HIV & TB Care & Treatment Services Manager

About the role

Aurum is seeking an HIV & TB Care & Treatment Services Manager for a USAID-supported activity in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The role is the technical expert and lead for HIV/TB care and treatment services delivered in service delivery facilities, ensuring their standards and quality and creating a seamless bi-directional referral system between facilities and community support services. The position is contingent on award and approval from USAID.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and leadership for the design and implementation of HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, care, treatment and support programmes across programme partners.
• Liaise with USAID, other USG-supported projects, the Limpopo Department of Health and other institutions to ensure coordinated and efficient use of resources.
• Work closely with the Chief of Party and project management team to support programme implementation.
• Provide leadership and supervision to technical staff such as clinical and laboratory personnel.
• Ensure high-quality, state-of-the-art HIV and TB interventions are implemented in time, in coordination with USAID, the DOH, CBOs and other local partners.
• Oversee the quality assurance programme for all technical aspects of the project.
• Develop and implement strategies to transfer HIV/AIDS and TB management, operational and technical skills to local resources, in collaboration with the DOH, local NGOs and the private sector.
• Lead the response to project goals and deliverables while meeting Aurum and USAID requirements.
• Coordinate technical strategies, adapt global and regional tools to the local context, and oversee partner outputs through field visits and regular technical meetings.
• Identify technical assistance and training needs and promote sustainability through networking, capacity building and institutional strengthening of partners.

Required profile

• Medical qualification degree from an accredited university.
• 10+ years of experience with progressively greater responsibility in designing, implementing and managing large, complex activities with multiple stakeholders.
• 5+ years managing or supporting international donor-funded health programmes, preferably PEPFAR-specific.
• 10+ years expanding access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS and TB services in resource-limited settings.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with senior medical officials, government officials, NGO and donor representatives.
• Experience leading and managing a technical team of several experts.

Required skills

• Solid technical and administrative understanding of the South African healthcare delivery system, public and private sectors.
• Expertise in comprehensive HIV/AIDS and TB services at provincial, district and facility levels.
• Excellent written, presentation and communication skills in English.