Technical Specialist

**Main purpose of the job**:

- Support the formulation, implementation, and management of the PrEP projects

**Location**:

- **Ezintsha - 32 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown - Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- Develop and continue to adapt as needed a comprehensive strategy to achieve the specialist projects objectives
- Represent Ezintsha’s technical and organizational strategic objectives for identified specialized projects
- Provide technical expertise at donor and DOH and stakeholder meetings in relation to these projects
- Be the first point of contact for the specific technical areas internally, to donors, DOH, and partner organizations
- Support and manage the appropriate implementation of the Institute’s technical strategy as it pertains to these projects
- Communicate agreed technical strategies in your program area to programmatic team members who in turn will communicate the strategy to relevant DOH counterparts
- Identify areas in the relevant health care system that need to be strengthened to ensure effective implementation of your project area’s technical strategy
- Collaborate with other specialist teams and stakeholders at the Institute to review, develop new or revise existing strategies based on program outputs
- Conduct site visits and supports the programmatic teams to evaluate progress toward the achievement of the project’s technical strategy objectives
- Provide the implementation team with the appropriate tools to implement the project’s objectives
- Generate reports on activity outputs in your technical area internally and for both DoH and the donor
- Ensure appropriate dissemination of reports
- Support PrEP Projects in defining and formulating strategic objectives for Implementation Research across the project
- Adhere to internal policies that govern the development and approval of Protocols including regulatory frameworks of research studies
- Ensure relevant courses required for participation in research studies (e.g., GCP completed and updated regularly)
- Participate in and supervise relevant PrEP projects
- Support the writing of abstracts and best practices by the PrEP projects teams for dissemination at conferences, donors, etc.
- Participate in the writing of studies for publication purposes and dissemination to relevant academic and nonacademic sources
- Coach and train programmatic staff members in your technology to ensure the transfer of knowledge
- Support the capacity building in the writing of abstracts and best practices by staff together with relevant competent research staff
- Where requested, facilitate skills transfer from programmatic staff to DOH counterparts
- Support the teams in ensuring technical support as it pertains to specialized projects to DOH
- Support the identification of new donors and funds for new and existing projects
- Support the exploration and initiation of strategic partnerships for fundraising opportunities PrEP
- Liaise with relevant grant support staff including WHC, internal grant admin staff, etc. on the successful completion of grants
- Attend to all staffing requirements and administration
- Supervise and manage the duties of subordinates to ensure optimal staff utilization and maintenance of sound labor relations
- Perform and facilitate performance development and assessments
- Identify substandard performance by team members and take necessary corrective action
- Coach and train subordinates and team members to ensure the acquisition of knowledge and skills required by the organization

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Master’s Degree in Science, Public Health, or a related field**:

- **Proficiency in MS Office/Excel/PowerPoint**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **5 -10 years experience working in PrEP related Programmes**:

- **Experience with HIV Prevention Strategies**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Experience working with donor-driven programs in the South African context
- Experience in training and capacity building
- Able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Adaptable, willing to take initiative
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- _AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant._
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.

**Please note**:

- **Our Client, WHC - Ezintsha, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.**:

- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments the