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• Offers technical guidance and lead the
  implementation process of the integrated health program in the supported
  districts assigned.
• Improves the quality of and access to
  MNCH, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, and Nutrition services in
  project-supported sites by adopting and institutionalizing quality
  improvement and Site Improvement and Systems Monitoring (SIMS) approaches
• Assists in setting up and running special
  clinical services and track progress at individual sites through site
  visits and district reports, in collaboration with MOH and the EGPAF
  program team.
• Coordinates and participates in capacity
  building of district and site teams through organizing and conducting
  mentoring and coaching; CMEs and occasionally formal trainings.
• Offers technical guidance to the district
  teams for annual and quarterly work plan development
• Manages project finances and other
  resources related to implementation of activities in the assigned district
  in line with the Foundation finance guidelines.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual
  and annual programmatic district performance reports and their submission
  in stipulated deadlines
• Strengthens the quality of health services
  and data through supportive supervision and monitoring visit to the
  supported health facilities.
• Actively participate in process of data
  auditing and verification to assure internal consistency and validity of
  project activity monitoring data reported by all districts, through
  quarterly data verification and auditing visits.
• Routinely facilitate the interpretation
  and use of M&E data, through the quarterly district level and facility
  level review meetings between the project, the district health team and
  health care workers; guide the identification of performance gaps and
  development of remedial actions.
• Assists in identifying, documenting,
  disseminating and scaling up best practices in Malaria, MNCH, Family
  Planning, Nutrition, HIV prevention, PMTCT and C&T
• Coordinates with the district health
  departmental leadership and other relevant implementing partners in the
  districts of support to ensure smooth implementation of project
  activities.

• The applicant for the USAID Project Program
  Officer job placement should hold a medical degree and/or a master’s
  degree in Public Health
• A minimum of five years of professional
  experience working in HIV/AIDS prevention, care & treatment, MNCH,
  Family Planning, Nutrition and malaria programs.
• Hands-on knowledge and skills in
  designing, planning, implementing and monitoring Malaria, MNCH, PMTCT,
  clinical care and Pediatric care programs.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the
  quality improvement framework of MOH and quality improvement principles
• Good knowledge of the decentralized health
  system and community structures
• Practical experience in managing ART and
  MNCH services at district levels.
• Sound understanding of current issues and
  developments in the field of Malaria, MNCH and HIV/AIDS.
• Strong skills in teamwork and networking.
• Excellent verbal communication and writing
  skills.

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