HIV Advisor for Testing and Treatment USAID RHITES-N Project Careers – John Snow, Inc (JSI)

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Organization: John
Snow, Inc (JSI)
Funding Source: United
States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a
leader in improving the health of individuals and communities by providing
high-quality technical and managerial assistance to public health programs
worldwide. JSI has implemented projects in 100 countries, and currently
operates from eight U.S. and 81 international offices for the past 30 years.
The JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. ID a leading public health
research and consulting organization.
About USAID RHITES-N Project:
RHITES-N, Lango will contribute
to improving key population- based national health indicators; build the
capacity of the Ugandan government to carry out a sustainable and locally-
driven response to the HIV epidemic, while also improving TB, malaria,
nutrition, MNCH+A, and WASH outcomes. JSI will work with Ugandan stakeholders
to design and implement health system strengthening strategies to scale up
high-impact, evidence-based interventions at the national, sub-regional,
district, and community levels. Interventions will include VMMC, virtual
elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, antiretroviral therapy, and
condom education and distribution. JSI will focus where the greatest impact can
be realized, with a priority on hard-to-reach and high-HIV-prevalence
locations.
Job Summary: The HIV
Advisor for Testing and Treatment will be responsible for leading
implementation activities that improve access to and quality of HIV testing
services (HTS) and HIV treatment (ART) services in the Lango sub-region. This
will include building the capacity of technical service delivery to staff at
district level and health facilities, civil society organizations and community
level village health teams (VHT) and community health extension workers
(CHEWs). S/he will work closely with the MOH to ensure that HIV testing and
treatment activities are in line with government of Uganda policies as well
with with evidence base: Ranranara standards, and that these policies are
carried out all health facilities the RHITES N- Lango districts
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Provide
    strategic and technical leadership in HIV testing and treatment among an
    integrated package of services for RHITES-N Lango
  • Develop
    innovative approaches to test, link, initiative, retain and attain viral
    suppression for patients enrolled HIV programs
  • Support
    RHITES-N Lango teams in the design implementation and rollout of HIV
    testing and treatment services, at community and facility levels;
  • Contribute
    to and disseminate training materials that are updated regularly based o

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant for the USAID RHITES-N Project HIV Advisor for Testing and
    Treatment job placement should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in medicine,
    nursing or public health, or equivalent and significant level s of
    training in HIV prevention, care and treatment;
  • Five
    years of working with public or private health facilities to improve HIV
    Testing and Treatment services in Uganda, USAID-funded project experience
    is a plus;
  • Demonstrated
    ability improving quality of HIV Testing ax Treatment services at scale;
  • Ability
    to travel regularly to monitor district, site and community-level HTS and linkage
    to treatment activities
How to Apply:
All candidates should send
their updated cover letters and updated CVs to ug-rhites-n@ug.jsi.com
Deadline: 30th April 2018
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