NOTE: This position is contingent upon donor funding. South African Nationals are encouraged to apply.
PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.
The Community Services & Linkage Manager will strengthen implementation of comprehensive, HIV inclusive case management with a focus on improving pediatric HIV case identification; strengthening HIV prevention focus, linkage to HTS, care, and treatment; retention among both children and their caregivers; and violence prevention and response.
Responsibilities:
- Strengthen bi-directional referral systems to improve both health/HIV and social service delivery, particularly for OVCA and AGYW
- Improve implementation of comprehensive, HIV-inclusive case management with a focus on improving paediatric HIV case identification and response
- Strengthen HIV prevention focus, linkage to HTS, care, and treatment; retention among both children and their caregivers; and violence prevention and response among target populations
- Manage community profile and mapping referral systems of patients from the community to facility and vice versa
- Work closely with key stakeholders to create and manage demand for health services
- Develop systems to enhance linkages to care, trace defaulters, and ensure age-appropriate, targeted care in conjunction with community-based staff and health facilities
- Engage communities in target areas to improve the quality of care, retention in care, and adherence to treatment
Required Experience
Required Experience:
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Public Health with a focus on public health, social sciences, or related field
- Demonstrated role in strengthening coordination and linkages between clinical and community stakeholders, health and social service workforces; and operationalizing integrated service delivery models;
- A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in a technical advisory role for large-scale family and community-based programs;
- A minimum of 3 years of experience serving in a technical advisory role for a PEPFAR-funded activity, with a focus on improving the wellbeing of OVCA and HIV prevention among AGYW
- Demonstrated working knowledge of PEPFAR Technical Guidance for OVC and Prevention
- Solid knowledge of the public health landscape in South Africa
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English
PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.
PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Job Location
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- Job City Johannesburg
