Senior Clinical Advisor

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 50 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego Corporation has been providing technical support to the Ministries of Health in partner countries across the globe in a variety of technical areas including cervical cancer treatment and prevention, community health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and newborn health, health workforce capacity development family planning, malaria, and IPC/WASH. 

The RISE project supports countries to respond to the HIV epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic by providing technical assistance, service delivery, research, and cross-cutting health system innovations. RISE partners with ministries of health, local stakeholders, and nongovernmental organizations in more than 25 countries around the world to advance strategic and policy objectives to control the transmission of HIV and COVID-19. Working across the HIV prevention, care, and treatment cascade, RISE bridges country-led efforts to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals by 2030. To address the COVID-19 pandemic, RISE provides short-term, emergency response aid, alongside longer-term health systems strengthening, to achieve pandemic preparedness. Targeted technical assistance includes strengthening health information systems, human resources for health, supply chain, and health financing. 

In Eswatini, RISE will work with the government at the national level to improve coordination, including developing national guidelines and support human resources for health (HRH). At regional levels RISE will work to strengthen capacity to oversee HIV services in their regions. RISE will also support and partner with local organizations to 1) provide technical support and oversight for comprehensive HIV programming aimed to sustain 95-95-95, prevent new infections and reach all populations for epidemic control, 2) Provide high-quality, life-saving clinical services for HIV throughout the entire continuum of care, including HIV testing, linking to treatment, ensuring retention in care. 3) Life-saving activities related to pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants, adolescent girls and young women and children.

The project is seeking four (4) Senior Clinical Advisors based in Mbabane, Eswatini. 

The Senior Clinical Advisor is a self-motivated individual who is responsible for providing strategic direction and technical expertise to the Eswatini National AIDS Program (ENAP) in the area of HIV care and treatment, including pediatric HIV. The Senior Advisor will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to improve access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults living with HIV to meet the 95-95-95 target and achieve epidemic control. The Senior Clinical Advisor will work closely with other government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and all the other key HIV care and treatment stakeholders to ensure that the needs of PLHIV are met.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports the national-level TWGs and task teams to provide technical assistance in the development of policies, guidelines, and other key strategic documents
• Provides leadership and guidance to the ENAP in the development, implementation, and monitoring of annual work plans for HIV care and treatment services
• Develops and maintains relationships with key stakeholders, including government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and other relevant partners to achieve and sustain epidemic control.
• Leads the development and implementation of strategies to improve access to HIV services for children, adolescents, and adults living with HIV.
• Supports ENAP to coordinate and will participate in regular meetings of all HIV care and treatment services programmers in the country
• Ensures the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of national HIV policies and programs related to HIV care and treatment.
• Assists in the analysis and review of national HIV care and treatment data and in the identification of new interventions to measure uptake and/or improvement of HIV care and treatment services
• Coordinates and supports the training of MOH mentors and health care workers on HIV care and treatment as requested
• Assists in the compilation of the national HIV report, donor reports, and other internal reports as guided by the Technical Director
• Coordinates the implementation of HIV care and treatment services by JHPIEGO to ensure national standards are maintained
• Works with the Regional Health Management Team (RHMT) to build their capacity in managing health care workers to provide clinical support in HIV prevention, care, and treatment
• Works closely with Regional Health Management Teams (RHMTs), Regional Mentoring Teams and health facilities to ensure smooth implementation and monitoring of HIV care and treatment services
• Participates in the site improvement through monitoring system (SIMS) visits and works with MOH mentors and facility supervisors to develop remedial actions as needed
• Performs quarterly site visits with members of the RHMT to ensure quality HIV services are implemented at facility level
• Works with RHMT to map regional stakeholders for smooth coordination of HIV care and treatment services in the region
• Works with mentors and facility supervisors in supported facilities to document and share successes and strategies in strengthening HIV care and treatment
• Participates in regional and national review meetings and works with facility supervisors to develop remedial action plans as needed

• A degree in Medicine or a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Midwifery is required. In addition, a postgraduate diploma in Public Health, Health Policy, Health Administration, or a related field is required. A Master’s degree in any of these areas will be considered an added advantage.
• Good knowledge and understanding of HIV Prevention, HIV care and treatment issues in Eswatini
• At least 5 years of experience in implementing and managing HIV and TB prevention, care, and treatment services, including PMTCT services, Cervical Cancer services in Eswatini
• At least 2 years of experience in managing or coordinating people and programs
• Well-versed with the national health system
• Good interpersonal skills are essential
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to effectively manage others and work as part of a team
• Ability and willingness to undertake frequent in-country travel
• Fluency in English and SiSwati is required
• Computer literacy, including use of basic Microsoft packages (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and statistical packages

Deadline for applications is Monday 14th of July. Applications may close earlier as we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Please apply at www.jobs-jhpiego.icims.com

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

“Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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