Vacant Positions at The Aurum Institute

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, technical leadership and oversight of all MERL aspects for the Global Fund TB/HIV grant to all project staff at SR, district and facility levels.
• Development of a robust MERL system to capture and report high-quality, timely, valid and verifiable data on programmatic results to the Principal Recipient (PR).
• Develop and implement a data analytics framework for all the Global Fund TB/HIV grant activities and indicators.
• Develop and implement learning agenda to inform the PR and other stakeholders about the lessons learned from grant activities.
• Conduct MERL needs assessments, baseline assessments, routine data quality assessments (RDQA), spot checks, program evaluations and rapid assessments and develop strategies to address identified gaps in line with the strategic objectives of the Global Fund grant.
• Develop work plan tracking indicators and targets as required.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of a comprehensive project database, and ensure accurate and timely storage of electronic files.
• Support the development of grant work plan, data collection tools, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and tracking progress against the set targets.
• Provide MERL technical assistance on data analytics, reporting and data utilization for decision making to the district, sub-district and facility levels through mentorship and training.
• Promotes a culture of data usage and evidence-based decision making for continuous quality improvement through feedback, training and capacity building activities at district, health facilities and community levels through regular monthly and quarterly data review meetings.
• Strengthening existing national health information systems such as EDR.Web, TIER.Net, DHIS, HPRS and others) to enhance data visibility via dashboards and cascade analysis to enhance programme improvement at provincial, district, sub-district and facility levels.
• Strengthen the quality of TB services at the district, sub-district and facility levels through regular data analysis and the implementation of Quality Improvement.
• Work closely with provincial and district TB/HIV managers to ensure that program and grant objectives are met.
• Build and maintain partnerships with all stakeholders including participating in all district and sub-district MERL meetings, workshops and discussions to provide ongoing technical support.
• Supervise and capacitate relevant grant-related MERL staff at the district and facility levels to comply with NDoH Global Fund MERL protocols and guidelines.
• Oversee data collection, validation, collation, storage, analysis, interpretation, visualisation and reporting data collected in facilities and community levels.
• Support grant evaluation activities and assist the PR to identify topics for operational research.
• Responsible for the data analysis, writing, and review of the results and learning sections of program reports in collaboration with program staff, before submission to the PR and ensuring compliance with MERL data quality requirements and timely submissions of reports.

Requirements

Education

• NQF level 7 or higher qualification in Public Health, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Statistics, Health Informatics, Information Management or Statistics, Data Management and Health Information Systems and other relevant disciplines.

Job requirements

• At least 7-10 years of working experience in designing, managing, and implementing results-based MERL activities, especially in public/private health sectors and TB/HIV/AIDS programmes.
• At least 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Practical working experience in setting up and managing MERL systems for health programs and the ability to build capacity and mentor others.
• At least three years of operational experience in the existing national health information system such as EDR.Web, TIER.Net, DHIS, HPRS and others) information systems.
• Experience in working with donor-funded programmes and a good understanding of the South African Department of Health system, including policies, management and health information systems and structures at the National and Provincial levels will be an added advantage.
• Excellent report writing, analytical and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to produce clear graphical representations and data visualisations of public health data especially TB and HIV/AIDS.
• Critical and strategic thinking as well as problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience in knowledge management and dissemination of programmatic results and lessons learned.

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Technical Work Responsibilities

• Liaise with Internal and External Stakeholders
• Apply relevant clinical knowledge and skills
• Apply knowledge and understanding of HIV/Aids and TB
• Research Study-related tasks
• Attend training activities
• Reporting and record keeping
• Research-related administrative duties
• Performance management

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from college or university in Medicine
• Registered Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA
• GCP Certification 

Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Medical Doctor 

Requirements

• Proficient personal computer skills
• Proficient in written and spoken English and fluency in local languages (Setswana, English, SeSotho, Xhosa, Afrikaans)
• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Valid Driver’s License
• Own car
• Minimal/Moderate/Excessive overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required.
• Willing to work overtime.

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Duties and Work Responsibilities

Provide QI capacity building by:

• Supporting the development or adaptations of quality improvement (QI) learning materials
• Providing training, mentoring, coaching and supportive supervision of QI officers, district TB program coordinators, facility TB focal persons and data capturers as applicable
• Develop and implement a QI roadmap for national TB program at the district level including designing TB district and subdistrict QI strategies
• Oversee high-level coordination and manage relationships with stakeholders involved in district TB QI projects

Support learning and collaborative activities that include:

• Facilitating QI mentoring of QI Officers and their subdistrict clusters.
• Provide joint QI on-site or virtual technical support to and with the QI Officers
• Support TB care cascade baseline assessment to determine gaps at facility level i.e., primary health care (PHC) and hospital level
• Support development of QI process measures and analytics of such data for learning
• Conduct spot-checks on QI Officers to monitor QI capability building of subdistrict clusters
• Provide collaborative QI monthly and quarterly reports to support required program reporting
• Support the documentation of best interventions for spread and scale up across the district.
• Support districts, subdistricts, and facilities with the necessary tools to track QI activities including i.e. QI how- to-guide, data guide, QI tools, etc.
• Actively participate in meetings as applicable
• Attend monthly district and subdistrict learning meetings to share learnings.
• Support districts with preparations of TB program performance review meetings
• Attend relevant internal and external technical meetings as required

Requirements

Qualifications

• An appropriate 3-year national diploma/degree in Health Sciences or Social Sciences
• Postgraduate qualifications in QI would be an added advantage

 Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in training or facilitation
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in health programme management
• Clinical experience in the management of TB and HIV co-infected patients
• Proven experience in QI implementation
• Administrative and management skills
• Experience in stakeholder management
• Valid driver’s license