Senior Technical Advisor, HIV Care and Treatment at PATH

Key Responsibilities

Implementation leadership:

Lead and oversee integrated HIV/TB service delivery at project-supported health facilities, including elimination of vertical transmission, in accordance with national and global guidelines.

Program strategy:

Contribute to project work-plan development and implementation design. Support evidence-based, integrated service-delivery strategies that address gaps in testing, linkage, retention, and viral load suppression and align with project milestones.

Health systems strengthening:

Collaborate with ministries of health, local governments, and non-governmental organizations to build local capacity and improve facility-to-community referral networks.

Sustainability and transition:

Strengthen county ownership and the sustainability of HIV/TB services by engaging county leadership; supporting county technical working groups, transition teams, and planning forums; and advancing county-specific transition roadmaps through increased domestic resource allocation and accountability.

Performance monitoring and compliance:

Ensure the project meets donor targets and milestones, oversee data-driven quality-improvement initiatives, and contribute to technical reports.

Project visibility, learning, and knowledge sharing:

Lead the documentation and dissemination of success stories, technical papers, lessons learned, promising practices, to enhance project visibility.

County Focal Person for the Project:

Serve as the project’s County Focal Person, providing day-to-day supervision and management of the project staff based in the county, and ensuring effective coordination, accountability, and operational support.

Additional duties:

Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Holder of a MBChB or equivalent, with a Master of Public Health (MPH), or an equivalent qualification.

Experience:

At least seven years of progressively responsible public-health experience, including the design, implementation, and oversight of county health systems-strengthening programs. At least five of these years must be in a senior supervisory role within the Ministry of Health or a donor-funded or PEPFAR-supported HIV/AIDS program.

Technical expertise:

Demonstrated expertise in current integrated HIV guidelines, HIV/TB program performance metrics, donor compliance requirements, and Kenya’s devolved health-system architecture. The candidate must be able to navigate and engage national, county, sub-county, and facility-level health structures effectively to strengthen program implementation and sustainability.

Core competencies:

Strong analytical, problem-solving, capacity-building, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to build, develop, and maintain effective relationships with county government leaders and staff, colleagues, private-sector stakeholders, and partners.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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