Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization, currently implementing more than 120 programs, directly reaching more than 12 million people across 35 African countries. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa and an additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America. In the spirit of Ubuntu, partnership and networking are key elements of our approach. Amref has a staff complement of over 1,500.
Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centered health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.
Job Title: HIV Testing Services (HTS) Supervisor
Reporting to : SCASCO and USAID Imarisha Jamii HTS Program Officer
Duration : Two (2) months
Programme : USAID Imarisha Jamii
No. Of Vacancies : 1
Location : Lodwar, Turkana
Job Purpose
The HTS Supervisor will be responsible for implementation, coordination and supervision of quality HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) services support services in the HIV Care and Treatment program with the aim of ensuring HTS Counselors and health facilities supervised meet their set targets across the HTC cascades. The HTS supervisor will report to the Sub-County AIDS and STI Coordinator (SCASCO) and will work in close guidance of both USAID Imarisha Jamii HTS Program Officer and the SCASCO.
Responsibilities
- Ensure quality HTC services are provided as per the National Algorithm across all points of service in allocated sites by conducting observed sessions.
- Ensure all HTS providers undergo counsellor supportive supervision on a monthly basis at facility level.
- Ensure all counsellors undergo group counselling supporting sessions on a quarterly basis at the facility level.
- Ensure testing efficiency in all supported sites through risk assessment
- Ensure 100% HTS optimization in all supported sites
- Ensure optimal PNS implementation of 95% testing of contacts, contact ratio at a minimum of 1:3 ratio in all PNs populations in all supported sites.
- Support the HTC counselors and health facilities to achieve their HTC targets across the HTC Cascade through observed sessions to identify gaps, preceptorship and monthly mentorship and supervision.
- Ensure monthly forecasting, quantification and reporting of Rapid Test Kits (RTKs) is done according to the guidelines and raise a 1-month Early Warning alert for expected RTK shortage.
- Ensure each HTC service point meets the national quality assurance standards (NASCOP Certified HTC Provider, Joint support supervisions with the SCMLT, technical assistance to the HTC Counselor providers and handle counselors’ burn out issues).
- Support and spearhead promotion of HTC services and innovations aimed at increasing access to HTC service provision e.g., testing partners and children of index clients, Pediatric testing days and OVC testing
- Training Needs Assessment and participation in EQA activities (proficiency testing) of supervisees documented and available at facility level.
- Work in close collaboration with the SCASCO and the USAID Imarisha Jamii HTS Program Officer to ensure continuity of services by organizing monthly HTC counselors’ meetings and managing HTC counselor leave days.
- Support for the M&E framework (Maintenance of HTC registers, wall charts, data entry, reports, timeliness and accuracy)
- Convene Monthly counselor supervisors meeting and review counselor performances and linkage and provide psychosocial support to HTC counselors
- Conduct any other duty as may be prescribed by the supervisor.
- Ensure linkage of 100% of all identified patients.
- Ensure referral of patients to appropriate services including VMMC, PREP, PEP, GBV among others
Qualifications and Experience
- A NASCOP HTS Certificate
- A diploma in a health-related course or Diploma in Counseling Psychology, a degree will be an added advantage
- Certificate in Counselor Supervision
- Minimum of THREE years of working experience in offering HIV Testing Services.
- Having worked in Turkana County is an added advantage
How to Apply
Interested? Please send your CV with the title ‘HTS Supervisor – USAID Imarisha Jamii Programme’ to the email address recruitment@amref.org. The closing date will be Tuesday 20 February, 2024 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.
