Gender & HIV Specialist at Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS) - 2 Openings

Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS), is a non-profit, non-governmental organization registered in 2007 with a core objective of expanding quality health care and treatment in Africa. HIFASS is committed to enhancing the quality of lives of the vulnerable population including women, children and disabled persons in Nigeria. We provide local driven solutions to advance better development outcome in health, education and other social services.

HIFASS in partnership with other development organizations implement donor-funded community Orphans & Vulnerable Children (OVC) and Pediatric ART Saturation Support programs Cross River, Akwa Ibom & Kano States.

Currently we are seeking qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Gender & HIV Specialist

Locations: Akwa Ibom & Kano
Report to: Gender & HIV Advisor
Job Type: Full Time
Slot: 2 Openings

Position Summary

• The Advisor serves as technical resource on gender and sexual diversity for HIV/AIDS activities including but not limited to policy development and advisory services, research and content development, practice advocacy, management and coordination.

Principal Responsibilities
Program Development and Advisory Service:

• Provide direct advisory and technical support to program in area of HIV and gender and sexual diversity
• Provide advice and technical support in development of programmatic focus to address stigma and discrimination against people living with lITV
• Provide technical support to ensure the involvement of people living with and affected by HIV in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of program.

Research and Content Development:

• Lead program content development of normative standards and  approaches on HIV ,gender and sexual diversity
• Research and understand concepts to foster improved adherence to  human rights treaties and obligations under international agreements.

Practice Advocacy:

• Contribute experience and expertise to the formulation of new programmatic activities, documenting practice and cross-practice experience and lesson learned in the country.
• Promote regional and local partnering and exchange, through HIV information and learning networks.
• Support networking among partners, including the identification of external support providers

Management and Coordination:

• Contribute to team strategy development, work planning and M&E plan from gender and sexual diversity perspective
• Promote knowledge management to enrich the content base for AIDS response strategies by documenting practice experience, lesson learned and replicable tools from applied initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• An advanced university degree in a development area-Social Science, Political Science, Public Administration, Public Health or Epidemiology.

Desired Skills and Experiences:

• Minimum of 10 years of overall relevant professional experience as well as a proven professional record in the practice area
• Proven professional credibility, as well as senior-level working experience in governmental, multilateral or civil society organization, in both developed and developing countries is highly desirable
• Experience in leading/managing knowledge product development and dissemination.

Application Closing Date
3rd May, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter in only one attachment (PDF Format), explaining suitability for the job to: hifass_lopin3@hifass-hfi.org Please indicate the title of the position and choice of location as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Only shortlisted applicant will be invited for interview
• HIFASS will not cover any cost for invited shortlisted candidates.