Technical Expert: Human Resources for Health at Panagora Group

Primary Responsibilities

Task 1: Provide routine support to monitor the Provincial HRH support in Limpopo, Gauteng, Free State, and Mpumalanga Province.

• This project seeks to maintain critical service delivery and data support in highly targeted key areas, both geographically and within the care and treatment cascade to yield the most impact within the context of reduced partner funding in collaboration with the National, Provincial, and District Teams at the Department of Health (DoH). The mechanism of support is targeted at the National Department of Health and four provinces which include Limpopo (Capricorn and Mopani districts), Mpumalanga (Ehlanzeni, Gert Sibande, and Nkangala), Gauteng (the City of Johannesburg and Sedibeng) and Free State (Lejweleputswa and Thabo Mofutsanyane) where USAID has District Support Partners (DSPs) who have an added role as Provincial Support Partners (PSP). 
• Activities
• Deliverables
• Frequency
• Develop a national project work plan based on the four provincial  (GP, LP, MP, FS) work plans 
• National HRH work plan collated based on the provincial plan
• Once-off
• Conduct monthly calls with Provincial Support Partners to monitor and track HRH support against provincial work plans
• Progress report including action items
• Monthly
• Monitor action plans with IPs with the AOR and HRH POC (Jennifer Daniels)
• Report with achievements, challenges and priority actions documented
• Monthly
• Share feedback reports with HRH POC
• Feedback reports
• Monthly
• Schedule and participate in provincial-level meetings with PDoH and Provincial Support Partner per province
• Meeting agenda and attendance register
• Meeting report
• Quarterly

Task 2: Provide targeted support to the National HRH Directorate on the implementation of the South Africa HRH2030 Strategy

• Activities
• Deliverables
• Frequency
• Conduct a national baseline assessment
• Baseline assessment report
• Once-off
• Develop a provincial capacity building plan
• Capacity building report completed
• Monthly
• Participate in provincial roadshows on the HRH2030 strategy
• Reports
• Quarterly
• Share feedback reports with HRH POC
• Feedback reports
• Monthly
• Attend regular and ad-hoc meetings
• Meeting reports
• Ongoing

Task 3: Provide targeted program management support for meetings with the Office of Health Safety Compliance (OHSC)

• Activities
• Deliverables
• Frequency
• Develop a national level workplan with HRH POC and track progress against work plan
• Action item list generated
• Monthly
• Participate in follow up meetings with OHSC and HE2RO
• Meeting report
• Monthly

Task 4: Provide technical and admin support to strengthen the Employee Health and Wellness Support Program within the National and Provincial Departments of Health

• Activities
• Deliverables
• Frequency
• Participate in introductory planning meetings with Director: EHWP and team at NDoH
• Meeting agenda and register
• Meeting report
• Monthly
• Working with National HRH IP (HE2RO) to facilitate and coordinate national level workshop with representation from provinces
• Workshop agenda and register
• Confirmed workshop date and logistics
• Workshop report
• Once-off
• Facilitate the co-creation of the next steps to implement the above mentioned agreed upon project activities with all relevant stakeholders
• Action item list
• Once-off/updated regularly with progress
• Participation in project work plan development process
• Draft work plan
• Meeting notes
• Once-off
• Ongoing support on project implementation and monitoring of implementation
• Updated tracker 
• Ongoing

HIghest Level of Education

• Postgraduate Master’s degree or commensurate experience in public health, workforce management, Human resource technical assistance

Work Experience

• 7-10 years