Technical Advisor

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To lead key population HIV prevention and treatment services and gender-affirming health care across nine primary health care centers nationally, in alignment with the overall program and organizational technical strategy

**Location**:

- **Wits RHI - Blackwood, Parktown, Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- Implement and retain currency of a comprehensive technical strategy for key population healthcare provision
- Communicate the WRHI clinical services strategy to all relevant stakeholders
- Provide visible leadership as an advocate for gender-affirming healthcare
- Lead the key population healthcare team in a unified and integrated manner across four provinces
- Engage with key population communities across four provinces to understand how best to deliver care for beneficiaries
- In collaboration with the Chief of Party and Senior Advisors Community Engagement and Strategic Information, actively monitor site progress towards achievement of the 95-95-95 HIV epidemic control goals
- Quality assure clinical services including Primary Health Care, Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, gender-affirming hormone treatment, TB screening, and HIV prevention and treatment
- Develop and monitor implementation of annual work plans, taking corrective action as necessary to ensure goals are met
- Contribute to the development of annual program and site-level budget and monitor site expenditure
- Compile monthly, quarterly, annually, and ad hoc data and narrative reports according to program requirements
- Lead capacity development interventions internally and with relevant stakeholders to improve the quality and accessibility of key population health services
- Contribute to the development/revision of key population policy at district, provincial and national levels
- Ensure appropriate communication/feedback of good practice and research findings to relevant stakeholders
- Produce publications and/or reports relating to the research and program area
- Conduct project visits and review project assessments to evaluate progress on implementation plans
- Lead meetings with specialist teams and other stakeholders
- Attend to all site manager staffing requirements and administration of up to nine sites (number to be confirmed)
- Promote harmony, teamwork, and sharing of information

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **MBBCh Degree**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum 8 years of senior management experience in complex projects**

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

- Experience in working with key population patients and/or communities, particularly in the provision of HIV services and/or health care, especially in South Africa
- Familiarity with global key population health guidelines. Familiarity with endocrinology and/or provision and monitoring of hormones for gender transitioning
- Master’s in Public Health or equivalent degree
- Experience working with donor-funded programs and writing grant proposals and protocols, particularly with PEPFAR-funded programs
- Experience working in a research environment
- Demonstrated positive energetic leadership, management, and change management ability, including the ability to manage a diverse team
- Ability to adapt to complex situations, manage stress, and deliver goals pro-actively
- Be a proactive change agent with the ability to develop and maintain relationships at all levels of Wits RHI and partner organizations
- Willingness to travel

**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.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their 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 thereto.
- PLEASE NOTE: Our Client, WHC - RHI, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.

**Please note**:

- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.