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Job Title: Intervention Coordinator
Location: Mbarara
Reports to:
Director – Clinical Services
Employment Duration:
9 months
Job Information
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global
leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 17 countries and
at 4,700 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children,
and to help those already infected.
Today, because of the highly successful work of the
Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in
the United States.
With a growing global staff of nearly 1,300—nine of 10 who
work in the field-the Foundation’s global mission is to implement prevention,
care, and treatment; further advance innovative research; and to execute
strategic and targeted global advocacy activities to bring dramatic change to
the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide.
The Foundation received funding from USAID/Uganda for a
five-year cooperative agreement in 13 districts in the south-western region of
Uganda with the goal of increasing access to, coverage of and utilization of
quality comprehensive tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS prevention, care and
treatment services.
FHI360 and The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
aim to collaborate with partners in Uganda to produce evidence about strategies
for strengthening provision of family planning services to female HIV service
clients.
The project consists of a conducting a research project
entitled, “Promoting Constructive Male Engagement to Increase Use of PMTCT
Services.” The primary objective of the research is to assess the effectiveness
of an intervention aimed at constructively engaging men in use of PMTCT
services and family planning (FP) decision making.
The research will be conducted with clients seeking HIV/AIDS
care & treatment services in eight health facilities in Kabale District,
Uganda. We are therefore seeking most suitable candidates to fill the following
position.
Jobs at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Job Summary:
The Intervention Coordinator will be responsible for leading
the implementation of a facility- and community-based intervention in Kabale,
Uganda designed to strengthen the provision and uptake of integrated family
planning/HIV services, with an emphasis on fostering greater involvement of
male partners.
The intervention will be implemented as part of the
EGPAF-led STAR-SW program. The Intervention Coordinator will be supervised by
the Foundation Director of Clinical Services and provide supervisory visits in
conjunction with the regular STAR-SW program site visit schedule.
Duties and
Responsibilities: In collaboration with Mbarara-based
EGPAF staff, coordinate and provide technical support for
all aspects of study intervention implementation, including:
• Act as primary liaison between health facilities, the
Kabale DHO offi ce, other NGO partners in Kabale District , Foundation Kabale
Program Offi cer and Foundation Clinical Services Director
• Maintain communication and gather feedback from local
partners, such as AIC and Marie Stopes, on the FP/PMTCT integration and male
involvement intervention package developed by EGPAF and FHI.
• Secure and maintain buy-in from relevant stakeholders for
study/ intervention.
• Provide technical and administrative support for
implementation of facility- and community-based intervention activities as
outlined in the intervention package (e.g., implementation of trainings for
health care staff and community leaders/members; introducing “male-friendly”
innovations in clinics; organizing community-based events, etc).
• Ensure implementation of intervention activities according
to study timeline; report obstacles to implementation in a timely manner.
• Convene stakeholders to update them on study/intervention
progress as needed.
• Provide supervisory visits to facilities and intervention
communities to ensure intervention is implemented as intended and provide
ongoing technical support to facility staff and community-level intervention
partners.
• Document intervention implementation using the
Intervention Tracking Tool and submit monthly updates to staff at EGPAF and FHI
• Collect cost data using forms developed by FHI and submit
to key staff at FHI and EGPAF.
• Collaborate with the project Research Coordinator in
organizing a local dissemination event upon study completion.
• Work closely with FHI study staff and Foundation technical
staff to develop reports, review data and assure data quality.
• Support health facilities in maintaining consistent
contraceptive commodities stocks
• Review all facility-level data for completeness and
communicate with facility staff on training issues related to quality of data
collection Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is an equal opportunity
employer. All qualifi ed individuals are welcome to apply. Please send cover
letter and CV to:
The Country
Director/COP
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Plot 18A Kyadondo Road, Nakasero
P.O. Box 21127,Kampala, Uganda
E-mail: UgandaRecruitment@pedaids.org
EGPAF will only contact short-listed applicants.
Deadline for submission is 6th July 2012. www.pedaids.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
