Head of Division

SUMMARY:
Head of Division

POSITION INFO:

Our client is looking for a dynamic Senior Medical Doctor who will be responsible for overall management and oversight of the HIV Care and treatment programme, the PEPFAR/USAID funded APACE programme, in the City of Johannesburg. Together with Programme Managers and their teams, the successful candidate will provide overall programme leadership, as well as develop and monitor various projects aimed at achieving set programme and HIV 95-95-95 targets. The incumbent will also need to be able to liaise with senior members of the Department of Health and donors.

Essential qualifications and experience

• A minimum qualification as a Medical Doctor is required
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in HIV/TB/PMTCT programmes
• At least 8 years’ experience in successfully managing a large, diverse, and multi-faceted project is essential; including management of large budgets.
• Leadership skills and previous work with the Department of Health
• Good and in-depth understanding of the Health Systems in Gauteng
• Ability to travel on a regular basis
• Valid registration with a professional body (HPCSA)

Programme Management:

• Assume overall oversight and management of the programme and company team in the City of Johannesburg.
• Oversee the development of annual programme work plans, with clear deliverables, indicators of success and timeframes in line with the funder’s strategy.
• Ensure implementation of assigned programme activities a work plan targets through regular meetings and review of progress with the relevant managers and technical advisors.
• Analyse monthly dashboards for assigned programmes areas to monitor targets and
• propose/implement suitable approaches to address gap through the relevant staff.
• Collaborate with company APACE head office team, Programme Managers and the Strategic Information team to plan, develop and review annual project activitiesand work plan ,with clear deliverables, indicators of success and timeframe to achieve the 959595 targets.
• Oversee all aspects of 959595 project monitoring and evaluation, including data collection, analysis and reporting to monitor project progress and deliverable.
• Risk Management: Anticipate and identify risks and implementation challenges for the programme and corrective measures as required.

Technical Support:

• Provide technical support to the Department of Health in the implementation of their HIV/TB programme activities at Provincial, District and Sub district level, with regular review of programme performance.
• Form part of the District 959595 Technical Working Groups, District Partners Meeting and provide technical advice to District and sub-districts on various aspects of programme implementation, monitoring and review.
• Identify novel and innovative projects, specifically related to the 959595.
• Co-ordinate high level USAID visits and other donor and/or company management visits.

Team Management and stakeholder engagement:

• Supervise, manage, and mentor the assigned team of staff in conjunction with other line managers to ensure efficient project delivery and implement the biannual performance reviews.
• Identify training needs and opportunities for programme staff development and arrange for such trainings.
• Establish, manage, and maintain functional relations with all internal and external stakeholders including DOH, Donors and Partners.
• Identify critical programme stakeholder and collaborate with the external liaison to develop a stakeholder engagement plan.