HIV Franchise Manager – Jobs in Zimbabwe

Reporting to the Director Social Franchising, the candidate will provide effective leadership and strategic management of PSI Zimbabwe’s interventions in HIV prevention and reproductive health to ensure they are targeted; evidence based, and use international best practice approaches to achieve health impact.

Responsibilities:

• Overall management and leadership for growth and development of PSI/Z’s HIV
  testing and counseling and post-test support services franchise networks.
• Assist in proposal writing and designing oflogical frameworks for different
  donor requirements and indicators.
• Report writing, oversight of deliverables, implementation, and work plan
  development.
• Design, execute and evaluate pilot projects, plan for scale up, develop
  assessment tools for pilot sites and implementation sites.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets.
• Oversee procurement and management of supplies and equipment.
• Supervise contracts and manage sub-awards.
• Allocate human and financial resources, including skills assessment and
  rationalization of personnel.
• Build capacity of the services team through effective training, supervision and
  mentoring.
• Develop and disseminate good practice and lessons learned documents for HIV
  testing and counseling and post-test support services.
• Organize local technical workshops to disseminate good practice, share knowledge
  and experience and provide training.
• Ensure development of high quality training protocols for HIV testing and
  counseling and post-test support services and integrated medical services.
• Ensure development of tools and job aids for HIV counseling and testing and
  post-test support services and integrated services.
• Supervise the development and implementation of quality assurance plans.
• Cooperation with other departments of PSI/Z (Male Circumcision, Communication.
  Sales, Research departments).
• Represent PSI/Z in national fora and technical working groups as needed.
• Develop and build close working relationships with Ministry of Health
  departments.
• Provide input and help develop national guidelines, strategic plans. M&E plans.

Qualifications and Experience:

• At least 5 years experience in program management of large HIV prevention, HIV
  testing and counseling or other health related programs.
• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Degree in Social Science, Clinical Psychology
  or nursing strongly desired.
• Certificate/Diploma in HIV related counseling of advantage.
• Experience securing funding and managing large budgets.
• Familiarity with international health. development issues and the international
  donor community.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in partnership with a variety of
  audiences and organizations.
• Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
  essential.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in service network
  management, knowledge of US AID regulations, and reporting requirements, and
  demonstrated ability to manage a diverse work force.
• NGO experience strongly preferred.

PSI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified
individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.

 

Application letters together with detailed CV’s, clearly stating postion applied for in the subject field should be sent, not later than November 22 2013 to:

Director Human Resources
Population Services International
Block E, Emerald Office Park
30 The Chase West,
Emerald Hill
HARARE

or Email:

recruitment[at]psi-zim.co.zw