Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 04 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Key Outputs:
• Implement Case Finding Approaches in the community and facility setting
• Implement and monitor Adherence and Disclosure guidelines in community setting
• Implement and monitor patient tracking logbooks and interventions to bring those lost to follow- up back into care through SMS, phone calls or home visits
• Implement child and adolescent and adult PLHIV tracing and retention in the HIV care system
• Ensure stronger collaboration between the linkage officer and Facility-Community Linkage Facilitators
• Provide technical support in community-based adherence clubs to ensure clients adherence plans
• Work with HCWs to implement Differentiated service delivery models and community support programs plans in collaboration with health facilities
• To apply Quality Improvement approaches in improving linkage to care so as to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets
• Assist Family Support Groups, Peer Support Groups, Expert Clients and other community structures develop action plans which are aligned to the 90-90-90 strategy and the key result areas of the project focusing on accelerated epidemic control.
• Compile monthly and quarterly stats and narrative reports

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide technical assistance to Local Implementing Partners in HIV case identification, linkages to care and Treatment as well as Retention strategies.
• Work with the local CBOs and Community-Facility Linkage Facilitators to conduct community education/mobilization to generate demand for HIV services and ensure the uptake of HIV Counselling and Testing Services for children, adolescents and adults in a child-friendly manner at community level;
• Link up with other HIV Testing and counselling partners to facilitate conduct Household and community-based HIV testing where necessary.
• Support family testing and safe disclosure for households of index patients enrolled at the facilities;
• Coordinate and monitor the referral system between the community and the Health Facilities;
• Supervise the peer educators, expert clients and linkage facilitators conduct referrals, follow ups and defaulter tracing;
• Facilitate initiation to care and treatment of all identified HIV positive individuals, including children and adolescents;
• Work with the local CBOs to establish new and strengthen existing psychosocial support groups (PSSGs) at community level to promote retention;
• Coordinate quarterly joint support supervision in collaboration with DHTs and CBOs on project activities;
• Work with the Capacity Development Advisor to organize and coordinate community trainings as per National Curricula.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly and quarterly reports of all activities carried out as per the work plan;
• Strengthen linkages into care and treatment in both facility settings and testing done in the community level targeting children, adolescents age target 0 age to 18 years and adults;
• Improve linkage to the care system with a stronger focus on case finding and client indexing;
• Strengthening the multidisciplinary linkage coordination at the facility and Community levels;
• 15 Design, monitor and report on key activities related to scale-up of HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in Soroti Region.
• Support mentoring activities for HCWs in relation to HIV /AIDS prevention services in Soroti Region especially those targeting improvements along the cascade of care and treatment
• 17 Support roll out of the revised HIV Testing Services guidelines and implementation manual in Soroti Region
• Provide Technical Assistance for the handling of complicated cases.
• Support Continuous Community Quality Improvement approaches for HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support services in Soroti region Cluster areas
• Provide technical assistance in planning related to HIV/AIDS prevention and community linkages services in Soroti region.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS: Project Officer- HIV Prevention & Community Linkages
Minimum Academic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields; Social Sciences, Education, SWASA, Development Studies, Community and Adult Education, Community Psychology, Public Health, Guidance and counseling, BSc. Nursing or a related field.
• Evidence of having attended specialized training in HIV/AIDS

Required Experience and Skills:
• At least 3 years’ experience in providing technical assistance and mentorship of HCWs in HIV/AIDS prevention and community linkages within MoH structures and systems
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS management, prevention and community referral and linkages as per the national community referral and linkages framework.
• Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention programs, strategies, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively in a team.
• Knowledge of USG programming policies and regulations, MoH and district procedures and practices.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Community Development, Social and Auxiliary Work or Nursing
• Specialized knowledge and experience in Community Health and stakeholder engagement skills and attributes
• Proven ability to ride a motor cycle is a MUST.
• A post graduate qualification is an added advantage
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Applications
• Willingness to work in rural settings


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Send your soft copy application via email to: recruitment@aicug.org  stating your salary expectation and start date.
Combine all your application documents i.e, cover letter, CV & certified copies of academic documents into one PDF document.
Deadline for application is 15th September, 2023, 5:00pm.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Only online applications submitted via email will be accepted. Consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted within five (5) weeks after the closing date of the advert.
AIC is an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse work force and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.


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