Senior Technical Advisor:Care & Treatment Services at Anova Health Institute

Key duties and responsibilities

Provide senior strategic leadership across the HIV/TB continuum of care

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Anova’s HIV/TB programme strategies for specific population groups, including Paediatric, Adolescents, Pregnant & Breastfeeding women, Men, and TB/HIV co-infected clients.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Out of Facility Programme Plan in line with the HIV/TB 95-95-95 strategy and the National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs, Anova’s strategies, DoH and donor requirements, annual programme activities and work plans by leveraging the Anova team.
• Support Anova’s initiatives to promote the systemic application of high-quality HIV/TB interventions; lead and/or contribute to the development of strategies and technical guidance for the design, implementation and evaluation of interventions and projects.
• Actively participate in Anova’s senior management team, providing guidance and support to the other programmes, activities, and special projects across the organisation.
• Liaise and work closely with other Anova Care and Treatment Service leads and relevant senior Technical Advisors to ensure alignment of the Limpopo HIV/TB programme with similar Anova programmes in other Provinces and facilitate collaboration and learning across programmes.

Lead and manage a team of clinical and technical specialists to deliver quality HIV/TB services

• Coordinate closely with Anova’s senior management and the relevant HR teams to appropriately resource relevant district-level teams.
• Manage and mentor senior and mid-level personnel responsible for the direct management of programme teams.
• Anticipate implementation challenges and working with the Chief of Party, appropriate programme managers or technical programme  Leads, develop, resource and implement corrective measures.
• Ensure that quality systems, structures, policies and procedures required for the successful implementation of the programme are in place to deliver performance outputs that are consistent with relevant PEPFAR indicators and Anova’s performance management guidance.
• Review all aspects of programme-related internal and external reporting to ensure high quality data and/or service delivery.

Management of Anova sub-awardees

• Establish relationships with relevant Anova sub-awardees, provide technical guidance and ensure sub-awardees activities align to the Anova programme strategy.
• Facilitate introduction of sub-awardees to relevant DoH and other stakeholders.
• Review sub-awardees performance, identify implementation challenges and provide guidance to sub-awardees on corrective measures.

 Position Anova as a leader in public health

• Promote Anova as a visible leader in the field of public health through networking, strategic engagements, active partnerships, publications and presentations at various forums.
• Drive innovation to support effective programme implementation.
• Provide strategic guidance to Department of Health and other stakeholders on implementation of HIV/TB programmes.

Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Essential qualifications and experience

• A doctoral medical degree together with a Diploma in HIV .
• A Master’s degree or equivalent in public health, social work, health or business administration, or a related field is an added advantage.
• Minimum of eight years of experience in the implementation of HIV/TB programs, preferably PEPFAR funded .
• Experience in leading and managing a technical team composed of several HIV/TB and other technical experts .
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with senior medical officials, government officials, dignitaries, executives of NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community.
• Specialized knowledge and demonstrated expertise in comprehensive HIV and TB services which is necessary for strengthening service delivery at all levels of the health system; and
•  Demonstrated written, presentation, and communication skills in English .
• Previous senior leadership, sub grantee/contract oversight and five years of supervisory management experience is required.
• Proven experience leading and managing a team of diverse technical experts while fostering teamwork and producing high-quality outputs.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and leading and managing out of facility HIV-service delivery, with working knowledge of linkages between workforce expansion.
• In-depth understanding of the South African health systems and previous experience working in the DOH/donor-funded environment.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills .
• Proficiency in MS Office .