Vacancy Notice No: EMRO/10/TA172
Title: Medical Officer (ART Clinical Mentor) - (Re-issue of EMRO/09/TA247)
Grade: P4
Contract type: Temporary appointment
Duration of contract: Temporary appointment for one year
Application Deadline: 21 October 2010
Duty Station: Juba Sudan
Organization unit: EM Eastern Mediterranean (EM)
WHO Representative's Office in Sudan; Division of Communicable Disease Control (DCD); AIDS & Sexually Transmitted Diseases - ASD
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :
The objective of the programme is to assist member states in strengthening the health sector contribution to achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care. Member States are supported to develop appropriate policies and strategies and effective organization and implementation of comprehensive HIV/AIDS care, support and treatment programmes.
Description of duties:
Under the overall supervision of the Head of WHO Office for South Sudan, and technical guidance of the WHO HIV team leader. S/He will be seconded to the Ministry of Health, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) , to support clinical mentorship activities in HIV care and treatment, work to strengthen national HR capacity and systems for quality ART and other HIV/AIDS services:
1.Build capacity of HIV clinical care teams in managing common and complicated cases through theoretical and practical training on-the-job;
2.Build capacity of Ministry of Health HIV Care and Treatment Officers at GoSS level, zonal ART focal points and HIV clinical care teams through theoretical and practical on-the-job training in the following areas:
a) ART patient monitoring data validation: review of registers, patient cards, monthly reports to enhance accuracy and completeness;
b) Compliance with national HIV case management guidelines;
c) Undertaking cohort analysis;
d) Adherence monitoring;
e) Patient tracking and community outreach and follow up;
f) Procurement and supplies management;
g) PLWHA support initiatives;
3.Provide on-site supportive supervision to GFATM grant sub-recipients and other state and community level partners involved in HIV care and treatment and related interventions;
4.Support of Ministry of Health HIV Directorate in training on needs assessment of staff involved in care and treatment and in developing and implementing training courses accordingly;
5.Participate in site evaluation for prospective HIV care and treatment sites, including assessment of human resource, space and equipment;
6.Provide technical support in reviewing monthly reports submitted by individual ART facilities;
7.Perform other duties as required in support of the HIV care and treatment and related interventions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Essential: A university degree in medicine with master degree in public health or any related field
Skills:
Competencies:
- Communicating in a credible and effective way
- Fostering integration and teamwork
- Producing results
Functional knowledge and skills:
- Excellent understanding of the WHO Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness
- Good knowledge in the implementation of training programmes: both formal and hands-on learning facilitation
- Good understanding of services related to HIV care and treatment such as counseling and testing, procurement and supplies management
- Cultural sensitivity
Experience:
Essential:
Minimum 7 years experience in HIV/AIDS programmes at national and international level with experience in establishing anti- retroviral treatment (ART) scale up programmes and setting up clinical mentorship systems, and at least 3 years experience in clinical HIV case management
Desirable:
Experience in Global Fund grant implementation.
Languages:
Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.
Additional Information:
Note:
In view of the current security situation, Juba has been declared a non-family duty station; i.e. dependants are not allowed to visit or reside with the staff member at the duty station. Accordingly, the Special Operations Approach (SOA) will apply. For each SOA duty station, an administrative place of assignment (APA) is designated where the family may be installed. The salary, post adjustment, benefits and allowances will generally be based on the approved APA, which in this case will be Nairobi.
In addition, the staff member will receive a Special Operations Living Allowance (SOLA), which is a monthly lump sum representing the Organization's contribution towards the staff member's living expenses at the SOA duty station.
Please note that the SOA status may change to reflect developments in the security situation. This, in turn, may affect the staff member's compensation package.
Other entitlements will be determined based on the length of assignment.
Applicants are kindly requested to pay attention to the screening questions as they will be used to screen out unqualified candidates.
Only qualified applicants with the relevant experience will be considered.
A written test/presentation and interviews will be used as a form of screening. The written test might be used as an eliminatory tool.
Monthly salary: (Net of tax)
US$ 5540 at single rate
Post Adjustment: 50.2 % of the above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation
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