CBA is a non-governmental organization whose mandate is to assist the Lesotho Government on five thematic areas HIV and AIDS, Livelihoods, Economic Empowerment, Food Security and Humanitarian Relief.
CBA with the support from, FHI360 will be implementing the Key Populations (KP) programs. The project aims to strengthen the HIV prevention and care interventions for key populations (KP) through enhancing the capacity of the KP-led and KP-competent organizations to plan, deliver and optimize HIV prevention, care and treatment services to KP. CBA will implement the project focusing on Female Sex Workers (FSW) and Injecting Drug (IDU) and other priority groups in two (2) districts namely; Maseru and Leribe.
Care for Basotho Association invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following position;
Job Purpose
The Project Manager, under the supervision of the Executive Director,will be responsible for supporting enhanced access to differentiated care for Key Populations (KPs) reached within the program; and for leading the provision of active HIV case management services to ensure that key populations (KPs) reached, particularly those living with HIV, have timely access to comprehensive medical care and psychosocial support services to attain enhanced continuity in care and to prevent disease transmission and delay HIV progression; have increased knowledge of HIV disease and are personally empowered; and, attain improved health outcomes and quality of life.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Project Manager will have the following duties and responsibilities:
- Lead technical, budget management, monitoring and reporting activities through most of the project cycle in line with agreed CBA standards, requirements, and good practices.
- Establish and maintain a strong relationship with District Health Management Team (DHMT), FBOs, CBOs and NGOs responsible for Key Population, psychosocial to HIV, TB/HIV positive Female Sex Workers and their clients in CBA supported districts (Maseru and Leribe).
- Strengthen and develop activities addressing Key Population on Interpersonal communication model, adherence and Retention. And 3CP Model
- Strengthen networking systems with other Clinical partners who are focusing on HIV and AIDS/ TB issues.
- Implement MOH approved Referrals and Linkage Protocol in the Three supported facilities, as part of the broader National HIV and TB guidelines and SOP’s
- Liaise with the Clinical partners (EGPAF, JHPIEGO, AHF, BAYLOR and DHMT) program managers to strengthen and monitor program activities and based on the annual work plan
- Support the Director to identify potential partners through Project proposal writing
- Guide development of ongoing structural health talks focused on HIV, AIDS, STI management, eMTCT and TB, for the implementation of the IPC model and other project activities for sex workers.
- Submit monthly and quarterly reports to the Director/designate and prime partner.
- Ensure regular monitoring and evaluation of activities and assess program performance
- Capacitate the technical team on differentiated model of Care on support of the clinical partners and MOH.
- Develop SOPs for the project for good performance
- Be responsible for project Budget and review on monthly basis as a project holder
- Translate training materials, SOPs from English to Sesotho for the Peer staff
- Lead in organizing trainings for the Peer staff
- Lead and oversee provision of ongoing coaching, mentoring and supportive supervision to all program and peer staff to strengthen staff performance as necessary to meet the monitoring objectives and to ensure availability of high-quality program data.
- Support the project staff on daily, weekly and monthly data verifications, and quarterly internal data quality audits, to identify, document and resolve systemic problems affecting data quality. to meet the CBA requirements.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Post graduate Degree in Public health and BA in general nursing
- 3 Years’ experience in working for Key populations programming
- Experience working as HIV technical personnel
- 4 years’ experience working in donor funded programmes preferably USIAD
- Good experience in project management, including project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation preferably for grants from donors, (USAID preferred).
- Knowledge of USAID and PEPFAR donor requirements and reporting (preferred).
- Experience working with government and local partners and institutions to influence program and policy change and develop capacity to conduct and use research data.
- Knowledge of HIV and AIDS related to key populations and gender sensitivity
- Broad technical knowledge and competencies in the areas of HIV prevention, care and treatment, HIV testing and counselling, care and support for infected and affected children, HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should submit application letter, CV, certified copies of educational certificates, andidentity document in pdf format. All applicationsshould be addressed for the attention of the Human Resources Office and must be sent by email address to: [email protected]on or before Friday 03November 2023 at 17:00. For further information, please contact the above mentioned email.
NOTE: APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IF THE SUBJECT LINE DOES NOT INDICATE THE POSITION. HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Only short- listed candidates will be responded to.