Job Description
Job Purpose
The Prevention Focal Person will support NASCOP and NACC in scaling up populationbased programming with all priority populations including Key and vulnerable populations
(KVP) and adolescent and young people (AYP). The person will work closely with the Lead
– HIV prevention in the project to coordinate with national, county government and other
stakeholders, provide technical support and leadership in developing guidelines and SOPs for
population based programmes, support development of strategies and strengthening
engagement of the community in HIV prevention. The position will support national team to
accomplish the national HIV prevention activities supported by GF and PEPFAR and ensure
deliverables of the project in the cluster are met on time The position will also support scaling
up populations based programming in countries where such programmes are not in existence.
The position will be based at the project’s main office with significant travel to supported
counties and sub counties
Key Responsibility
- Ensure increased coverage and uptake of HIV prevention services and achievement of the
prevention goals, objectives and target of the country specially population based
programmes;
- Support the NASCOP and NACC in implementation of the HIV prevention roadmap for
2021-2025 with special focus on key and vulnerable populations and adolescent and
young people;
- Support the national programme and county programme to design and implement
effective interventions with priority populations aligned to global and national guidelines
- Strengthen capacity of the county and the implementing partners to implement
programmes with priority populations;
- Monitor implementation of high-impact interventions with priority populations at scale.
Identify programmatic gaps and recommend innovations and strategies to address the
gaps;
- Work with the Lead – HIV Prevention to design interventions to strengthen linkage of
priority populations to appropriate HIV prevention services including condoms, HTS,
MAT, NSP, PrEP and PEP;
- Support NASCOP and NACC to ensure the needs of priority populations are included in
all prevention and treatment programme guidelines and standards;
- Support NASCOP and NACC SIRI team to develop data capturing and reporting tools for
priority population programmes. Support monthly monitoring data use for identifying
gaps and successes;
- Support capacity strengthening at the implementation level by ensuring
micro planning tools are used for effective services at community and facility level;
- Work with the advocacy team at national level to ensure that structural barriers to
accessing services for priority populations are addressed efficiently. Ensure that
prevalence of violence, stigma and discrimination against priority population is reduced;
- Ensure that learning, best practices, evidence-based and relevant approaches are
incorporated into HIV prevention services and scaled-up by implementing partners
- Provide mentoring and technical support through joint visits in implementation of
technical guidance and strategies in priority counties;
- Support coordination of HIV prevention response by activating and facilitating regular
meetings of national level coordination committees, including organizing county TWGs,
COE and ensuring technical strategies and programme performance is discussed;
- Develop and support implementation of community mobilization and demand generation
strategies to promote HIV prevention services;
- Support in design, implementation and replication of evidence-based innovations in close
collaboration with the regional field officer in each of the counties;
- Support in design and implementation of priority population based survey and
surveillance activities to measure programme outcomes and impact;
- Provide mentorship, capacity and supportive supervision to the field officers to
understand programming with priority populations and achieve the project objectives and
stay on track, ensure deliverables of the project in the clusters are met on time;
- Work closely with the Prevention Lead and assist in the design and implementation of
work plans to achieve the project objectives and goal;
- Facilitate communication and the sharing of HIV prevention resources and best practices
among field staff, partners and potential collaborators;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualification and Experience
- Master’s in Public Health or social sciences or behavioural sciences;
- 10 years of relevant experience in HIV prevention programming in Kenya;
- At least 7 years of progressive experience working with priority populations especially
key populations or adolescent and young people;
- A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in designing, implementing, managing, and
monitoring direct programmes with priority populations;
- Experience of working collaboratively with national, county government and other
stakeholders;
- Experience of using data to monitor and measure population-based programmes; and
- Previous experience in building capacity of program staff and other implementing
partners;
Skills and Attributes
- Strong knowledge and familiarity with cutting-edge HIV programmatic strategies
with priority population;
- In-depth knowledge of Kenyan health system, including governmental and nongovernmental settings;
- Interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others, including
developing and maintaining compatibility among program staff, priority populations
led organizations and networks; health care workers, county and sub-county officials,
consultants, sub-awardees, program beneficiaries, other stakeholders;
- Articulate and able to communicate in a clear, professional manner with clients and
staff;
- High degree of proficiency communication, including presentation and training skills;
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political ethical
issues surrounding HIV infections and population based programming;
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage a high-volume workflow,
adhere to timelines with minimal supervision, as well as to lead and work
collaboratively with others;
- Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) essential; and
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Kiswahili.