SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR - QUALITY IMPROVMENT AND ASSURANCE at PAEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT HIV FIELD

About the position

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITION WHICH REQUIRES HEALTH SECTOR ( HIV - PAEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT) AS A CORE FUNCTION

Paediatric-Adolescent -Treatment Africa (PATA) is a network of healthcare provider teams in Africa dedicated to ensuring optimal prevention, treatment, care, and support for children and adolescents at risk of, or living with HIV. As an Africa-wide network, with active projects and representation in 12 countries, we are excited to embark on implementing our new Strategic Plan (2024-2030). This brings new opportunities to grow our network, share lessons, build capacity and advocate for services that are rights based, people-centered and delivered by healthcare provider champions on the frontline of the HIV response.

Working closely with and reporting to the Head of Programmes and Knowledge, you will be responsible for providing technical oversight and quality assurance for paediatric, adolescent and youth programmes, and facilitating learning and internal capacity building for programme staff in line with the organisation's strategy.

This critical role provides clinical and technical support to country staff, facilitating the implementation of the organisation's service package and ensuring the highest quality standards. Working with Programme Managers and Country Representatives, you will focus on articulating and empowering staff to embody and maintain a distinctive technical approach that ensures the quality, consistency, and coherence of programmes, while making adaptations as necessary for different contexts. You will play a key role in supporting country teams in bridging the gap between policy and practice, while translating global practice and national guidance into accountable strategies that respond to contextual needs.

Key responsibilities:
Clinical and Technical Support

• Maintain the high level of technical expertise in adolescent/paediatric health programming in particular areas of HIV/SRH prevention, care, and treatment to keep the organisation's staff informed of global trends and opportunities relating to their strategic plans.
• Develop high quality standardized package of technical support to systematically capacity build field staff to deliver interventions throughout the continuum of prevention and care from infancy to adulthood.

Quality improvement

• Lead programme implementation to enhance the quality of programmes through systematic assessments, feedback mechanisms, and continuous improvement strategies.
• Develop and institutionalise an internal programme evaluation mechanism.

Capacity Building

• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and internal hands-on capacity building across all programme staff, as well as health care provider champions.
• Oversee the development /review and revisions, and roll out of training materials, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement with the organisation.

Real-World Evidence and Documentation

• Work in collaboration with Monitoring and Knowledge Management Hub to synthesise and package learnings from the frontline.
• Facilitate collation of real-world evidence to support peer-to-peer and south-to-south learning and to inform advocacy.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED: -

• Medical degree or Clinical Nurse Specialist with a Masters degree in relevant field including Public Health or other related Social Science field.
• Extensive experience (A minimum of 5 years) at regional level in paediatric and adolescent HIV care and treatment service delivery
• Proven experience in quality improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrable experience with implementation of global and regional guidelines for paediatric and adolescent care.
• Ability to adapt strategies to diverse cultural and contextual settings.

If you meet the requirements and criteria of the above role, please send current cv with current income level to:
Pat Stewart, Anchor Executive Recruitment, on [Email Address Removed]
A copy of the full job outline will be also placed on the website at [URL Removed] with Reference No. PSA 780

Desired Skills:

• Medical speciality in HIV especially in Paediatric and Adolescent HIV

Desired Work Experience:

• More than 10 years

About The Employer:

Well-established non-profit organisation working through Africa in upskilling and training of healthcare workers in the field of paediatric and adolsecent HIV.