Position Description
TITLE: HEALTH SERVICES TECHNICAL ADVISOR - SWAZILAND
DEPARTMENT: SOUTHERN AFRICA
DATE: AUGUST 2013
PSI is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and behavior change communications that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.
PSI's core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. PSI has programs in 67 countries. For more information, please visit www.psi.org.
PSI seeks a Health Services Technical Advisor in Swaziland who will provide technical support to all staff to sustain an innovative, performance-driven Health Services department. The Advisor will oversee all health service areas including medical male circumcision and HIV counseling and testing. The successful candidate will have the demonstrated ability to manage complex service delivery programs and experience working with US government donors. He/she will have technical skills as well as management experience. This full-time position is based in Mbabane, Swaziland and reports to the Country Representative.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Oversee and manage the strategic direction and programmatic activities of PSI's HIV service delivery programs which include Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) for adults and adolescents, Early Infant Male Circumcision (EIMC) and community-based HIV counseling and testing (HTC).
- Closely over see, monitor, and coordinate technical support to PSI partners, sub-partners and affiliates on HTC, and VMMC
- Serve as key point of contact for donors to proactively engage with them to share updates, lessons learned and challenges and to receive programmatic guidance on VMMC, EIMC and HCT activities.
- Serve as key point of contact for government in health service areas and to support public sector facilities for VMMC and EIMC integration.
- Work in collaboration with directors of PSI's health system strengthening and social and behavior change communication activities to ensure that the necessary advocacy and demand creation activities take place to ensure service delivery targets are reached.
- Build the capacity of senior technical staff to lead the Health Services department, via coaching, training, and shared oversight of activities. Transfer knowledge and skills in technical areas, and in program management (development of workplans, M&E plans, budgets and budget monitoring, program design and development).
- Improve the efficiency and health impact of health services programs while effectively leveraging staff and resources; devise strategies to increase synergies between HTC, MC and RH programs.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance for PSI's HIV service programs which includes leading efforts to identify new funding opportunities for existing and additional services including TB and PMTCT.
- Establish and implement integration of FP and NCDs into HTC and VMMC programs
- Contribute to regular programmatic and donor reports and document programmatic challenges and lessons learned.
- Work in close collaboration with PSI/Swaziland Communication and Marketing department to provide input into and ensure demand creation for HTC, VMMC, and FP programs, and ensure relevancy and consistency of all related messages.
- Work with research and M&E team to develop and monitor effective MIS systems, and quantitative and qualitative studies and surveys. Ensure close linkages between research results and evidence-based program planning.
- Serve as a key member of the platform's senior management team contributing to strategic planning and decision-making on a regular basis; transition participation to local key technical staff persons after one year.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5-7 years of relevant professional experience, including demonstrated experience managing large-scale PEPFAR funded programs. Substantial field experience strongly preferred.
- Graduate degree in public health, international development, marketing, or related discipline.
- Technical expertise in HIV required, including significant experience in the design and management of HIV prevention programs.
- Demonstrated understanding of current research and programmatic best practices in HIV prevention.
- Experience leading teams in project implementation, with demonstrated ability to motivate and build capacity of staff. Demonstrated ability to build capacity and transfer skills and knowledge strongly preferred.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills; highly motivated and organized, able to work effectively with a variety of partners and stakeholders.
**Successful candidates will be customer service oriented, exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills; have proven problem solving ability; be able to work efficiently and quickly under pressure; be able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks; and have the ability to work with minimal supervision and follow through on assignments. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated interest in international health and development issues.
STATUS:
Please apply online at www.psi.org. No calls or emails please.
PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
