County Service Delivery Manager at IntraHealth International

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide overall technical and managerial leadership of the HIV services delivery team members at the county level 
• Ensure the achievement of high quality HIV prevention, treatment and care services
• Serve as key liaison and work collaboratively with country health department, health facilities and other implementing partners in the target counties and communicate with the project main office
• Identify obstacles and risks related to implementation of the HIV services in a timely manner,  suggest appropriate adjustments and communicate with project leadership
• Lead the service delivery team to develop strategies to support counties and health facilities in delivering high quality HIV services
• Support the design and implementation of strategies for community testing to increase uptake of HIV testing service in the target community
• Enhance linkages and referrals between the community and the facility to ensure a continuum of care and treatment service for HIV positive individuals
• Support the design of strategies to increase uptake, improve adherence and follow up of patients receiving HIV treatment services
• Coordinate among key stakeholders, other implementing partners and GOK  institutions and representatives at the county level
• Develop technical capacity and transfer of technical expertise in HIV/AIDS clinical services to county management and facility staff to enhance quality of HIV services.
• Provide technical support and supportive supervision to project sub-grantees and implementing partners
• Participate in count level planning, development, and M&E activities related to HIV testing, treatment and care interventions, and referral and supervision systems
• Synthesize and disseminate lessons learned and best practices through reports, working group meetings, and workshops
• Monitor progress and provide implementation status update to the project team and contribute to donor report

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

• Minimum Master’s degree in Public Health, medical degree, nursing, international development or related field.
• Minimum seven (7) years of relevant professional experience managing and implementing HIV service delivery programs.
• Five (5) years demonstrated experience in managing and supervising a team and project design.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.
• Proven technical knowledge and/or clinical expertise in HIV/AIDS services and understanding of how those services are delivered at the health facilities in Kenya.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively interact and collaborate with national, county and community level government authorities, implementing partners and other key stakeholders
• Experience working with USG directly or as an implementing partner at national and/or county   levels
• Demonstrated past achievements in capacity building and fostering team work for desired results
• Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language 
• Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Power Point