Programme Director | South-South HIV Prevention Learning Network at Genesis Analytics

Genesis Health is recruiting a Programme Director to manage a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded programme called the South-South HIV Prevention Learning Network. The programme aims to support the Global Prevention Coalition (GPC) [SJ1] to strengthen HIV prevention programmes in two areas, namely condoms and key populations programmes, through shared learning of good country practices. This eighteen-month learning grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation seeks to develop a proof of concept for a learning network among GPC member countries in support of the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. The programme will support the GPC and key stakeholders to establish and manage a learning network to:

• Assess the priority gaps areas for learning and identify good country-level practices for documentation and sharing;
• Facilitate regional workshop(s) to discuss key issues and generate action plans for country’scountries to improve their programmes;
• Maintain communities of practice (CoPs) to build on learning momentum and knowledge sharing;
• Coordinate in-depth country visits to foster south-south exchanges and advance prevention programmes
• Establish a proof of concept for the Learning Network for continued investment and growth towards well implemented HIV prevention programmes

The expected responsibilities of the Programme Director will include:

• Providing strategic and technical programme leadership by:
• Leading the internal Genesis team, along with the Global Prevention Coalition secretariat, to understand, design and implement a responsive learning network for HIV prevention, focused on key populations and condom programming
• Manage accountability of the sub-contractor (University of Manitoba) in their role managing the key populations component of the learning grant as well as the condom technical experts (TBC) in successfully delivering this grant
• Establish and facilitate involvement and oversight from the Learning Network Advisory Committee (GPC, PEPFAR, Global Fund, BMGF)
• Developing the overall programme direction in collaboration with the Advisory Committee and GPC secretariat
• Serveing as the programme representative and main point of contact with the programme funder on all technical and operational matters
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including the Global Prevention Coalition secretariat, UNAIDS, UNFPA, national AIDS councils and applicable key populations
• Oversee the effective documentation and timely dissemination of good country-programme practices through the GPC CoPs and established Learning Network platform(s)
• Coordinating and leading the internal team to ensure streamlined communication and implementation.
• Working closely with the M&E team to harvest outcomes from implementation of the learning network to motivate the proof of concept and unlock the potential of an ongoing learning network.
• Leading, managing, motivating and developing programme staff, encouraging their commitment to programme objectives, and meeting their personal development needs.
• Ensuring sound financial and operational programme management, working with the programme’s financial team to manage programmatic budgeting, spending, forecasting and reporting.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in relevant field (e.g.MPH, MBBCH, MBA) or equivalent experience;
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience, at least 5 of which spent in oversight of donor programs
• Technical expertise in the area of HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health; experience in key populations and/or condom programmes an assetis preferable but not essential
• Experience in knowledge management would be an advantage
• Experience working across sub-Saharan Africa and understanding of the regional HIV epidemic
• Experience working with and implementing donor-funded programmes preferably in the health sector; familiarity with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation preferredwould be an advantage
• Experience working with multi-lateral organisationss as well as country programme managers building and maintaining good relationships and identifying and leveraging from collaboration opportunities
• Financial and operational management experience for successful programme delivery
• Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Fluent of written and spoken English required, business proficiency in French an asset

How to apply:

• Please follow the online application process on the careers portal of the Genesis website
• We use an automated applicant tracking system in order to receive and manage all applications in one central point, and for this reason we also do not accept any e-mailed CV’s or applications
• Once you have applied via our career portal, you will receive a confirmation e-mail that your application was received, and your application will be reviewed within a few days of receipt
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Disclaimer:

• Relevant previous experience is essential
• Communication will be with short-listed candidates only - if you do not receive any feedback on your application within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful
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• Eligibility to work in the country is a requirement.
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