good mentoring skills.

  • Ability to manage time and competing demands to meet deadlines.

  • Excellent communication skills.

  • Ability to work independently and problem solve.

  • Good interpersonal and team building skills



Requirements

Min education
Primary school
Required experience
4 Years
Nationality
Not defined
Languages
Not defined
Skills
Not defined
Prerequisites

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Company

Employer name

mothers2mothers

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