Technical Coordinator at Ghana AIDS Commission

Job Description

• Plan and coordinate Regional HIV response with respect to decentralized activities at the regional level.
• Assist in the planning and supervision of sub-projects relating to HIV & AIDS.
• Undertake activities relating to provision of technical services to people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.
• Coordinate regional activities in the promotion of behaviour change and dissemination of information via IEC/BCC materials.
• Document technical assistance and technical support needs at the regional and district levels. .
• Coordinate capacity building and training for key implementers among MMDAs, private sector, civil society, traditional authorities and community leaders at the decentralised level.
• Organise coordination meetings involving key actors at the regional level and facilitate same at the district level in partnership with the District Committees of the Commission.
• Lead district and regional level planning. including operational planning in line with the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan.
• Track all releases from the District Assembly Common Fund for HIV activities and report to the Region for action. ‘
• Facilitate resource mobilization at the regional and district levels for the local HIV response from the private sector, philanthropists and donor partners.
• Support regional and district level surveillance, operational research and surveys to generate strategic information both from the general population and Most at Risk Populations (MARP).
• Assist in preparation of quarterly technical reports from the region and districts.
• Assist in preparation of the HIV Country Response Information Systems on a quarterly basis by all implementing partners

Qualification Required & Experience

• Must have an advanced degree in Social or Medical Sciences (MSc, MPH, etc) with requisite experience or knowledge of epidemiology of HIV and AIDS, its prevention, treatment, clinical and/or community level management.
• Must have experience in Project Management.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of post-qualification working experience in the Public, Private or NGO sector