HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Specialist job at U.S. Mission

Summary:
The U.S. Mission in Uganda is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Specialist.

The work schedule for this position is: Full Time, 40 hours per week

Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time following receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Supervisory Position: No

Duties:
• The incumbent of this position is a senior project manager and the key public health advisor on HIV prevention, care and treatment to the PEPFAR program manager and Country Director.
• Job holder provides comprehensive public health technical, administrative and managerial advice and assistance in support of treatment activities provided under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
• They serve as a technical leader and resource in the strategic planning, program and activity design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment programs/project activities.
• The specialist serves as an in-house subject matter leader on HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment and a DOD/WRAIR representative in policy strategic and technical engagements with the host country Ministry of Health (MOH) technical working groups, interagency teams, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), international and bilateral organizations and donor agencies to address technical issues and coordinate efforts in implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention care and treatment activities.

Qualifications and Evaluations
Education:
• Masters Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology is required.

Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:
• A minimum of five (5) years of mid to senior level experience in the field of public health programming in developing or middle-income countries, with a focus on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment, is required.
• This experience must demonstrate that the specialist has strong clinical skills in HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment.
• Demonstrated technical leadership in public health program management, planning, policy experience, and problem-solving skills while working on complex programs/projects/activities in a highly sensitive environment.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:
• Must have in-depth and detailed professional-level knowledge of development principles, concepts, and practices, especially as they relate to managing HIV/AIDS Prevention Care and Treatment activities in the host country, and the problems and policies of the host country from the business, political, civil society, and social perspectives
• Must have knowledge and understanding of the economic, political, social, and cultural characteristics of the host country and the region; development problems in the HIV/AIDS sector in the host country and the region; an understanding of the resources, resource constraints, and overall development prospects and priorities of the host country and the region
• Demonstrated understanding of state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS combination prevention initiatives including HIV counseling and testing, gender-based violence prevention and mitigation and post violence care, targeted key and priority population programming, condom promotion, social and behavior change communication, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and voluntary medical male circumcision. Demonstrated understanding of state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS care and treatment initiatives including ART optimization, retention, differentiated service delivery, advanced HIV disease, non-communicable diseases and TB/HIV implementation approaches.

Evaluations:
LANGUAGE:
• Fluent Knowledge in English speaking/reading/writing is required. This may be tested.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: This may be tested.
• Ability to communicate information in an objective, transparent, accurate, data-driven, and concise oral and written form and to represent DOD WRAIR/Uganda’s programs and priorities to a wide range of outside parties including senior Ugandan officials, DOD WRAIR senior management, and others is required.
• Ability to provide technical leadership in HIV/AIDS Prevention Care and Treatment; and apply this knowledge to advanced programming in the host country and the region; and the ability to travel to regions and districts within Uganda is required.
• Ability to present information, analyses, and recommendations in clear written and oral formats while using data for decision making is required.
• Ability to independently conceive, plan, organize, manage, and evaluate important, diverse and complex work projects, to drive high-level performance and outcomes of DOD WRAIR HIV treatment programs is required.
• Ability to respond professionally and adjust in fluid situations in order to meet deadlines in the face of competing priorities and time pressures is required.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with implementing partners, private sector partners, other donor partners, and both central and district level Government of Uganda counterparts is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work with local civil society and faith-based organizations including mentoring them and building their technical and institutional capacity is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and tact, to work effectively with people at all levels in a culturally diverse environment, accept divergent points of view and help find consensus to achieve team goals, is required.
• Excellent computer skills including in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

Qualifications:
• All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

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