HIV Prevention Technical Lead at Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)

REF NO: PTL /02/2022

Key Performance Areas:

• Lead programme planning and innovation on HIV prevention services for project team, including adaptation of evidence- and/or science-based approaches.
• Maintain oversight of prevention programming and ensure that project objectives related to the social, behavioral, and structural aspects, and targets are met.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and capacity building on HIV prevention issues.
• Lead development of HIV prevention tools and materials.
• Work with training staff to identify training needs for the frontline staff and inform planning of trainings on prevention services.
• Work with sub-partners to provide technical oversight to prevention service components.
• Lead review and validation of technical documents, training materials and policy briefs to meet national and U.S. government guidelines, as well as international standards.
• Strengthen HIV prevention focus; case finding and case management; linkage to HTS, care, and treatment; retention among both children/adolescents and their caregivers.
• Work closely with stakeholders and implementing partners to create demand for health services.
• Assist health facilities to develop systems to enhance the linkage into care for patients referred from community testing events.
• Engage communities to improve the quality of care for retention in care and adherence to treatment.
• Facilitate data utilization, including guiding routine project performance monitoring, ensuring use of analytical data to inform effective QA/QI.
• Manage and supervise Prevention team members on project.
• Serve as member of project senior management team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in public health, social sciences, social work, child development, education or related field. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• At least 8 years of work experience in designing, implementing, and managing HIV and sexual reproductive health-focused prevention services of similar sPIe and size, with experience in Lesotho highly desirable.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with PEPFAR programming, including HIV prevention and programming for adolescent girls and young women.
• Familiarity with Kenya’s institutional, policy, and programming context for HIV.
• Demonstrated skills in project reporting, preferably for PEPFAR funded programmes.
• Demonstrated writing and presentation skills.
• Experience managing the process of using mobile devices for client management and data collection.

Competencies

• Dynamic leadership skills and high level of personal integrity.
• Creative, resourceful, flexible, energetic with sound judgment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, while also being a team player.
• Flexible with ability to work under pressure.