Mozambique is on an ambitious path to scale up HIV Care and Treatment services to reach Universal Access by 2015, with specific activities and strategies to achieve this outlined in the National HIV Acceleration Plan (2013-2017). Despite impressive recent gains in ART coverage, intensive efforts are needed to ensure systems and services are in place to achieve further scale-up, including a robust patient monitoring system. At its core, Mozambique’s current routine monitoring system for HIV Care and Treatment services is comprised of a package of paper-based forms used by health care providers to record enrollment and clinical follow-up of HIV positive patients. The revision of the routine monitoring system for HIV Care and Treatment services is part of a larger effort to simplify HIV routine monitoring systems used in Mozambique.
Under the Supervision of the Director of the National HIV/STI program in Mozambique’s Ministry of Health (MOH), the Technical Assistant for the Revision of the routine monitoring system for HIV Care and Treatment services in Mozambique is responsible for day-to-day activities in the revision of the routine monitoring system for HIV Care and Treatment services in Mozambique.
NOTE: This position is contingent upon project award and funding.
Location: Maputo, Mozambique
Major Accountabilities
- Reviews current HIV Care and Treatment M&E tools in Mozambique and coordinates with key stakeholders to develop a revised tool package for piloting, including individual patient clinical forms, registers for pre-ART and ART, tools for pharmacy and lab, and a patient held record (ex: patient card).
- Develops and implements a pilot of the revised tool package in a sample of health facilities currently offering HIV Care and Treatment services that are in close proximity to Maputo allowing for intense monitoring, follow-up and pilot troubleshooting.
- Collects and analyzes the results of pilot activities in close collaboration with MoH and stakeholder counterparts compiling and introducing the necessary modifications into a finalized package of implementation tools.
- Writes and presents a final pilot report to the National HIV and PMTCT Programs as well as the Department of Health Information (DIS).
- Performs other related duties as directed.
Education
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health or related field. Master’s degree in Public Health and / or MD or clinical background, preferred.
Experience, Skills & Minimum Required Qualifications
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in healthcare related M&E, with at least three (3) years’ experience working in Mozambique; knowledge of the public sector HIV program preferred.
- Experience in developing, testing, and implementation of health information tools (registries, clinical models, clinical processes, etc.) at national level.
- Speaks and writes in Portuguese.
Travel Requirements
- Up to 20% travel to the provinces and districts throughout Mozambique (some trips requiring over-night stays).
HOW TO APPLY:
Note: This is a local hire position and the successful candidate will be an employee of ICAP in Mozambique and subject to the local terms and conditions of employment which includes a competitive salary and benefits package.
Please send an application letter and CV by email with a subject title “Technical Assistant” toicaphr@columbia.org.mz.
Please do not attach any certificates when submitting on line. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
