Position Title: Key Populations Clinical Advisor

Department/Program: Regional Program Implementation

Level: D1

Reports to: Program Coordinator

Direct Reports: N/A

Based in: Addis Ababa  

Duration of contract: Six Months  

Remuneration: As per organization pay scale.

Who we are?

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.

Join us!

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds - from the medical industry to the music business - all with unique skills we bring to the job.

PSI/Ethiopia wants reimagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door.  We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes.   We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities.  We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage. 

We are looking for a multitasking and motivated KP Clinical Advisor to oversee MULU KP community-based  SBCC intervention to Key and Priority population of MULU KP programming by (i)  implementing the Dynamic microplanning and hot spot mapping ; (ii) strengthening capacity of community agents and DIC team in conducting BCC activity and linkage to biomedical services; (iii) providing technical support to  local implementing partners and other relevant stakeholders to facilitate the transfer of appropriate knowledge, skills, approaches and tools to address the HIV/STI prevention needs of the key populations iv) support the overall  BCC, case finding and enhance the Index Case and Social network HIV testing in coordination with ICT coordinators.

Key Result Areas:

• Effective HIV programming targeting Key Populations

• Demand creation of individuals at high-risk of HIV infection

• HIV Case Identification of the hard-to-reach KPs

• Capacity and capability building

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance and oversight in the design, implementation, and evaluation of HIV/STI prevention and behavior change communication interventions and HIV services to Key Populations.

• Assist the overall planning and implementation of HIV case identification through ICT/PNS, social network and targeted outreach testing.

• Support the design, implementation of HIV/STI prevention and behavior change communication interventions and HIV services to Key Populations.

• Support local implementing partners and DIC team in hot spot mapping and dynamic microplanning use.

• Actively follow the linkage of behavioral intervention to biomedical services.

• Oversee and support the implementation of BCC through Local Implementing partners (LIPs) and focal person for BCC deliverables at the regional office.

• Assist the overall planning and implementation of HIV case identification through ICT/PNS, social network and targeted outreach testing.

• Contribute to the attainment of a 100% linkage of HIV positive individuals in coordination with the local implementing partners and public health facilities.

• Be actively involved in the expansion and scale up of PrEP, HIVST, ICT and HIV recency testing and case-based surveillance.

• Support community level providers in ensuring a KP friendly services.

• Support tailored trainings to site level staff to ensure the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated HIV/STI/FP services.

• Ensure the technical capacity of local implementing partners is strengthened to implement HIV/STI prevention and behavior change communication activities.

• Ensure the delivery of standard comprehensive HIV services targeting KPP and PP in Addis Ababa.

• Facilitate hotspot mapping, and using DMP for intensive HIV case finding through ICT and SNTS testing.

• Assist in the preparation and revision of site-level microplanning.

• Provide regular mentorship support to Drop-in-Centers (DICs) in Addis Ababa.

• Oversee implementation and provide technical assistance in the form of on-the-job training, coaching, and training to LIPs on HTS and integrated services.

• Coordinate joint clinical technical review meetings, involving DICs staffs to facilitate learnings and experience sharing.

• Ensure and strengthen the referral linkage between community and facility as per the SOP.

• Ensure timely submission of weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly Semi-Annual, and annual SBCC reports per donor and PSI requirement.

• Oversee the regular data review conducted by the LIPs, provide feedback, and ensure proper use of data for making effective decisions.

• Work with the sub city health office and build rapport.

• Support the documentation and dissemination of the regional office best practices, success stories and case studies for external consumption and PSI/E central office.

• Review and analyze site level performance data, document, and disseminate lesson learned and best practices on SBCC.