POSITION TITLE: Senior Technical Officer, HIV Prevention and Communication, EPIC Project - Thailand
REPORTS TO: Technical Advisor – Key Populations
JOB SUMMARY:
The EPIC Thailand project seeks to improve access to, and uptake of, community-based health services for members of key populations at risk of HIV infection, in order to reduce risk behaviors and increase health-seeking for HIV testing, treatment and/or HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Transgender women (TG) are a population of particular interest to the EPIC project, as these individuals are often at higher risk for HIV infection but have limited access to, and lower uptake of, appropriate services to protect their health. The Technical Officer position provides responsive, high-quality technical leadership, manages technical assistance, and ensures the quality of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment interventions conducted by community-based implementing partners and focusing specifically on TG women (including TG sex workers) as well as provide the high-quality leadership on social and behavior change communications intervention.
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Usual office working conditions; ability to travel domestically at least 30%.
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