TBSAP will help the government of South Africa further reduce TB infections, with the ultimate goal of ending TB once and for all. To reach this goal, TBSAP will continue to improve the long-term sustainability of effective TB response systems and improve TB care and treatment for vulnerable populations.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Chief of Party will provide overall strategic and managerial leadership of the project in collaboration with all of the major stakeholders. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Providing overall strategic and managerial leadership of the project in collaboration with all of the major stakeholders
Monitoring the TB Program’s performance in achieving NTP/NSP goals and objectives
Coordinating with NTP and provincial departments of health on the identification of project technical assistance needs required to achieve the expected outputs of the contract
Development of suitable scopes of work, recruitment of consultants, and execution of technical assistance contracts
Coordinate the meetings of TB SAP Steering Committee
Coordinating with NTP to determine all training, technical needs and identifying suitable opportunities to support each component of the project
Providing administrative supervision for all long- and short-term staff
Ensuring that field staff prepare and update performance data on a regular basis
Providing technical inputs on various aspects of the project including DOTS expansion, training, social mobilization and TB/HIV
Identifying NGOs and other private entities to implement various PPM models
Overseeing management systems implementing all activities undertaken with funds provided in the contract
Overseeing the annual project planning cycle which formulates comprehensive annual work-plans and budgets in accordance with the USAID annual planning cycle
Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual project activity reports as specified in the contract
Required Experience Qualifications:
A strong record of leading projects of similar size and complexity in South Africa;
At least 10 years of experience, preferably in South Africa, in TB policy and technical skills;
A full time, South African national COP is preferred;
Demonstrated ability to establish productive relationships with senior government officials, the business community, civil society, and international donors; excellent written and oral communications skills;
Excellent English language written and oral communications skills; and
A post graduate qualification in a relevant discipline such as Medicine or Public Health.