General Summary

Provision quality comprehensive HIV counseling services to clients, their partners, family members and communities to respond to the HIV epidemic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all newly identified positive clients are linked and initiated on Art in facilities of their choice.
• Implement Assisted Partner Notification (APN) with a focus on interviewing and elicitation of sexual contacts at service points.
• To offer quality intensive adherence counseling (IAC) to all identified non-suppressing clients.
• Conducts health education sessions on ART clinic days in supporting
• Document in the relevant data tools, compile MoH reports and related program reports.
• The incumbent will also support health facilities in setting up peer support groups and facilitating meetings for special populations of people living with HIV.
• Perform any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time by the team leader.

Person Specification

• Diploma in Social Work Social Administration, Development Studies, Community and Adult Education, Social Sciences, Community Psychology, Guidance and counseling from a reputable Institution
• At least two years working experience in an HIV/AIDS Clinical setting
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate in local languages within the supported districts is a must
• HIV/AIDS Counseling Certificate is an added advantage
• One year of experience in HIV counseling in a busy clinical setting
• Willingness to travel and provide care services at selected health facilities
• Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required

General Summary

Provision quality comprehensive HIV counseling services to clients, their partners, family members and communities to respond to the HIV epidemic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all newly identified positive clients are linked and initiated on Art in facilities of their choice.
• Implement Assisted Partner Notification (APN) with a focus on interviewing and elicitation of sexual contacts at service points.
• To offer quality intensive adherence counseling (IAC) to all identified non-suppressing clients.
• Conducts health education sessions on ART clinic days in supporting
• Document in the relevant data tools, compile MoH reports and related program reports.
• The incumbent will also support health facilities in setting up peer support groups and facilitating meetings for special populations of people living with HIV.
• Perform any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time by the team leader.

Person Specification

• Diploma in Social Work Social Administration, Development Studies, Community and Adult Education, Social Sciences, Community Psychology, Guidance and counseling from a reputable Institution
• At least two years working experience in an HIV/AIDS Clinical setting
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate in local languages within the supported districts is a must
• HIV/AIDS Counseling Certificate is an added advantage
• One year of experience in HIV counseling in a busy clinical setting
• Willingness to travel and provide care services at selected health facilities
• Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required

District HIV Prevention & Key Population Services (1)

The District HIV prevention and Key Population Program Officer will provide technical assistance to field office and HF staff and DHTs to ensure timely attainment and sustenance of quality HIV/AIDS prevention services especially those targeting key and priority populations

Research Assistant (1)

The Research Assistant will be required to give overall support to both the clinical and administrative teams on the study. The individual should be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.

Epidemiologist and Knowledge Management Expert (1)

The epidemiologist will work with the program leadership at IDI and the SLL program monitoring unit at Africa CDC to support the documentation of success stories, generation of hypotheses and scientific writing efforts across all SLL partner implementation efforts. The role shall also include supporting capacity-building efforts to establish knowledge management hubs and working with the program academic consortium to maximize scientific and scholarly output from the SLL program.