Public Health Fellowship and Community Adherence Program Manager

Responsibilities

Public Health Fellowship Program (40%):

Establish formal agreements with Mozambican universities or other training institutions to set up a fellowship program
Identify public health fellowship opportunities and for 6-8 Mozambican students per year in the areas of Research, Health Systems Strengthening, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Health Financing
Identify mentors within Mozambican universities and EGPAF in relevant public health specialties to fellows
Create a framework to monitor the capacity building of fellows
Organize creative learning and professional development opportunities for fellows, as necessary
Lead the managerial and administrative support for the fellows: allocation, budget, travels, mentoring session, security, reporting, holidays, etc
Identify opportunities for the fellows to develop their skills
Promote the development of publications and presentations by the fellows for scientific journals and events

Community Adherence Support Groups (40%):

Train and provide technical assistance to 7-10 Peace Corps or VSO volunteers implementing community adherence support groups (GAAC) to increase ART adherence in rural towns and villages
Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework for the GAAC project
Scale up the coverage of GAACs in Gaza Province and evaluate the possible expansion to other provinces
Evaluate and disseminate findings on the effects of the GAAC project on community ART adherence after 1 year of implementation
Work closely with the Ministry of Health and other local partners to strengthen and scale-up the GAAC project
Lead the managerial and administrative support for the volunteers in collaboration with PC or VSO: allocation, budget, travels, mentoring session, security, reporting, holidays, etc
Prepare quarterly reports for Peace Corps and/or VSO
Collaborate with the development of strategies and reports for the donor

Monitoring and Evaluation (20%):

Support the EGPAF Strategic Information Manager to meet PEPFAR monitoring and evaluation requirements
Provide program evaluation technical assistance to EGPAF projects, as needed
Build the M&E capacity of Ministry of Health staff through collaboration on EGPAF M&E activities

Mandatory Qualifications

Master of Public Health, or related degree
4+ years experience working in public health of which 3 years must be working in Africa
Experience in HIV projects
Experience with public health fellowship programs
Mid level Portuguese
Experience with CDC/PEPFAR-supported programs, especially in monitoring and evaluation

Desired Qualifications

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally with diverse people
Ability to develop innovative solutions to programmatic challenges
Proven experience in capacity building
Ability to work both independently and as an effective team member in a complex and fast-paced environment
Demonstrated competence to assess priorities, manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment, and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality

Public Health Fellowship and Community Adherence Program Manager