Technical Advisor - Healthcare - (Wits RHI)

SUMMARY:
Background:

• The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges
• It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology

POSITION INFO:
Main purpose of the job:

• In close collaboration with the National Department of Health (NDOH), develop and execute a national coordinating structure and national implementation and monitoring plan for the introduction of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Subcutaneous self-injectable (DMPA-SC/SI) in South Africa

• Pretoria, Gauteng (NDOH)

• Capture confidential information such as comments and messages from social media posts onto REDCap
• Identify missing data, inconsistencies and errors and follow-up or report on missing data or errors
• Compare data entered with source documents and make necessary corrections to information entered
• Perform data cleaning
• Perform necessary data back-ups
• Respond to data quality queries posted by the Researcher and Project Manager
• Liaise with relevant team members to make corrections on data before entry
• Required minimum education and training
• Save documents according to standard operating procedure
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Take ownership for driving own career development
• Develop and produce high quality reports and presentations to inform project planning and decision making
• Support the development of project stories for reporting and donor engagement using project data
• Support the M&E lead to collect and analyze project data, tracking project performance and ensuring key milestones are met
• Support NDoH processes to include DMPA-SC self-injection into DHIS indicators and primary care register
• Lead the development and implementation of the training activities and capacity building plan
• Coach and train team members and the DOH to ensure the acquisition of knowledge and skills required by the project
• Conduct mentoring visits to provinces and implementing sites to support capacity building and knowledge exchange
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of capacity building interventions
• Attend to all staffing requirements and administration including performance reviews
• Supervise and manage the duties of subordinates to ensure optimal staff utilization and maintenance of sound labour relations
• Perform and facilitate performance development and assessments
• Identify substandard performance by team members and take necessary corrective action
• Promote harmony, teamwork and sharing of information
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Take ownership for driving own career development in attending training and development sessions and relevant forums/meetings
• Maintain and update knowledge of developments in field and expertise

• BCurr, BNurs, Nursing Diploma, MBChB or equivalent, with experience in public health training, policy development and programme management

• A minimum of 5 years in the Public Health Sector

• Extensive experience in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) with a focus on contraception, experience working directly on women’s health, contraceptive programmes, especially in the context of health system strengthening, policy development, HIV and SRH integration, and implementation
• Previous experience with contraceptive scale-up initiatives would be highly advantageous
• Experience in developing and implementing training and capacity building interventions at a national scale

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
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• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• Closing date: 14 July 2025
• Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date.

• WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
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