Health Development Physician

Basic Function of Position: The Health Development Physician will be one of USAID's leading technical experts in the clinical services, and will focus on developing and managing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) and Viral Load (VL) programs in the HIV portfolio. He/she is generally responsible for ensuring the appropriateness of clinical interventions, along with managing and assisting in various capacities in the successful implementation of HIV prevention, care, and treatment activities. The Health Development Physician's primary responsibilities for these activities will include: 1) providing state of the art technical inputs into ongoing program planning and implementation; 2) ensuring effective technical, financial management and administration, 3) monitoring, evaluating and documenting successful program implementation and achievement. Under the direction of the Team Leader, the Health Development Physician will collaboratively develop and augment the design, management, implementation, technical soundness, general effectiveness and adequacy of the clinical components of the Health program. S/he will share responsibility with the Health Team for successful achievement of the Health Strategic Objective. The Health Development Physician's major responsibilities will involve working closely with the Team Leader (TL), other team members and mission office staff, the broader inter-Agency PEPFAR team, contractors and grantees, host-country partners, and other development partners and customers in facilitating and monitoring the design and effective implementation of USAID's program activities. The Health Development Physician serves as a member of the USAID staff and the Health Office. As a member of the USAID staff, the incumbent is expected to know/learn and understand USAID Mission strategy, policy, and procedures. The incumbent is expected to know/learn and demonstrate commitment to USAID and Mission values. As a senior health professional, the incumbent is expected to know and demonstrate international standards and best practices. As a member of the Health Office, the Health Development Physician will contribute as needed to other USAID and Health Team General management and administrative duties, such as: USAID Zimbabwe Health Strategy development; technical design; project oversight, management, monitoring and evaluation; technical direction and administrative oversight; and the promotion of collaboration and coordination among/with partners of USAID Zimbabwe (including the MOH, National Aids Council (NAC), other USG Agencies, United Nations (UN) agencies, other bilateral agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Foundations, Community-Based Organizations, etc.). Other health sector technical activities: The Health Development Physician will work under the guidance of the Team Leader and will represent the United States Government (USG) and/or USAID in Government-Donor-NGO collaborative meetings as required. Influencing policy development at the highest levels by active participation in national technical working groups is a key responsibility of this position. The incumbent is also responsible for maintaining effective relations with designated program partners, as well as key stakeholders involved in health sector activities in Zimbabwe. In addition, the incumbent monitors and reports on the status of designated Health sector activities nationwide. Field visits, attending/representing USG/USAID interests at national and international workshops, conferences and meetings, and appropriate reporting feedback, will be required. Travel: In fulfilling position monitoring requirements, the incumbent conducts regular field visits as needed throughout Zimbabwe to provide project oversight as well as contribute to the Site Improvement through Monitoring System (SIMS) needs of the Health team. There is also a requirement to attend regional and international conferences on a fairly regular basis, both representing and advocating for USAID's programs and presenting USAID's activities. These needs combine to require the incumbent to travel approximately 25 percent of the time.