PROGRAM OFFICER – HIV DISEASE, USAID FAHARI YA JAMII PROJECT, AD/8/141/24 – 1
POST
The Project
The University of Nairobi is implementing a United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) project (USAID Fahari Ya Jamii) to support implementation of the Kenya Health
Partnerships for Quality Services (HIV, FP/RMNCAH, Nutrition and WASH) in Nairobi and Kajiado
Counties.
The Position
This is a fulltime position based in Kajiado.
Job Summary
The holder of this position will provide overall leadership and technical support to sub-county based
technical team and oversees design, planning and implementation of all aspects of supported
HIV/TB activities in the county, sub-county and facility level in compliance with national and donor
guidelines and policies.
Duties and responsibilities
Specifically, the HIV/TB Program Officer will perform the following job duties:
i. Provide technical leadership and technical support related to prevention (HTS, PrEP and
GBV) and clinical management of HIV/AIDS, TB/HIV collaborative activities.
ii. Take part in coordination of the design, planning and implementation of HIV prevention and
clinical care and treatment and TB at the hub level.
iii. Provide capacity building and mentorship of HCWs in both ART and non-ART clinical care
including the management of opportunistic infections (OI) and NCDs;
iv. Support roll-out of package of care for Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) including screening and
management of the same for all populations
v. Support and take lead in HIV care, support and treatment of children and adolescents living
with HIV(CALHIV) as well as strengthen linkages to psychosocial support through orphaned
and vulnerable children’s programs (OVC) and DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered,
AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) programs
vi. Implement guidelines, tools, standard operating procedures, and recommendations related to
the implementation, evaluation of clinical management of HIV/AIDS and TB.
vii. Provide leadership in the development and documentation of lessons learned related to
clinical management of HIV/AIDS, TB and apply these lessons to improve the program at the
hub.
viii. Provide leadership in reviewing and evaluating performance at the facility, hub level and
program level.
ix. Support performance management and professional development of direct reports at the hub,
including ongoing feedback, coaching and career support; and
x. Working with M&E and HIS teams, strengthen DDIU and EMR use and uptake at all
supported facilities in the hub
xi. Mentorship of facility staff at the hub
xii. Work closely with program staff in the hub office to ensure coordination in implementation of
technical strategies.
xiii. Provide HRH leadership and follow ups in all facilities.
xiv. Use Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) as a central strategy to provide technical
assistance to facility staff to design, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate strategies to
effectively integrate various components of service delivery elements as appropriate.
xv. Enforce facility and Sub County level data consumption through Data demand and information
use (DDIU)
xvi. Facilitate organization and delivery of learning events through Collaborative Learning and
Adaptation (CLA) at the hub
xvii. Oversee the development of all regular and ad hoc care and treatment technical reports at the
hub, as well as other deliverables;
xviii. Provide technical assistance in capacity building to strengthen capacity of program staff and
facility staff, in collaboration with USAID, County Health Management Teams (CHMTs) and
Sub County Health Management Teams (SCHMTs) to achieve program objectives and
results, including achieving HIV epidemic control.
xix. Liaise with the Prevention and Care treatment leads, Regional Coordinator and counterparts
within the health system at Sub County levels to ensure quality service provision in the high
burden health facilities/areas
xx. Stay abreast of latest technical developments in the field of care and treatment and support
the SCHMTs to apply cutting edge strategies to the HIV programming.
Job specifications
i. Applicants should have either a degree in either Clinical Medicine or Nursing with at least four
(4) years’ experience OR a Diploma in either Clinical Medicine or Nursing with at least seven
(7) years’ experience.
ii. Advanced HIV/TB Care and Treatment trainings will be a distinct advantage.
iii. Hands on clinical experience in HIV service delivery and technical coordination.
iv. Proven experience and familiarity with MOH/GOK health systems
Terms of appointment
This a position whose tenure is one (1) year contract renewable based on performance and by
mutual consent. The salary is negotiable depending on the level of education and work
experience.
NOTES
1. Applicants should email their application letters, certified copies of certificates and
curriculum vitae (CV) giving details of their qualifications, experience and three (3)
referees, as well as indicating their telephone and e-mail contacts.
2. Applications and related documents should be forwarded addressed to the Director, Human
Resource, University of Nairobi.
3. Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and other benefits attached to
those designations.
4. The application letter must bear the reference code indicated in the advertisement.
5. Late applications will not be considered.
6. Applications should be emailed as one file in PDF to: [email protected]
CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2024
THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED.
