OVC and HIV Services Officer 63 views0 applications

Organizational and Program highlights 

Mekdim Ethiopia National Association (MENA) is registered non-governmental organization. MENA has been funded by USAID Ethiopia under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative to implement a three years Family-focused HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Program in Addis Ababa. The Program will be implemented by MENA in partnership with different local implementing partners. The activity aims to accelerate and sustain HIV epidemic control in Ethiopia through the delivery of high impact Family-focused HIV prevention, care, and Treatment Activity implementation areas are selected from A.A town 10 Sub Cities.

The purpose of this award is to strengthen local HIV epidemic control to achieve 95 percent of individuals living with HIV know their status, 95 percent of persons living with HIV to initiate antiretroviral therapy and 95 percent of antiretroviral therapy clients achieve viral load suppression by 2020. HIV mitigation services for vulnerable children will focus on case discovery and linkage to HIV treatment among undiagnosed children living with HIV, on achieving better health outcomes through HIV viral load suppression and establishing interpersonal, family and community norms to achieve HIV and violence prevention (9 to 14-year-old children).

Job summary

The Gender, Youth and SBCC Specialist will provide high quality technical assistance to Growth through Nutrition program in integrating gender dynamics in implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning of this multi-sectoral nutrition program for OVC and adult HIV prevention, Care and Treatment Services. S/he is also expected to lead on the update or development of frameworks and guidance for integrating Gender and Diversity in line with SC’s Theory of Change and thematic strategies in order to ensure high quality, innovative programming, including direct interventions. S/He will lead on the development and dissemination of a robust evidence-based practice relating to gender and diversity that can be used to bring about significant change in the rights and well-being of children. The position holder will actively engage in networking and building relationships with government, donor, international bodies, corporate, other NGOs, networks and others as required to promote best practice for the program.

Under the direct supervision of CoP, the post holder is expected to meet the child safeguarding and standard practices across all the project activities and will also be a good advocate of GBV prevention.

In general, she/he will be responsible to assist field offices and country office to ensure compliance are meet through incorporating safe programming practices in all program cycle, facilitate training for various groups, participate in investigation, develop friendly materials and guidelines, monitoring of standard practices of sectors, reporting, data management, supporting sustainability approaches of the project and share the learning both in humanitarian response and development programs.

Major Duties/Job Summary: –

• Plan, organize, implement and Monitor site level care and treatment activities as per the USAID standard operating procedure.
• Oversee the overall site level implementation of CEFs and CRPs to ensure high level program performance.
• Provide day to day technical mentoring support to the CEFs which will facilitate standardized delivery of services to the targeted beneficiaries.
• Liaise with local government administration, community care coalition or Community Committees, health facilities and other Community level actors for effective implementation of the project.
• In collaboration with the project team, able to organize and facilitate trainings, review meetings and workshops.
• Facilitate facility-to-community and Community-to-facility referral to strengthen partnership.
• Organize site level quality improvement team meetings and act as chairperson of the team.
• Collect periodic reports from CRPs, CEFs and other community structure, compile appropriately and report to the concerned body on time based on USAID requirement.
• Participate in meetings organized by the government and non-government organization representing MENA.

Term of Employment:    One year with possible extension based on performance

No. of Vacant Positions: One (1)

Qualification: 

•  BSc in Nursing, Public Health or MSC in related discipline.

Work experience:

• A minimum of (5 years for BSC and 3 years for MSC) work experience (preferably in NGO setting) with similar position; experience working with Community HIV Care and Treatment Activity is advantageous.

Required skills:        

• The Applicant should be computer literate (MS word, Excel and Access),
• Excellent interpersonal   Communication skills and ability to effectively liaise with staff, government and others stakeholders.
• Fluency in English and Local Language (Spoken and Written)
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with all actors in the implementation sites.
• Advanced technical skills relevant to HIV/AIDS Program for PLHIV, KPP, OVC and Other Vulnerable groups.
• Proven Coaching, Mentoring and leadership experience, particularly in Health and HIV/AIDS related projects.
• Professional registration license and relevant trainings to the assignment.