FHI 360 wishes to hire three Technical Specialists, placed in NETSU who will be based in Guwahati and provide support to NACP and Project Sunrise activities in respective States. S/he will work closely with the different state level agencies including SACS, NGOs and other key stakeholders for the operational roll-out of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) and Project Sunrise activities. The duties and responsibilities of three positions are outlined below; though they will differ in terms of geographic responsibility as indicated in the post title.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Provide oversight and technical support for ensuring effective implementation of the Targeted Intervention project as per NACP and in respective states.
- Facilitate, analyze, and provide evidence-based strategic direction to North Eastern states for developing Annual Action Plan.
- Provide technical and operational oversight to the implementation of Project Sunrise State micro plans in the States in close collaboration with SACS, FHI 360 and NACO;
- Supervise and guide State TI Coordinators and State Coordinators (Project Sunrise/NETSU) to ensure timely operational roll-out of the TI interventions and Project Sunrise state plans.
- Provide supportive supervision to Project Sunrise NGO partners and Field Mentors Lead the development and implementation of new implementation models, their documentation and evidence generation from 12 PEPFAR districts; and Project Sunrise “priority districts”.
- Roll out innovations in “non-priority” districts under Project Sunrise based on evidence from “priority” districts.
- Actively participate in, contribute to, and help facilitate program cycle management (strategic planning, program presentations, technical inputs for advocacy and assessments) for the NACP and Project Sunrise interventions.
- Lead in design, strategy and overseeing the implementation of case detection approaches & network models, secondary distribution of needle and syringes (SDNS), low threshold OST services, demand generation for OST, community-based HIV screening/testing and any other initiatives under Project Sunrise
- Provide oversight and technical assistance in effective implementation of real time monitoring and prison interventions for Project Sunrise
- Participate in the SACS level review mechanism and provide strategic inputs for better implementation of NACP in North Eastern states.
- Facilitate individual and multi-stakeholder consultations/review meetings, trainings /workshops on key populations and programming and initiate knowledge sharing between the NE states as appropriate;
- Provide oversight in ensuring uniform quality standards of TI interventions across the NE states (based on NACO guidelines and protocols)
- Discharge any other responsibilities given by the Team Leader & FHI360 Central Team (Project Sunrise) and Deputy Team Leader (NETSU), from time to time.
Skills/Experience:
- Proven capability and experience in targeted interventions & key population issues particularly in the context of India/NE region.
- Extensive experience in NGO management and liaison and coordination with NACO/SACS/Government;
- Ability to supervise, mentor and monitor staff;
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 19 2018
Active Until:
Dec 19 2018
Hiring Organization:
Fhi 360
industry:
Nonprofit