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Fw: Senior. Youth & HIV Advisor Position with USAID
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Please do not contact me about this vacancy. The application & more info
can be found here:
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Joya
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Deadline: June 30th.
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- USAID Sr Advisor,Youth & HIV
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*Job Title*
USAID Sr Advisor,Youth & HIV
*Auto req ID*
13661BR
*Positions Remaining*
1
*Full / Part Time*
Full-Time
*Employment Type*
Regular
*City*
Washington
*State*
District of Columbia
*Country*
United States
*Security Clearance*
Secret
*Travel Required*
50%
*Job Description*
*Opportunity in Washington, DC
*
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has
contracted through CAMRIS International partnered with IAP World Services
Inc., (IAPWS), to recruit and hire qualified individuals for the following
position:
*Title: Senior Advisor, Youth and HIV
United States Agency for International Development
Global Health Bureau
Office of HIV/AIDS
Application Deadline: June 30, 2012
*
*BACKGROUND:
*The Senior Advisor, Youth and HIV (the Advisor) is a senior-level
position within the Global Health Bureaus Office of HIV/AIDS (GH/OHA).
The Advisor will provide technical leadership in the area of policies and
programs relating to adolescents and young adults at risk of, infection
and/or affected by HIV/AIDS. A major focus of the position will be to
advise OHA on epidemiologically-salient, technically-sound approaches to
preventing new infections in young people in order to achieve an AIDS-free
generation. Working in tandem with other OHA staff, the Advisor will
also address the full continuum of response for young people, including
care and treatment for HIV-positive youth, broader social and economic
interventions to reduce young womens vulnerability to HIV, and appropriate
linkages with pregnancy prevention and other health and development
programs for youth.
*ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
*
The Advisors responsibilities include the following:
A. Provide technical leadership on youth and HIV within OHA and GH
· Serve as primary subject matter expert on the intersection of young
people and HIV; maintain knowledge of current literature, trends and
program experiences
· Lead formulation of USAIDs strategic approach to HIV/AIDS programming
for young people, aligned with the Agencys Youth Policy and Global Health
strategy
· Provide expert advice to OHA and pillar and Regional Bureaus on
evidence-based and best practice approaches to addressing the HIV/AIDS
prevention, care and treatment needs of diverse segments of young people in
different regional contexts, with special attention to
gender-differentiated approaches
· Serve as a technical advisor for OHA-managed youth-specific mechanisms;
work with OHA activity managers for other centrally-managed mechanisms to
ensure that HIV/AIDS activities addressing youth are technically sound
· Promote program innovations, along with strong evaluation; e.g., test
behavioral economics and structural interventions, use of private sector
channels and new information and communication technology to promote youth
engagement
· Advise on appropriate linkages between HIV/AIDS services for youth, and
between HIV/AIDS services and other health and development interventions
· Make presentations at meetings and conferences on issues relating to
youth and HIV, and share USAIDs experiences in this area
· Support the implementation of the USAID Youth Policy
B. Advise USAID field Missions on country-specific youth strategies and
programs
· Participate in country-level planning processes and youth assessments;
analyze country-specific data and recommend appropriate strategies to
reduce new HIV infections and to increase uptake of critical HIV/AIDS
services among youth, including cross-sector approaches where relevant
· Assist in the design, implementation and evaluation of programs providing
prevention and other HIV services for youth, incorporating linkages to
other health and development services, especially pregnancy prevention, as
appropriate. Support country teams in monitoring and evaluating the
technical quality of HIV programs serving young people; participate in site
visits to assess performance and make recommendations for redesign and
improvements in implementation
· Advise on strategic approaches to building in-country capacity to support
HIV programming for youth, including engagement with youth-serving, civil
society, government, academic and other relevant institutions to build the
human resource base to sustain high quality youth programming in the future
· Facilitate sharing of best practices across USG country programs
C. Strengthen collaboration with other USG agencies and development
partners
· Participate in PEPFAR interagency Technical Working Groups engaged in
issues related to young people and HIV, particularly the General Population
and Youth HIV Prevention and Gender TWGs; provide technical direction for
the design, implementation and evaluation of PEPFAR-funded programs for
youth
· Strengthen coordination with multinational, bilateral and international
NGO partners working on youth and HIV, including the World Health
Organization, UNICEF and other donor agencies. Attend donor meetings to
share information and experiences and develop consensus on appropriate
strategies
· Maintain a network of professional contacts working on youth issues,
including leading researchers and practitioners in the field of HIV and
youth.
*CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSE, PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER
EXPERTISE REQUIRED.* The contractor must have:
- Masters degree or higher in public health or other relevant
behavioral/social science field
- Demonstrated depth of expertise in issues relating to youth and HIV
across different epidemic settings.
- State-of-the-art knowledge of literature and current and emerging
research on youth development, adolescent sexual and reproductive health,
and evidence-base for youth-related interventions.
- Minimum ten years working on international health issues, including at
least five years experience designing, implementing and/or evaluating
youth-focused HIV programs within a developing country context
- Demonstrated skills in data analysis, program design, strategic
planning, program coordination and implementation, especially within a
developing country context.
- Strong professional networks in youth HIV/RH programs and research
- Excellent analytical and written and oral communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across USG agencies
and cross-culturally with diverse teams.·
- Excellent judgment, maturity, creativity and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Willingness to travel extensively on an annual basis to developing
countries in all regions, including Africa
- Fluency in one or more widely spoken foreign languages preferred U.S.
Citizenship with ability to obtain a secret-level security clearance
required.
*This is an opportunity for employment or a contract, but we reserve the
right to make no selection or award.
*
CAMRIS International and IAP World Services Inc. offer competitive salaries
and comprehensive benefits. Candidates meeting the requirements for the
position will be required to provide a USAID 1420-17 Contractor Employee
Biographical Data Sheet to document employment and salary history.
*CAMRIS and IAP are Equal Opportunity Employers EOE M/F/D/V*
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