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The goal of the upcoming, five-year, USAID-funded Expanding Malawi HIV/AIDS Prevention with local Organizations Working for an Effective Epidemic Response (EMPOWER) program is preventing new Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) infections in targeted populations in PEPFAR priority districts in Malawi. EMPOWER will strive to increase use of proven, high impact, HIV prevention interventions by high-risk and underserved populations. A further objective is to identify undiagnosed HIV-infected persons (HIV case-finding) and link them to life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART).

Within this Activity, the five-year, $15.5 million, the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS)  AGYW Services and HIV Case-Finding component is envisioned as a five-year award to: a) expand the use of high quality, integrated, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV prevention services by AGYW aged 10 to 24 in two districts; and, b) increase case-finding of undiagnosed HIV-positive individuals in four districts, through targeted outreach testing with robust linkages to ART. HIV case-finding will focus on adult men and young people aged 15-24, who constitute the majority of undiagnosed HIV-positive persons in Malawi. As part of DREAMS Monitoring and Evaluation, it is envisioned that an electronic database be developed to track services each DREAMS AGYW recipient receives by all DREAMS partners in priority districts.

Position Description

The EMPOWER DREAMS AGYW Services and HIV Case Finding COP shall provide overall leadership, strategic vision and direction, program management and oversight, and will serve as principal liaison to USAID and national MoH staff.

The candidate for the position of EMPOWER DREAMS AGYW Services and HIV Case Finding COP shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Education:

A Master’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline; an advanced degree in a clinical or public health discipline (medicine, nursing, epidemiology) is preferred.

Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of senior-level experience leading large-scale complex HIV and/or public health programs, including supervision of technical staff, preferably in ESA;
• An additional 10 years of progressively increasing responsibility working in HIV prevention, family planning/reproductive health or related fields internationally, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa. Specific experience working with HIV testing and SRH service delivery preferred;
• Demonstrated ability to establish professional relationships and to work collaboratively with host government agencies, donors, civil society and CBOs;
• Experience successfully leading large health programs of similar size and complexity in developing countries;
• Proven expertise in services for youth;
• Demonstrated ability to build technical capacity of local organizations;
• Experience helping local organizations to “graduate” from sub-grant status to prime partner status is desirable;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with national, district and community authorities, the USG and other donors, and other implementing partners;     
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to develop and communicate a common vision to diverse partners and foster collaboration across a multi-disciplinary team; and
• Prior experience managing PEPFAR and/or USAID-funded agreements or contracts.

Language:

Fluency in English is required.

Due to the volume of applications submitted, only finalists will be notified. No phone calls, please.

Applications submitted without a resume will not be considered.

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