OPHID

Project Coordinator - UNICEF EMTCT

Nursing Jobs
Salary
3000 - 100000

Job Description

Reporting to Deputy Executive Director

Overall Responsibility

The UNICEF Elimination of Mother to child transmission of HIV, REACH for EMTCT Project focuses on the development, testing and implementation of evidence-based risk-screening tools and maternal motivation packages to identify and support women and adolescents (AGYW) in routine antenatal and postnatal care setting in Zimbabwe. The Project Coordinator supports the Provincial Program Manager in supervising the project assistants and is responsible and accountable for formative research fieldwork and the technical, mentoring and oversight of the EMTCT Project Assistants. In addition, the project coordinator will manage the coordination, development and integration of project activities into the district PMTCT programs.

Based in central office, reporting to the Deputy Executive Director (DED) and working closely with the Research, Innovation, Partnership and Learning Specialist (RIPL), the Project Coordinator collaborates with the OPHID Families and Communities for the Elimination of HIV team at central office and provincial offices and the MOHCC Provincial and District Health Teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop standardized risk screening tools for use in facilities and communities to identify and support women and adolescents (AGYW) in routine antenatal and postnatal care settings

Work with the DED, RIPL and Provincial Program Managers (PPMs) to develop and implement work instructions and SOPs to support the project assistants’ work
Assist RIPL to conduct MTCT national mapping process and convene and conduct the MTCT risk working group workshop
Support the DED and RIPL in working with national level MOHCC TWGs in adopting and operationalizing national PMTCT/HIV strategies and guidelines
Work with PPMs to provide supportive supervision and Technical assistance to project assistants on DHE adoption of national PMTCT strategies and guidelines into district level implementation plans

Support PPMs in supervising the aggregation, verification and reporting of all project weekly, monthly and quarterly data into OPHID and UNICEF databases by the project assistants
Work with the SIE team to analyze weekly/monthly/quarterly data and prepare project dashboards to support project implementation by PPMs and project assistants as well as reporting to UNICEF
Assist the DED and RIPL in compiling consolidated reports for the program for submission to UNICEF

Outputs

Program guides, SOPs and work instructions developed
National risk scoping and mapping report available
Workshop for Risk Working for MTCT of HIV held and reported on
Proportion of TWG meetings attended in which program updates were shared
Proportion of joint site assessments/support visits conducted with the DHE and UNICEF personnel
Proportion of reports submitted timely and meeting the quality criteria

Assist in management of project resources for the organization

Support the project team in preparing the national level monthly budget and liquidations in consultation with provincial team and the FACE-HIV team
Support the PPMs to supervise the rational use of organizational resources in line with OPHID’s policies, the grant agreement, and in compliance with the UNICEF rules and regulations as applicable, including time and attendance
Support project assistants and PPMs to submit monthly projections and monitor expenditure against budget, explaining any variations thereof
Support PPMs and RIPL to supervise the timely submission of requests and acquittals for resources in line with financial management policies and other relevant SOPs to support program implementation
Support PPMs and Central office staff to supervise the timely submission of all administrative documents and reports (vehicle logbooks, asset verification checklists, petty cash certificates etc.) in line with relevant SOPs

Outputs

proportion of monthly projections and variations submitted timely
proportion of project assistants’ activities that were verified
proportion of requests and acquittals submitted timely
proportion of administrative documents submitted timely

Assist in the development and production of standardized risk screening tools and motivational packages for mothers to uptake ANC and PNC services.

Supervise, support and monitor the work of the Project Assistants in the districts
Support and monitor the development of MTCT of draft risk screening tools and SOPs
Support the PAs in the organization, conduct and analysis of Focus Group Discussions with healthcare workers and community stakeholders to co-create motivational packages
Support the Work with the DHEs on gaining endorsement of HCWs of risk screening tools production and distribution to Rural Healthcare Centres
Support the PAs to sensitize and mentor HCWs and VHWs on learning phase implementation of risk screening tools, documentation and roll out in designated districts
Support PAs to mentor health facilities to correctly and completely record PMTCT of HIV services in appropriate care booklets, registers, checklists and other source documents
Provide technical support to the PAs in adopting a data driven approach to resolving district level challenges affecting the PMTCT program
Submit timely, accurate and quality reports on all district project activities for eMTCT project activities

Outputs

Proportion of RHCs receiving Risk screening tools
# Endorsed Motivational packages produced in Shona and Ndebele

# HCWs and VHWs provided with site level mentorship on tool use and documentation
Proportion of RHCs piloting REACH for EMTCT risk screening and maternal motivation packages

Support the expansion of the REACH for EMTCT project district wide in the designated districts

Support PPMs and PAs to work with the DHEs to adopt, implement and monitor roll out of screening and motivational packages district wide
Support the SIE team to analyze weekly/monthly/quarterly data and prepare project dashboards to support project implementation by PPMs and project assistants as well as reporting to UNICEF
Assist the DED and RIPL in compiling consolidated reports for the program for submission to UNICEF

Outputs

clients in ANC and PNC receiving documented risk screening and motivational packages
facilities piloting REACH for EMTCT risk=screening and maternal motivation packages
of clients uptaking quality ANC and PNC services

Qualifications and Experience

Requirements

Degree in Nursing
Masters’ degree in public health or social sciences or a post graduate qualification in project management an advantage
Current registration with the Zimbabwe Nurses Council as a Registered General Nurse
At least 3 years’ experience providing HIV Care services at district level within MOHCC or in a supporting partner environment
At least 3 years’ experience in a coordination and project management role at provincial/national level within MOHCC or a supporting partner environment
Fluent Shona and/or Ndebele speaker
Previous research experience
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Good written and oral English
Good knowledge of MOHCC registers, data and indicators relating to HIV and nutrition and experience in M&E and data collection and analysis
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Attributes

Ability to manage staff remotely and to work in a team and form productive, supportive and professional relationships with all colleagues
Ability to interact at all levels of the organization and MOHCC structures
High degree of professionalism and integrity and ability to demonstrate good judgment, discretion and confidentiality at all times
Good problem solving skills, with attention to detail
Well organised and able to plan effectively and efficiently

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