Overview:
KARABO EA BOPHELO at Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Lesotho. The Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Lesotho (BCMCFL), is the result of a public-private partnership between Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative and the Government of Lesotho, and is a legal, non-profit/tax exempt organization registered in Lesotho. BCMCFL provides free pediatric and family-centred HIV and tuberculosis prevention, care, treatment, and support, serving thousands of children and families affected by HIV, TB, or other child health conditions. Karabo ea Bophelo (KB) is a five-year USAID-funded activity to prevent new HIV infections and reduce vulnerability among orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Lesotho.
BCMCFL is looking for highly qualified local candidates to fill in the following positions available under Karabo Ea Bophelo Project on a full-time, Fixed-Term Contract basis.
Position
Project Manager x 1
Based in Maseru KB Office
Duties and Responsibilities
Position Overview
The Project Manager will provide technical guidance and oversight of education, VAC/GBV clinical and legal referrals and COVID-19 Vaccine Demand Creation program components, ensuring that interventions are implemented in alignment with national policies and guidelines. In collaboration with project teams and partners, the position will support the design and implementation of comprehensive prevention service delivery strategies that are based on scientific evidence. S/he will work closely with the national and district level teams to ensure that KB prevention approaches are effectively implemented.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Provide technical leadership in applying global best practices and designing interventions to improve the quality and responsiveness of combination HIV prevention programming targeting adolescents and youth and their unique needs.
- Contribute to the drafting of annual work plans, capacity building plans, and monitoring and evaluation of program performance activities.
- Participate in the development, testing and implementation of training curricula and tools related to, education, VAC/GBV referrals and COVID-19 vaccine demand creation activities, in collaboration with national teams.
- Identify training needs for community-based service providers for VAC/GBV and COVID-19 and assist in the design and implementation of measures to address those needs.
- Oversee all education activities in collaboration with other technical leads of OVC, Prevention and SI.
- Guide the implementation, coordination and reporting of the schools’ bursaries and Life skills-based education in schools.
- Support the Technical Lead, Prevention in providing technical direction to project implementation and ensure that the education results are met.
- Actively participate in strategic technical advisory/working groups and professional forums representing KB activity.
- Initiate and participate in evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine demand creation strategies and assessment activities with the goal of improving project outcomes.
- Collaborate with other partners to scale up VAC/GBV case identification and ensure that VAC-GBV referral systems are utilized so that survivors receive relevant quality services.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by Management.
Educational Qualifications, Work Experience and Key Competencies
Degree in Public Health, Nursing, Community Development, or a related field with 5 years of experience in programs targeting OVC and/or AGYW strongly preferred.
Experience in implementation of PEPFAR programs preferred.
Key Competencies and Skills
- Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English and Sesotho.
- Demonstrated Knowledge and experience in SBCC activity design and implementation.
- Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint at minimum).
- Experience with institutional strengthening and partnership building helpful.
- Ability to provide high quality technical assistance to OVC and DREAMS partners.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and strong problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility to work after normal working hours and on weekends with significant travel outside of duty station.
Highly qualified Citizens and Residents of Lesotho are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply: Interested candidates who meet the criteria must email applications letters including CVs showing three work-related referees with contact details (one should be from current supervisor/employer), certified copies of educational certificates, identity documents.
All applications must be emailed to [email protected] on or before Friday, 02nd September 2022. Clearly indicate the name of the post applied for on the subject Line. Applications to be submitted through the email provided only. No hard copies will be accepted. Late applications will not be considered. Failure to comply with the above directions will results in the application being disqualified.