Program Officer, PMTCT and SGBV/HIV

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 asper 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
• Work to improve patient management through identifying and improving client flow systems, data capture, clinical management, clinical recording, referral to laboratory and pharmacy and preventing loses to follow for pregnant women and children.
• Support facilities to ensure good client monitoring and viral suppression among pregnant and breast feeding women.
• Institutionalize continuous quality improvement systems for continuity of care and patient care improvement.
• Develop and strengthen adherence and retention innovations and evidence-based interventions through staff mentorship and follow-up and document best practices.
• Support accurate documentation, data collection, collation, review, and accurate reporting on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis for PMTCT/Paediatric HIV at supported facilities.
• Support and strengthen health systems that identify and manage pregnant or breastfeeding women failing treatment
• Support optimum implementation of recommended service delivery digital/electronic platforms
• Support health facilities and other service delivery point’s implement effective retention strategies including proactive appointment management system and enhanced defaulter management system for pregnant or breast feeding women.
• Evaluate outcomes of PMTCTand SGBVrelated activities and shares recommendations for program improvement
•  Timely preparation and submission of activity budgets, work plans, reports, and other technical papers
• Represent the project teamat technical/stakeholder forums with the county and national government, the donor institutions and other implementing partners on laboratory related matters.
• Support any other work-related responsibilities as may be assigned by the program manager

Required qualifications

• Higher National Diploma (HND) in Clinical Medicine and Surgery Family Health OR HND Family Health Nursing OR HND in clinical Medicine Reproductive Health OR Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine OR Bachelor’s degree in Nursing OR Diploma in clinical medicine and surgery or Diploma in Nursing WITH Degree in Public Health, Healthcare Management, Community Health Development, WITH experience in HIV/TB service delivery
•  Active/ current registration with the relevant professional body.  
• Training in PMTCT OR National HIV Integrated Training Curriculum
• Previous experience in DATIM MER indicators is desirable
• At least three (3) years in clinical service delivery post internship
• Very good knowledge of PMTCT and SGBV guidelines
• Training on SGBV and PMTCT is desirable
• At least three (3) years’ experience in providing OR overseeing PMTCT services
• 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