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

JOB DETAILS:

Main Purpose of the Job
The Project Officer-KP & PP shall ensure linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations affected by HIV. He/she conducts a range of activities to reduce HIV transmission among key populations (KP) — sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender persons and people who inject drugs, truck drivers, incarcerated and fisher folk — and improve their enrollment and retention in care and treatment across the HIV cascade. This will accelerate the ability of district local governments, key population leaders, organizations working with key populations, and private-sector providers to plan and implement services that reduce HIV transmission among key populations and their sexual partners and extend the lives of those already living with HIV.

Key Outputs
• Work with community structures to identify key populations and mapping their locations and comprehensively assessing risk,
• Diagnosing “leaks” and revealing access barriers within the HIV services cascade,
• Scaling up “what works” while innovating to ensure the most strategic use of resources and access to newly emerging technologies,
• Addressing structural barriers and transforming local KP organizations,
• Ensuring interventions are sustainable over the long term, and
• Supporting the mainstreaming of human rights, gender and competency and capacity development.
• Provides broad program and management support under the SOROTI Region
• Serves as the primary interface with key population CBOs and works to build the capacity of KP CBOs

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Facilitate implementation of Prevention and Care, Support and Treatment activities for KP/PP, and ensure on-going program management, monitoring, and reporting of these activities.
• Respond to a variety of programmatic, financial, administrative and logistics needs that arise from the project.
• Provide program management and technical support to KP CBOs, the Cluster Team Leader and Technical Advisor –Prevention, Care and Treatment.
• Provide program management and coordination support to assigned implementing partners
• (IPs),
• Coordinate with the Regional program and technical team to ensure smooth implementation and alignment of program activities across IPs.
• Assist in identifying Prevention and Care, Support and Treatment opportunities for the Cluster in Soroti region.
• Provide technical support in the development and dissemination of tools, materials, reports, papers, and intervention for research projects as appropriate.
• Work closely with assigned teams to ensure activities targeting KPs and PPs are implemented according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and national guidelines. 9 Monitor progress against program deliverables, goals and objectives.
• Report regularly to the Cluster Team Leader, Technical Advisor and Program Manager on the progress and status of activities targeting KP/PP
• Write and edit technical reports and documents. Assist with writing of abstracts and manuscripts documenting best and promising practices for publications, web pages, and presentations.
• Conduct searches of published literature in the assigned technical area for evidence-based KP programming.
• Monitor and maintain protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, training materials and reports.
• Coordinate and track the technical assistance strategy across the key results areas.
• Work with the Capacity Development Advisor to develop, implement and/or coordinate capacity strengthening initiatives for KP program partners across the key results areas.
• Support the development and review of sub-awards, work plans, reports, and budgets for KP CBOs.
• Coordinate and contribute to the development, review, and submission of funder progress reports.
• Stay current and up to date on all aspects of PEPFAR programming and reporting.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS: Project Officer- Key & Priority Populations Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Education, Development Studies, Community Psychology or a related field.
• At least 3 years’ experience in HIV/AIDS Programming, preferably with PEPFAR-funded projects.

Additional Qualifications:
• Previous work with Key and Priority Populations shall be an added advantage.
• Training in HIV/AIDS Counselling
• Evidence of ability to ride a motor cycle is a MUST
• Post-graduate qualification in a related discipline
• 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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