The Senior Technical Advisor (STA), who reports to the USAID SHIFT Chief of Party, provides technical and scientific leadership to USAID SHIFT staff in HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease prevention, care and treatment. The STA supports introduction of evidence-based methods and strategies and builds in country capacity to employ state-of-the-art strategies and approaches that adhere to appropriate technical standards and guidelines and that programs are technically sound. The STA contributes to implementing HIV/AIDS and related technical strategies, programs or tools.
- Provide technical leadership in HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, including supporting design, development, planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of USAID SHIFT activities.
- Build technical capacity of USAID SHIFT staff and partners; facilitate technical exchanges and learning and use other capacity building approaches.
- Develop project-specific strategies and tools for specific technical components.
- Develop technical strategies and lead technical local teams to write workplans, quarterly reports, and other donor-facing deliverables.
- Ensure that USAID SHIFT implementation adheres to the highest technical standards and global strategies.
- Ensure the quality of the technical aspects of the project.
- Review, analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of USAID SHIFT and makes recommendations for enhancements.
- Represent USAID SHIFT and support local staff to present at professional meetings and conferences.
- Maintain collaborative relationships with donor, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs and is viewed as a knowledgeable resource in their technical area.
- 11 or more years of experience in a HIV/AIDS care and treatment and other infectious diseases.
- Written and published materials in HIV and AIDS (or other infectious diseases) care and treatment e.g., journal articles, job aids, training curricula, and other tools.
- Fluent oral and written communication in English; Vietnamese language skills a plus.
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