Technical Director, HIV and AIDS, Nairobi

 Closing Date: Friday, 21 December 2012
World Vision - Kenya
P.O. Box 50816-00200
City Square,
Nairobi, KENYA

Office: + 254 20 883652 / +254 20 883940

Use your experience in leading and implementing HIV and AIDS and other public health programmes in least developed countries to be part of a leading organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children living in poverty.

World Vision (WV) is a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being of children everywhere by empowering families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.

The Technical Director, HIV and AIDS will provide senior technical leadership and coordination of global HIV and AIDS programming, policy and advocacy. This entails working with regional offices to provide technical oversight and coordination of our HIV & AIDS work. The global HIV and AIDS Technical Director will lead the implementation of the newly developed HIV strategy focusing on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), development of programming standards, capacity building and emergency preparedness; and global representation in the area of HIV and AIDS. You will need to collaborate with other sectors such as Health, WASH, Church partnership for development, Education and Child Protection to integrate HIV effectively with other sectors.

You should have HIV technical expertise in PMTCT and prevention programming. You need to be a real champion for HIV and an internal advocate to sustain and build on the gains reached by the Hope Initiative while developing momentum and support for HIV & AIDS across the organization as a means for achieving the child well-being targets. You will also need to be well connected with the child focused HIV community externally and be able to position WV as a leading child focused organization working towards the elimination of the vertical transmission of HIV through community-based interventions. You will report to the Director for MCH HIV & Infectious Diseases and will work in close collaboration with the other teams and interest groups in the Global Health and WASH team.

We are looking for a visionary leader who can combine strong business disciplines with inspirational leadership skills in line with our values and ethos. You will have a passionate desire to help others, especially children.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Provide technical leadership in HIV & AIDS programming, policies, procedures, guidelines, tools and standards

Support regional and national offices by actively participating in strategy development, scale up planning, program reviews/evaluations and capacity building initiatives related to HIV & AIDS to ensure high quality program implementation.

Coordinate HIV&AIDS Subject Matter Experts (SME) accreditation and orientation through the global technical resource network

Champion the implementation of HIV project models including c-PMTCT and Expanded Prevention Model for children and youth, aligned with WV's HIV & AIDS strategy

Represent World Vision with high level stakeholders on HIV & AIDS (UNAIDS, WHO, UNICEF, etc).

REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:

Postgraduate degree in public health or related social science with a focus on HIV, global health and/or infectious diseases.

Broad experience in the design and implementation of HIV & AIDS programming with specific experience in PMTCT and HIV prevention programming. Significant experiences in planning, monitoring and evaluation tools and standards used by international humanitarian agencies.

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, in English and the ability to communicate cross-culturally and be sensitive to other cultures. Through their communications, the candidate must be able to explain, present, persuade and influence a wide variety of stakeholders including executives, institutional and private donors, and national and front line staff.

The candidate must have at least 10 years of experience in leading and implementing HIV and AIDS and other public health programmes in least developed countries, of which a minimum of 5 years must be field-based experiences.

The candidate should have extensive experience in and be an active member of international coalitions and multi-agency forums, have established network of partners in Interfaith, HIV and AIDS international NGOs, as well as bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors e.g. GFATM and PEPFAR.

Will you use your broad experience in the design and implementation of HIV & AIDS programming to further "life in all its fullness" for children?

WV encourages people living with HIV to apply
How to apply:

For specific details regarding the position, please refer to the full description and apply online by the closing date. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. World Vision is an equal opportunity employer.