Job Description

The Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) is an ecumenical umbrella association co-owned by Episcopal Conference of Malawi and Malawi Council of Churches. CHAM is the second largest provider
of health services in Malawi. It has 190 Health Facilities and 11 Training Colleges which are located in hard to reach areas across the country. The objective of CHAM in general is to provide technical support, and develop health services among all its member facilities in order to achieve equity and Universal access to health care, to act for the benefit of the people of Malawi especially in the poor and hard to reach rural areas.

With funding from Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), CHAM wishes to recruit suitably qualified persons for Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) Project to be implemented in Lilongwe district for a period of 1 year and also EMPOWER Project in Zomba and Machinga.

POSITION TITLE : VMMC MENTOR

REPORTS TO : VMMC MANAGER

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To participate in the development of mentorship tools to ensure that providers are correctly mentored.
• To mentor/coach VMMC providers in VMMC service provision as per guidelines/SOPs.
• To build capacity of VMMC providers and the sites in general management of complications and Adverse Events (AEs).
• To ensure that VMMCs are being conducted using PEPFAR/National VMMC guidelines and SOPs.
• To champion the development of all quality assurance tools for the project
• To conduct QA/QI supervisions to ensure quality of care for VMMC
• To ensure availability data collection and quality tools in all facilities
• To coordinate with National/District level quarterly VMMC supervisions in the project implementing facilities.
• To ensure proper documentation of VMMC data and entry into the Database for reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Medicine or Nursing.
• Minimum of 4 years working experience in VMMC programme and VMMC service provision.
• Experience in managing PEPFAR/CDC grants will be an added advantage.
• Good interpersonal skills and a self-starter.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested candidates must download a standard Employment Application Form from the CHAM website, at www.cham.org.mw
Candidates must submit a completed Employment Application Form, recent CV with three traceable referees, covering letter and copies of certificates to the following address: [email protected].
The e-mail’s subject line must include the post being applied for.

Applications must be received by close of business on Friday, 27th November, 2020.

Applications should be addressed to:

The Executive Director,
CHAM Secretariat,
P.O. Box 30378,
Lilongwe 3.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Disclaimer: Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) uses very competitive recruitment and selection process. It, therefore, does not accept any bribes/gifts in any form for offering employment to any candidate .