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Job Title ⇒ Advisor, HIV Prevention Services
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Organisation ⇒ John Snow, Inc
Duty Station ⇒ Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Senior Infectious Disease Advisor
About US ⇒
John Snow, Inc. JSI, a leader in the eld of international public health, is
currently recruiting for two positions for the USAID-Regional Health
Integration to Enhance Services-North, Lango USAID-RHITES-N, Lango Project.
USAID- RHITES-N, Lango will improve the use of integrated health services in
Northern Uganda’s Lango region and strengthen the health system to sustain
gains made by earlier projects. USAID-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.
RHITES-N, Lango is a ve-year contract. The JSI team includes Amref Health
Africa, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Another Option, and Medical Concierge
Group.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
Program Implementation
⇗ Provide strategic and technical leadership for all HIV Prevention services
including HIV testing services, condom promotion and distribution, PrEP, eMTCT
services, and VMMC, including among key and priority populations;
⇗ Work with SBC team to improve interpersonal communication IPCJ and
outreach, social and behavior change SEC communication for HIV prevention
services;
⇗ Develop innovative approaches to increase demand for, access to and
availability of high quality prevention services, including HIV testing, PrEP,
VMMC and eMTCT; Lead overall strategy for strengthening and applying the
evidence base to scale-up quality and cost-effective HTS, PrEP, VMMC and eMTCT
services;
⇗ Work with the technical, district and community teams to oversee eMTCT
activities in the region
⇗ Work with community linkages teams to ensure referrals and linkages for HIV
prevention services from key service entry points e.g. partners of pregnant
women are being referred to VMMC
⇗ Ensure HIV prevention services are integrated in other key program areas
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
⇗ In collaboration with the monitoring and evaluation team, ensure that data
collected is accurate, valid and captures process and outcome indicators.
⇗ Working closely with M&E team, conduct weekly and monthly data analysis and
synthesis of key performance indicators for HTS, PrEP, VMMC, eMTCT and KP/PP
service delivery to identify implementation gaps and share proposed action
plan.
⇗ Oversee HIV prevention monitoring and evaluation to ensure timely reporting
and management of data, including ensuring updated HIV prevention services
dashboards;
⇗ Contribute to documentation of best practices success stories, abstracts,
and regular updates to quarterly and annual reports, and any ad hoc reports.
Capacity Strengthening
⇗ Develop, disseminate, and ensure operationalization of training materials
and systematically update technical staff, CSOs and district I facility teams
on key HIV prevention services and KP/ PP programs;
⇗ Support the capacity building activities of DHTs supporting in the selected
districts} health facilities;
⇗ Conduct/ support coaching and mentorship, training and joint supportive
supervision at regional, district and facility level to build the capacity of
DHTs to support health facilities to improve HIV prevention services;
Others
⇗ Integrate gender strategies and ensure youth engagement;
⇗ Contribute to work planning for achieving project objectives and provide
leadership and supervision to ensure set targets are met;
⇗ Provide representation of the project as appropriate and necessary with
focus on HIV prevention services
⇗ Supervise HIV prevention service delivery ofcers.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant must hold a Master’s Degree in Medicine or Public Health or
equivalent, and signicant level of training in HIV prevention, care and
treatment;
⇗ Excellent technical knowledge and experience in implementing key HIV
prevention implementation strategies and approaches, and service delivery
including condom promotion and programming, HTS, VMMC, eMTCT; and Key and
Priority Populations Programming using Ugandan and global guidelines for all
HIV Prevention services; including COP} PEPFAR guidance in Uganda. A proven
track record’ demonstrated ability in scaling up HIV prevention approaches in
Uganda is an added advantage.
⇗ At least 5 years’ experience working with public or private health
facilities to improve HIV Prevention services in Uganda, with strong knowledge
of eMTCT services.
⇗ Demonstrated knowledge of the Uganda health and community systems, and
ability to build and sustain strong relationships with national regional
partners for HIV prevention services including representatives from
implementing partners, districts, NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector.
⇗ Experience working with multiple grantees is desirable. Knowledge of and
experience working in collaboration with MOH, PEPFAR funded programs,
districts and health facilities public private is also desirable.
⇗ Ability to travel regularly to monitor district, site and community level
HIV prevention services;
⇗ Experience in capacity building initiatives, is an advantage.
⇗ Experience working with and building capacity of stakeholders such as
government, NGOs, and private-sector partners;
⇗ Experience working in northern Uganda would be an added advantage
⇗ Excellent command of data analytics and data use for decision making;
⇗ Excellent written and oral communication skills; and computer prociency in
Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
⇗ Experience supervising/ managing staff and local organizations. Previous
experience working with USG projects or other donors and multilateral agencies
with an in-depth knowledge of USG programs, regulations, compliance and
reporting.
⇗ Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short
deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
How to Apply ⇒
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications by email to
ug-rhites-n@ug.jsi.com addressed to the Human Resource Manager attaching their
application letters and CV
Deadline 13 th September 2020

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