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• United States Agency for International
  Development (USAID)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Peace Corps

• Manage the $12.7 million HIV prevention
  budget ensuring that key priorities are adequately resourced.
• Acts as the primary expert and advisor on HIV
  prevention issues to the USAID/Uganda Mission.
• Offer support in the development, improvement
  and dissemination of sound HIV/AIDS prevention policies and strategies in
  response to evolving epidemiological evidence.
• Build and strengthen effective linkages
  between HIV prevention and care and treatment programs to ensure holistic
  and integrated approach to HIV/AIDS programming. He/she identifies
  opportunities and strengthens existing opportunities for integration of
  HIV/AIDS with health, economic growth, health systems strengthening and
  governance activities, and other areas of the Mission as appropriate.
• Maintain familiarity with current state-of
  the-art programmatic and research innovations towards the reduction of
  high-risk behaviors related to HIV transmission. He/she will provide
  expert advice to DO3 and the Mission on new and emerging priorities and
  approaches that significantly impact HIV transmission.
• Participate as a senior USAID/Uganda
  representative in national level technical, programmatic and policy
  meetings and consultations related to HIV/AIDS prevention including
  meetings with partners, working groups, launches and occasional
  international events.
• Participate and  take the lead on each stage of project
  design for new HIV prevention activities, including drafting and getting
  approval for concept papers, writing scopes of work, evaluating
  applications/proposals, and starting up new projects.
• Technically advise and make recommendations
  on the need for short-term technical assistance from and write the
  technical components of the scope of work for the consultants.
• Prepare reports and responses to
  USAID/Washington adhoc requests for information.
• Work closely with GoU officials, development
  partners, NGOs, and other implementing agencies in the specialized areas
  for which he/she is responsible.
• Provide expert advice and leadership in
  programming HIV prevention activities for key and priority populations.
• Participate collaboratively in inter-agency
  and national level HIV prevention technical working groups. 
• Serve as Contracting Officer Technical
  Representative (COTR), or Acting Manager, and conduct day-to-day
  management of specified prevention activities.  Provide technical input on annual work
  plans, quarterly and annual reports for implementing partners and ensure
  these are consistent with current USG and GoU prevention priorities.  Maintain specific and in-depth knowledge
  of applicable USG laws and legislative directives as well as regulations,
  particularly regarding to the allowance used of HIV/AIDS funds in the
  spectrum of prevention programming.
• Assume responsibility for the financial
  management of assigned activities which includes ensuring that
  obligations, expenditures, and budget pipelines conform to action
  plans.  Ensure appropriate and
  timely incremental funding of activities.  
  
• Work closely with USAID partners to ensure
  that program achievements and lessons learned are disseminated to sector
  representatives.
• Support the Monitoring and Evaluation Program
  Manager with updating the Performance Monitoring Plan on an annual
  basis.  Assume responsibility for
  verifying the data quality, tracking tools and data synthesis and use of
  HIV/AIDS performance indicators, in particular those provided through
  prevention activities.  Ensure all
  routine and ad hoc reporting requirements reflect fully the entire
  Mission’s HIV/AIDS prevention indicators and reporting against
  targets.  
• Support and strengthen coordination and
  harmonization of prevention approaches and messages across USAID-funded
  activities.  

• The applicants for the United US Embassy Program
  Management Specialist (HIV/AIDS Prevention) job opportunity should hold a
  Master’s Degree in Public Health, Medicine, Social or Behavioral Sciences.
  
• A minimum of eight years of progressively
  responsible experience in HIV/AIDS strategy and program development and
  implementation, with specific reference to prevention of sexual
  transmission in diverse contexts; 
• Increasingly responsible experience in the
  design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of international
  HIV/AIDS prevention, behavior change communication (BCC) and community
  based initiative, including program design, implementation and evaluation
  in developing countries. 
• Proven ability to interpret and apply
  relevant regulations, policies, and operational guidelines of entities
  such as the U.S. government, international health organizations, or
  international development organizations;
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID and PEPFAR
  processes through which HIV/AIDS programs are planned, reviewed, approved,
  implemented and evaluated; Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively
  and effectively in a high performance environment and under tight
  deadlines.
• Prior exposure and experience in
  disseminating, analyzing and building the capacity of practitioners to use
  HIV/AIDS epidemiological data;
• Demonstrated program design and effective
  implementation experience in generalized epidemic settings; 
• Broad knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS
  preventions, BCC, and community-based initiatives, including program
  design, implementation and evaluation; 
  
• Significant experience in translating data
  into practice in low income settings; 
  
• Previous experience in behavior change
  methodologies and their application to HIV/AIDS;
• Demonstrated ability to apply policy
  directives to activity design, implementation and monitoring and
  evaluation;
• Knowledge of or experience working with the
  President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
• Proven interpersonal skills and experience in
  working effectively in an independent capacity, and as a member of a
  team; 
• Demonstrated skill to deal effectively and
  diplomatically with multiple U.S. and host country government agencies,
  non-government organizations, faith-based organizations and/or the private
  sector; 
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal,
  facilitation, and teamwork skills/experience;
• Demonstrated ability in building and
  maintaining close counterpart relationships, both governmental and in the
  community;  
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively
  and effectively in a high performance environment; under tight deadlines.
  Must have proven ability to communicate quickly, clearly and concisely –
  both orally and in writing in English;
• Excellent verbal and written communication
  skills including a demonstrated ability to write technical documents and
  give state-of-the-art presentations to colleagues;
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel,
  Power Point, and Outlook, Access, and statistical and other relevant
  software) are required for effectively operating in this position. 
• Good computer skills are required to
  implement, analyze, and monitor, and manage activity goals, inputs,
  outcomes, and achievements, both program and impact.
• Language Proficiency: Level IV (fluent) English language
  proficiency, speaking and writing is required.

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