Job Description

• The TB Project Manager will be seconded to the Eastern Cape Provincial DoH and them with technical support across the cascade of TB service interventions. This role involves focussing on TB elimination through strategic support in TB prevention, testing, support, and treatment

• Transfer skills and technical knowledge to build the capacities of local staff and other counterparts to achieve high-quality TB programs and continuously improve HIV/TB integration services.
• Provide timely technical support and ensure the quality and use of data to monitor intensified TB case finding, treatment enrolment and retention, focusing on provincial level implementation to achieve the TB treatment programming deliverables and targets.

• Support implementation of integrated HIV/TB care and treatment guidelines, new algorithms, and standard operating procedures with a focus on the NTP Strategic plan and the TB Recovery plan interventions
• Work closely with the ACCELERATE 1 Eastern Cape districts to provide enhanced TB and DR-TB support.
• Support DRTB and DSTB clinical and mortality audits
• Analyse data and use it to improve project performance
• Technical Advisory Service: TB and TB/HIV
• Programme Planning and Impact Measurement
• Curriculum development experience?
• Stakeholder Management
• Reporting
• Work with DoH to develop dissemination outputs
• Assist with any ad hoc requests made by the provincial DoH

Education

• University degree in the public health fields or Diploma in TB-HIV management or another related field

Advantageous

• Previous experience working in an NGO environment
• Should have significant previous experience and technical knowledge of quality improvement
• Master's degree (MSc or MPH) or equivalent field

Experience

• Proven experience in providing HIV and TB services (both drug-sensitive or drug-resistant) or technical assistance for more than 5 years
• Experience in developing training resource material and training aids to assist implementation

Requirements

• Proficient personal computer skills
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Evidence of experience with developing and delivering scientific presentations
• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Drivers Licence
• Own car
• Ability to travel as necessary
• Willing to work overtime

Closing date: 02 July 2024Kindly provide current and relevant references for background checksAll appointments are subject to the preferred candidates obtaining the necessary security clearance, reference checking, and competency assessment. We embrace employment equity and are committed to the achievement of fair and equal representation of our workforce. Preference will be given to internal applicants and candidates from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.Aurum welcomes applications from all persons with disabilitiesWhilst all applications will be carefully considered, only short-listed applicants will be interviewed. If you do not hear from us within 21 days of the closing date, this will mean that your application has been unsuccessful. All interviewed applicants will receive feedback as part of our continued drive towards people development

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