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• Supervise financial and administrative
  activities including conducting staff appraisals, reviewing and approving
  financial and administrative requests and accountabilities
• Support development and timely
  submission of work plans and budgets
• Supervise the allocated cluster and
  district-based staff to ensure that the implemented activities are
  responsive to the needs of the program
• Review and improve technical strategies
  employed to ensure the USAID’s RHITES EC project work plan is adhered to
  and implemented with measurable success
• Provide decentralized management,
  coaching, and technical assistance to the DHTs and district-based civil
  society counterparts in their assigned districts
• Review and Monitor sub-granting process
  to the CSOs and follow-up accountability of the grants in liaison with
  grants officer and program officers
• Develop and maintain a competent &
  motivated team of district cluster teams through implementing HR support
  activities in line with the Human Resources manual
• Will be members of the project Senior
  Management Team and will be expected to attend relevant SMT meetings and
  contribute to project management decisions.

• Support the submission of quality and
  accurate technical reports quarterly, biweekly, and at all other requested
  times.
• Work with the Program
  officer-PMTCT/RMNCH to support healthcare facility teams to improve
  delivery of PMTCT, EID and RMNCH services at all levels of healthcare
  through support supervision and mentoring.
• Ensure that cross-cutting themes like
  gender, health workforce development and leadership are well integrated
  into activities.
• Work with HIV and TB Care and Treatment
  Specialist to improve quality of HIV and TB care and treatment services,
  including implementation of the revised national guidelines for HIV and TB
  prevention, care and treatment through ongoing onsite training, support
  supervision, clinical and QI mentoring/coaching and reporting.
• Work in close collaboration with the KM
  staff, support the process of documenting best practices in form of case
  studies, success stories, abstracts, video clips in addition to the
  routine biweekly updates, quarterly and annual reports
• Hold regular activities to assess and
  build necessary competencies amongst the technical team supporting
  districts in the cluster that is led.
• In collaboration with the Monitoring and
  Evaluation team ensure that data collected is accurate and valid and
  captures process and outcome indicators
• Working in collaboration with QI
  officers and other cluster officers to do coaching and mentoring at health
  facilities to improve the quality of services.
• In collaboration with the HIV and TB
  Care and Treatment Specialist, support the Logistics Management officer to
  strengthen and monitor the implementation of a system for promoting the
  provision of pharmaceutical & laboratory services and logistics
  management in terms of pharmaceutical & laboratory supplies in the
  supported districts.
• Ensure proper implementing coordination
  at district level working with the District Program Officers and District
  Health Teams in the respective districts.
• Prudently manage project funds and
  financial processes at community, health facility & district levels.
• Develop and monitor the implementation
  of the capacity building plans based on clear identified needs i.e.
  training, mentorship, and support supervision programs as well as
  retooling plan (materials, working tools & space) which includes
  refurbishment of appropriate infrastructures as per the various program
  objectives

• Build and manage relations with the
  respective districts through regular engagement, coordination meetings and
  joint review of plans and activities
• Develop, manage and implement work
  plans.
• Develop and maintain strategic
  partnerships and networks with district key stakeholders and other partner
  organizations involved in programs and advocate for a comprehensive,
  relevant and harmonized interventions in the region in line with various
  program
• Develop and monitor the implementation
  of strategy for strengthening the referral system from village level using
  VHTs/ community stake holders to various levels of health facilities as well
  as the Regional Referral Hospital in line with MoH referral structure
• Perform any other duties assigned by
  your supervisor.

• The applicant for the USAID RHITES-EC
  Regional Program Manager job opportunity must hold a Master’s degree in
  Public Health or related field. Additional Medical Qualification or HIV
  training will be an added advantage
• Six years of work experience in health
  program management preferably with 3 years at managerial level in a
  reputable government institution/NGO with proven ability to coordinate
  activities of different stakeholders at a national level.
• Ability and willingness to travel within
  the supported districts.
• Self-motivated and result-oriented
  person.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
  skills coupled with project management abilities.
• Experience in handling Quality
  Improvement approaches and providing clinical training to service
  providers and stake holders are added advantage

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