Public Health Specialist (Prevention) 79 views

Basic Function of Position:

The incumbent serves as the HIV Prevention Branch Chief for the HHS/CDC-Ethiopia office and has primary responsibility for managing all technical, administrative, and fiscal aspects of prevention activities under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Responsibilities include program development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.  The Branch Chief’s work substantially contributes to prevention programs and policies that impact public health activities at the national level. HIV prevention programs and interventions overseen by the incumbent will include HIV testing and linkage to care and treatment services, HIV service provision to special populations such as key populations and adolescents, biomedical interventions such as Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring prevention program design and implementation are aligned with current scientific evidence, and that the introduction of innovative prevention interventions and expansion of best practices are adequately supported.  The Branch Chief supports close collaboration with other US Government agencies as well as partners such as host government ministries, international organizations (IOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Job holder is HHS/CDC’s lead prevention advisor to the host country Ministry of Health, implementing partners, Global Fund Partners, and NGOs.

The incumbent’s responsibilities include supervision of HIV prevention branch staff, including both short- and long-term workforce planning and capacity building; liaison and collaboration with HQ prevention staff to support prevention program development and implementation.  S/he will actively identify and support prevention staff in collaborating with staff from other branches for cross-cutting program efforts.  S/he will collaborate and support prevention and other aspects of grants, contracts and cooperative agreements. Incumbent ensures that branch activities contribute to measurable results in accordance with agency and PEPFAR strategic objectives priorities and international standards for public health.  Supervision is provided by the HHS/CDC-Ethiopia Country Director; the Branch Chief serves as the Country Director’s senior principal prevention expert and advisor.  The Branch Chief represents HHS/CDC at the highest levels including at national and international meetings of technical strategy and policy groups.