About MSH:
Management
Sciences for Health (MSH) is an international non-profit, public health
organization with headquarters in USA, whose purpose is to strengthen health
programs worldwide. MSH Uganda is currently running a number of USAID and other
donor funded projects including Strengthening TB and HIV & AIDS Response in
Eastern Uganda (STAR-E) project in Eastern Uganda funded by USAID. The mandate
of STAR-E is to support comprehensive HIV/AIDS & TB services in the 12
districts of Eastern Uganda (Budaka, Bududa, Bukwo, Bulambuli, Busia, Butaleja,
Kapchorwa, Kibuku, Kween, Mbale, Pallisa and Sironko).
Sciences for Health (MSH) is an international non-profit, public health
organization with headquarters in USA, whose purpose is to strengthen health
programs worldwide. MSH Uganda is currently running a number of USAID and other
donor funded projects including Strengthening TB and HIV & AIDS Response in
Eastern Uganda (STAR-E) project in Eastern Uganda funded by USAID. The mandate
of STAR-E is to support comprehensive HIV/AIDS & TB services in the 12
districts of Eastern Uganda (Budaka, Bududa, Bukwo, Bulambuli, Busia, Butaleja,
Kapchorwa, Kibuku, Kween, Mbale, Pallisa and Sironko).
Job Summary: Key among the populations
targeted for services are Most at Risk Populations (MARPs) primarily: fisher
folks, commercial sex workers (CSWs) and their clients, long distance truck
drivers, discordant couples, and other emerging MARPs. In a bid to upscale
MARPs Programming in the project area, STAR-E intends to hire the services of
an HIV/AIDS prevention Specialist as follows:
targeted for services are Most at Risk Populations (MARPs) primarily: fisher
folks, commercial sex workers (CSWs) and their clients, long distance truck
drivers, discordant couples, and other emerging MARPs. In a bid to upscale
MARPs Programming in the project area, STAR-E intends to hire the services of
an HIV/AIDS prevention Specialist as follows:
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
The overall
goal of the consultant will be to support the programming and impact
documentation of the MARPs interventions of the STAR-E Project. Specifically
the objectives of the consultancy will be:
goal of the consultant will be to support the programming and impact
documentation of the MARPs interventions of the STAR-E Project. Specifically
the objectives of the consultancy will be:
- To assist the STAR-E Project review the existing strategies and
activities in light of the recently received ‘Program Pivots &
Strategic Changes’ report from the Uganda PEPFAR - Technical Working Groups and whether they are capable of reaching
the desired results. - To assist the Project with establishing viable linkages that can
bring about the desired continuum of response to the MARPs. - To work with the STAR-E Project and its partners to help document
what desirable impact the MARPs interventions have contributed to the
overall decline in the epidemic. - To analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the
Project’s interventions. - Assist the project in documenting best practices from the
existing MARPs interventions. - Determine which areas need more attention and make
recommendations for how to strengthen
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- HIV prevention specialist with experience working with MARPs
programming in Sub-Saharan Africa, and preferably in the East Africa
region. - Fluency in Swahili is an advantage.
How to Apply:
If you meet
the above requirements and are interested, please send an email requesting for
a detailed Scope of Work to [email protected] or
[email protected] .
the above requirements and are interested, please send an email requesting for
a detailed Scope of Work to [email protected] or
[email protected] .
Deadline for
receiving applications: Open until filled.
receiving applications: Open until filled.
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