REPORTS TO : Senior Technical Advisor
The Key Populations Improvement Specialist will provide overall strategy and technical assistance in consultation with the STA for HIV prevention activities amongst key populations within integrated supported sites in Kisii County.
Responsibilities:
Provide strategy for the provision of HIV prevention messaging and counselling services to key populations including HIV testing services as per the national guidelines
Lead the design of structural interventions to prevent HIV among key populations, including those that address gender inequalities, stigma and discrimination and the legal rights and status of key populations, and economic barriers
Support the development and rollout of new and emerging approaches to HIV case finding including HIV self-testing, testing for partners and family members of index-patients, partner notification services, social networking strategy for key populations, and other novel approaches as they emerge
Lead the formulation of approaches for scale up of integrated HIV prevention services, including PrEP scale up within public health services for key and vulnerable populations
Coordinate assessments, site strengthening, follow-up and supervision of integrated HIV prevention and treatment services for key, priority and other at-risk populations
Provide high quality clinical patient care including leading clinical effectiveness efforts, ensuring implementation of recommended clinical protocols and national guidelines;
Support clinical team in implementation of harm reduction strategies including management of HIV and related diseases
Provide mentorship to clinical teams with the goal of performance improvement in the overall patient care of HIV infected individuals accessing treatment in supported sites
Ensure continuous capacity building through targeted mentorship; organize, co-ordinate and facilitate journal review meetings and CMEs at designated facilities.
Work with the M&E team to track data/results related to HIV prevention for key and vulnerable populations and oversee data review and DDIU activities for KPs
Work closely with national and county key population program leads to coordinate and implement the HIV prevention interventions and support the implementation of HIV prevention combination packages specific to various key populations
Represent the organization in the national, county and agency key populations TWG and harm reduction TWG
Qualifications and Experience:
A diploma in clinical medicine; A degree in Nursing, clinical medicine, or Public Health would be an added advantage
3 years of experience working within a KP program, with additional experience in HIV program implementation
Experience implementing public health programs and working with cross-sectorial stakeholders at all levels including MOH as well as collaborate closely with national and County government partners
Demonstrated experience related to capacity building of service providers and monitoring/supportive supervision of KP service delivery.
Experience working within MOH structures in the specific county
Demonstrated experience related to capacity building of service providers and monitoring/supportive supervision of service delivery.
