The TB Technical Team Leader will lead the design, development and dissemination of TB patient-centered care and demand generation interventions.
The position shall be based out of Manilla, Philippines and for a period of 5 years. The recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project to FHI 360 and final USAID approval of the candidate.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Lead interventions on capacity building for behavior change, including the engagement of TB patients and civil society in all aspects of TB programing and monitoring.
- Spend extensive time in the field working closely with patients, providers and organizations to identify and to put in place appropriate models of detection, care and treatment.
Educational Background:
Advanced degree (Medical Degree, Masters, or PhD) in medicine, public health, nursing, applied clinical research, or other relevant medical or public health field.
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of progressive, focused experience in the management, design, execution, and monitoring of tuberculosis activities and projects
- Minimum 5 years of experience working (full time) in TB in at least one country, other than the Philippines, that has a high TB burden.
- Experience and demonstrated success in engaging and building capacity of health providers, institutions and organizations to deliver patient-centered care at scale.
- Experience and demonstrated success in involving patients or key affected population and civil society in project design and execution.
- Demonstrated understanding of health-seeking behavior and patient support needs.
- Demonstrated ability to obtain, analyze, organize and interpret relevant information, education and communication (IEC)/BCC data and use this data to design, develop and deploy communication interventions for TB.
- Experience and demonstrated success in addressing gender and equity issues, as well as involving patients or key affected populations and civil society in project design and implementation.
- Strong organizational and management skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
Compensation/Benefits:
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Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 30 2017
Active Until:
Dec 30 2017
Hiring Organization:
Fhi 360
industry:
Nonprofit