USAID Project Management Specialist (HIV - Pediatric Care and Treatment) Deputy Team Leader Jobs in Kenya

USAID Project Management Specialist (HIV - Pediatric Care and Treatment) Deputy Team Leader Jobs in Kenya

General Statement of Purpose of the Contract

The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) represents the US government response to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and is the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history.

Thanks to American leadership and generosity, alongside the work of many partners, PEPFAR has saved millions of lives, averted millions of infections, and changed the course of the epidemic.

The USAID Project Management Specialist (HIV - Pediatric Care and Treatment) is a senior professional and expert in strategic planning, program and activity design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the full spectrum of HIV/AIDS prevention, detection, care, and treatment activities.

Statement of Duties to be Performed

Technical and Strategic Leadership

Serve as the lead technical officer for the USAID HIV/AIDS portfolio and provides expert direction in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programs and interventions.

Provide expert-level guidance to the Mission and the Ministry of Health including senior level officials in HIV/AIDS, serving as key advisor for all strategic and policy issues related to HIV/AIDS programming.

Work closely with other units within the Health Office and across the Mission to optimize opportunities for cross-sectoral integration and leveraging of resources across the different program components.

Identify opportunities for integrated “state of the art” approaches, providing technical assessment and recommended strategies to pilot innovative interventions. Provide expert oversight and guidance to USAID implementing partners on newly emerging and highly efficacious approaches to HIV/AIDS program implementation.

In collaboration with the other members of the Health Office, advise on the development of tools (such as dash boards, league tables) that support continuous learning and adapting to further improve and evolve the USAID knowledge base and data management capability related to HIV/AIDS activities. Advise on targeted analyses of HIV/AIDS data to inform program planning and implementation.

Carries out a full range of consultative, technical advisory, development planning, and evaluation responsibilities providing technical input on all programs with adult and pediatric HIV Care and Treatment and PMTCT or other related components.

The Jobholder provides technical leadership in quality and performance improvement, working with key stakeholders to improve the quality of facility and community-level adult and pediatric HIV Care and Treatment and PMTCT services, by applying evidence-based guidelines, approaches, and tools; and liaises with other technical advisors and MOH staff to institutionalize and scale up quality improvement for adult and pediatric HIV Care and Treatment service delivery.

The Jobholder may directly supervise a team of up to seven adult or pediatric HIV care and treatment and PMTCT professionals and provides managerial support to the Team Leader in leading and managing the entire HIV Care and Treatment Team of 17 staff members. Provides advice and guidance to other HPN Office and HIV/AIDS Team colleagues on matters relating to adult and pediatric HIV Care and Treatment, and how best the other program components could contribute to ensure an effective service.

Project Planning, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

Provide strategic and technical leadership in the preparation of key annual and mid-term planning and reporting documents including the Country Operational Plan, Operational Plan, Congressional Budget Justifications, Technical Notifications, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports.

Support country-level PEPFAR annual budget preparation process, providing technical assistance to USG financial teams and technical working groups in completing the PEPFAR Funding Allocation to Strategy Tool (FAST) and any other new tools that may be provided for use in the planning processes.

Provide oversight to the annual HIV/AIDS budget and ensure costs remain within budget planning levels and that efficiency is maximized.

Participate or take the lead on each stage of project design for new activities, including drafting and getting approval for concept papers, writing scopes of work, evaluating applications/proposals, and starting up new projects.

Ensure that implementing partners abide by their reporting requirements, including quarterly reports, trip reports, accruals, PMPs, annual reports, and other

requirements such as PEPFAR reporting or other requests. This includes supportive supervision and guidance to other technical and support staff in the HIV/AIDS office as necessary.

In collaboration with other members of the Health Office, manage the HIV/AIDS analytical agenda for national HIV/AIDS surveys such as the UHIA and other studies.

In collaboration with other Health Office staff, initiate and coordinate targeted analyses of HIV/AIDS data to generate trends and patterns to inform planning and programming.

Participate in and ensure the effectiveness of Site Improvement Monitoring System (SIMS) and other field visits to improve quality of service delivery.

Representation and Reporting

Represent USAID and PEPFAR at designated national, regional and international meetings that relate to HIV/AIDS including regular participation in national level HIV/AIDS technical working groups and related committees.

Represent USAID on the inter-agency USG PEPFAR Inter-Agency Technical Team.

As requested by the Mission Director, Health Office Director or Deputy Director, represent USAID at meetings outside of the HIV/AIDS field when needed.

Organize site visits and prepare orientation materials for delegations from Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), USAID Headquarters, State Department, and other agencies.

As a member of the PEPFAR Team, respond flexibly and capably to a wide range of work-related requirements including responding to requests for information from USAID/Washington, Congress and OGAC.

Serve as the Mission’s representative on all inter-agency forums related to HIV.

Prepares reports and responses to USAID/Washington requests for information.

Minimum Qualifications Required for This Position

Education: A Master’s degree in Public Health, International Development, Health, Social or Behavioral Sciences, Epidemiology, Biology and/or Infectious Disease.

Prior Work Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in public health programming in developing or middle-income countries, with experience spent on HIV/AIDS-related work in Africa are required.

Language Proficiency: Level IV fluency in both oral and written English and in the host-country business language is required.

Job Knowledge

Extensive knowledge of multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS approaches and interventions, as well as the host country context including priorities and challenges, funding of the epidemic and the key stakeholders engaged in the response is required.

Thorough knowledge of the host-country’s economic, political, social and cultural characteristics and the history of development assistance, in particular the response to HIV/AIDS, including current trends and directions.

The incumbent is expected to have an in-depth understanding of US Government foreign assistance to the host-country government and familiarity with central aspects of U.S. Government policy in the host-country.

Working knowledge of USG and USAID’s strategic direction, its chief accomplishments and its challenges.

Skills and Abilities

The incumbent must possess strong skills in communication (oral and written), advocacy, and networking.

S/he must have strong conceptual and analytical skills to be able to quickly grasp and translate new concepts into operational plans and results.

This position requires an outstanding ability to exercise flexibility and prioritization skills to be able to accept and react to evolving planning and implementation contexts.

Ability to exercise sound judgement, take initiative and offer leadership. S/he demonstrates timely decision-making and extensive judgment in planning and carrying out tasks.

The incumbent must have the ability to identify significant economic, political and social trends in the host country and assess their importance and impact on USAID development assistance objectives and programs.

The incumbent must demonstrate excellent computer skills including skills with Microsoft Office, web-based databases, and electronic filing.

How to Apply

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