Jhpiego,HIV Technical and Counseling Advisor Jobs in Botswana

scale-up of HIV testing and
counseling services and coordinate sustained demand creation activities. The
Advisor will work closely with district teams to ensure that approaches are
effectively implemented. The Advisor will contribute to the drafting of annual
work plans, building team capacity, and monitoring and evaluation team
performance. The project will operate over a five-year period. This position is
contingent upon award from CDC. Botswana nationals are strongly encouraged to
apply.

1. Contribute
   technical leadership to the development of HTC activities for the project
   strategic plan, work plan, and project monitoring, in close collaboration
   with the Ministry of Health, CDC and other stakeholders
2. Identify
   appropriate facility- and community-based strategies at district health
   management level to address HTC service delivery systems bottlenecks that
   act as an impediment to effective service delivery
3. Refine
   evidence-based training materials, job aids, and curricula, supervisory
   systems and other training materials needed for implementation of HTC to
   meet the needs of the project
4. Identify
   HTC training needs and assist in the design and implementation of measures
   to address those needs
5. Provide
   mentoring and capacity building at the district health management level in
   HTC
6. Ensure
   timely implementation of all project inputs related to HTC, including
   planning and implementing assessments, site strengthening, follow-up and
   supervision, advocacy, demand creation, policy support, capacity-building
   and M&E across project sites, in close coordination and collaboration
   with CDC and Ministry of Health
7. Lead
   the formulation of approaches for scale up of HTC
8. Actively
   participate in all Technical Advisory Group Meetings for HTC, and
   represent Jhpiego in professional forums by participating and presenting
   in pertinent meetings and conferences, as well as technical working groups
9. Guide
   Ministry of Health, professional associations, other national stakeholders
   in the revision/development of evidenced-based standards for competency in
   HTC
10. Mobilize
    international level clinical/technical expertise to resolve clinical
    issues that shape or effect local public policy or project design
11. Collaborate
    with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the
    Ministry of Health and other US and international implementing partners,
    in order to ensure that all activities conform to the requirements and
    regulations
12. Conduct
    regular reporting to the Project Director, and project and technical
    staff, of successes, challenges and lessons learned in implementation
    related to areas of technical expertise
13. Author
    and co-author abstracts and presentations for journals and conference
14. Assist
    in the preparation of donor reports and project reports
15. Work
    with finance and project staff to develop and track project budgets
16. Work
    with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) staff to develop M&E
    frameworks and effectively track data/results
17. Contribute
    in the oversight of data collection, analysis and development of
    conclusions and recommendations to further strengthen project
    implementation
18. Coordinate
    and monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the work of short-term
    consultants as required
19. Work
    closely with Jhpiego headquarter office staff to ensure effective, timely
    and coordinated project implementation
20. Ensure
    compliance with CDC operational policies and regulations

1. 8+
   years’ experience in design and implementation in donor funded health
   sector development projects (over $3M per year) that have implemented
   successful activities in HIV prevention, care and treatment, preferably in
   Southern Africa
2. Experience
   working closely with national HIV/AIDS control programs and
   regional/district health authorities
3. Experience
   training health workers on aspects related to HTC
4. Understanding
   of the Botswana social and political context, and developments in the
   health sector
5. Excellent
   diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and sustain
   interpersonal and professional relationships with CDC missions,
   host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders
   such as NGOs, PVOs, the private sector and other donors.
6. In-depth
   knowledge of CDC projects, regulations, compliance and reporting
7. Demonstrated
   outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building
   and representational skills.
8. Training
   or clinical background in HIV prevention, care and treatment, TB, and
   health systems strengthening
9. Expertise
   in research to practice—identifying best practices and adapting them to
   project realities
10. Previous
    experience working in Botswana, with intimate understanding of local
    health system and health systems strengthening, HIV care and treatment
    gaps and opportunities, and solid relationships at government agencies
11. Ability
    to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and
    intense pressure to perform
12. Proficiency
    in Microsoft Office
13. Fluent
    in written and spoken English
14. Excellent
    oral and written communications skills
15. Ability
    to travel nationally and internationally