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Project Summary:

The USAID-funded project, Linkages Across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES), under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program is implemented by FHI 360 in partnership with Pact, IntraHealth International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and conducts a range of activities to reduce HIV transmission among key populations (KP) — sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender persons and people who inject drugs — and improve their enrollment and retention in care and treatment across the HIV cascade. LINKAGES will accelerate the ability of governments, key population leaders, organizations working with key populations, and private-sector providers to plan and implement services that reduce HIV transmission among key populations and their sexual partners and extend the lives of those already living with HIV. The key elements of the FHI 360-led team’s strategic and technical approach are:

• Identifying key populations and locales and comprehensively assessing risk,
• Diagnosing “leaks” and revealing access barriers within the HIV services cascade,
• Scaling up “what works” while innovating to ensure the most strategic use of resources and access to newly emerging technologies,
• Addressing structural barriers and transforming local KP organizations,
• Ensuring interventions are sustainable over the long term, and
• Supporting the mainstreaming of human rights, gender and competency and capacity development.

Job Summary:

The Technical Officer, HIV Community-Based Services is responsible for providing technical and programmatic assistance in HIV community-based services for the LINKAGES project. HIV community-based services include outreach for key populations; case finding and management across the HIV cascade; the introduction of innovations, and the use of information communications technologies (ICT4D).  The menu of LINKAGES assistance is outlined in the LINKAGES package of direct service delivery and technical assistance support.

Under the guidance of the Technical Advisor, Community-Based Services, the Technical Officer, HIV Community-Based Services oversees HIV community-based strategies, interventions, CSO implementation and partnerships. S/he is responsible for (a) providing technical leadership, assistance and oversight on HIV community-based services; (b) ensuring the quality and use of data across community-based programming; (c) introducing community-based programmatic innovations in targeted sites; and (d) contributing to the Indonesia evidence base in HIV outreach. S/he will also be responsible for carrying out deliverables outlined in quarterly workplans and ensuring that CSO performance milestones are achieved. S/He will facilitate coordination of all community-based services with provincial and district level GOI and CSO stakeholders.

The position will be based in Jakarta. Suitably qualified candidates openly living with HIV and/or who are representative of the key populations affected by HIV are actively encouraged to apply.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the implementation, monitoring and oversight of LINKAGES HIV community-based services strategy.
• Together with M&E team, monitor data collected from community-based services implementation through CSOs partner and analyses data for community-based services strategy improvement and reporting as requested by donor.
• Implement and test HIV outreach innovations, in collaboration with other relevant teams.
• Advance scientific evidence base for HIV community-based programming.
• Ensure the achievement of high-quality results/deliverables in accordance with the targets identified in the LINKAGES work plan and performance monitoring plan.
• Coordinate with the Provincial Health Office, District Health office, Provincial AIDS Commission, District AIDS Commissions, and targeted CSOs to support direct service delivery and technical assistance for HIV community-based services.
• Produce timely and accurate technical reports and materials, as required by the LINKAGES program.
• Utilize appropriate quality control and quality assurance systems for all aspects of HIV community-based services.
• Advance technical leadership on the HIV CoPC cascade and facilitate community-facility linkages.
• Work with relevant stakeholders to monitor all community-based service activities in the targeted districts and identify significant issues and provide recommendations to improve the LINKAGES program.
• Represent LINKAGES at appropriate meetings and conferences.
• Oversee the technical outputs of any LINKAGES-supported consultants placed at provincial, district or site levels for community-based services.
• Report regularly to the Senior Technical Advisor, Community-Based Services on progress and status of LINKAGES HIV community-based service activities.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures with providing technical support for research studies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with using Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors and prepare reports.
• Ability to problem solve and implements corrective action as needed.

Minimum Requirement Standards:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (preferable social science, public health)
• At least 3 years of demonstrated key or priority population group technical expertise
• Demonstrated capacity building, coordination and partnership experience
• Fluent in Bahasa Indonesian; at least basic proficiency in both written and spoken English language
• Experience with U.S. government rules and regulations and experience working in an international NGO/PVO environment desirable.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

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