HIV/TB District Technical Officer

Jhpiego is seeking three (3) highly qualified HIV/TB District Technical Officers to provide district-level technical leadership and support for the implementation, monitoring, and continuous quality improvement of integrated HIV and tuberculosis (HIV/TB) services across supported health facilities and communities. The successful candidates will be based in districts within the Northern, Central, and Southern Regions of Malawi and will support the delivery of high-quality HIV/TB interventions in collaboration with district and community stakeholders.

• →Coordinate and provide   technical support for the   implementation of HIV/TB activities at district and facility levels in line with Ministry of Health guidelines and project objectives.
• →Support health facilities to strengthen HIV/TB collaborative activities and integrated service delivery.
• → Support routine TB screening among PLHIV and HIV testing among TB patients, including   appropriate referral and linkage.
• →Support implementation and scale-up of TB Preventive Therapy (TPT) and infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions.
• →Provide technical support to improve case finding, linkage to care, retention, treatment adherence, and treatment outcomes.
• →Support implementation of differentiated service delivery (DSD) models for HIV and TB services.
• → Monitor and support adherence to national HIV, TB, and HIV/TB collaborative guidelines and standards. Prepare district level technical and program reports and contribute to regular monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data review, analysis   and reporting.  

• Provide on-site technical support to healthcare workers and community health providers.
• Identify health workers /health services delivery capacity gaps and support development and execution of district-level capacity building plans.
• Facilitate training, orientations, coaching, and continuous professional development (CPD) activities.
• Support the development and adaptation of training materials, job aids, standard operating procedures, and technical assistance tools and resources.
• Strengthen health worker competencies in HIV/TB diagnosis, prevention, treatment, monitoring, and reporting.
• Support facility teams to implement best practices and evidence-based interventions in line with National guidelines.
• Strengthen TB screening, identification of presumptive TB, case finding and contact investigation.
• Monitor GeneXpert/molecular diagnostic functionality, specimen transportation and result communication, and follow up identified bottlenecks
• Monitor TPT performance and commodity availability and escalate of any gaps

• Support establishment and implementation of quality improvement initiatives in supported facilities addressing case finding, diagnostic delays, treatment adherence, TPT and treatment outcomes.
• Conduct regular supportive supervision and site assessments to identify performance gaps.
• Conduct regular supportive supervision and site assessments to identify performance gaps.
• Strengthen referral systems between facilities and communities for HIV and TB services.
• Support implementation of patient tracking systems to improve treatment continuation and retention.
• Promote infection prevention and control measures within health facilities.
• Work with facility teams to improve treatment outcomes, including TB treatment success and viral load suppression among co-infected clients.

• Review and analyze routine HIV/TB program data to monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement using HMIS/DHIS2, TB registers, treatment cards, TPT records, and laboratory data.
• Collaborate with Monitoring and Evaluation teams to track project indicators and service delivery outcomes.
• Support data quality assessments, data verification activities, and use of data for decision-making.
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• r progress against district work plans and performance targets.
• Prepare and submit timely technical reports, updates, success stories, and performance summaries.
• Document lessons learned, best practices, and implementation challenges

• Collaborate with District Health Offices, facility management teams, Ministry of Health departments, and implementing partners.
• Participate in relevant technical working groups, review meetings, and coordination forums.
• Represent the project in district-level HIV/TB technical discussions as delegated by the supervisor.
• Support district planning, review meetings, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Maintain strong working relationships with government counterparts and community stakeholders.
• Facilitate coordination between facility and community service delivery platforms.

• Contribute to development and implementation of annual work plans, activity plans, and budgets.
• Support forecasting and monitoring of HIV/TB commodities in collaboration with supply chain teams.
• Ensure timely preparation of quarterly, annual, and donor reports.
• Monitor implementation of planned activities and utilization of allocated resources.
• Support program documentation, knowledge management, and dissemination of lessons learned.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the TB Technical Advisor or Project Management.

• Degree/Diploma in Clinical Medicine/Nursing from reputable institution
• At least five (5) years of relevant work experience in the field of HIV/AIDS and HIV/TB with supervisory experience at health facility or district level
• Experience in conducting trainings and technical Assistance in HIV/TB program
• Fully Registered with the Health Professions Council of Malawi orNurses  Council of Malawi with a valid practicing license
• Computer literate, with high competency in using Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
• Experience with PEPFAR will be an added advantage
• Good Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead efficient project management processes and systems across a district-wide, decentralized program. 
• Proven monitoring of work plan activities, particularly those implemented through local partners. 
• Previous experience working at the district level in Malawi. 

All staff irrespective of their position are expected to comply with and follow Jhpiego operational procedures and policies, and codes of conduct. 

                                       Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

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