USAID HIV/AIDS Specialist Careers – Abt Associates

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Job Title:    HIV/AIDS Specialist
Organisation: Abt Associates
Funding Source: U.S Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Technical Director, Clinical Services
About Abt:
Abt
Associates is an international development organization composed of dedicated
professionals who provide technical assistance, research, analysis, and
practical training services in more than 128 countries. Abt seeks to implement
a five-year project funded by the U.S Agency for International Development
(USAID).
Job Summary: The HIV/AIDS Specialist will play an integral part
of a team that will strengthen Ugandan government counterparts in the area of
clinical HIV/AIDS improvements for quality health programs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • In charge of capacity building and training
    of health providers in the delivery of improved and expended services for
    HIV/AIDS.
  • Supports the expansion of HIV/AIDS services,
    including assistance related to drugs, logistics, reporting, supportive
    supervision and external quality control tasks.
  • Assesses the training needs of providers and
    develops training plans and materials to meet those needs.
  • Ensure the project’s HIV/AIDS activities are
    evidence informed, well-coordinated and demonstrate results
  • Actively contributes to operational manuals
    for facilities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the USAID HIV/AIDS
    Specialist career opportunity should hold a relevant Master’s degree
  • A minimum of six years’ experience with a
    focus on HIV/AIDS clinical service delivery improvement.
  • Broad working knowledge of latest
    developments and technology in the area of HIV programming in low
    prevalence settings.
  • Proven ability to conceptualize, innovate and
    execute ideas, as well as to transfer knowledge and skills.
  • Proven ability to express clearly and
    concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form.
  • Proven skills in supervision, planning and
    management
  • Previous experience with USAID and donor
    projects is highly desirable.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the USAID Project
are encouraged to send their updated resumes / CVs and application letters that
provide details of the applicant’s specific qualifications via Email to Uganda_Jobs@abtassoc.com.
Please clearly include the position title in the subject of the E-mail.
Deadline: 25th May, 2016
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