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• Supervise
  all activities for improving access and quality of HIV Prevention and
  Treatment services in all 8 districts in Acholi region in consultation
  with District Technical Coordinators (DTCs).
• Support
  development, timely submission and tracking of annual, quarterly, monthly
  work plans and budgets for technical assistance for HIV Prevention and
  Treatment services.
• Carry
  out regular activities to assess and build competency of DHTs and District
  Technical Coordinators supporting in the selected districts/ health
  facilities.
• Lead
  a team of Advisors to improve access to and quality of HIV Prevention and
  Treatment services in Acholi region.

• Have
  overall responsibility for achieving project targets in HIV Prevention and
  Treatment (HTS, PMTCT, SMC, HIV/TB, HIV care and treatment) and
  integration of services. Provide technical support to health facilities
  and districts in Acholi region to implement and meet set targets.
• Provide
  overall technical support and oversight for the integrated HIV Prevention
  and Treatment services at facility and community levels in Acholi region
  in coordination with District Technical Coordinators and project partners.
• Supervise
  a group of advisors to improve access to quality HIV Prevention and
  Treatment services. Ensure improved demand for HIV Prevention and
  Treatment services in Acholi region.
• Conduct
  coaching and mentorship, training and managing coaches at district and
  regional level, generate and document best practices. Build the capacity
  of district teams to continuously support health facilities to improve HIV
  Prevention and Treatment services. Build capacity of district
  counterparts, DTCs and partners staff.
• Improve
  access to and quality of HIV Prevention and Treatment services for
  priority population, key population and other vulnerable groups. Ensure
  universally agreed 90-90-90 targets are achieved at district and regional
  levels.
• Lead
  coordination at the regional and national level in the area of HIV
  Prevention and Treatment for the project in consultation with the
  supervisor.
• Ensure
  timely submission of quality and accurate reports quarterly, biweekly and
  at all other requested times.
• Review
  and improve technical strategies employed by the technical teams and
  District Technical Coordinators supporting HIV Prevention and Treatment
  services to ensure the RHITES N Acholi project work plan is adhered to and
  implemented with measurable success.
• In
  collaboration with the monitoring and evaluation team ensure that data
  collected is accurate, valid and captures process and outcome indicators.
• In
  collaboration with knowledge management staff, lead the process of
  documenting best practices in form of case studies, success stories,
  abstracts, video clips in addition to the routine biweekly updates,
  quarterly and annual reports for the work done.
• Develop,
  support and maintain a pool of district and regional coaches who will
  support the health facility improvement teams to improve the quality of care
  and services provided in the above named technical areas.
• Integrating
  appropriate gender strategies and ensure appropriate youth engagement.
• Perform
  any other duties as assigned by the supervisor / Chief of Party.

• The
  applicants for the USAID Project Senior Technical Advisor- HIV Prevention
  and Treatment career opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine
  and preferably Masters in Public Health, with at least 4 years’ experience
  in technically leading/Advising large scale HIV Prevention and Treatment
  programs in Uganda.
• Four
  years of working with districts and health facilities to improve HIV
  Prevention and Treatment services in Uganda.
• Demonstrated
  ability of improving quality of health services at large scale.
• A
  good working knowledge of the most up to date guidelines for HIV
  Prevention and Treatment services.
• Two
  years of experience leading teams and supporting integration of family
  health services.
• Two
  years of experience in supervising staff and working at a senior level.
• Ability
  and willingness to travel within the supported districts for 50% of the
  time.
• Experience
  of working with diverse groups of stakeholders such as government, NGOs,
  and private-sector partners.
• Experience
  of working in northern Uganda is an advantage.
• Ability
  to organize, analyze, interpret and program performance data.
• Experience
  of working with USAID funded projects is an advantage.

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