Meeting Targets and Achieving Epidemic Control (EpiC) is an eight-year global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Started in 2019, the project provides strategic technical assistance (TA) and direct service delivery to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, treatment programming and viral load (VL) suppression among key populations (KPs) and priority populations (PPs). In India, EpiC works to strengthen organizational capacity of local civil society organizations (CSOs) working with key populations and people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Maharashtra and Telangana states. EpiC also supports innovations in sustainable financing which includes providing technical and funding to local CSOs to manage social enterprises for generating revenue to support HIV and other social outcomes. Additionally, EpiC is supporting interventions in HIV adjacent areas including NCD-HIV integration among PLHIV in community and facility settings, promoting engagement of youth living with HIV, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for aging and young people living with HIV, and climate change & HIV.
In line with the NCD integration efforts under the national HIV/AIDS program, the EpiC project in collaboration with the Delhi State AIDS Control Society (DSACS), proposes to accelerate the screening and management of cervical and breast cancer and other NCD including diabetes, and hypertension among women living with HIV (WLHIV) through implementation of facility-based model/s on NCD-HIV integration in New Delhi. For this, EpiC needs to hire a Technical Specialist-NCD-HIV Integration to be based at the FHI 360 Country Office in New Delhi.
Summary of Role
The Technical Specialist, NCD-HIV Integration will provide strategic direction and operational oversight in NCD-HIV integration efforts at the national level under the EpiC project. Reporting to the EpiC India Project Director, the Technical Specialist will be responsible for the development of facility-based model/s on NCD-HIV integration, defining service packages adopting the latest WHO, PEPFAR and NACO guidelines, supporting interventions, and demonstrating results to inform documentation of reports, and technical and policy briefs. The incumbent will be responsible for liaison with relevant state and national level stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of the proposed model/s. The Technical Specialist will oversee the implementation of the model and will lead on documentation and programmatic reporting in this area. Additionally, the candidate will be required to technically represent FHI 360 and EpiC at the national level by engaging with key stakeholders involved in the NCD-HIV integration efforts, e.g., NACO, WHO, and other technical assistance (TA) partners.
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This is a Delhi-based position. Given the nature of the role, remote working from any other city or location will not be possible to accommodate.
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