Ethiopia: Technical Advisor, Quality Assurance and Treatment Linkage - Ethiopia

Internal/External Vacancy Announcement

(Re-Advertised)

Position Title: Technical Advisor, Quality Assurance and Treatment Linkage

Department/Program: MULU/SRH Clinical Services

Level: AI

Reports to: Senior Technical Director

Place of work: Addis Ababa, with frequent field travel

Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance and availability of fund

Remuneration: As per organization pay scale plus other PSI/E staff benefits

Application Deadline: December 11, 2015

PSI is a leading global health organization with programs in 67 countries targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and behavior change communications that empower the world’s most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives. PSI’s core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms for sustained impact; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and staff empowerment at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. For more information, please visit www.psi.org.

PSI/Ethiopia, an affiliate of Population Services International, has developed national results based programs in HIV prevention, reproductive health and child survival. Through evidence-based social marketing and health communications, PSI/Ethiopia strengthens public and private sector partners to help Ethiopia’s most vulnerable people to lead healthier lives.

PSI/Ethiopia is currently looking for candidates for the position of Technical Advisor, Quality Assurance and Treatment Linkage. A detail about the position is present below;

JOB SUMMARY

The Technical Advisor, Quality Assurance and Treatment Linkage leads and follow-up consistent application of quality standards of operational procedures in implementing combination prevention activities in general and specifically biomedical, behavioral and structural services in MULU/MARPs program implementation. S/he will develop and roll-out service delivery quality assurance tools and supportive supervision standards. S/he will also coordinate ‘quality’ audits of sites together with national and regional levels health quality assurance stakeholders. Further, s/he will also design an effective referral and counter-referral linkage to enhance the Continuum of Care (CoC) and test, and treat and retain strategies. Moreover, the position holder will work closely externally with PEPFAR Treatment partners and other stakeholders to ensure collaboration and feedback system is in place and internally with program and Strategic Information sections to ensure Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tools are capturing the CD4 count, ART, Pre-ART and viral load.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Lead DELTA (PSI’s social marketing planning tool) strategic planning for adapting and rolling-out MARPs-friendly Continuum of Care and treatment health services (Program Strategy).

· Lead innovative health services quality standards and system strengthening on MARPs-friendly HIV interventions (Technical leadership).

· Lead and position PSI/Ethiopia as a community treatment platform, provide technical support in community treatment and linkage fundraising efforts(Technical leadership).

· Set and meet evidence-based program workplan and targets, yield of clients testing positive, referrals, confirmed referrals, HIV positives linked to ART and pre-ART (Impact).

· Work with technical program team members to revise existing guides, standards,SOPs, quality assurance procedures,and interpret and implement quality assurance standards for combination prevention services of MULU project in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements (Technical implementation).

· Ensure clinical service delivery of HIV related services implementation in accordance with SOPs and in compliance with MOH rules and regulations and national guidelines (Compliance).

· Support the implementation of regular supportive supervision through Site Improvement Monitoring System (SIMS) across all towns of regional offices and design institutionalized action plan to address findings (Supportive Supervision).

· Manage activity budgets, ensuring compliance with GoE, Donor and PSI procedures, rules and regulations. Moreover, the advisor will be responsible for Support for International Family Planning Organizations (SIFPO) and other Family Planning (FP) initiatives (Compliance).

· Represent PSI/E as the prime contact for Quality Assurance for MoH’s treatment and care and support endeavors. (Representation).

· Ensures provision of basic and refresher training for network service providers, Drop-In-Centers (DIC) staff as per the agreed upon MOH curriculum for integrated service delivery (Training Delivery).

· Represent PSI/Ethiopia in the MOH Treatment and Care Technical Working Group and Quality Assurance (Quality Assurance).**

· Provides technical support in the clinical service delivery points in providing high quality MARPs-friendly Health services (Technical Support).

. Perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· B.SC or MPH in health,public health or related field.

· 6 years after postgraduate and 8 years after Bachelors degree of experience in HIV program management versed with national level policies and strategies on care and treatment.

· Experience in HIV treatment programming, training and implementation, standardization and quality improvement.

· Hands on experience in HIV/AIDS treatment and community to facility treatment linkage. . Working experience on MARPs projects and other vulnerable population programming is an asset.