Project Summary

The programme goal is to support the Defence Force of Zambia (DFZ) to reach sustainable control of the HIV epidemic in the military by building the technical capacity of the DFMS health systems to implement a person-centred HIV prevention, care and treatment programme aligned with national guidelines and the US Global Health Security and Diplomacy Strategy.

The programme aims to:

• Improve treatment coverage to set targets and management of advanced HIV disease.
• Improve viral load coverage across all populations.
• Improve cervical cancer screening and treatment.
• Increase coverage of comprehensive and client-centred PMTCT and HIV prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment services in communities and health facilities to reach and maintain 95-95-95 in all networks.
• Increase utilisation of community and facility-based quality, person-centred, integrated PMTCT and HIV services.
• Increase the capacity of the DFMS to gradually transition Direct Service Delivery (DSD) of quality integrated health services and sustain services beyond activity implementation.

Job Summary

The ART Nurse/Clinician will work collaboratively with defence health facilities to support DFZ staff in providing direct, high-quality, client-centred HIV and TB/HIV prevention, care and treatment services, including PMTCT, at DoD/DHAPP-supported sites.

This includes supporting direct care in HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care, as well as TB services, including ART initiation, retention in care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy across DHAPP-supported facilities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in the day-to-day running of HIV/AIDS clinics at supported health facilities, including daily enrolment of all newly identified HIV-positive clients, including pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, adolescents and adults.
• Work with health facility staff, project seconded staff and volunteers to strengthen targeted HIV eligibility screening at all facility entry points and testing of eligible children, adolescents and adults.
• Review HIV Testing Services (HTS) data tools daily at both facility and community levels to track all newly identified HIV-positive clients.
• Support implementation of Differentiated Service Delivery models for HIV care and treatment in the districts and health facilities under the assigned jurisdiction.
• Lead routine assessments and identify capacity-building and service-delivery needs to ensure quality services across the continuum of HIV care.
• Participate in capacity-enhancement activities, including organising tailored site mentorships to address performance and quality gaps, in accordance with project, cluster and district-specific weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans.
• Participate in support supervision, mentoring and coaching activities using the Quality Improvement approach in line with the national quality improvement framework.
• Work closely with health facilities to ensure weekly, monthly and quarterly results are reported in accordance with MoD, project and donor reporting guidelines, including ensuring the quality of HIV data.
• Ensure that the project's facility HIV/AIDS support activities are well coordinated and demonstrate results towards established targets.
• Work with supported facility staff to monitor and support achievement of HIV care enrolment and care and treatment performance targets for pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, adolescents and adults, in accordance with national guidelines.
• Work with other facilities and project staff to plan and implement quality improvement activities aimed at improving HIV testing outputs, enrolment into care, ART coverage, and clinical and laboratory services monitoring.
• Support facilities in targeted networks with forecasting, quantifying and requisitioning adequate commodities for the HIV care and treatment continuum, including antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), HIV test kits, viral load kits and advanced HIV disease management commodities.
• Participate in performance review mechanisms at facility or network level.
• Participate in activities under other programme areas as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registered Nurse or HIV Nurse Prescriber with experience in clinical service delivery.
• Diploma in Clinical Medicine.
• Additional training in HIV/AIDS clinical management.
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS clinical management, including current national guidelines for HIV prevention, care and treatment.
• At least two years of experience managing HIV/AIDS services in clinical settings.
• Willingness to work in rural settings.

How to Apply

Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply through the official CIDRZ recruitment portal.

Apply Online for Facility ART Coordinator at CIDRZ

Application Deadline: 22 October 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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