Technical Advisor _ DSD, April 2024

Position Reports To: Country Program Manager

Location: Yaoundé

Context:

Jhpiego is an international non-profit (NGO) working to improve the health of women and families around the world. Through the Global Fund’s HIV Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) Strategic Initiative, the proposed Senior Technical Advisor will provide and coordinate remote and in-country technical assistance to CNLS and partners to strengthen DSD approaches in the whole HIV continuum.

The HIV Technical Advisor will lead the technical support to CNLS and collaborate closely with WHO, UNAIDS, and other implementing partners to advance achievement of 95-95-95 targets through operationalization of differentiated service delivery across the clinical cascade. S/he will lead the development of DSD operational SOPs, tools, trainings materials etc., and ensure that the latest evidence and best practices including adaptations to COVID-19 are incorporated in the existing national guidelines/SOPs, accompanying operation documents and job aids which will guide implementation approaches.

Responsibilities:

Provide technical leadership and oversight introduction and/or strengthening of DSD:
- Assist with coordination of the DSD work of team members with their designated counterparts including the donor agency, the Ministry of Health, community-based organizations, as well as other implementing partners in Cameroon to ensure effective technical assistance and the smooth implementation of activities; – Lead a coordinated consultative and engagement of relevant stakeholders in the development/review of documents (guidelines, SOPs, training package or job aids); – Support the finalization the situational analysis and validation meeting summarizing existing DSD models for testing (including infant diagnosis/EID), treatment, and viral load suppression in Cameroon (SO1); – Develop national guidelines for differentiated service delivery for testing (including infant diagnosis/EID), treatment, and viral load suppression in Cameroon (SO1); – Support the Strategic information Advisor to update and validate M&E and data use tools in alignment with the national DSD guidelines (SO4); – Update training and mentorship packages for differential and decentralized testing/treatment/VL standards from activities conducted in SO1 and SO2 above; – Provide technical Assistance for ongoing capacity building, problem solving and addressing challenges / bottlenecks related to DSD implementation and scale-up.
Work closely with Jhpiego home office staff to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation;
Write donor reports and other program-related documents in a timely manner;
Participate in relevant technical advisory groups with counterparts and partner institutions;
Represent Jhpiego’s interests and present progress, accomplishments and lessons learned to key stakeholders, including donors, implementing partners in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences and presentations;
Ensure that Jhpiego’s programs comply with donor policies and regulations.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Clinician required (i.e., Nurse, Doctor); additional advanced degree in public health, health administration, international health or related field preferred;
At least 8 years of experience managing HIV prevention or care and treatment programs at a national level and international level, including planning, designing, budgeting, supervising, evaluating and documenting results;
Have a good understanding of the Global Fund’s management rules, reporting requirements and overall strategic framework is an advantage;
Proven experience/track record designing, implementing, monitoring DSD models across HIV prevention and treatment for specific population
Previous experience as a technical advisor or program manager, with proven ability to develop technical capacity in regional and national programs;
Have a good understanding of Cameroon’s health system;
Management, training or clinical experience in HIV prevention, testing, care and treatment, and integrated TB/HIV services;
Track record developing technical guidelines, training materials, SOPs, etc.
Knowledge of HIV and TB program implementation, including quality priorities;
Knowledge of research principles, including data analysis and use, and report and manuscript development;
Excellent diplomatic skills and proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with donors, host country counterparts and representatives of other key stakeholders;
Ability to coach and mentor technical staff and strong facilitation, team building and coordination skills;
Demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, organizational and advocacy skills;
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, tight deadlines and intense pressure to perform;
Proficient in Microsoft Office;
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills in English and French are required;
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Ability and willingness to travel around Cameroon up to 30% of time.

Candidates interested in this position and meeting the required profile are requested to send only a letter of motivation specifying in subject the position to be filled, a curriculum vitae, scanned copies of diplomas, names and addresses of three (03) reference persons in the professional field by email to [email protected] no later than 08 December, 2022.

Please indicate the title of the position in the subject line: HIV Technical Advisor .

NB:

The selected candidate for this position will be subject to a pre-employment employment background investigation.

Successful candidates will be required to complete their application with all documents attesting to their statements contained in the CV;

Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Jhpiego Yaoundé

Jhpiego

Our History

Responding to the Changing Needs of Women and Families Worldwide

Since its founding in 1974, Jhpiego has been innovating to save the lives of women and families worldwide. From the first day, Jhpiego has been asking the question: How can we make lifesaving services available and accessible to the people who need them—all over the world?

Dr. Theodore M. King, an early innovator and champion for women’s health, was the moving force behind the founding of Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University. In the early 1970s, King recognized the need to make physicians, nurses and administrators from developing countries aware of reproductive health breakthroughs, such as laparoscopy (a procedure used to inspect internal reproductive organs for infertility or to provide contraception by closing off the fallopian tubes) and modern contraceptives. Originally known as the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, the organization was funded through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Under King’s leadership, as a founder, trustee and later president of Jhpiego for 14 years, the organization conducted a steady stream of programs throughout the developing world.

How Did We Get from There to Here?

Early on, Jhpiego established itself as a leader in reproductive health training. Beginning in 1974, Jhpiego held training sessions on family planning/reproductive health for doctors and nurses in the USA In 1979, Jhpiego started its first in-country training programs in Tunisia, Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, Thailand and the Philippines. From 1987 through 2004, Jhpiego conducted three global Training in Reproductive Health Projects, funded by USAID. Beginning in 1993, Jhpiego published learning materials on long-acting family planning methods.

Over the years—to respond more effectively to the needs of individual countries—Jhpiego became increasingly field-based and established its first field office in Kenya in 1993. Today, Jhpiego has field offices in more than 30 countries worldwide. Similarly, Jhpiego’s programming areas have expanded to meet changing needs in the field. In addition to family planning and reproductive health, Jhpiego now has expertise in maternal and child health, infection prevention and control, HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases.

Jhpiego’s work has also expanded to address reproductive health policy and guidelines and to support health systems strengthening. For example, in 1996 in Brazil, Jhpiego launched a performance and quality improvement approach, now known as Standards-Based Management and Recognition (SBM-R), which has since been implemented in 30 countries. SBM-R empowers health workers and facilities to improve the performance and quality of their services by providing them with the tools and methods they need to make decisions, solve problems and innovate at the local level.

Innovations in Training Methods and Technologies

In 1986, Jhpiego pioneered a competency-based training (CBT) approach that emphasizes learning by doing. CBT focuses on how the participant performs and promotes the trainer’s ability to encourage learning. Jhpiego also introduced the use of anatomic models for “humanistic training.” To minimize risk to clients, learners first practice on models until they achieve competency. In 1995, a clinical training skills manual—the cornerstone of Jhpiego’s training approach—was published. Using a systematic “training of trainers” approach, Jhpiego has created a global network of qualified physician, nurse and midwife trainers.

As early as 1984, Jhpiego collaborated with the University of the West Indies to deliver reproductive health courses, via satellite, to six islands in the Caribbean. In 1987, Jhpiego sponsored a global meeting on reproductive health education and technology with the World Health Organization (WHO) and introduced computer-assisted instruction to simulate clinical situations in several of its US-based courses. In 1995, ReproLine, an online source for reproductive health information, was launched. Today, Jhpiego continues to explore new learning technologies: mobile phones in Afghanistan, a computer-based learning management system in Ethiopia, computer-based training in Ghana, a distance learning program in Zambia.

Practical Solutions for Low-Resource Settings

Since the 1992 publication of its international reference standard Infection Prevention for Family Planning Service Programs, Jhpiego has been at the forefront in promoting evidence-based practices that can protect health care professionals, staff and clients from potentially life-threatening infections. To this end, Jhpiego has tested and introduced practical, low-cost infection prevention procedures that can be implemented effectively in settings with limited resources.

In developing countries, cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. In 1995, Jhpiego began research with the University of Zimbabwe to find a low-cost alternative to the Pap test that could make cervical cancer prevention a reality in low-resource settings. Based on the results of this research, Jhpiego helped form the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention in 1999 and received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its cervical cancer program. Since that time, Jhpiego has developed and piloted the single visit approach in which women are screened and treated during the same visit.

In 1995, Jhpiego began addressing HIV/AIDS and its integration with family planning services. Six years later, Jhpiego began work in HIV voluntary counseling and testing with a USAID-funded project in Jamaica. In 2002, Jhpiego received its first funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for work in HIV/AIDS and, the following year, developed a global learning package on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV—with CDC, WHO and university partners—to enable global scale-up. Also in 2003, Jhpiego began work on male circumcision for HIV prevention in Zambia. In 2008, Jhpiego developed a global learning package on male circumcision for HIV prevention with WHO and UNAIDS.

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Responsibilities:

Provide technical leadership and oversight introduction and/or strengthening of DSD:
- Assist with coordination of the DSD work of team members with their designated counterparts including the donor agency, the Ministry of Health, community-based organizations, as well as other implementing partners in Cameroon to ensure effective technical assistance and the smooth implementation of activities; - Lead a coordinated consultative and engagement of relevant stakeholders in the development/review of documents (guidelines, SOPs, training package or job aids); - Support the finalization the situational analysis and validation meeting summarizing existing DSD models for testing (including infant diagnosis/EID), treatment, and viral load suppression in Cameroon (SO1); - Develop national guidelines for differentiated service delivery for testing (including infant diagnosis/EID), treatment, and viral load suppression in Cameroon (SO1); - Support the Strategic information Advisor to update and validate M&E and data use tools in alignment with the national DSD guidelines (SO4); - Update training and mentorship packages for differential and decentralized testing/treatment/VL standards from activities conducted in SO1 and SO2 above; - Provide technical Assistance for ongoing capacity building, problem solving and addressing challenges / bottlenecks related to DSD implementation and scale-up.
Work closely with Jhpiego home office staff to ensure effective, timely and coordinated project implementation;
Write donor reports and other program-related documents in a timely manner;
Participate in relevant technical advisory groups with counterparts and partner institutions;
Represent Jhpiego's interests and present progress, accomplishments and lessons learned to key stakeholders, including donors, implementing partners in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences and presentations;
Ensure that Jhpiego's programs comply with donor policies and regulations.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Clinician required (i.e., Nurse, Doctor); additional advanced degree in public health, health administration, international health or related field preferred;
At least 8 years of experience managing HIV prevention or care and treatment programs at a national level and international level, including planning, designing, budgeting, supervising, evaluating and documenting results;
Have a good understanding of the Global Fund's management rules, reporting requirements and overall strategic framework is an advantage;
Proven experience/track record designing, implementing, monitoring DSD models across HIV prevention and treatment for specific population
Previous experience as a technical advisor or program manager, with proven ability to develop technical capacity in regional and national programs;
Have a good understanding of Cameroon's health system;
Management, training or clinical experience in HIV prevention, testing, care and treatment, and integrated TB/HIV services;
Track record developing technical guidelines, training materials, SOPs, etc.
Knowledge of HIV and TB program implementation, including quality priorities;
Knowledge of research principles, including data analysis and use, and report and manuscript development;
Excellent diplomatic skills and proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with donors, host country counterparts and representatives of other key stakeholders;
Ability to coach and mentor technical staff and strong facilitation, team building and coordination skills;
Demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, organizational and advocacy skills;
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, tight deadlines and intense pressure to perform;
Proficient in Microsoft Office;
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills in English and French are required;
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Ability and willingness to travel around Cameroon up to 30% of time.

Please indicate the title of the position in the subject line: HIV Technical Advisor .

NB:

The selected candidate for this position will be subject to a pre-employment employment background investigation.

Successful candidates will be required to complete their application with all documents attesting to their statements contained in the CV;

Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

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