Deputy Director: Maternal Health/Vtp

Develop, review and ensure implementation of relevant policies and guidelines: Performance standard. Update existing provincial maternal health and VTP related guidelines and policies. Develop new guidelines and policies for the Province in response to identified issues in maternal health and VTP field. Provide guidance to districts regarding best practices for maternal health and VTP coordinators. Identify maternal health and VTP advocacy needs according to priorities. Program Management & Implementation: Performance standard. Develop and implement strategies to reduce maternal and perinatal health-related morbidity and mortality, including HIV-related in each key programme area (preconception/ antenatal care; labour and childbirth, post-natal care) as per Saving Mothers recommendations and consolidated HIV guidelines. Report on key activities conducted aligned to these strategies. Facilitate engagement on programme performance at women's health management and provincial quarterly meetings. Offer assistance and technical support to all districts to improve Maternal Health and VTP Services: Performance standard. Support the district in devising district plans to address district-specific health issues. Provide technical assistance to district and facility management team. Conduct outreach support visits (on site or virtual to all districts) with priority given to districts with poorest performance. Facilitate training in all key areas of women's health programme. Offer assistance and technical support to all districts to improve Maternal Health Services. Stakeholder Collaboration - Liaise with national and provincial Departments of Health, funders (like UNICEF), partners, and local stakeholders to ensure coordinated effort and program integration. Improve service delivery through capacity building: performance standard: Facilitate training of midwives and doctors where applicable on the new developments and protocols, as well as to maintain and improve skills and knowledge (e.g. ESMOE, EMOTIVE); engage districts to conduct skills audits for relevant trainings; Organize and provide orientation and training for healthcare providers and facility staff on VTP guidelines, screening, and preventative therapies. Monitor and evaluate maternal health services: performance standard. Review and update maternal health and VTP data elements. Quarterly reports prepared with remedial actions. Correct data errors. Analysis of relevant indicator performance with the team. Monitor quarterly the implementation of saving mothers recommendations. Undertake other managerial and administration duties; performance standard. Coordinate provincial maternal mortality confidential enquiry. Coordinate Provincial perinatal morbidity and mortality committee. EPMDS completed. Compile DORA. Participate in provincial and district interviews as panel member.