Country: Bahamas
Closing date: 10 Mar 2017
Scope of Work:
The contractor shall provide technical assistance, conduct program evaluations and advise CDC CRO, regional partners, and MoH officials regarding methods of improving and expanding intervention activities, capacity building activities and health systems strengthening activities, such that:
- Ministries of Health and regional partners are able to plan, effectively manage, and evaluate HIV programs.
- Assigned partner government capacity to lead the HIV response is strengthened.
- Regional health systems, their capacity, and their impact are strengthened.
Responsibilities/Duties:
- Provides program officer oversight and technical assistance to the Caribbean Health Leadership Institute (CHLI) at the University of the West Indies and to the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM) Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP).
- Provides technical assistance to Caribbean partner agencies on administrative matters to ensure that PEPFAR funded grants and cooperative agreements are making progress towards successful achievement of goals, objectives and targets.
- Provides technical assistance in preparing documents for management oversight visits, partnership meetings, and strategic planning exercises, as well as Funding Opportunity Announcements, Annual Program Statements, and other CRO needs.
- Provides technical assistance to Caribbean PEPFAR funded grants and Cooperative Agreements recipients; reviews cooperative agreement applications from partner agencies for technical soundness and appropriateness of budget requests.
- Provides technical assistance to implementing partners in the development of work plans; identifies and reports any problem areas to the CDC CRO Director and Deputy Director; recommends strategies and actions for solutions.
Task Deliverables:
· Review of plans, designs and implementation plans, analysis of outputs and outcomes, training needs assessments and training materials.
Minimum Qualifications and/or Certifications:
· Master’s degree or higher in public health, international development, or related field. With five (5) years post graduate work in public health
· Experience working on in global health/development programs with at least 3-5 years’ experience in an international or resource challenged setting, preferably with an emphasis on HIV. Demonstrated broad technical knowledge and experience in program analysis and planning.
· Minimum three (3) years’ progressively responsible experience that includes project management. With federal grants and budget processes and cycles.
· Ability to travel
· Superior technical skills and experience, knowledge and understanding of CDC and Ministry of Health business practices, PEPFAR guidance and directives, development principles and approaches, as well as situational assessment and interpretation skills.
· At least three (3) years of experience working within the Caribbean region’s political and healthy systems; knowledge of regions health priorities.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should email their cover letter and CV to TaNisha Harris @ resumes@ctsglobalusa.com f
