• Company: mothers2mothers
• Location: Solwezi, Northwestern Province, Zambia
• State: Solwezi
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job category: NGO Jobs in Zambia

USAID SAFE Project – North Western Province

mothers2mothers Zambia seeks to recruit a Provincial PMTCT Coordinator for the JSI led, USAID Supporting an AIDS-Free Era (SAFE) program in Zambia. The five-year project will work to reduce HIV mortality, morbidity and transmission, while improving nutrition outcomes and family planning integration in three provinces: Central, Copperbelt, and North-Western.

USAID SAFE will work with the GRZ, private sector and civil society institutions at the national, provincial, and district level to increase access to ART for HIV positive adults and children, reduce the incidence of new infections, improve Nutritional Assessment, Counseling and Services (NACS) and family planning services, and increase the capacity of local health institutions to better serve affected populations.

The Provincial PMTCT Coordinator will coordinate the implementation of quality m2m Mentor Mother Services to women and children at USAID SAFE facilities and surrounding communities in North Western Province; supervise all Team Leaders and Mentor Mothers; and monitor and ensure the quality improvement of m2m services. 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 Solwezi, Zambia, employed by m2m and seconded to the JSI-led USAID SAFE project.

The position will report to the PMTCT Specialist (m2m-employed) based in Lusaka, with a dotted line reporting to the USAID SAFE Regional Director, North Western (JSI-employed).

Description of tasks/Key performance areas

Mentor Mother Site Implementation (50%)

•  Manage Mentor Mother program implementation in both private and public at the health facility and community level, ensuring quality service delivery to clients
• Work closely with other Private sectors in North-western Province in efforts to pilot or introduce the Mentor Mother program in their facilities
• Manage the use of electronic client management tools at facility and community
• Manage the integration of Mentor Mother services into the health facilities and community activities. Build and maintain strong 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
• Manage performance of the Site and Community Coordinators including work schedules and leave for all site staff.
• Liaise with HR officer to address site-level human resource issues.
• Mentor Site and Community Coordinators including the provision of supportive supervision at the site level

 Performance Monitoring and Improvement (45%)

• Conduct site-level supervision and monitoring activities and  monthly quality improvement and performance monitoring meetings at the site level
• Monitor monthly facility and community-level data, compile and assess areas for quality/service improvement.
• Consolidate data and report to USAID/PEPFAR SAFE             program and M&E teams a provincial/district stakeholders.
• Develop and implement geo-location improvement plans, roll-out interventions to promote continued service integration, quality, and effectiveness (where needed)
• Liaise with Training and Capacity Building Specialist and       M&E team to assess site performance and implement joint   interventions as required
• Conduct on-site capacity building of site staff and contribute to/co-facilitate in-service trainings.

Provincial and District Engagement (10%)

• Represent project in provincial and district coordinating forums including managing strategic relationships with Provincial and District Medical Offices including                      RMNCH/PMTCT counterparts at the private sector level, provincial/district Ministry of Health level, and other implementing partners/stakeholders
• Produce project/geo-location reports
• Contribute to provincial USAID/PEPFAR SAFE activities       and perform other duties as assigned

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma or equivalent in Nursing, Social Science, Public Health, or related field
• Working in the private sector with a focus on public health would be an advantage
• Minimum of four years’ field experience in public health work with a focus on RMNCH, PMTCT, or HIV/AIDS programming, with at least two years’ in a supervisory role
• Strong project management experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of/exposure to PMTCT/RMNCH policy and working knowledge of relevant MOH protocols
• Applied 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 the use of electronic client management tools is preferred
• Experience working on USAID/PEPFAR programs preferred

Competencies:

• Strong mentoring skills
• Ability to use data to guide project activities
• Ability to manage time and competing for demands to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and problem solve
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Fluent in English and Kaonde

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send an application letter and CV to [email protected] by 26 October 2018. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 2 working days from the closing date.