Triple Elimination Technical Lead

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Programs - Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pact’s impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.

Position Overview

Pact is initiating a new activity in Malawi as part of the ACHIEVE project, a global project funded through the U.S. Department of State. The activity in Malawi will focus on accelerating triple elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B while reducing maternal and child mortality in priority geographies, through integration with ACHIEVE/Malawi’s ongoing maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition services activity. The activity will include elements of testing and treatment of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B among mothers and infants; HIV self-testing; pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); integration with ante-natal care, labor and delivery, and post-natal care services; and community-based case management for mother-baby pairs; along with a major emphasis on measuring and documenting outcomes.

The Triple Elimination Technical Lead will serve as ACHIEVE/Malawi’s senior technical lead on interventions implemented under the triple elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B activity. 

It is anticipated that this will be a six-month (maximum) position.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in the design, coordination, implementation, and supervision of the ACHIEVE project’s activities aimed at accelerating the triple elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B at facility and community levels.
• Ensure integration of triple elimination activities with ACHIEVE’s ongoing MNCH and nutrition activities, in line with the triple elimination model.
• Lead the operationalization of approaches for strengthening commodities management, HRH deployment, and health information systems related to the triple elimination interventions, in coordination with other ACHIEVE technical and monitoring/evaluation staff.
• Oversee activities (training, mentoring, etc.) designed to strengthen the capacity of District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) to plan, implement, and monitor project triple elimination activities.
• Ensure the application of and adherence to quality of care standards in the implementation of the project’s triple elimination activities.
• Coordinate with M&E staff to design and implement evaluation and documentation protocols.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship and coaching, supportive supervision on triple elimination activities to district-level Technical Officers and District Technical Managers.
• Ensure collaboration and coordination with government and other key stakeholders to improve quality, coordination, and monitoring of triple elimination activities.
• Monitor implementation of Triple Elimination activities to ensure timely completion of objectives and targets.
• Oversee the development of needed technical guidance, tools, job aids, training materials, and/or components of project technical deliverables (workplans, reports, etc.).
• Use data to inform and improve decision making on triple elimination interventions and project adjustments, particularly for improving quality of care.
• Represent ACHIEVE in relevant technical working groups and in planning, coordination, and performance review meetings.
• Work closely with the U.S. DOS, government, implementing partners, and other relevant stakeholders to identify, document, and disseminate best practices relevant to the triple elimination activity.
• Other duties as required.

Basic Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in nursing and Midwifery, Degree in Public Health, Health Management or relevant health field. Those with advanced post-graduate training in Public Health will have an added advantage.
• At least 5-7 years’ experience delivering, overseeing, and providing technical assistance in areas related to this activity.
• Experience working at both health facilities and community levels.
• Strong familiarity and technical understanding of Triple Elimination of HIV, syphilis and Hep B and familiarity with other relevant components of this activity, including PMTCT, HIV self-testing, PrEP, and/or community case management.
• Experience with health systems strengthening, including integration of service delivery, commodity/supply chain, HRH, and health information systems.
• Experience providing technical assistance, capacity strengthening, supportive supervision, and performance monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience leading successful teams, achieving deliverables on time and within budget, and interacting effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of senior and mid-level public and private sector counterparts, donors, and other key stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with government and civil society stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, presentation, communication and reporting skills.
• Sound IT knowledge and skills in word processing, spreadsheet, databases, presentations
• Ability to work independently, good leadership and communication skills, ability to work with people from all backgrounds
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to speak Chichewa and others local languages.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience working directly with clients/patients in a clinical setting.
• Knowledge of USG rules, regulations, and policies.
• Familiarity with implementation science and/or program evaluation.