Senior Pediatric Technical Advisor
Senior Pediatric Technical Advisor , Lilongwe
Reporting to the Technical District, the Senior Pediatric Technical Advisor will coordinate planning and implementation of the Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) program in EGPAF – supported Districts, She/he will provide technician support to the Ministry of Health in the national scale up of Pediatric HIV care and treatment services
Support the Ministry of Health in the development and tracking of national Pediatric scale up plan, Coordinate the implementation of the Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) program in EGPAF supported districts, Support the Pediatric technical Officers to establish functional District Centres of excellence (COF) or demonstration site for pediatric care and treatment, Build the capacity of district teams in Pediatric HIV services delivery based in on identified district needs through mentorship and support supervision in line with the National ART guidelines, Work with ministry of health to monitor the implementation of national strategies to enhance early identification, linkage and retention of HIV exposed and infected infants, children and adolescents in care and treatment in line with national HIV strategic plan, participate in National quarterly support supervision, review and updating the National ART as the need may arise, Participate
in
the development of the national training materials,/curriculum, Sops and IEC materials with a focus on pediatrics section, develop strategies and procedures for monitoring the integration and implementation of quality improvement and control procedures in the management of pediatrics/adolescent HIV care and treatment services at health facility level to improve service delivery in line with National ART/PMTCTT program objectives, Working with ART/PMTCT TWG, develop and implement strategies geared towards strengthening advocacy, demand creation and community mobilisation for pediatric HIV services, Support appropriate integration of PMTCT and pediatric HIV activities with MOH’s integrated maternal , newborn and child survival interventions, including family planning, Supervise the Pediatric technical Officers while building technical capacity of District staff for ongoing and sustained technical support to facilities in the implementation of pediatric
and adolescent
HIV service s
Bachelor of Medicine Degree (MBCHB) and Masters Degree in Pediatrics (Med pediatrics), Minimum of 3 yrs experience in implementation of Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment programs required
Demonstrated clinic competence and experience in pediatrics HIV management, Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with other sin a multi-cultural team environment, Excellent organisational skills , ability to work independently, Strong project management skills.
Reporting to the Technical District, the Senior Pediatric Technical Advisor will coordinate planning and implementation of the Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) program in EGPAF – supported Districts, She/he will provide technician support to the Ministry of Health in the national scale up of Pediatric HIV care and treatment services
Support the Ministry of Health in the development and tracking of national Pediatric scale up plan, Coordinate the implementation of the Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) program in EGPAF supported districts, Support the Pediatric technical Officers to establish functional District Centres of excellence (COF) or demonstration site for pediatric care and treatment, Build the capacity of district teams in Pediatric HIV services delivery based in on identified district needs through mentorship and support supervision in line with the National ART guidelines, Work with ministry of health to monitor the implementation of national strategies to enhance early identification, linkage and retention of HIV exposed and infected infants, children and adolescents in care and treatment in line with national HIV strategic plan, participate in National quarterly support supervision, review and updating the National ART as the need may arise, Participate
in
the development of the national training materials,/curriculum, Sops and IEC materials with a focus on pediatrics section, develop strategies and procedures for monitoring the integration and implementation of quality improvement and control procedures in the management of pediatrics/adolescent HIV care and treatment services at health facility level to improve service delivery in line with National ART/PMTCTT program objectives, Working with ART/PMTCT TWG, develop and implement strategies geared towards strengthening advocacy, demand creation and community mobilisation for pediatric HIV services, Support appropriate integration of PMTCT and pediatric HIV activities with MOH’s integrated maternal , newborn and child survival interventions, including family planning, Supervise the Pediatric technical Officers while building technical capacity of District staff for ongoing and sustained technical support to facilities in the implementation of pediatric
and adolescent
HIV service s
Bachelor of Medicine Degree (MBCHB) and Masters Degree in Pediatrics (Med pediatrics), Minimum of 3 yrs experience in implementation of Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment programs required
Demonstrated clinic competence and experience in pediatrics HIV management, Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with other sin a multi-cultural team environment, Excellent organisational skills , ability to work independently, Strong project management skills.
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is an equal opportunity employer All qualified individuals are welcome to apply, Interested qualified candidates should send their expression of interest enclosing copies of their certificates and a detailed current CV including names and contacts of at least 3 traceable refs and indicating their availability to take up the position to The Country Director, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 1st Floor, NEDBANK House, City Centre, P o Box 2543, Lilongwe or email to mwrecruitment@pedaids.org Closing date 27th August.
Location: Lilongwe
