HIV/TB Technical Advisor

The TB/HIV Services Advisor provides technical leadership, coordination, and oversight for the implementation of integrated Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV services across Afya Thabiti–supported regions. The Advisor ensures high-quality service delivery in TB case finding, intensified TB screening, TB Preventive Therapy (TPT), TB treatment, infection prevention and control (IPC), and TB/HIV collaborative activities in alignment with national guidelines and donor priorities.

The position provides strategic support to regional and council health management teams (R/CHMTs), facility providers, and project technical staff to ensure optimal TB/HIV integration, improved client outcomes, and achievement of the national TB/HIV program targets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall technical leadership and guidance for TB/HIV service implementation to project staff, R/CHMTs, and healthcare workers across all supported regions.
• Strengthen TB/HIV collaborative activities, including intensified TB case finding, HIV testing among TB patients, and prompt TB treatment initiation for co-infected clients.
• Ensure TB/HIV service delivery is fully aligned with national guidelines and donor technical recommendations.
• Coordinate TB/HIV activities with NTLP, NASHCOP, CDC, and other implementing partners to ensure harmonized and efficient program implementation.
• Support facilities to implement routine and intensified TB screening for all HIV clients at every clinical encounter.
• Provide technical support to strengthen TB specimen referral systems to maximize access to preferred molecular diagnostic tests and reduce turnaround time for results.
• Provide technical guidance to ensure all eligible PLHIV are initiated on TPT, while monitoring completion rates and strengthening adherence support to improve overall TPT outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with the Supply Chain Advisor and Laboratory Services Advisor to ensure uninterrupted availability of TB/HIV commodities, medicines, and laboratory supplies.
• Provide clinical mentorship to facility providers on TB/HIV co-management, including ART initiation, appropriate timing of treatments, and management of adverse drug reactions.
• Support facilities to implement effective TB infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, including triaging, fast-tracking, ventilation improvements, cough etiquette, and proper use of PPE.
• Conduct training, coaching, and mentorship for R/CHMTs, facility staff, and community partners to strengthen delivery of high-quality TB/HIV services.
• Represent and present the Afya Thabiti project in national technical working groups (TWGs), government forums, and donor meetings related to TB/HIV services.
• Participate in the development and review of national TB/HIV guidelines and policies, and support R/CHMTs and project teams in the rollout and implementation of updated government and donor guidance.
• Oversee the preparation, analysis, and presentation of TB/HIV reports for project, donor, and government reporting platforms.
• Support facilities to establish and implement TB/HIV Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities to enhance service quality and program outcomes.