EpiC  Project Description:

Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Government (USG) that provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to achieve HIV epidemic control among all at-risk populations; strengthen global health security (GHS), including outbreak response; improve maternal and child health (MCH), address malaria; and nutrition.  

 In 2020, FHI 360 through EpiC launched a new multi-year project in Central Asia being implemented in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Building on the successes to date in the three countries, EpiC is focusing on expanding HIV case finding in the community, and treatment initiation, adherence, and retention support for people living with HIV (PLHIV).

Job description:

The EpiC Kyrgyzstan Associate Director, Technical will be the country-level technical lead for the GHS and HIV activities and will also provide management and coordination support for program implementation of the project. Reporting to the EpiC Kyrgyzstan Project Director, they will be working closely with EpiC global technical team, provide technical assistance (TA), monitoring and capacity building for the EpiC Kyrgyzstan project staff, provide management and quality assurance support to the project and ensure successful implementation of the work plan and achievement of the project’s targets and goals within budget. They will support the development of deliverables and reports for the program and ensure timely, quality submissions. Supervising the team consisting of technical and project support staff, the EpiC Kyrgyzstan Associate Director, Technical will provide management support and guidance to this team to ensure timely results against project targets. They will also work closely with the project’s implementing partners to provide ongoing direct technical support during field visits to the implementation sites. They will be responsible for the technical inputs to the annual work planning at the country level, will take the lead in developing guidelines/policies for the institutionalization of the GHS and HIV response and mitigation activities, will participate in technical thought leadership both at the regional and country-levels. They will liaise closely with EpiC leadership across the EpiC CAR countries and at the global level to assess and adapt best practices to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership and assistance in the GHS and HIV systems strengthening activities.
• Ensure the project’s activities are aligned with country priorities and are well-coordinated with other organizations working in Kyrgyzstan.
• Lead the project team in Kyrgyzstan – providing the vision, coordination, resource management, and oversight of technical and administrative staff required to accomplish workplan activities and meet project objectives.
• Follow established processes to guarantee the technical and programmatic quality of the project work in Kyrgyzstan and overall responsiveness of the technical team. This can include making necessary adjustments to operations to fit requirements or improce performance.
• Work closely with the USG representatives to define and adjust annual work plans as well as implementing technical activities.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other countries’ technical leads, regional technical leads, and partners on the implementation of activities, and regional/global sharing of lessons learned and best practices.
• Monitors and addresses programmatic issues in a timely manner and keeping senior project management apprised of activity progress.
• Coordinates the development of annual workplans, ensures smooth program startup and implementation, tracks performance against project timelines, budget, objectives, and deliverables.
• Works closely with the Finance team to track performance against budget, project timelines, objectives, and deliverables.
• Prepares the EpiC Kyrgyzstan project progress reports.
• Coordinates the response to programmatic, financial, administrative, and logistics needs and requirements generated from project leadership and the donor.
• Contributes to the preparation, review/approvals process, and submission of materials on behalf of the EpiC Kyrgyzstan project for presentation at academic conferences and/or publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Represents FHI 360 and the project in professional and public settings and makes presentations at professional meetings and fora.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in public health, international development, or related field with a focus on infectious disease detection, surveillance, or diagnostics. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience in GHS and HIV programming an added advantage.
• Minimum eight years of experience in program management, technical assistance and capacity building for multi-year international health systems strengthening programs.
• Experience managing USG funding.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data for decision making.
• Demonstrated experience working independently with initiative to manage high volume workflow, being responsive to partners and donors, and troubleshooting issues.
• Ability to manage projects, consultants, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of programs.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project partners, staff, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
• English and Russian language fluency required; knowledge of Kyrgyz is an advantage.

Travel Requirements:

• 50% within the Kyrgyz Republic. 

Salary range for this position is starting from USD 27, 333.33 to USD 41, 000.00 to based on years of experience of the candidate.

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