Technical Officer III / Технічний/а спеціаліст/ка III

Introduction

Ukraine Community Action for HIV Control is a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) which aims to accelerate Ukraine’s effort to achieve epidemic control by 2030 through improved prevention, testing, and linkage to care among key and priority populations. Community Action’s four objectives are:

1. Strengthen existing HIV package with differentiated service delivery models for prevention, testing, and linkage to care with flexibility to serve clients’ needs depending on shifting demographic trends.
2. Strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to implement and sustain differentiated HIV service delivery models based on the needs of key populations and priority populations through civil society engagement and community empowerment.
3. Introduce an enabling policy environment to enhance access to rights-oriented and client-centered HIV services for key populations.
4. Restore access to essential health services at community level in priority oblasts to mitigate morbidity and mortality due to emerging war-related health conditions and interrupted access to health services. 

Community Action is a five-year project led by a consortium partnership comprised of Pact International, as the prime award holder, with FHI 360 and AIDS-Foundation East-West (AFEW) as technical partners. Community Action works with and strengthens Ukrainian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) to implement activities supporting the above-mentioned objectives.

Position Summary

In conjunction with other Team members and under the supervision of a Technical Advisor, the Technical Officer will support the portfolio of program activities under Objective 4 listed above: contributing to the restoration of essential health service disrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Focus Oblasts will include Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Chernihiv along with others covered by the program.

The Technical Officer will support the Technical Advisor is designing and rolling-out technical assistance interventions to Ukrainian NGO and CBO partners of Community Action, with a focus on building capacity to screen and refer for priority diseases, identify and respond to the humanitarian needs of program beneficiaries, establish and strengthen functional referrals among HIV and other health service providers and support gender-based violence, mental health, and psychosocial services.

Location of Assignment:

This position is expected to be based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the FHI 360 Technical Advisor in designing and implementing activities to support Community Action’s humanitarian response activities, including geospatial mapping, disease, injury, and psychosocial need screening and referral, gender-based violence, and strategic engagement of community members to reach those without access to HIV and other health services.
• Provide training and ongoing technical assistance to NGO grantees in Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Zhytomyr regions in the technical areas listed above.
• Support the strategy and process development to restore the health systems in selected oblasts to transition from humanitarian response to health systems strengthening.
• Support the Technical Advisor in designing and/or of project activities.
• Oversee/manage day-to-day implementation of such activities.
• Facilitate the transition from humanitarian health assistance to health systems strengthening by acting as a moderator among humanitarian health actors, the public health system, and the private health system.
• Support the public health system and health civil society organizations with emergency contingency plans.
• Solicit, review, evaluate, and recommend incoming proposals from NGOs from selected oblasts, acquire supplementary information/research as needed.
• Conduct monitoring of project activities aimed at the restoration of essential health services and support health system recovery. 
• Write reports and analyses of programmatic activities.
• Ensure high-quality technical programming through participatory methodologies, co-creation, and contextualization using developed approaches and tools. 
• Initiate and coordinate the development of materials and processes for specific areas/topics identified as needed for local NGO and CBO partners, including trainings, mentoring and coaching, partners peer learning, and other methodologies
• Conduct periodic review/mapping of the technical and organizational strengths/assets and needs that exist among the partners.
• Represent the project in technical meetings, conferences, and coordination platforms.
• Create connections between and strengthen networking with other implementing partners
• Plan and coordinate travel and other outreach activities to enhance and sustain activities
• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience: 

• Master’s degree in a relevant field including medicine, public service, law, public health etc and 5+ years relevant experience or equivalent combination
• At least 3 years of experience in liaising with a variety of actors: international organizations, civil society partners, government, and regional authorities
• At least 1 year of humanitarian experience working for a national NGO, international NGO, or UN agency.
• At least 3 years of experience providing training and technical assistance in public health, ideally HIV.
• Excellent grasp and demonstrated experience in managing complex tasks and challenging operation environment.
• Excellent understanding of the public health and humanitarian system inside of Ukraine.
• English language skills (written and spoken) are strongly preferred.

Additional Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in managing/participating national level technical assistance and humanitarian response program
• Excellent facilitation, training, and mentoring skills in a variety of organizational development and technical topics.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with civil society partners and other strategic stakeholders in government and private sector. previous experience of
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including presentations and preparations of written reports.
• The candidate must be demonstrably in (oral, writing, and reading) Ukrainian and English.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment with minimum supervision;
• Ability to travel within Ukraine

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience overseeing and coordinating with international field offices or government agencies.
• Experience implementing/coordinating donor-funded programs in Ukraine.
• Knowledge of the political, social, and economic context of Ukraine.
• Experience working with government, community-based organizations, and/or key populations in Ukraine.
• Experience to lead/manage the health service provision program for vulnerable or specific population

Instructions to Apply:

Only the most qualified and suitable candidates will be invited to interviews. Interested qualified individuals may submit their i) CV in English, ii) Cover Letter in English, iii) three references (please indicate full names, positions, emails and phone numbers when providing references), iv) signed authorization to conduct a background and reference check form to [email protected] by August 20, 2023. No phone calls will be accepted to inquire about the position.

FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.