Public Policy Coordinator Infectious Diseases Institute

General Summary
To coordinate, mainstream and ensure participation of the public sector and the private sector in National TB/Leprosy response. To maintain the relevance of the Multi-sectoral accountability framework for TB among MDAs and act as a liaison for MDAs and their focal persons to the MAF-TB technical committee. To coordinate, mainstream and ensure participation of the public sector and the private sector in National TB/Leprosy response. To maintain the relevance of the Multi-sectoral accountability framework for TB among MDAs and act as a liaison for MDAs and their focal persons to the MAF-TB technical committee.

Key Responsibilities
• Key Outputs
• Public sector and private sector programmes on TB prevention and control effectively integrated, owned and coordinated in accordance with guidance provided by the Multi sectoral Accountability Framework for TB;
• Effective communication and collaboration between National TB/Leprosy Program and the public and private business sectors and other stakeholders fostered
Technical support and guidance provided to the public and private business sectors guided by on-going capacity needs assessments;
• Decentralization of TB public and private sector prevention and control programmes to the region and district levels effectively facilitated;
• Technical support in the development and implementation of strategies and approaches to scale up the TB response across other sectors provided;
• Public and private sector participation in policy development, strategic planning and budgeting for the national response coordinated;
• Designing and implementation of impact assessment strategies;
Support for Preparation and submission of MAF TB work plans, budgets and performance reports for the health sector and other sectors prepared and submitted;
• Mobilization of available resources for implementation of TB programs across sectors.
• Promoting the integration of TB prevention and control activities into other disease program activities.
Coordination of public and private sector programmes on TB prevention and control in line with the National Multi sectoral accountability framework for TB;
• Facilitation of effective communication between National TB and Leprosy Program and ministries, departments and agencies in order to foster effective collaboration in the prevention and control of TB;
• Provision of technical support and guidance in capacity needs assessment within the ministries, departments and agencies and advocate for the necessary support;
• Facilitation of decentralization of TB prevention and control programmes to ministries, departments and agencies at sub national level;
• Provide technical support in the development and implementation of strategies and approaches for TB mainstreaming in line with the MAF TB among the MDAs;
• Coordinates MDA participation in TB policy development, strategic planning and budgeting in support of the national TB response;
Facilitates the designing and implementation of TB programming strategies to support of sector specific responses in line with the multi sectoral accountability framework and TB NSP;
• Prepare and submit LPHS, and NTLP work plans, budgets and performance reports for MAF TB activities to the PD, DPD and to the AC NTLP respectively;
• Supports the public sector in mobilization of available resources for implementation of TB programmes in line with the National TB strategic plan and the MAF TB guidelines;
• Provide capacity building for the MDAs on MAF TB
• Leads in the review and updating/amending of the National MAF TB document and M&E plan.
• Prepares and provides input to the MAF TB technical committee on MDA performance on TB programming.

Person Specification
• A Post-graduate qualification in Public Health/Business Administration/Public Administration
• Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery(MBChB) or BBA or BCom (Marketing)
At least 6 years of experience in public health and project management.
• Experience in using epidemiological and public health program data to analyze, design and implement public health interventions.
• Demonstrated understanding of infectious disease medicine, organizational learning activities
• Demonstrated capacity to deliver health-related information in a number of settings including the non-medical setting,
• Advanced knowledge and hands on experience in policy analysis, data analysis, labor law, occupational health.
• Experience in using statistical packages like STATA, SAS and excel for data analysis.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, innovate and execute public health related ideas in diverse contexts
• Proven skills in supervision, planning and management
• Skills in advocacy and networking
• Experience in TB/HIV programme design, implementation, and monitoring
• Experience in data analysis, health financing.
• Experience in designing and conducting implementation research projects.
• Experience in working with USAID/PEPFAR funded projects is an added advantage
• Ability to clearly and concisely express ideas and concepts in written and oral form.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team players, and with high emotional intelligence