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• Provides 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.
• Provides 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.
• 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.
• 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 EGPAF Program Officer job must hold a medical
  degree and/or a master’s degree in Public Health
• 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
• Good 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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