mothers2mothers (m2m) is an Africa-based NGO that unlocks the potential of women to eliminate paediatric AIDS and create healthy families across ten sub-Saharan African countries. m2m trains, employs, and helps empower women living with HIV to work as community healthcare workers in understaffed health centres and underserved communities. Through a peer-to-peer approach, these ‘Mentor Mothers’ deliver a range of health services, advice, and support to women and their families. Started in Cape Town, South Africa in 2001 with an initial focus on preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, m2m has innovated and built on its strengths and now provides family-centred support for a range of related health and social issues spanning pregnancy, birth, childhood, and adolescence. It also partners with governments and other NGOs on the adoption of its programme to spread the Mentor Mother Model and its benefits. m2m has a track record of scaling its services and proven impact. To date, m2m has reached over 11M women and children under two, and created more than 11,000 jobs for African women living with HIV. For more, visit www.m2m.org
HUA AO
To oversee the implementation of quality m2m Mentor Mother peer education and psychosocial support services to pregnant women and new mothers at m2m sites or geo-locations in selected areas in the selected province; supervise all Site Coordinators and Mentor Mothers; monitor and ensure quality improvement of m2m services.
This position will be based in (Benguela and Huambo), and report to the Provincial Manager.
Key Performance Areas:
- To manage an effective and efficient geo-location (site and community) level programme that will ensure quality delivery of service to m2m clients
- Facilitate integration of m2m services within PMTCT/RMNCH programmes at facility level in coordination with Health Facility officials and other implementing partners working in the facility and the community, to maximise retention in care and adherence to treatment.
- Develop, implement and monitor workplan for model sites in assigned District
- Develop and manage geo-location (site and community) budgets including reconciling of site expenditures and budgets, as well as the smooth running of sites
- Monitor monthly services statistics, compile site and district service reports and assess areas for quality/service improvement
- Develop geo-location improvement plans and roll-out interventions to promote continued service integration, quality and effectiveness (where needed)
- Liaise with Trainer(s) and Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator to assess site performance and implement joint interventions as required
- Manage performance of the Site and Community Coordinators including work schedules and leave for all site staff
- Mentor Site and Community Coordinators including provision of supportive supervision at site level
- Representation of m2m in District coordinating forums including managing strategic relationships with District Health teams including RMNCH/PMTCT counterparts at the provincial/district Ministry of Health level, and other implementing partners/stakeholders
Qualifications and experience
- Degree/diploma in Nursing, Social Science or related field
- Excellent knowledge/exposure of PMTCT/RMNCH policy.
Minimum of four years field experience preferably in the HIV/AIDS area of public health or NGO environment, with at least two years’ in a supervisory role - Strong project management experience
- Applied knowledge of Human Resource Management
- Applied knowledge of M&E systems and tools
- Experience of managing discreet budgets and reconciliation of accounts
- Excellent communication, time management skills, good reporting and writing skills
- Experience in maintaining strategic relationships with external stakeholders at multiple levels
- Computer literacy: (Office suite: Word, Excel, Outlook), Internet
- Ideally, a valid (unendorsed) code 08 (EB) driver’s license, with own car and willingness to travel.
Competencies:
- Good mentoring skills
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills
- Fluency in English, Portuguese and local languages will be strongly advantageous
- Ability to work independently, problem-solve collectively and innovatively
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