Prison Health Program Manager – 1 post – Blantyre/Lilongwe – Management Sciences for Health
Reporting to the Project Director, the Prison Health Program Manager will be responsible for coordination of all program activities in relation to the prison health program that is working towards access for all prisoners and prison staff to a basic minimum package of prevention, care and treatment services for HIV and TB, She/he will work closely with the Malawi Prison Health Service’s health system and mapping exercise of support to the MPHS, establish and support formal co-ordination mechanisms between the MPHS, Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH), other implementing partners working in prisons, and district health services, Support the MPHS in organising supervision and M&E activities; Develop quarterly and annual plans to support the MPHS, Support the MPHS in developing protocols, SOPs and guidelines as well as M&E tools for implementing and monitoring and report on the program, Suport the MPHS in organising supervision and M&E activities, Develop
quarterly and annual plans to support the MPHS, Provide supervisory oversight to a clinical mentor, Carry out project evaluations and operations research, and prepare success stories, lessons learned documents, and abstracts for scientific conferences
Clinical Officer and MPH is desirable with minimum of 4 yrs experience working on HIV programmes, 2 yrs of which have been in a technical leadership capacity, Must have sound understanding of both biomedical and other HIV prevention interventions and relevant skill sets for working with Key populations, Familiar with working with NGOS in the delivery of health services, Candidate must be proactive, highly energised and with ability to facilitate the activation and coordination of community groups, Proven programmatic, technical and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with professional colleagues, Demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate with a variety of collaborators, including national authorities, donors, technical assistance organisations, and national and internal NGOs, demonstrated experience in developing guidelines, SOPS, implementation plans and M&E tools, Direct supervision experience within the health sector, Ability to
integrate new activities into existing programs and bring them to scale, Excellent written and oral communications and presentation skills in Chichewa and English, Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, Ability to travel within the country
Interested candidate are encouraged to submit concise and well thought out applications that clearly demonstrate attainment of the relevant experience and qualifications outlined above, Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact and 3 traceable refs from previous employers and should be sent by regular mail or email (preferred) to at the address listed below so as to be received NO LATER THAN Friday 23 May Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted The Human resources Manager, Management Sciences for Health, Private Bag 398, Lilongwe 3, Malawi email mw-jobs@msh.org
Reporting to the Project Director, the Prison Health Program Manager will be responsible for coordination of all program activities in relation to the prison health program that is working towards access for all prisoners and prison staff to a basic minimum package of prevention, care and treatment services for HIV and TB, She/he will work closely with the Malawi Prison Health Service’s health system and mapping exercise of support to the MPHS, establish and support formal co-ordination mechanisms between the MPHS, Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH), other implementing partners working in prisons, and district health services, Support the MPHS in organising supervision and M&E activities; Develop quarterly and annual plans to support the MPHS, Support the MPHS in developing protocols, SOPs and guidelines as well as M&E tools for implementing and monitoring and report on the program, Suport the MPHS in organising supervision and M&E activities, Develop
quarterly and annual plans to support the MPHS, Provide supervisory oversight to a clinical mentor, Carry out project evaluations and operations research, and prepare success stories, lessons learned documents, and abstracts for scientific conferences
Clinical Officer and MPH is desirable with minimum of 4 yrs experience working on HIV programmes, 2 yrs of which have been in a technical leadership capacity, Must have sound understanding of both biomedical and other HIV prevention interventions and relevant skill sets for working with Key populations, Familiar with working with NGOS in the delivery of health services, Candidate must be proactive, highly energised and with ability to facilitate the activation and coordination of community groups, Proven programmatic, technical and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with professional colleagues, Demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate with a variety of collaborators, including national authorities, donors, technical assistance organisations, and national and internal NGOs, demonstrated experience in developing guidelines, SOPS, implementation plans and M&E tools, Direct supervision experience within the health sector, Ability to
integrate new activities into existing programs and bring them to scale, Excellent written and oral communications and presentation skills in Chichewa and English, Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, Ability to travel within the country
Interested candidate are encouraged to submit concise and well thought out applications that clearly demonstrate attainment of the relevant experience and qualifications outlined above, Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact and 3 traceable refs from previous employers and should be sent by regular mail or email (preferred) to at the address listed below so as to be received NO LATER THAN Friday 23 May Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted The Human resources Manager, Management Sciences for Health, Private Bag 398, Lilongwe 3, Malawi email mw-jobs@msh.org
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap.
