National Medical Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Medical Leadership and Program Oversight

• Serve as the senior medical authority for the country program, providing strategic oversight of medical operations across all regions and ensuring alignment with AHF clinical standards
• Ensure program coordination with Prevention, M&E, and Operations teams.
• Drive program growth and quality through site expansion, client retention, and technical input into national HIV policies and alignment with international guidelines.
• Prepare and submit required programmatic reports to AHF, donors, and government stakeholders.

Clinical Service Delivery

• Provide and oversee high-quality clinical services during site visits, ensure linkage to care, service integration and patient flow monitoring.
• Maintain a minimum of 20 clinical service hours per week.
• Manage clinical and laboratory systems by overseeing sample referral networks.
• Ensure timely collection, validation, and use of clinical and program data. Supervision, Mentorship, and Capacity Building
• Provide supportive supervision and mentorship through routine site visits, onsite coaching, and technical assistance using AHFapproved tools, dedicating at least 50% of work time to field activities.
• Strengthen clinical capacity and quality by leading CME activities, case conferences, peer reviews, and journal clubs, while promptly addressing clinical emergencies, staff performance issues, and patient complaints.

Clinical Quality Improvement

• Ensure high clinical quality across all supported sites by enforcing national and international standards, leading QA/QI initiatives, clinical audits, performance improvement plans, and supporting SOP and guideline development and implementation.
• Use clinical and program data to drive evidencebased decisionmaking while promoting operational research, innovation, and a culture of continuous clinical excellence.

Human Resources Management

• Lead recruitment, credentialing, induction, and performance management of medical staff by setting performance goals, conducting appraisals, supporting succession planning, and ensuring adequate staffing levels across all supported sites.

Supply Chain Oversight

• Oversee forecasting, procurement, and distribution of medical commodities to ensure uninterrupted availability of drugs, diagnostics, and consumables while strengthening LMIS functionality and reporting.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead AHF’s technical engagement with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, NACP, and key partners by actively participating in national technical working groups and building strong relationships with government, donors, communities, and stakeholders.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

• Medical Doctor with valid registration from the Ghana Medical and Dental Council.
• Minimum 10 years clinical experience, including at least 5 years in HIV care and treatment.
• At least 2 years program management or health systems leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in quality improvement and stakeholder engagement.
• Must be legally resident in Ghana.

Core competences

• Ability to analyze complex information, exercise sound judgment, design efficient workflows, and resolve issues promptly and effectively.
• Communicates clearly in writing and verbally, manages sensitive situations professionally, and builds positive working relationships.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service, works collaboratively with diverse teams, manages conflict constructively, and contributes to a positive team culture.
• Exhibits integrity, accountability, adaptability, and confidence; supports organizational values, manages change effectively, and inspires trust and respect.
• Wellorganized, dependable, and innovative; delivers highquality work on time, adapts to changing priorities, and continuously seeks improvement.
• Certificates, Licenses and Registrations: A valid registration with the Ghana Medical and Dental Council is required

NB: Applications to be sent on or before 6 th May 2026 at 11:59pm.

Location: Accra

Salary: Attractive