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• Prepare draft policies and strategies for
  AIC care services, and initiate their review as necessary
• Work closely with Directors and other
  managers to prepare proposals for external support to AIC care programs
• Formulate work plans and budgets for the
  provision of technical support and guidance on the care services of AIC
• Work with the Director of Programs and
  Planning to come up with the indicators to be used for monitoring the
  provision of care services
• Guide the Director of Programs and
  Planning on appropriate quality assurance measures to be put in place for
  AIC care services
• Advise the Director of Programs and
  Planning and the Director Finance & Administration on the resources
  required for medical and laboratory services
• Provide technical advice and guidance on
  the procurement and distribution of the resources required for medical and
  laboratory services
• Provide technical support and guidance on
  sensitisation campaigns for care services
• Visit the programme implementation points
  to provide technical support and guidance with respect to care services,
  and advise on necessary follow-up actions
• Coordinate with the Director of Programs
  and Planning in planning and implementing programs for the provision of
  technical support and guidance to the regions
• Regularly monitor adherence to established
  policies, systems and procedures in the implementation of care programs,
  and advise the Director of Programs and Planning as necessary, following
  established communication channels
• Develop and sustain a strong mechanism for
  referral and follow-up of clients accessing AIC care services, and
  obtaining feedback on or from them
• Review reports on the consumption and
  availability of medical and laboratory supplies, and advise the Director
  of Programs and Planning on necessary follow-up actions
• Monitor the availability and condition of
  medical and laboratory equipment in the various regions, and advise on
  necessary actions
• Provide advice to the Director of Programs
  and Planning on the effective coordination and harmonisation of the
  medical, laboratory and other services
• Provide advice and guidance on scaling up
  and sustaining access to the basic HIV and related care packages
• Establish and maintain the regional
  clinics as fully functional clinics, with adequate quantities of relevant
  equipment and supplies
• Roll out and sustain the management of
  malaria and other opportunistic diseases in all AIC stand-alone sites
• Guide the Human Resource and
  Administration Department on staffing standards for the prevention
  function at AIC
• Support the Regional Managers to identify
  training and development needs of the care staff at the regions, and
  advise them on how these needs can be addressed
• Provide technical input in the recruitment
  and development of staff carrying out care services
• Keenly review monitoring and evaluation
  reports and other reports relating to AIC care services, identify issues
  that require action by the Care Department, and arrange for the necessary
  actions
• Suggest new care programs to be
  implemented by AIC, and participate in developing related proposal
  documents and work plans
• Advise on beneficial partnerships with
  other service providers
• Represent AIC at meetings with external
  parties on care services, as delegated by the Director of Programs and
  Planning
• Regularly update and share information on
  specialised HIV/AIDS care agencies with capacity to enrol AIC clients on
  referral
• Oversee the development of new clinical
  and laboratory guidelines and standard operating procedures, as well as
  revising old ones
• Participate in the provision of training
  services to AIC medical and laboratory personnel
• Make inputs into the development of
  training curricula for care services
• Arrange for the provision of ongoing
  continuing medical education (CME) for AIC medical staff
• Authorise payments with respect to care
  services up to the prescribed limits
• Provide technical input in the performance
  appraisal of the care staff at regional level
• Provide technical leadership in the
  discussion of care issues at meetings of the Directorate of Prevention and
  Care
• Coordinate review meetings for regional
  care staff
• Provide input into advocacy programs with
  respect to care services
• Participate in operational research
  activities
• Provide inputs in the formulation of
  strategies for establishing commercial ventures as alternative sources of
  funding
• Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation
  Manager to monitor and evaluate performance in the delivery of care
  services, and to carry out service delivery audits
• Submit to the Director of Programs and
  Planning, as often as required but at least quarterly, a full written
  report of the activities of the Care Department

• The ideal candidate must hold a first
  Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBChB);
• Additional training in HIV/AIDS Prevention
  and Care
• Additional training in Management
• At least six years’ experience in clinical
  work; with at least 3 years at managerial level
• Previous exposure and experience in
  HIV/AIDS care
• Extensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention
  and care issues
• Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS
• Knowledge of research methods – both
  quantitative and qualitative
• Good management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
  skills
• Good counselling skills
• Excellent computer skills
• High degree of Integrity
• Empathy
• Sound judgement
• Innovativeness
• Good team player

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