Elizabeth glaser pediatric AIDS foundation (EGPAF) is looking an atteindre 95 associate project director
Description :
Number of Positions : 01
Reports To : Atteindre95 Project PI/ EGPAF Cameroon Country Director
Possible Start Date : April 1, 2019
Terms : This position is open qualified Cameroonians and non-Cameroonians.
“Sometimes in life there is that moment when it’s possible to make a change for the better.
This is one of those moments.”
Elizabeth Glaser :
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 16 countries and at over 5,000 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today, because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. With a growing global staff of over 3,100 — nine of 10 who work in the field—the Foundation’s global mission is to implement prevention, care, and treatment; further advance innovative research; and to execute strategic and targeted global advocacy activities to bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide.
EGPAF works in partnership with the Ministry of Health NACC and the Regional and District Health Teams to support HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment and health systems strengthening activities. EGPAF is mainly funded by PEPFAR through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
About Atteindre95 Project :
Atteindre95 project aims to Develop, Implement, and Sustain High Quality Comprehensive HIV Cascade Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Adults in Facility and Community Based Settings in Cameroon under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Through the new project (Atteindre95) EGPAF will support implementation of high quality, evidence-informed case-finding and clinical care services for HIV along the clinical cascade in the Littoral Region of Cameroon over the next 5 years. It will include implementing and supporting the best and most appropriate interventions to reach epidemic control across all age groups and populations.
Job Summary :
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is seeking to recruit an Associate Project Director to be based in the Littoral. The Associate Project Director will contribute to the Atteindre 95 goal by coordinating, directing and providing oversight for activities intended to increase the capacity of supported health facilities to provide comprehensive and quality HIV care and treatment services.
Key Responsibilities :
- Collaborate with the PI to set program direction and approaches ;
- Lead and direct technical capacity building activities for the provision of quality, evidence-based HIV/AIDS care and treatment services ;
- Oversee the work of the technical staff, and ensure that the work of each technical area is coordinated at all levels ;
- Collaborate with monitoring and evaluation staff to monitor and evaluate the impact that trainings, support supervision and mentorship activities have on service delivery outcomes ;
- Provide support to project personnel to technically enable them to provide high-quality prevention, care, and treatment technical assistance and mentorship support to health care providers ;
- Take the lead in monthly, quarterly and annual work plan development activities ;
- Develop a detailed implementation and activity program plan, including program targets ;
- Ensure all other care and treatment components including M&E, laboratory, community linkage, pharmacy, QI, trainings, are all linked and implemented according to the plan ;
- Prepare quarterly, semi-annual and annual narrative progress reports ;
- Provide high level technical advice to program officers in supervising and monitoring implementation of sub grantees planned activities ;
- Perform site visits and technical program reviews ;
- Ensure dissemination and distribution of care and treatment job aides, including guidelines, SOPs, and other related documents ;
- Participate in identifying program-training needs and provide appropriate recommendations ;
- Participate in relevant meetings with the Ministry of Health and as well as with donors.
Skills and competence :
Required Qualifications :
- Medical Doctor with at least 8 years of continuous program implementation experience, 4 of which must be at senior level managing clinical HIV/AIDS programs in sub-Sahara Africa ;
- MPH or a master’s Degree in a related field will be an added advantage ;
- Experience leading and managing a complex and integrated HIV project will be a distinct advantage.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities :
- Experience in establishing and sustaining working relationships with Ministries of Health, health management teams, and other implementing partners at a senior level ;
- Significant and up to date knowledge of the current ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV, HTC guidelines, standards, tools and best practices ;
- Experience in HIV/AIDS care and treatment program implementation with demonstrated expertise in initiating care and treatment services in a public, faith based or private health facilities ;
- Demonstrated experience in organizing and facilitating HIV /AIDS prevention, care and treatment interventions ;
- Knowledge of PEPFAR Program and MOH/NACC reporting requirements including familiarity with the data collection and reporting tools used by MOH ;
- Experience in mentoring HIV project teams in program management of HIV continuum of care services and the Adult, Peds/Adolescent, TBHIV and PMTCT clinical cascades ;
- Ability to work with limited supervision ;
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, report writing and analytical skills ;
- Dedicated visionary and strategic leader with ability and experience to work in a multidisciplinary, multi-cultural team ;
- Required languages: Fluency in spoken and written English and working knowledge of French is a must.
Competencies :
The Foundation expects all employees to possess the fundamental competencies of interpersonal skills, communication, accountability, continual learning, and driving results. The ideal candidate will either be proficient or advanced in the following set of competencies, specific to this position’s level of Director :
- Collaboration – Develops networks and builds alliances ;
- Collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals ;
- Creativity/Innovation – Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches ; encourages new ideas and innovations ;
- Designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes ;
- Influencing/Negotation – Persuades others ;
- Builds consensus through give and take ;
- Gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.
How to Apply :
- Qualified candidates should submit a CV and cover letter through the following link : here ;
- Screening of applications will be on a rolling basis. Please note that only shortlisted applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted. Applications are only acceptable through the above link.