Asociado de Programas - Coordinador/a Emergencias
Ente: WFP - World Food Programme
Paese: INTL
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HIV Technical Advisor FHI 360 Open positions at FHI 360 Accra ( Ghana ) Show advice for this position Open application form Reclaim Your Time: UN Talent Pro Membership for Efficient Job Hunting UN Talent Pro Details Project Description Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), that provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to achieve HIV epidemic control among all at-risk populations, including people living with HIV (PLHIV); strengthen global health security (GHS), including outbreak response; expand tuberculosis detection and treatment (TB), improve maternal and child health (MCH), address malaria; and promote health systems strengthening (HSS) including supply chain management. In Ghana, EpiC will work to support the Ghana Ministry of Health (MOH), Ghana Health Service (GHS)-National AIDS/STI Control Programme and Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Regional Health Directorates (RHDs) and District Health Directorates (DHDs) to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets by 2030 in PEPFAR-supported regions through the focused implementation of innovative prevention, case finding, linkage to care and treatment, treatment adherence, and viral load coverage and suppression strategies. Position Summary The HIV Technical Advisor provides technical guidance for the FHI 360 EpiC project across the three PEPFAR-supported regions in Ghana. The EpiC HIV Technical Advisor is a senior member of the EpiC staff in Ghana and will provide technical leadership to the Ghana EpiC project. The primary responsibility of the Technical Advisor is to ensure successful implementation of the EpiC work plan and achievement of the project’s targets and goals. The EpiC Technical Advisor provides technical oversight and assistance to the project in the aspects of the EpiC program related to the following: Improve availability & accessibility of HIV services: Expand comprehensive preventive, treatment, care, and support services. Resource optimization: Enhance financial resource mobilization and logistics for prevention, care, and treatment. System Strengthening, Sustainability, and Domestic Resource Mobilization****: Bolster community and facility systems, strengthen domestic resource mobilization and increase government commitment, and remove structural barriers to sustain access to HIV care and treatment. He/she will ensure that project implementation efforts are evidence-based, community-driven and will contribute to the deliverables in the EpiC implementation plan. This position is critical for the development of quality and evidence-based approaches for the support of HIV services, including HIV prevention, testing, treatment initiation, continuity of treatment, and viral load activities. This position will report to the Project Director who will have oversight of all technical components of the work plan. Position Responsibilities Lead the development, implementation, and oversight of community- and facility-level HIV activities under the approved EpiC annual work plan, ensuring alignment with PEPFAR/DoS, Government of Ghana, and FHI 360 requirements and targets. Serve as the technical lead and ensure that all HIV treatment and continuity of treatment, viral load, Advanced HIV Disease (AHD), case detection, Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), Early Infant Diagnosis (EID), Multi-Month Dispensing (MMD), Same Day ART Initiation (SDART), and differentiated service delivery (DSD) interventions are of high quality, follow global and national best practices, and are impactful. Provide clinical guidance, mentorship, and technical assistance to EpiC staff, health facilities, CSOs, and government counterparts to ensure high-quality, evidence-based HIV services for at-risk adults and children, PLHIV, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and HIV-exposed infants. Work with GAC, NACP, RHDs/DHDs, health facilities, CSOs, and other stakeholders to develop and operationalize implementation plans, coordinate activities, strengthen partnerships, and support program start-up and implementation. Represent FHI 360/EpiC project at national and international meetings. Ensure the development, adaptation, and implementation of quality clinical and community SOPs, tools, and guidelines contextualized to the Ghanaian setting and aligned with national and donor requirements. Support CSOs and government counterparts with capacity assessments, capacity-strengthening plans, and transition planning and implementation to promote sustainable HIV programming. Strengthen community-to-facility-to-community referral and linkage systems, including treatment initiation, retention, follow-up, and tracking of individuals across the HIV cascade. Strengthen strategic information, M&E, and reporting systems, including training CSOs on standardized service rec
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