Program Officer for HIV Testing, Prevention, and Linkages (2 roles) at THPS

 

Job Summary

• Program Officer for HIV Testing, Prevention, and Linkages (2 positions)

THPS
Shinyanga

certain responsibilities and roles:

• Assist regional team in ensuring that all PLHIV identified in facilities and communities are connected to ART and other pertinent services.
• Manage the implementation of protocols for HIV testing services, prevention, and linkages while offering technical support to HCPs, peer educators (PE), and other actors.
• Create and promote creative approaches to lower treatment breaks among PLHIV in supported sites.
• Work with the HIV prevention & linkages and QI teams to do recurring assessments of the standards of care for HIV prevention & linkages in high volume THPS sponsored sites.
• providing HCPs and community-based NGOs with pertinent job aids and resources related to HIV prevention.
• Utilizing mentorship techniques and abilities, provide supportive supervision and mentoring to HCPs, PEs, LCs, and sub-granted NGOs in partnership with team members in order to increase the quality of services.
• Review the quarterly plans, reports, and progress of the HIV prevention & connections sub-grantees in the district.
• In order to undertake HIV prevention and linkages activities for both facility and community settings, maintain contact with and assist R/CHMT, and subgranted community NGOs.
• Participate in regional discussions on HIV prevention & connections on behalf of THPS.
• Increase cross-sectoral cooperation with the Regional, District, and Council HIV and AIDS Coordinators (R/DACC/(CHACC) and other community partners.
• Provide technical assistance for using national appointment and tracking systems, which provide tools for locating and tracing patients who don't show up for appointments or treatments.
• Implement creative strategies to increase customer follow-up, referrals, and appointment adherence in the
• locating individuals who have had treatment interruptions and the community.
• Create viremia clinics for patients who aren't on medications by working with the clinical teams.
• Contribute to the creation of the R/HIV CHMT's annual work plans.
• Before submitting, review and enter each quarterly, semi-annual, and yearly progress report on HIV prevention and connections.
• Prepare recurring technical reports, best practices, and weekly and monthly reporting to track progress.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• It is required to have a degree in nursing, sociology, or medicine.
• Candidates who have completed relevant postgraduate training in fields like medicine, sociology, nursing, etc. would have an edge.
• three years or more working in the field of HIV Testing, Prevention, and Linkages
• knowledge of cooperating with NGOs and local government partners (R/CHMTS).
• The capacity to interact diplomatically and effectively with a variety of government agencies, nongovernmental groups, faith-based organizations, and the business sector.
• demonstrated interpersonal abilities for contributing successfully to a team.
• autonomous work capability and superior problem-solving abilities.
• English and Swahili proficiency
• computer expertise

How to use:

By September 18, 2022, interested candidates should email recruitment@thps.or.tz with the subject line "Position" HIV Testing, Prevention & Linkages Program Officer and a CV that is no longer than four pages long. Only those who have been shortlisted will be contacted. Any certificates should not be attached when submitting online, thank you.

Women, persons living with HIV/AIDS, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply because THPS is an equal opportunity workplace.

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