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the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not
suitable for working with children.
All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of
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possible.
Position Title: Technical
Director, HIV and AIDS
Region: Africa\East Africa
Requisition Category: International
Country Name: Kenya
City/Province: Nairobi
Job Grade Level: 172
Is this a family post? Family - Spouse with Children
Application Deadline Date: 21 Dec
2012
Position Start Date: 01 Jan 2013
Position End Date: 31 Dec 2015
Program/Office Name: HIV/AIDS
Recruitment Priority: Need Immediately
Employee Type: Contract
Recruitment Status: Advertising in Progress
Requisition Num: 2012AFELLEN-92FBRS
Purpose of Position:
To provide senior technical leadership and coordination of
global HIV and AIDS programming, policy and advocacy. This entails managing the
HIV and Reproductive Health in Emergency Advisor, and working with the regions
to provide technical oversight and coordination of our HIV & AIDS
work.
The global HIV and AIDS Technical Director will lead the
implementation of the newly developed HIV strategy, development of programming
standards, capacity building and emergency preparedness; and global
representation in the area of HIV and AIDS.
The position will need to collaborate with other sectors such as
Church partnership for development, Education and Child Protection to co-own
core project models and integrate HIV effectively with other sectors in order
to contribute to the reduction of new HIV infections and mitigate the impact of
AIDS in communities where WV is operational.
The position holder should have HIV technical expertise in the
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) and HIV prevention
programming.
This person needs to be a real champion for HIV and an internal
advocate to sustain and build on the gains reached by the Hope Initiative while
developing momentum and support for HIV&AIDS across the organization as a
means for achieving our child well being targets.
The position will also need to be well connected with the child
focused HIV community externally and be able to position WV as a leading child
focused HIV implementer externally.
The position will report to the Director for MCH HIV & ID
and will work in close collaboration with the other teams and interest groups
in the Global Health and WASH team.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide
technical leadership in HIV & AIDS programming, policies, procedures,
guidelines, tools and standards (25%)
- Support
regional and national offices by actvively participating in strategy
development, scale up planning, program reviews/evaluations and capacity
building initiatives related to HIV & AIDS to ensure high quality
program implementation.
- Coordinate
HIV&AIDS SMEs accreditation and orientation through GTR (25%)
- Champion
the implementation of HIV project models including c-PMTCT and Expanded
Prevention Model for children and youth, aligned with WV’s HIV&AIDS
strategy and DADD. (20%)
- Represent
World Vision with high level stakeholders on HIV & AIDS (UNAIDS, WHO,
UNICEF, etc). Support advocacy (VCA and CVA linked to Child Health Now
Campaign), partnerships, and representation in specific HIV, and HIV in
Emergency areas, working closely with Learning and Partnerships
colleagues. (10%)
- Champion
the integration of HIV with other sectors. Encourage and facilitate the
documentation of lesson learned, best practices and innovations in HIV.
Contribute written materials on HIV-related issues for reporting, policy,
advocacy, marketing and communications. (10%)
- Leads
and manages the HIV & Reproductive Health in emergency Advisor and the
HIV interest group. (10%)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required:
The position holder must have a postgraduate degree in public
health with a focus on HIV, global health and/or infectious diseases.
Broad experience in the design and implementation of HIV &
AIDS programming with specific experience in PMTCT and HIV prevention
programming. Significant experiences in planning, monitoring and evaluation
tools and standards used by international humanitarian agencies.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, in
English and the ability to communicate cross-culturally and be sensitive to
other cultures.
Through their communications, the candidate must be able to
explain, present, persuade and influence a wide variety of stakeholders
including executives, institutional and private donors, and national and front
line staff.
The candidate must have at least 10 years experience in leading
and implementing HIV and AIDS and other public health programmes in least
developed countries, of which a minimum of 5 years must be field-based
experiences.
The candidate must have demonstrated ability to lead through
networks, build consensus, and mentor other leaders across a broad range of professional
disciplines.
The candidate should have extensive experience in and be an
active member of international coalitions and multi-agency forums, have
established network of partners in Interfaith, HIV and AIDS international NGOs,
as well as bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors eg GFATM and PEPFAR.
Master Degree from a recognized university.
Preferred:
- MPH
or the equivalent degree in social science.
- Proven
ability to work towards integration through collaboration and vision
sharing with other sectoral leaders, able to advocate internally to build
on the gains reached by the Hope Initiative while developing momentum and
support for HIV&AIDS across the organization as a means for achieving
our child well being targets
- Extensive
Training and facilitation skills
- High
level conceptual and analytical skills, able to develop position papers as
well as the ability to communicate with staff at various levels (from
local to international level)
- Prefer
experiences in HIV and AIDS programming, specifically related to PMTCT and
HIV prevention programming in several least developed countries.
- Experience
working in partnership with faith communities within a developmental
settings
- Being
a PLWHIV would provide credibility in this position and is an asset for
this role.
WV encourages people living with HIV to apply
How to apply:
For specific details regarding the position, please refer to the
full description and apply
online here by the
closing date.
For more information on World Vision International, please visit
our website: www.wvi.org.
World Vision is an equal opportunity employer.