TITLE:  SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR, HIV SERVICES

DEPARTMENT:  HIV DEPARTMENT

DATE:  JUNE 2008

Population Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization, operating in more than 60 developing countries.  PSI creates demand for essential health products and services by using private sector marketing techniques and innovative communications campaigns. On the supply side, PSI works with the commercial sector to increase the availability of these products and services at prices that are affordable to low-income populations. With a bottom-line orientation that is rare among non-profits, PSI markets products and services for family planning, maternal and child health, and the prevention of AIDS, malaria and other diseases.  For more information, please visit: www.psi.org.

PSI’s Senior Technical Advisor for HIV Services is responsible for supporting the implementation of the HIV service delivery strategic plan and the technical support and oversight of PSI HIV service delivery programs including HIV counseling and testing, male circumcision, and service franchising and marketing.  The Sr. Technical Advisor is also responsible for the piloting and scale up of HIV service delivery programs.  The Sr. Technical Advisor is responsible for external relations of PSI programs internationally. The Sr. Technical Advisor works in collaboration with the HIV team and the Global Advisors for HIV Prevention.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support HIV service delivery programs in terms of ensuring continued funding, stakeholder support (through conference attending, publishing white paper and peer reviewed articles on PSI research and programs), and effective program implementation (including M&E of programs and sharing lessons learned);
• Develop and supervise the implementation of the HIV Department’s strategic plan for HIV services to improve technical assistance to PSI HIV programs;
• Develop and advance new HIV initiatives such as the expansion of PSI’s HIV prevention services including male circumcision, service franchising and concurrent sexual partnership interventions and ensure expansion and health impact from these innovations;
• Improve relations with external stakeholders to increase knowledge about and support for PSI’s HIV programs (in DC and in the field). This will include attending conferences and international meetings and publishing working papers and peer reviewed papers about PSI research and HIV programs (with field platform consensus and input);
• Support the delivery of technical support to the field for HIV service program development, expansion and support (e.g. male circumcision, concurrent sexual partner programming, etc); and
• Support PSI’s New Business Development Department in developing and writing technically sound proposals to ensure increased funding for PSI’s HIV service programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in public health, nursing or relevant discipline;
• At least 5-7 years professional experience in the delivery of HIV services interventions, including counseling and testing, provider training/support or male circumcision;
• Experience managing HIV and/or infectious disease providers and programs in developing country settings;
• Experience in management and mentorship of staff;
• Experience with social marketing and private sector experience a plus; and
• Fluency in at least one foreign language is preferred (French, Spanish and/or Portuguese).

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.