HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Specialist
The USAID-funded Kenya Afya Jijini (Nairobi) and Pwani (Coastal) Program will strengthen health and human capacity and increase overall health services through the expansion of quality HIV/AIDS services, focused Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (MNCH); Family Planning (FP); increasing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH); and Nutrition services and finally by strengthening County Health Systems. The HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Specialist will provide leadership in areas of care and treatment, testing and counseling, technical expertise grounded in clinical experience and a knowledge of public health, designing and integrating HIV/AIDS care and treatment support programs.
Duties:
- Contribute technical leadership to the design, implementation and monitoring of the HIV/AIDS care and treatment component of the project.
- Provide oversight and assistance in achieving technical and operational deliverables.
- Provide technical quality assurance for HIV/AIDS project components.
- Represent the project as technical expert in HIV care and treatment with donors and partners.
- Engage with project partners to provide technical guidance on HIV/AIDS case management and systems.
- Participate in drafting, reviewing and approving scopes of work and other related technical documents as they relate to project activities.
- Ensure that HIV prevention activities are culturally appropriate and are carried out with community and youth involvement, and using participatory methods.
- Supervise technical staff.
The position requires a competent and experienced person with the following attributes:
- Physician with clinical experience in HIV/AIDS health care and treatment.
- Prior experience designing, implementing and managing donor-funded HIV/AIDS programs in developing countries.
- Knowledge of and familiarity with international care and treatment guidelines and PEPFAR indicators.
- Ability to successfully represent the project as technical expert with senior level representatives and high level government, NGO, multilateral and bilateral organizations.
- Strong technical experience in several of the following areas preferred: care and treatment, HIV prevention, counseling and testing, PMTCT, working with key populations.
- Prior experience managing USAID HIV/AIDS programs.
- Previous long-term work experience in Africa.
- Proven track record of developing relationships and working successfully with major international health donors (USAID, CDC, etc.) and potential partners.
- Prior experience managing client relationships, reporting, work planning, financial management, and overall program implementation.
- Fluency in English.
HOW TO APPLY:
All interested persons should please send CV as an attachment to the following email address:douglasbennink@imaworldhealth.org
