John Snow Inc., (JSI), a public health management firm dedicated to providing high quality technical and managerial assistance to public health programs, is recruiting for a Training Advisor for a USAID-funded HIV prevention, care and treatment program in South Africa.
Role Description and Purpose:
The role will ensure the quality of the VMMC program. S/He will form part of the VMMC management team with the prime responsibility of coordinating training of providers and continuous quality assurance teams.
Key Performance Areas:
Implement a training strategy that promotes the training of sufficient numbers of health care providers in order to scale up VMMC services.
Work with NDoH and PDoH VMMC staff to coordinate the training (theory and practical) of all providers at the sites.
Ensure all providers’ training are up to date, including Basic Life Support training and management of AEs.
Implement innovative approaches to recruit and retain VMMC providers.
Implement a CQI system that ensures that VMMC services provided under this project meet PEPFAR and NDOH as well as internationally recognized standards of quality.
Contribute to the development of technical IEC materials
Lead audits for severe adverse events to prevent similar future occurrences.
Identifies and documents emerging best practices for sharing across the entire project
Compile monthly, quarterly and annual reports
Qualifications and Experience Requirements:
Clinician with experience implementing HIV or reproductive health service delivery programs VMMC experience required
Demonstrated experience implementing VMMC training strategies and programs is required;
Experience with continuous quality improvement and supervision approaches is required;
Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy, as part of a team effort will be an advantage;
Ability to work effectively within public, private, and NGO sectors will be an advantage;
Strong presentation and oral communication skills will be required; and
Willingness to travel to districts and sub-districts will be required.
Closing Date for Applications: 19 March 2020 Submit applications via email (Specify on the Subject Line: Application for Training and Capacity Development Advisor) to [email protected]
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive a response within 30 days of the advert closing date, please consider your application as being unsuccessful. We take this opportunity to thank you for your application and your interest in JSI.