BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHIDREN’S FOUNDATION-MALAWI

 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Malawi (BCMCF-M) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the Malawi government in the health sector. Our Mission is to provide high-quality, high-impact, highly ethical pediatric and family-centered health care, health professional training and clinical research, focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition and other conditions impacting the health and well-being of children and families worldwide.

The Baylor-Tingathe program developed in 2008 initially responded to suboptimal uptake of PMTCT and pediatric HIV services in Malawi and has grown over the past 16 years to support the full cascade of HIV care and treatment services. The current CORE programming seeks to support Malawi in achieving epidemic control, by providing client focused care to people living with HIV from the time of diagnosis to linkage and full engagement in care. BCMCF-M’s CORE programming is funded by USAID, and is currently operating in 6 districts in Malawi. BCMCF-M is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of:

Position: District Coordinator

Contract Duration: 1 year (renewable)

Reports to: District Lead

Location: Mangochi

Position Description

The District Coordinator (DC) is responsible for executing the Tingathe program within their district. The DC will work closely with the Cluster and site coordinators, Community Health Program Officers, District Adolescent officers, Psychosocial counsellors and other team members to provide technical support to clinical service delivery and health systems strengthening for supported health facilities to achieve program targets. The DC is expected to support the continuous quality improvement of HIV care and treatment in the district.

Key Deliverables

Quality  HIV Care and Treatment services delivered in all sites in district

Remote and physical supervision and mentorship of all district and site level clinical staff (coordinators, psycho-social counsellors, cervical cancer prevention nurses, pharmacy and laboratory technicians)

Achievement of district targets  – and in particular high quality care to support continuity of treatment (retention) and viral load suppression

Strong working relationship with the District Council, District Health Management Team and all district partners.

Timely response to all requests from management, including quarterly reporting, feedback on contributors to performance trends informed by district and site level data.

 Duties and responsibilities 

• Plan, coordinate and lead mentorship activities, including coordinating monthly mentorship meetings, scheduling, transport arrangements, review of mentorship activities
• Coordination of and participation in all CPD activities
• Foster good communication among team members and partners
• Develop monthly and quarterly district plan
• Monitor use of supervision and reporting tools by the cluster coordinator, site supervisors and other Staff in the supported health facilities and ensure uniform understanding and use of program tools
• Assist the district health office with the annual DIP preparation in relation to HIV/AIDS
• Monitor staff performance on quarterly/annual basis and provide appropriate feedback
• Review and use all data to assess program performance, and develop strategies to address programmatic gaps and improve performance, including development and oversight of CQI projects
• Represent Baylor-Tingathe at meetings at national and district levels and with partners, as assigned
• Develop a written plan of strategies to address performance gaps (continuous quality improvement) and initiate CQI projects in collaboration with QA/QI manager and district lead.
• Submission of reports and feedback on programmatic requests within set timelines

COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Highly skilled medical doctor, clinical officer, or nurse with a degree in Nursing and expertise in health systems management. Candidates with experience in public health leadership are strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience implementing or managing programs with public health projects
• Strong mentorship, communication and interpersonal skills
• Certified ART provider
• Training in the revised 2022 integrated guidelines for clinical management of HIV in children and adults in Malawi is an added advantage
• Strong oral and written English and Chichewa skills
• Leader with demonstrated ability to work with colleagues at all levels in the organization.
• Candidate with an ability to develop and maintain respectful relationships with donors, government and stakeholders
• Experience monitoring programs and analyzing data
• Computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as a minimum with good presentation skills

Internal candidates who meet these requirements are encouraged to apply

Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should submit their application on this link https://apply.workable.com/tingathe    ensuring to include a detailed Curriculum Vitae and names of three traceable referees.

Closing date for receiving applications is on 6^th December 2024. Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged.