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Four (4) vacancies: OPHID Charitable Trust
Deadline: 31 March 2013

OPHID Charitable Trust, a local organisation established in 2007, supports the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare in Zimbabwe, through the Families and Communities for the Elimination of Pediatric HIV (FACE-Pediatric HIV), a USAID funded- program. The FACE-Pediatric HIV program supports the MOHCW toward the achievement of its national strategic plan to eliminating new HIV infections in Children and keeping mothers and families alive: 2011-2015.  OPHID seeks to fill the following positions aimed at expanding the current national Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) and pediatric ART activities.

1) Deputy Coordinator-Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment

Overall Responsibilities
In close collaboration with other HIV prevention, care and treatment programmes, maternal and child health (MCH), sexual reproductive health, and nutrition programs, the Deputy Coordinator-Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment will assist in the coordination and implementation of a comprehensive set of activities aimed at enhancing Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment.

Specific responsibilities
-Support and strengthen linkages between the National PMTCT and ART programmes in strategic planning, while contributing to the development of evidence- based policies, strategies, and guidelines that will foster best practices in PMTCT/EID/ Pediatric HIV Treatment and Care
-Coordinate strategies to address gaps in service delivery of the ‘postnatal cascade’ for mothers, their babies and their families
-Provide technical assistance, support and guidance on policy revision and capacity strengthening initiatives to prevent loss to follow-up of mother-baby pairs
-Contribute to strengthening of HIV care and management at all levels by providing relevant training to health personnel in the area of PMTCT/EID and early HIV care and treatment
-Strengthen community participation in PMTCT/EID and early HIV treatment for infants who test HIV positive, including care and support to HIV-infected pregnant women and their families
-Work closely with all relevant MOHCW departments and partners to ensure appropriate integration of PMTCT/EID with MCH and other services
-Facilitate and support programme reviews of Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment Programs by assessing progress, identification of problems, and making appropriate recommendations to improve programme implementation
-Monitor programme performance utilising established M & E protocols, prepare reports and documents when needed; and perform any other related duties, as required

Qualifications Required
-Medical doctor with Master of Public Health, minimum five (5) years experience in HIV and AIDS program management
-A qualification in Child Health/Pediatrics would be an added advantage
-Clinical experience in comprehensive management of HIV in mothers and children
-Experience in PMTCT programs is desirable
-Excellent communication, report writing, computer and analytical skills, demonstrated ability in liaison and collaboration with MOHCW, NGOs and health institutions will be a distinct advantage
-Willingness to spend considerable time in travel outside Harare

2) National Strategic Information / Epidemiology

Key Responsibilities
Under the guidance of HIV and AIDS M&E Coordinator, and in liaison with the National Health Information System, the National Strategic Information/Epidemiology will:
-Participate in the design and implementation of epidemiological studies and surveillance systems
-Participate in the development of operational research strategies in line with concepts and methods of epidemiological quantitative and qualitative research
-Monitor trends in key PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment indicators.
-Interpret trends in access and performance of HIV/TB prevention, eMTCT, care and treatment and respective new approaches that may be introduced in the AIDS and TB Unit such as cascade reinforcement and new PMTCT regimens
-Participate in operational research activities, special investigations and descriptive and analytic studies relating to PMTCT; interprets results and adapts to epidemiology programs
-Consult with physicians, educators, researchers, government health officials and others regarding PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment
-Prepare technical reports and participates in grant writing activities
-Determine and utilize appropriate statistical methods to evaluate and interpret data
-Identify and document good practices from evaluations and studies to be integrated into HIV care and treatment programming and policy

Qualifications Required
-Master of Science in Epidemiology (including modules on advanced epidemiology and
medical statistics)
-At least 5 years experience in data collection, management, and epidemiological analysis
-Experience in HIV, PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment is preferred
-Experience with design, supervision and analysis of operational research initiatives
-Practical knowledge of software packages for database management and
statistical analysis (e.g. EpiData and Stata)
-Excellent writing, documentation and reporting skills

3) PMTCT Program Officer (Training)

Key Responsibilities
Seconded to the national PMTCT unit, and under the guidance of National PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment Coordinator, the PMTCT Program Officer (Training) will:
-Assist the national PMTCT program to implement and scale-up of activities aimed at reducing the risk of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV
-Assist with the development and implementation of the didactic and practical on-job training of health care workers involved in the PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment Program
-Strengthen training capacity at national level in support of the roll-out of more efficacious regimen for PMTCT (MER) and Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV (EID)
-Assist with the development of integrated PMTCT training materials (as well as M&E tools) in collaboration with relevant MOHCW departments, partners: public, private and NGOs and others
-Work with provinces to ensure that PMTCT ARV regimens and Early infant HIV diagnosis(EID) interventions are scaled up to comprehensive PMTCT sites
-Support development of standardized national clinical mentorship and supervision to PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment sites
-Support, supervise and monitor the quality of all PMTCT training courses, including the more efficacious regimen for PMTCT, Rapid HIV testing, Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling for Children and Early infant HIV diagnosis for HIV-exposed children.
-Facilitate development and maintenance of a training data base of all health workers trained as well as trainers of trainers in PMTCT
-Perform other duties as delegated by the National AIDS and TB Coordinator through the National PMTCT Coordinator

Required Qualifications
-A recognized Health degree
-Postgraduate Degree in Public Health (MPH) or relevant field
-Continuing Education in HIV/AIDS and Family Planning would be an asset
-Technical and training skills and competence in Reproductive Health, PMTCT including HIV/AIDS programs at National and or International level
-Ability to adapt and work harmoniously with people from diverse cultural settings and backgrounds
-Computer literacy in Microsoft office package and electronic communication technology

3) National Senior Monitoring  & Evaluation Officer

Key Functions
Seconded to the national PMTCT unit and working under the guidance of National M&E Coordinator in the AIDS and TB Unit and in close liaison with the National PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment Coordinator and other M&E officers, the senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will perform the following:

Specific Functions
-Provide technical support in the development of M & E plans and strategies that addresses the HIV and AIDS Care and Treatment program requirements including PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment
-Support the development of  M & E tools that are aligned to national and international reporting standards and requirements
-Support capacity building of relevant cadres in M&E for the PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment programs
-Strengthen data quality initiatives and facilitate improvement in timeliness, accuracy, completeness, validity, and precision of data
-Support the rollout of the electronic data-base system to enhance patient-tracking and retention
-Routinely analyze programme data and prepare reports eg quarterly, annually and other programme reports in a timely manner to suit programme requirements
-Support  documentation of good practices from evaluations and studies to be integrated into HIV care and treatment programming
-Develop a regular review process with field sites to evaluate the utilization and impact of ongoing monitoring tools in order to measure improvements in programme quality including giving feedback to sites
-Perform any other relevant duties as and when required

Qualifications Required
-A post graduate degree in statistics or computer science is required
-An additional qualification in epidemiology or public health is an advantage
-At least five years’ working experience in monitoring of public health programs
-Experience in PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment is preferred
-A strong appreciation of the Zimbabwe public health system is an advantage
-An understanding of statistical packages such as SPSS, SAS, EPI- INFO, Minitab, and MS- Access
-Should have strong analytical skills and communication skills
-Be able to work under minimal supervision
-Willing to spend considerable time in travel outside Harare

All posts are for an initial period of one year renewable on good performance. Salary and benefits will be notified to short-listed candidates. Qualified candidates are invited to submit their CV’s, a cover letter, proof of qualifications and three current references. Clearly specify the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your email and on the cover letter.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Apply
Send you application by close of business 31st March 2013 to:

Human Resources Manager
OPHID
3 Rowland Square
Milton Park
Harare

Email: recruitments@ophid.co.zw

This inspired us:

Nhai iwe ‘Munhu’? Please can someone answer me. You tell me that there are now City of Harare, ministry of local government or ZRP guys who use the Willowvale Road  and they don’t have eyes to see that along that road, opposite ZESA, the drainage system is pathetic. You don’t need foreign currency but only a shovel.  You tell me to vote. For what? For someone to sit in the office and drive a Benz. Come on guys.

There has been a massive failure on the part of the Inclusive Government in Zimbabwe to provide adequate supplies of clean water. There hasn’t been regular municipal water for several years in many suburbs in Harare – low and high density.

The mushrooming of “we sink wells” adverts in the medium-to high density suburbs indicates the lack of clean running water.

Photographs by Crispen Rateiwa

On Wednesday, 20th of February 2013, the nation woke up to the shocking news of the ten year old Tsitsi Stacey Munjoma who was raped and found dead in a Maize/Banana field in Rugare suburb.  In reaction to this tragic news 7 women activists came together and agreed that they would not sit back but do something about it. They decided to call upon the community to actively assist the ZRP in the arrest of the perpetrators. Taking a cue from the Rugare Community who came together uniting against this ordeal, the 7Sisters organized a march to honor Tsitsi Stacey and sensitize the community on the need to assist the police with their investigations.

We are cordially inviting you to this march taking in Rugare.

Date: Saturday, 9th of March 2013
Time: 10 – 11:30am
Route: Exit Road into Kambuzuma from Rugare (close to where the body was found)

Dress code: All black and please bring a white cloth such as a hankie, headdress etc for peace and hope for rape free communities.

Directions: Those travelling by kombis drop off the Rugare bus stop from town after robots. Driving: driving from town, pass the Rugare robots, as if you are going to Mufakose, the left turn into Rugare, come into Rugare.

Tag a Life Inter(TaLI) an organization that exists to ‘Make the World a Safe Place for the Girl Children’, has facilitated the police clearance and coordination for the March.

We hope to see you there.

For further details and on confirmation, LIKE our FB page Justice for Tsitsi Stacey Munjoma now or Call (0)777-549090 or email 7sisters [at] gmail [dot] com / tag.alife [at] gmail [dot] com

An excerpt from an interview the late Prof. Solomon Mutswairo gave in 1998. Makes wonder why these “un-telegenic” so-called nationalist public intellectuals fail to see the hypocrisy and futility of their rhetoric.

Angela A. Williams: Dr Tafataona Mahoso believes that Zimbabweans should begin constructing their own African reality in this post-colonial era. Do you agree, and how does writing poetry in English fit into your belief?

Solomon Mutswairo: Well, there has been a lot of talk about going back to our culture. I have no quarrels with that. There is nothing wrong with going back to one’s culture. But culture is a dynamic force; it is something that grows. We cannot think in terms of going back a hundred years into our culture. I believe since it is dynamic, we should accept that dynamism which seeps into our present society rather than wholly accepting those cultural norms that are no longer timely. So, thinking along those lines, I should like to think that those elements of our culture that are good, acceptable, should be retained. And those which are not will fall apart. Therefore, we will be forging ahead with a new culture, a hybrid kind of culture, which incorporates both the Western and the traditional. I do not believe I could be an advocate for a purely traditional culture in Zimbabwe, because we are now greatly influenced by other cultures, particularly the Western culture, which includes European and American. And American influence is very great, not only in this country but throughout the world, in terms of clothing and food and music and dance and general thinking. So, how are we going to retain purely that which is Zimbabwean? I say that we live in a culture within cultures, a new culture in Zimbabwe that fits our young. This is quite obvious in our music. The most popular music is not quite traditional. More particularly, it is more Western, which means our culture is moving from one phase to another. So, that’s what I believe. Are you going to dictate to the people to accept a particular cultural element, or are the people going to choose? So, what the people want is going to be an established kind of culture. It cannot be dictated. For example, I have never seen Dr Mahoso engaged in the traditional dances although he advocates going back to tradition. And I’ve never seen any of these educated people engaged in our traditional dances. They are like pieces in a museum that they would like to preserve.

Work in and for Zimbabwe. Help grow our nation. Check out the vacancies below. If you’d like to receive this sort of information, as well as civic and human rights updates, by email each week drop us a note saying “subscribe” to: info [at] kubatana [dot] net

Northern Regional Case Management Coordinator: World Education Inc
Deadline: 25 February 2013

Background to the Position
World Education Inc has been selected to work with the Ministry of Labour and Social Services (MoLSS) under the thematic area of National case management system development and practice .The overall purpose of this thematic area is to review and update the current national case management system together with MoLSS, Department of Social Services (DSS) and deliver innovative community based services nationally, that ensures that children and families who are identified as vulnerable are supported within a continuum of care. The program will be implemented within the ten cash transfer districts of Epworth, Goromonzi, Rushinga, Makoni, Kariba,  Zvishavane, Bulawayo Urban, Umguza, Chivi and Mangwe.The posts will be based in Harare with frequent travel to  the mentioned districts

Job Summary
Reporting to the Project Manager, the main role of the NR  Coordinator is to oversee the implementation of the Case management project in 6 districts. The NR coordinator will support the case management officers and DSS offices to implement the case management system in their respective district.

The NR Coordinator will assume the following responsibilities:

Key Functions of the post
-Oversee the Implementation of the National case management system project in their regions
-Design and develop case management tools for the project
-Coordinate and support activities of Case Management Officers
-Coordinate and spearhead the development of appropriate child protection tools, and share with CMOs
-Train, mentor and supervise Case management Officers and DSSOs
-Write monthly, Quarterly, annual progress reports using district feedback and reports
-Network and represent WEI at various child protection forums/stakeholders meetings
-Technical backstopping for consultants on delivery based contracts/grants.

Applicants are encouraged to meet the following criteria
-Primary university degree in Social Work
-Good Presentation skills
-Excellent communication skills
-At least 4 years experience working with vulnerable people and one year must be at middle management level supervising people
-Ability to work with little or no supervision
-Results oriented and able to work under pressure
-Knowledge of capacity building initiatives
-Experience working within a multi stakeholder project

Applicants with the relevant experience are encouraged to apply to recruitment@worlded.co.zw

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.