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Director Prevention Programs (USAMRD - A) PEPFAR Program

Kisumu, Kenya

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Director Prevention Programs (USAMRD - A) PEPFAR Program

Closing: Mar 27, 2024

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Published: Mar 13, 2024 (16 days ago)

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EXPERIENCE:

At least five years of public health experience in the management and delivery of HIV/AIDS services in Africa or other developing countries is required. These include:

  • At least five years of mid-to-senior level experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs that involve coordination with MOH, policy makers, international agencies and implementing partners in HIV, STI or related infectious disease field is required.
  •  At least five years of experience in leading HIV prevention programs is required.

At least two years of leadership and management experience is required, providing work guidance, coordination and/ or direct supervision to staff on specific projects or programs.

Education Requirements:

Master's degree or host-country equivalent in medicine, public health, social work, nursing, or behavioral science is required.


Responsibilities

EXPERIENCE:

At least five years of public health experience in the management and delivery of HIV/AIDS services in Africa or other developing countries is required. These include:

  • At least five years of mid-to-senior level experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs that involve coordination with MOH, policy makers, international agencies and implementing partners in HIV, STI or related infectious disease field is required.
  •  At least five years of experience in leading HIV prevention programs is required.

At least two years of leadership and management experience is required, providing work guidance, coordination and/ or direct supervision to staff on specific projects or programs.

Education Requirements:

Master's degree or host-country equivalent in medicine, public health, social work, nursing, or behavioral science is required.


The job holder serves as the Director, Prevention Programs, overseeing and supervising HIV Prevention Services for the US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa (USAMRD-A) PEPFAR program. The job holder is a Senior Public Health Specialist responsible for planning, formulating, analyzing, evaluating, and/or implementing policies for USAMRD-A’s public health programs for key and vulnerable populations, including all aspects of HIV prevention, including Adolescents Girls and Young Women (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS- Free, Mentored and Safe – DREAMS and Adolescent and Young People), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (including prevention and social protection to reduce vulnerability), high-risk clients (requiring Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis - PrEP), HIV prevention for military programs, Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision – VMMC, HIV case-finding, and other prevention interventions under PEPFAR. The job holder liaises with the USAMRD-A treatment lead to ensure prevention efforts are present across the continuum of HIV care and treatment programs. The job holder provides technical assistance and guidance to the Kenya Ministry of Health, County governments and other national and international partners and collaborators. The job holder leads and manages a team of four contractors who provide technical direction and guidance to the Kenya PEPFAR program. The job holder is a Locally Employed Staff (LES) appointed to perform inherently governmental duties. Incumbent reports directly to the USAMRD-A PEPFAR Deputy Country Director.


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