Job Title: Regional Director
Duty Station: Hawassa
Line Manager: Director, Regional Program Support
Job Summary
Under the supervision of Director of Director, Regional Program Support, the Regional Director will plan, coordinate and supervise the implementation of all the Regional office activities in the maintained regions. Then incumbent will assist in designing and implementing DSD, HIV case finding, partner notification, post-exposure prophylaxis, key population services, care & treatment, adherence to retention in care, lab support, M&E and quality improvement activities in maintained regions. S/He will coordinate and engage the regional team to provide support to the RHB. S/He will assist in ensuring ongoing program monitoring, and development and submission of periodic reports as per annual the plan of ICAP Columbian Program in Ethiopia.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
· Support Regional Health Bureau in the development and revision of strategic plan, annual operational plans and woreda based planning ensuring all HIV program related activities are incorporated
· Support regional health bureau in the development and revision of HIV program coordination SOPs, guides, and tools to standardize regional program implementation
· Support regional health bureau in the distribution of national HIV program related guidelines, SOPs, provider support tools and client education materials to all SNUs and catchment facilities
· Participate in Regional Health Bureau steering committee or technical working group meeting as needed and identify challenges and develop action items for implementation
· Provide technical support to RHB in development of DSD, ICT, PNS, PrEP and KP service quality assessment indicator , assessment tools and SOPs and setting of bench mark for implementation of QI projects
· Support regional health bureau in the development and revision of clinical system mentorship and catchment area meeting SOPs, documentation and reporting tools, and mapping of catchment facilities
· Lead the regional team to support the regional health bureau in planning, organizing, coordinating and monitoring of HIV program supportive supervision (SS) and review meeting (RM) to ensure quality HIV prevention, care and treatment services in the region
· Support RHB in building capacity for HIV program ownership & continuous quality improvement (CQI) for sustained achievements of UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals
· Support RHB in building capacity for HIV program data quality, collection, analysis and use at all level of the structure
· Work with RRL lab advisor to ensure quality lab management implementation and on the improvement of health facilities included in SLIPTA program as per the accreditation plan
· In consultation with regional program implementation unit and finance and administration department, support the regional health bureau in appropriate financial management and preparation of continuation application and work plan as per COP plan
· Support regional health bureau in identifying challenges with respect to fund utilization of CDC project and on timely settlement of CDC project fund and develop action items to ensure timely utilization and settlement of the fund
· Support regional health bureau in HR recruitment, timely implementation of procurements and implementation of trainings as per the plan
· Actively participate in implementation of institutional capacity building and transitioning of site level responsibilities are well documented
· Compiles and submits report per ICAP requirements
· Undertake other relevant activities as directed by the line manager
· The incumbent may be requested to spend 75% of the time on a travel
Required qualification and experience
· MD/MPH with related work experience on HIV/AIDS care and treatment at least for 5 years, including program management
· Ability to establish and maintain excellent work relationship with strong interpersonal communication skills