[afro-nets] FHI Opportunities

["Theresa Zhao" <TZhao@fhi.org>]

FHI Opportunities
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Family Health International (FHI) is dedicated to improving lives, knowledge, and understanding worldwide through a highly diversified program of research, education, and services in HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, reproductive health, and infectious diseases.  We are seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:

Technical Advisor, Strategic Behavior Communicaiton (Arlington, VA)

To provide technical leadership by designing and developing global-level Strategic Behavior Communication (SBC) strategies and tools for the Institute for HIV/AIDS, focusing on innovative behavior change approaches to reinforce prevention, care and treatment and impact mitigation.  Main responsibilities: Provide technical leadership across the institute in the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative communication strategies based on the global framework; Supervises and provides strategic technical direction to communication officers and others involved in communication activities at HQ and in country offices; Provides SBC technical input including standard setting and monitoring guidelines to implementing agencies; Remains on top of current communications issues in the HIV/AIDS/STI field; Participates in resource development; Liaises closely with IP for the documentation and dissemination of Promising/Best Practices; Performs other duties as assigned

Ph. D or MA and equivalent in Behavioral Sciences or Public Health; Minimum of seven years experience in the innovative design of behaviour communication programs with two years relevant management experience. Fluency in French and/or Spanish is preferred

Technical Advisor, Clinical and Community Care (Arlington, VA)

Provide technical leadership by designing and developing global-level innovative technical strategies and tools in HIV/AIDS Clinical and Community Care for the Institute of HIV/AIDS.  Main responsibilities include:  Oversees and helps to ensure the quality of implemented HIV/AIDS clinical and community care activities of the Care and Treatment Division; Stimulates and acts as a resource for the development of innovative and expanded responses in clinical and community care for HIV, in particular, in areas such as HIV clinical management including preventive therapies, TB (tuberculosis)/HIV relationships, care for mothers and infants, the introduction of safe and effective use of ARVs (antiretroviral treatments), and palliative care; Provides strategic development, technical inputs, and technical assistance on clinical and community care activities at all levels, including the monitoring and evaluation of such activities; Provides overall technical leadership in clinical and community care in coordination with relevant officers in regional and country offices; Participates in proposal preparation and other resource development activities; Remains informed on current programs in the HIV/AIDS field by review of current literature and is alert to any implications of such experiences and research for department activities; Performs other duties as assigned by the Director, Care and Treatment Division.

MD degree with at least seven years experience in the field of HIV/AIDS clinical care. MPH degree preferred. Overseas field experience required. Fluency in French or Spanish desirable.

FHI has a competitive compensation package.  Interested candidates
please submit cover letter, resume including salary requirements online at http://www.fhi.org/ or e-mail to: mailto:humanresources@fhi.org. Please specify source in your application.
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Theresa Zhao
Recruiting Specialist
Family Health International
Tel: +1-703-516-9779 
E-mail: mailto:tzhao@fhi.org