Training Material Development Specialist at JHPIEGO International Tanzania

Overview
Jhpiego is a non-profit organization, operating
in Lesotho since 2012 through supporting the government of Lesotho in
delivering health services to the Basotho people. Jhpiego’s portfolio
currently includes RISE HIV (VMMC and PrEP), Thebe (TB Contact Tracing
and COVID Response), RISE (COVID Case Management and Vaccine Support),
MOSAIC (Dapivirine Ring Introduction), CUT-TB (RCT) and various other
small studies. The Jhpiego Lesotho’s RISE project is seeking a
short-term qualified VMMC technical expert to support the national
program update the national VMMC training curriculum and develop a
nation adverse event action guide.

Background to the assignment:
Since
program inception in 2012, the training of health care workers to
provide Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) in Lesotho has been
modelled to the WHO/Jhpiego clinical manual for male circumcision under
local anaesthesia and HIV prevention services for adolescent boys and
men (2009). The Lesotho MOH, through Jhpiego support, aims to review and
update the national training curriculum for VMMC providers.

The
revision is in line with the April 2018 WHO Manual for male
circumcision under local anaesthesia and HIV prevention services for
adolescent boys and men and to review and contextualize the 2nd edition
WHO Adverse Events Action Guide for Lesotho. The training material
development specialist will support the ministry of health develop and
disseminate a new VMMC training curriculum aligned to the latest
normative and national guidance for the implementation of VMMC in
Lesotho.

Responsibilities

• Review the current materials used for the training of health care workers to perform VMMC
• Conduct
  a desk review of reports on the progress of VMMC implementation in
  Lesotho and the national health sector HIV strategic plan (2023-2028) to
  ensure that the updated materials for the training of health care
  workers incorporate the national priorities for ending HIV as a public
  health threat.
• Update the VMMC training materials to include a
  National VMMC Training manual adapted to the WHO 2018 manual for male
  circumcision under local anesthesia and HIV prevention services for
  adolescent boys and men,
• Develop a handbook for VMMC trainers
• Develop
  a workbook for VMMC training participants (Circumcisers, circumcision
  assistants, infection prevention officers, counsellors and mobilizers)
• Review and contextualize the 2nd edition WHO Adverse Events Action Guide for Lesotho
• In
  collaboration with relevant officers and MOH facilitate meetings of the
  national HIV TWG to ensure that the final curriculum aligns with the
  Lesotho health priorities as stated in HIV/TB strategic plan (2023-2028)
• Incorporate feedback from local and external experts on the updated manuals
• Present the modified documents to the national HIV TWG and incorporate its comments.
• Conduct basic editing and formatting of the resultant versions of the document

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Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in medical, public health or Social Sciences
• 8-9
  years of relevant work experience, with 5+ years of mid- to
  senior-level experience in technical leadership, design and management
  health programs, including at least 2 years of experience specific VMMC
  coordination at the national level
• Demonstrated skills including verbal and written communication, strategic thinking, -building and capacity development
• Knowledge of Lesotho Ministry of Health and PEPFAR programs, regulations, compliance, and reporting.
• Adequate
  understanding of VMMC programmatic and operational best practices and
  development of training manuals and strategic documents
• Ability to work in a complex environment, responsible for multiple tasks and produce high quality results in a short time
• Ability to travel with the Eastern and Southern Africa region to complete some tasks of the role