PATH is an international nonprofit organization that transforms global health through innovation. We take an entrepreneurial approach to developing and delivering high-impact, low-cost solutions, from lifesaving vaccines and devices to collaborative programs with communities. Through our work in more than 70 countries, PATH and our partners empower people to achieve their full potential.
Located in the global program HIV/Tuberculosis, the portfolio Tuberculosis of PATH consists of a dynamic and growing group of projects of technical assistance and short-term missions that are global and local. These projects include the support to expansion and improvement of the quality of DOTS, strengthening of laboratories, surveillance, HIV/TB integration services, control of the infection, programmatic management of the MDR-TB, public-private mix, and advocacy, communication and social mobilization.
TB 2015/PATH/USAID seeks to employ a TB-HIV Technical Officer to work under the leadership of the Deputy Director to support TB-HIV collaborative activities in conjunction with the Programme National de Lutte contre la Tuberculose (PNLT), Programme National pour la Lutte contre le SIDA (PNLS), and Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie (DLM) of the Ministry of Health.
The Technical Officer TB-HIV will be responsible for the following:
- Support the PNLT and partners to develop and implement innovative integrated TB-HIV activities at the national level and in the seven supported provinces (Coordination provinciale de lutte contre la tuberculose -- CPLTs), to ensure comprehensive diagnosis, care and treatment of TB/HIV co-infected patients.
- Support staff capacity building on the management of TB-HIV at national and provincial levels
- Support the development and review of technical documents (TB-HIV guidelines, infection control guidelines, training curricula, supervision checklists, posters, communication and sensitization materials)
- Assist in forecasting, procurement and distribution of quality-assured HIV test-kits to the supported sites
- Develop the TB/HIV sections of result-based annual operational plans starting at the provincial level, in collaboration with CPLTs and other stakeholders
- Perform quarterly supervisory visits to support implementation of integrated activities at the provincial level
- Monitor and assess TB/HIV activities in collaboration with the Médecin Coordinateur Provincial (MCPs), project Provincial Liaison Officers and PATH national and HQ staff in order to periodically review and update strategies
- Provide quarterly progress report and success stories as requested Serve as liaison with the appropriate departments of the Ministry of Health to organize TB-HIV meetings at the national level with various working groups, stakeholders and donor organizations
- Support operational research and the use of results to enhance program interventions
- Perform any other duty as assigned
- Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing TB and/or HIV projects in a complex environment
- Knowledge of clinical and programmatic aspects of TB control, HIV and AIDS
- Knowledge of operations research in the field of public health desirable
- Demonstrated experience training and mentoring technical staff, particularly from a distance
- Knowledge of Global Fund and USAID programming mechanisms a plus
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
- Ability to train health care workers
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment under pressure
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation of complex projects
- Ability and willingness to travel within the country up to 40 % of working time
- Language fluency in English and in French
- Computer literacy (MS Office)
Medical Degree, a Master’s degree in Public Health or equivalent and at least 8 years of experience in the field of TB and HIV/AIDS in resources limited settings
Technical Officer TB/HIV, TB Team
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