Job Description
Job Purpose
The Project Director will provide overall technical and management oversight of the project,
including providing leadership in the design, planning and execution of sound technical
strategies and best practices in the program areas targeted by the project. The position will
coordinate with the NASCOP and NACC team regularly and provide technical support on
design, implementation and monitoring of all programme areas related to HIV prevention
(including HIV testing services, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission programme, key
population programme, Adolescent and young people programme, PrEP programme,
Voluntary Medical Male circumcision programme and condom programme) in the country.
The Program Director will directly supervise the project’s senior technical and program staff,
offer mentorship and lead development of the project’s annual work plans, oversee the
achievement of set work plans and report on progress toward achievement on a required basis
to relevant stakeholders. The position will ensure deliverables of the project are met on a
timely basis and find effective solutions to address emerging gaps. The position will be based
at the project’s main office in Nairobi with significant travel to counties and sub counties.
Key Responsibility
- Provide overall leadership in the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of
project activities and ensure seamless integration, coordination of all components of the
project with the national HIV prevention programme;
- Identify technically sound, cost-effective, and practical approaches to strengthen the
national HIV prevention programme to achieve the prevention goals set out in KASF II;
- In consultation with NASCOP and NACC team, ensure timely co-development, complementation and co-monitoring of the national HIV prevention objectives and annual
work plans;
- Strengthen the capacity of the national and county health teams to design, deliver and
monitor high quality HIV prevention interventions;
- Provide supportive supervision to the project team to achieve their part of the project
deliverables and facilitate smooth working relationship with NASCOP, NACC and the
county government;
- Provide leadership and technical support in development of practical implementation
guidance and tools for HIV prevention at the national and county level;
- Provide technical support in development of a comprehensive performance framework
and cascades to monitor HIV prevention programme at national and county level;
- Provide technical guidance to ensure that all HIV programme pillars meet their objectives
and targets;
- Facilitate a culture of use of evidence and data for gaps assessment and use
of data for decision making within the project and the national programme;
- Collaborate and advocate for integration of HIV prevention within the UHC agenda of
Kenya;
- Design and implement pilot projects to integrate HIV prevention within routine services
and influence policy for scale up;
-Support the national government in coordination of the HIV prevention response at the
national level in collaboration with stakeholders and donors;
- Develop and implement a transition plan to transition technical capacity to the HIV
prevention team at national and county level;
- Support design and development of knowledge products and dissemination of project
learnings in national and international forum;
- Work closely with Senior Technical Advisor and UoM technical teams to ensure that all
program activities and deliverables are programmatically sound and of the highest
technical quality;
- Ensure that regular quarterly, semi-annual and annual program reports, requested by the
national programme and donor are accurate, highest quality, and timely;
- Serve as a member of the senior management team and PHDA, providing input for
decision making and action planning and communicate these organizational decisions to
project staff accordingly;
- Work closely with the organisational team members to ensure that quality management is
well integrated into both project interventions and internal processes and procedures;
- Provide day-to-day supervision to technical staff and ensure that the quality of the work
of the project team is of high standards;
- Contribute to the tracking of progress, analysis of data, and preparation of project reports
for the donor; and participate in key meetings and presentations with external
stakeholders;
- Participate in Global fund country proposal writing and PEPFAR COP processes to
advocate for inclusion of HIV prevention agenda;
- Support the Senior Technical Advisor in programmatic representation, strategic
development and quality control duties, including liaising stakeholders and oversee work
deliverables for the project; and
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualification and Experience
- A minimum qualification of MBChB/MBBS/MD and Masters in public health (MPh)
- An additional degree in infectious disease, or related discipline will be added
advantage;
- At least 15 years of proven and demonstrated experience in technical and strategic
planning, implementation, monitoring, and supervision of comprehensive HIV
prevention program;
- A minimum of 10 years of reputable technical leadership and program management
experience in large complex public health programs;
- At least 5 years of demonstrated senior-level experience in the design, planning,
implementation and overall technical management of donor funded HIV prevention
programs;
- Experience in working in partnership with government or providing
technical support
- Experience in supervision of senior technical staff within an NGO setting;
- Experience operating in a management culture built on consensus and results;
- Experience in report writing based on donor guidelines is an essential requirement for
the position; and
- Experience in training and capacity building
Skills and Attributes
- In-depth knowledge of Kenyan public health sector and HIV prevention
programmatic context, including governmental and non-governmental contexts
- Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving ability;
- Understanding of the HIV epidemic in Kenya and programme design based on
epidemic analysis
- Knowledge of strategic policy and programmatic direction for HIV prevention at
global and national level.
- Expertise in HIV prevention including PMTCT programme or population-based
programming (key population and adolescent and young people) or other biomedical
prevention (VMMC, PrEP, condoms).
- Demonstrated ability to interact and work professionally with, gain credibility/respect
from, and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, especially county and
national governments officials, and the donor;
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political ethical
issues surrounding HIV infections and population based programming;
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal
supervision;
- Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) essential
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Kiswahili.