Senior Programme Manager SA

at  mothers2mothers

mothers2mothers (m2m) is an African Primary Health Care organisation that employs women living with HIV as community health workers across 10 African nations. These “Mentor Mothers” deliver integrated health services at clinics and in communities to ensure everyone, everywhere, has access to the services they need to be healthy and stay in care. Over the next five years, this proven, peer-led model is being scaled up to double down on ending HIV, as well as to tackle new health challenges and reach more people - all with the aim of building a fairer, healthier future. The employment of local women as community health workers means that we are delivering a model that prioritises healthcare for families who need it most, delivered by women who know them best. Since its creation in 2001, m2m has created jobs for nearly 12,000 women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and, together, they have reached over 15M people with critical health services and education. In 2021, m2m reached over 1.6M people across 10 African nations, including 402,616 adolescents (ages 10-19) - 51% more than the year before. m2m also advanced the Global Goals of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030 - by achieving virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among its enrolled clients for the eighth consecutive year, and meeting all of the ambitious UNAIDS Fast-Track Targets among its clients four years ahead of the 2026 target date. For more information, visit www.m2m.org
Job Title
Senior Programme Manager SA
Organisation Levels
mothers2mothers -> m2m South Africa -> Programmes
Location
Pretoria - , ZA (Primary)
Type of position
Fixed Term Contract
Education
Master’s
Closing Date
19/4/2024
Job Description
The USAID South Africa ACCELERATE 1 (TB High Burden) Project, for which mothers2mothers (m2m) is a sub-awardee under the Aurum Institute, aims to accelerate TB elimination through targeted technical support at the national level and tailored technical and direct support at the provincial and district levels, within communities and respective health care facilities where the TB burden is high, namely Gauteng (Tshwane and Sedibeng districts), and KwaZulu- Natal (Amajuba and UThukela districts).
The position is responsible for the high-quality service delivery and target attainment for the project. This includes stewardship of the programmatic and service delivery models and serving as the technical advisor for all m2m’s TB activities under this award. The position will have oversight and responsibility for all project components including SI, CQI, QA innovations, sustainability, and course correction and data-driven decision making. The SPM will also represent m2m at consortia meetings, engagement with the prime, government meetings (national, provincial, and district level) and other external forums.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in public health, Social/Health sciences, Management or equivalent
• Minimum of progressive 10+ years of related experience in leading public health projects; managing and/or leading local or international donor funded projects.
• Experience working with National Department of Health and Gauteng and KZN Provincial Departments of Health
• Demonstrated experience in quality assurance and quality improvement, including senior role in mentoring and provision technical support to project teams.
• Excellent experience with managing project cycles including conceptualization and implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Sound experience in working in a senior leadership/management and/or technical advisory role.
• Excellent knowledge in best practices/innovations in public health and case management models, particularly in TB and other communicable diseases
• High-level technical expertise in TB, including drug susceptible TB (DS-TB)
• Technical expertise in community-based approaches of TB programming
• Extensive knowledge of South Africa’s health systems and demonstrated ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders/strategic partners.
• Excellent working knowledge of and experience in using MS Office suite.
• Deep understanding of the South Africa health care delivery system
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including NGO partners and government institutions of South Africa at all levels.

Please refer the Job description for details