DISTRICT COORDINATOR (x2 positions) – Tebelopele Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (TVCTC) 614 views

INTERNAL EXTERNAL ADVERT

Tebelopele Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (TVCTC) is a non-governmental organization providing

HIV/AIDS and related services across the country. The organization has 18 centers and offers HIV-SRH integrated health services in select locations and outreach services to remote areas. Tebelopele aims to ensure Batswana know their statuses and have access to quality prevention, care, treatment, and support services through direct service delivery, technical assistance, and referrals.

TVCTC has been funded by FHI360 through the EpiC project. EpiC is designed to break through remaining, persistent barriers to achieving the 95-95-95 goals among both key and priority populations (PP) and promotes self-reliant management of national HIV programs in 8 sites (Gaborone, South East Palapye, Kweneng East, Francistown, Boteti, Ngamiland, and Chobe). TVCTC will focus on filling existing HIV prevention, case-finding, and treatment gaps and on building long-term sustainability to attain and maintain epidemic control.

EpiC Botswana will focus on five obiectives and these Objectives are:

• Attain and maintain HIV epidemic control among at-risk adult men, women and PPs.
• Attain and maintain HIV epidemic control among KPs.
• Improve program management (including health information systems [HIS] and human resources for health [HRHI) and financial systems to ensure attainment and maintenance of epidemic control
• Strengthen Integration of Community Health Guidelines into community health systems
• Strengthen Systems to sustain quality service delivery to Key Populations in Botswana

DISTRICT COORDINATOR – FRANCISTOWN X 1 PALAPYE X 1

Reporting directly to the Project Coordinator, the District Coordinator has the overall responsibility of providing Centre efficient and provision of clinical services at each service delivery point and at established drop-in-centres through promotion of a Key Populations focused approach. S/he will also have the responsibility of planning, organizing, leading, and coordinating an HTC facility and field-based HTC team and HTC campaigns as well as provision of clinical services including ART initiation and monitoring.

1.1 OVERALL PURPOSE

The District Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Tebelopele operations in the area and will provide supervision and support to the HTS and Lay Counsellor

Teams and Peer Outreach Workers.

Will work with EPIC demand creation partners, PLHIV support groups and POWs to provide community-based case management and adherence support services.

He/She will provide clinical services at the service delivery point and at established drop-in-centres.

Will implement the HIV minimum care package which includes condom and lubrication distribution; community-based HTC services; Routine ST screening and treatment; activate linkage to care and treatment services for FSWs and MSMs; provision of family planning services; Routine TB screening and treatment; ART counselling, assessment, and laboratory tests; ART initiation and follow up; and Post GBV care and referral service.

He/She will be thoroughly versed in the STI, ART and HTC guidelines, and will work with the Programs Coordinator to ensure targets and timelines are met.

Will be responsible for monthly reporting to PC, DHMT and provide technical support to DHMT on

issues relating to KP programming, HIV management through DMSAC/TAC

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION

• Degree/ Diploma in Nursing plus Midwifery from a reputable Institution.
• Training in HIV Testing and counselling preferably Serial HTC.
• Training in Screening and Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections.
• Training in ARV Nurses Prescription and Dispensing.
• Registration with Botswana Nursing Council

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of two years of clinical experience in a hospital or clinic working in the field of sexual
• health, sexuality, and reproductive health planning. Knowledge and understanding of the key issues relating to HIV prevention and Sexual
• Reproductive Health (PMTCT, Family planning, sexuality, etc.)
• Experience of HIV/AIDS related counselling and Up-to-date knowledge of the issues surrounding
• HIV/AIDS in Botswana and internationally.
• Project management, including experience in supervising staff.