Job description
Technical assistance (70%)
Depending On Branch Needs, Activities May Include But Are Not Limited To
The HIV surveillance advisor will provide technical advice and consultation through CoAg # GH16-1627; GH001953 to the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) and its HIV surveillance partners in the planning, human subjects review, training, implementation, data analysis, data dissemination, and evaluation of CDC-supported HIV surveillance activities.
Participation in NASCOP technical working group (TWG) meetings and forums related to HIV surveillance
Key population surveillance and size estimation
Support the establishment of a routine key population surveillance system.
Participate in the development of survey protocols, survey tools, and training material for formative and quantitative surveys among key populations.
Participate in monitoring and oversight of key population surveys.
Participate in data analysis and report writing.
Participate in monitoring and oversight of key population implementation science studies.
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT)-based surveillance
Participate in the development of survey protocol, survey tools, and training material for human subjects review.
Participate in monitoring and oversight of PMTCT-based surveillance.
Participate in the analysis of data collected from PMTCT-based surveillance.
HIV case-based surveillance
Participate in the development of survey protocols, survey tools, and training material.
Participate in monitoring and oversight of HIV case-based surveillance pilot.
Participate in data analysis and report writing.
Provide input on national roll-out of HIV case-based surveillance.
National population-based surveys
Participate in protocol and questionnaire development.
Participate in monitoring and oversight.
Participate in data analysis and report writing.
HIV co-morbidity surveillance
Participate in the development of survey protocols, survey tools, and training material for HIV co-morbidity surveillance (e.g. TB and other opportunistic infections, HIV drug resistance).
Participate in monitoring and oversight of HIV co-morbidity surveillance
Participate in data analysis and report writing
HIV mortality surveillance
Engage NASCOP in discussions around the establishment of a routine HIV mortality surveillance system.
Participate in development of survey protocols, survey tools, and training material.
Participate in monitoring and oversight of HIV mortality surveillance activities.
Participate in data analysis and report writing.
Evaluation of surveillance systems
Support NASCOP to evaluate existing and new HIV surveillance systems to ensure that the attributes of a well-functioning surveillance system are achieved and outcomes for the surveillance system are met.
Identify gaps in existing HIV surveillance systems and provide recommendations for improvement.
Branch Support (20%)
The HIV surveillance technical advisor will provide support to the Epidemiology Branch and other DHGT
Branches to ensure maximum coordination on surveillance projects of high priority to the Division. The HIV surveillance advisor will:
Ensure appropriate linkages and involvement of CDC Kenya DGHT staff on cross-cutting HIV surveillance activities.
Assist the Branch by participating as a member of the Strategic Information Interagency Technical Team to ensure HIV surveillance. priorities for NASCOP are discussed and included in the
PEPFAR Country Operational Plan.
Support Epidemiology Branch work plan development and review.
Lead an epidemiologic study of interest.
Capacity Building (10%)
The HIV Surveillance Advisor Will
The HIV surveillance technical advisor will provide technical assistance through CoAg # GH16-1627; GH001953 to develop the capacity of NASCOP and sub-national level government staff in HIV surveillance.
Provide one-on-one support to staff on protocol and study tools development, ethical review submission, data analysis, and dissemination of HIV surveillance activities and data.
Assist in the development and delivery of training curriculum for data analysis and report writing for NASCOP-supported HIV surveillance activities.
Support the development and implementation of a new five-year national strategy for HIV surveillance.
Masters of Public Health or masters level degree in a related field.
Masters level understanding of epidemiology.
At least four years total public health experience
At least two years post-graduate work in HIV surveillance in generalized epidemics in East Africa, including experience conducting national HIV serologic surveys in the general population and sub-national surveys among key populations at risk for HIV infection.
Research and evaluation experience, including protocol and tools development, ethics review board submission/management, study coordination, data analysis, and report writing.
Ability to use SAS, Stata, or R statistical software packages for basic, intermediate, and advanced statistical analysis.
Experience in developing and authoring strategic documents, briefing documents, protocols, survey tools, reports, and manuscripts.
Prior experience with PEPFAR programs.
Prior experience working within or in collaboration with government at Ministry of Health level.
Fluency in Kiswahili is preferred.
