Technical Advisor at LVCT Health

Position: Dreams Technical Advisor- DTA/LVCT/09/2016
Reporting To: Project Director
Location: Nairobi

Job Purpose

• To provide programmatic technical expertise in DREAMS project delivery by coordinating program teams to deliver interventions and ensure quality.

Technical Advisor Job Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing strategies for delivery of DREAMS targets
• Developing annual work plans and monitoring their execution including activities, deliverables, schedule, and associated costs
• Ensure effective deployment of staff and other resources, including staff time allocation to the project.
• Identify key stakeholders for effective delivery of DREAMS and build partnerships
• Manage partners’/stakeholders’ expectations, and conduct quality assurance of project deliverables, including monitoring of the project variables (cost, effort, scope, etc.)
• Monitor and report on utilization of budget and commitments accurately and in a timely manner to facilitate informed decision making, including appropriate project budget upload and revision, based on work-plan; extracting project budget on a monthly basis, reviewing transactions, and providing feedback to Project Director; and ensuring that all financial transactions undergo proper institutional approval process and are satisfactorily executed, and reviewing project financial reports to ensure accuracy.
• Prepare necessary documentation and execute project subcontracts and consultancies, ensuring full compliance with established policies and processes, monitor their implementation, and ensure smooth closure of contracts.
• Provide mentorship and build capacity of staff and other stakeholders involved in delivery of DREAMS
• Organize relevant Project meetings and workshops and ensure responsible parties follow through on the decisions related to project.
• Documenting project progress, lessons learnt and disseminating relevant information to the project management team and other relevant parties
• Prepare project technical programmatic reports in consultation with the Project Director and team members, and report in a timely manner.
• Ensure institutional integration of the project under the oversight of the Project Director

Requirements for Technical Advisor Job

• Bachelor’s degree in Social sciences; Master’s degree in public Health/Social Sciences or a related field will be an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in managing donor funded projects in HIV Program areas
• Proven experience in designing, implementing, program monitoring, evaluation and reporting
• Clear understanding of MOH, public and private health systems
• Up to date with latest developments in HIV Prevention and HIV programming in general
• Experience working with PEPFAR dealing with major grants will be an added advantage