Summary

Will provide technical leadership and support related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS strategies and approaches in implementation of the programs. S/He will work with relevant stakeholders to coordinate the design and implementation of facility-based programs in relation to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including the use of Anti-retroviral treatment, PMTCT, care and support, work with relevant staff and partners to coordinate the design and implementation of community-based programs in relation to community HTS and PMTCT including optimizing HIV case finding and linkage to care at supported health facilities, liaise with partners implementing community programs in order to optimize community-facility linkage of clients identified to be HIV positive and retention to care and treatment, support the provision of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and ART in line with National and Global best practices and guideline. S/He will also provide technical assistance in non-ART clinical care including the management of opportunistic infections (OI) and Palliative care capacity for PLHIV, contribute to the development of program strategies, subproject documents, work plans and budgets and represent ECEWS to donors and government officials on issues of HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support at the State level.

Job Description 

• The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing the design, coordination, and support for implementation of community-based HIV service delivery and the supportive supervision of the OSS for KPs (FSW, MSM, TWG, PWIDs) in line with Global Fund (GF) TB-HIV Model.
• S/he will work as a member of the advisory team working with other staff members, Ministries of Health, and other key stakeholders on developing/updating guidelines and protocols for inclusion of community participation. This effort includes overseeing activities in the OSS, supporting the implementation of referral pathways and bi-directional referral systems between the national program and the KP led community-based initiatives.
• S/he will work in close collaboration with supported facilities to make sure animators (peer to peer outreach workers) supported by ECEWS are trained and have the requisite technical support to provide basic, but quality HIV care and treatment services to their clients.
• S/he will maintain a strong and collaborative relationship with key partners and stakeholders to strengthen community-based HIV counseling and testing services and referrals for care, treatment, and support services at the community and health facility levels.
• S/he will provide leadership to community-based organizations to implement an evidence- based prevention intervention in line with the national guidelines.
• The position reports to the Deputy Project Director/ Technical Lead. The position regularly interacts with the zonal program implementation team as well as key state stakeholders and facility teams including the OSSs/CBOs/DICs.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Social Science, Arts or Humanities
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in developing health care programs or program support function within an international NGO or equivalent on international health issues including HIV, with at least two years working on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment programs in resource poor settings.
• Fluency in English; excellent communication skills required, with Extensive experience working with KPs.
• Knowledge of public health information, education, and communications methodology in an African development context.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability in maintaining close counterpart relationships, both governmental and in partner sites and communities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-culturally with diverse teams
• High degree of judgment, maturity, ingenuity and originality to interpret strategy, to analyze, develop and present work and to monitor and evaluate implementation of programs.
• Fluency in written and spoken English Proficiency with other local languages (South–South dialects) is an added advantage.

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