Job Vacancies at The Aurum Institute

• The role of the Quality Improvement Officer is to provide practical knowledge transfer to facility staff on how to use QI methods to improve clinical outcomes. This involves overall planning for implementation in a phased manner with the aim to achieve 100% coverage over the three-year grant period. The IO will be directly reporting to assigned SR supervisor in the district who will monitor day to day activities and approve timesheets. In addition, the IO will work closely with the sub district TB or HAST Manager and provide reports to the direct supervisor and sub-district manager.

Technical Work Responsibilities 

• Liaise with internal and External Customers
• Quality Improvement
• Assist in implementation of TB Quality Improvement activities
• Guide and direct Aurum Staff and other Stakeholders in the development, implementation and measuring of quality improvement initiatives for the improvement of TB outcomes and closing gaps within the TB cascade
• Coaching and mentoring staff in CQI
• Facilitate TB QI learning sessions
• Apply adult teaching methodologies
• Comply with management SOP’s, Safety Policies, Practices, Procedures etc

Requirements

Education

• An appropriate degree in Health, Public Health, Management or related field

Advantageous

• Quality Improvement Advisor qualification
• Business Management

Experience

• At least 3 years in working with the department of health
• Should have at least 3 years previous experience and technical knowledge of quality improvement
• At least 5 years’ experience in systems design, management and analysis

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JOB PURPOSE

To coordinate the TB program activities within the hospitals and down referrals to primary health care services.

OBJECTIVES

To strengthen the management and notification of TB in the hospitals.

To ensure effective down referral of patients for continuity of care.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Improve quality standards for recording, reporting of TB data in the hospital.
• Register patients who are diagnosed with TB in the hospital.
• Coordinate the down referral of patients diagnosed in the hospital and follow up to confirm that they reached the clinic and close contacts are traced.
• Supervise and monitor capturing of TB data in the information system by the data capturer.
• Collate the data in the TB identification register for the hospital for reporting.
• Coordinate TB activities in the hospital, in close collaboration with hospital management.
• Compile quarterly reports for SR program manager and district TB/HAST Manager
• Coordinate the Finding cases Actively, Separating safely and Treating effectively (FAST) strategy and QI activities in the hospital.
• Work closely with information officers in the hospital.
• Support in-hospital TB and HIV care and Infection prevention and control activities
• Promote the provision of treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI) in eligible patients.
• Map their feeder clinics and create and maintain a data base
• Participate in district quarterly TB and data review meetings.
• Coordinate TB specific training based on the need.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor's degree (B. Cur).
• Qualification in Community health nursing or Primary Health Care will be an advantage.

  Requirements

• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in public health care sector  
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in clinical management of TB and HIV
• Sound knowledge on TB/HIV data tools and systems
• Sound leadership and people management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Valid driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES 

• Innovative thinking, initiative, and leadership skills.
• Good conflict resolution skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Time management skills  
• Stakeholder management skills
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

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Description

The Improvement Coach is responsible for providing on-site QI coaching to Department of Health personnel working at DoH facilities.This will involve technical guidance to DoH staff to develop, implement, monitor and adapt all QI Projects at a facility and/or sub-district level. Additionally, coachers will be required to assist in the developing of Quality Improvement capacity within all internal Aurum staff working on the same grant, as well as assist them with implementing quality improvement projects.

Technical Work Responsibilities

• Ability to apply a variety of quality improvement methodologies according to an identified problem
• Ability to use, analyse and display data for improvement purposes
• Ability to conduct and teach root cause analysis
• Ability to use and teach methodologies that can generate change ideas
• Abilit to apply a systems perspective to work through proficient workflow processes and their analysis
• Coordination and management of all QI Projects within a District
• Liaise with Internal and External Customers/Stakeholders
• QI record keeping
• Human capital management
• Coaching and mentoring

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, or relevant Quality Improvement certificate course. 

Experience

• At least 4 years experience in implementing quality improvement projects, preferably, Model for Improvement
• Ability to work with data for improvement purposes
• 4 year's experience in quality improvement.

Requirements

• Proficient personal computer skills
• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Basic computer skills
• Advanced computer skills
• Driver’s license
• Own car
• Minimal overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime

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Work Description

The NIMART Nurse is responsible for providing holistic and comprehensive HIV AIDS clinical care to Patients and performing Clinical Procedures and administering processes according to professional protocol.

Technical Work Responsibilities

• Provide Clinical Services
• Administrative duties
• Liaison with Stakeholders
• Human Capital Management

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university
• Registration with South African Nursing Council
• Completed NIMART Course
• Dispensing Certificate
• Advanced Diploma in Primary Health Care

Experience

• Minimum of two years related experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Adequate knowledge of HIV / AIDS patient management
• At least two years’ experience in Public Health Care environment

Requirements

• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Intermediate computer skills
• Drivers Licence
• Own Car
• Minimal/Moderate/Excessive overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime

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Work Description 

• The Lay Counsellor is responsible for providing HIV/AIDS testing and counselling. The Lay Counsellor also renders psychosocial support counselling and continued adherence support for participants. 

Technical Work Responsibilities 

• HIV testing and counselling (HTC) 
• Couples counselling 
• Provide a linkage from diagnosis to HIV care and treatment  
• Provide adherence counselling and patient education for:    
• Initiation and continued adherence support for patients on ART   
• Patients on medication for treatment of drug-sensitive TB and multi- drug resistant TB, TB prevention and contact tracing  
• Pregnant and breastfeeding women  
• Paediatric and adolescent disclosure counselling 
• Facilitation of community-supported models of ART delivery 
• Identification of process inadequacies and recommendations

Requirements

Education 

• Grade 12  
• HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing Certificate

Advantageous 

• Relationship Counselling Certificate  
• Trauma Counselling Certificate  

Experience 

• 2 years’ HIV testing and counselling  
• 2 years’ HIV and TB community education and mobilisation  

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Position Summary:

• Aurum is seeking an experienced Community Engagement Manager to lead our efforts in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with community-based HIV TB and health Communities, Civil Society Entities (CCSEs), and regional and global networks of stakeholders. The Community Engagement Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting the development and execution of a multi-year civil society engagement action plan to empower CCSE programs, groups and activities that advocate for the TB and HIV Prevention and Treatment, including the Advanced HIV Disease Package of Care for adults, adolescents, and children. This role will require coordination with national and provincial agencies and international organizations to advance project objectives.
• The Community Engagement Manager will also lead the design and implementation of a capacity-building strategy and training program for CSOs, oversee small grant contracts for CSO partners, and ensure the visibility of project activities through branding compliance and media coverage. Additionally, the Manager will contribute to project reporting, work plans, budgets, monitoring, evaluation, and learning process.

Reporting & Supervision:

The Community Engagement Manager will report to the Project Director(s) of projects coming soon to Aurum Institute.

Responsibilities:

Technical

• Lead the Community Engagement team to establish and maintain effective relationships with community-based HIV and health CSOs and stakeholders, including local, regional, and global TB and HIV networks.  
• Provide expert guidance for Community Engagement and Advocacy, ensuring synergy with other UNITAID TB and HIV investments. Collaborate with projects ensuring mutual reflection of objectives and facilitating the contextualization adaptation of technical documents and materials.
• Lead the development and execution of adult-focused community engagement and advocacy strategy
• Facilitate the creation and implementation of a multi-year civil society engagement action plan, empowering Communities and Civil Society Entities (CCSEs) to advocate for TB Prevention, Treatment (DS and DR-TB) and HIV Disease Package of Care.
• Lead the design and implementation of a needs-based capacity-building strategy and training program for CCSEs, including curriculum development training modules, to strengthen their institutional and technical capacity for advocacy and technical support in TB and HIV Prevention and Disease Treatment across Africa.
• Working with local CSO networks to ensure the organization, timely preparation, and coordination of training courses, workshops, meetings, etc., relevant to the CCSE strategy of new projects.
• Work with the project communication team to ensure branding compliance, media coverage, and visibility of project activities.
• Contribute to the project’s advocacy and networking requirements:
• Collaborate closely with TB and HIV entities and network of NGOs, CSOs, CBOs, and local organizations to encourage key leaders to become champions for Paediatric HIV and TB prevention and treatment.
• Facilitate appropriate linkages between the CCSE projects and regional platforms, ensuring avenues for shared best practices and participation in advocacy platforms.
• Coordinate policy engagement efforts of CSOs with WHO, UN, USG, and other agencies at national and provincial levels to support the delivery of the project’s objectives.
• Contribute to the monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including the compilation of lessons learned, success stories/stories of change for dissemination, and linkage of CCSEs to global HIV and TB networks to ensure shared best practices.

Management

• Oversee the implementation of small grant contracts for CCSE programs.
• Build and manage partnerships with other HIV and TB networks, ensuring that the project objectives contribute to the global agenda,
• Assist the project team with routine and periodic reports, work plans, budgets, and inputs to technical documents.
• Contribute to the monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including the compilation of lessons learned, success stories/stories of change for dissemination, and linkage of CCSEs to global HIV and TB networks to ensure shared best practices.
• Identify and coordinate appropriate Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA) support for community engagement across project countries.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Project Director

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor and a minimum of 7 years of professional experience in a relevant field such as public policy, community engagement and development, environmental or conservation management, international relations, media coordination or related field. Or an Advanced degree with 3 years’ experience.
• Proven track record in project management within the health and social welfare sector, community engagement, and CSO partnership, including experience in engaging with health (and HIV) focused CSOs and local communities across Africa.
• Experience and confidence working and negotiating with communities, CSO partners, and relevant stakeholders at all levels, such as TAG, AFROCAB, PATA, GNP Plus, TAC, PLWA country based CSOs, etc.
• Understanding of the role and relationship of CSOs in policy advocacy
• Comprehensive understanding and insights of inclusive conservation and gender-balanced and human rights-based approaches preferred.
• Proven track record and experience in policy advocacy and sustainability targets.
• Relevant experience leading strategic design and managing multi-country programs

Required Skills and Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal, networking, communication, and diplomacy skills, “can do” attitude, systematic approach, team player.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in training on advocacy, community organizing, media, and/or communications activities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills- Proficient in project management tools and software.
• Attention to detail, diplomacy, and discretion.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders, both local and international.
• Experience in working with community groups.
• Good organizing/planning, managing technical activities, and analytical and practical problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to work independently, handle a variety of concurrent activities, rank priorities, organize work efficiently, and deliver assignments in a timely manner, often under time constraints.
• Good presentation and report-writing skills.
• Professional, results-oriented, prospect-focused, strategic, and intuitive.
• Experience liaising with international officials and donor organizations.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills. Knowledge of an additional language/s, preferably French and/or Portuguese is an advantage.

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Work Description

The Clinical Advisor is responsible for providing clinical advice and strategic direction to the to the support district/s and the appropriate internal and external clinical staff.  They will building capacity among HCW to strengthen the TB HIV response and ensure clinical governance standards at all times.  The position will assist the District manager and DoH HO in ensuring the quality of the technical assistance provided to DoH is of the highest quality.  He/she will further be responsible for the training in developing, managing and implementing various knowledge and skill acquisition strategies for several cadres of health care providers within the field of HIV and TB management.

Technical Work Responsibilities

• Provide clinical guidance and strategic direction to District manager and District HOD on clinical governance and training on HIV and TB clinical care
• Assist with curricula development and resource material within the field of HIV and TB management
• Assist with the implementation and adaption of training strategies for health care providers
• Set of the necessary clinical for a to ensure adherence to national guidelines
• Apply appropriate adult teaching methodologies
• Perform clinical/mortalityaudits and regular site visits
• Contribute to development of operational plans
• Liaise with internal and external customers/stakeholders
• Document challenges and successes for future utilization in the scaling up of interventions

Requirements

Education

• A medical degree and be registered Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA
• Diploma in TB or HIV management

Advantageous

• Certificate in Project Management
• Advanced Paediatric HIV and TB management experience
• Experience in management of DR TB
• Data analytics and understanding of TB HIV indicators
• Experience in Quality Improvement methodology advantageous

Experience

• At least 4 years’ experience in provision of ART and management of complex TB HIV co-infected patients
• Experience in mentoring on clinical management and practice
• Rural health experience advantageous
• Experience in developing training resource material and training aids to assist implementation 
• Good stakeholder engagement and management experience
• Ability to do presentations to management and leadership within DoH and internally
• A proven ability to be creative in knowledge transfer methodologies
• A track record of being able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team with a willingness to learn about other medical disciplines
• Extensive experience in TB and HIV/AIDS treatment and care
• Curriculum development experience
• Training peers and other cadre of health care workers
• Training Resource Development

Requirements

• Advanced computer skills including MS Powerpoint, Teams, Outlook, Excel and Word
• Driver’s licence
• Own car
• Minimal/Moderate overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime