Senior TB/HIV Advisor, DOS LEAP Global - South Sudan

About the role

The U.S. Department of State, through the LEAP Global mechanism, is hiring a Senior TB/HIV Advisor to give high-level technical support to six DOS-supported states in South Sudan. The goal is to raise TB case finding and improve treatment initiation and completion among people living with HIV. The advisor works closely with the DOS Health Team, Global Fund/Cordaid, the Ministry of Health and the AHEC mechanism.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze TB/HIV performance data (MER indicators) and map GeneXpert machine distribution, use, data quality and maintenance, then build a technical action plan
• Optimize TB case finding among PLHIV, standardise screening algorithms and integrate them with HIV testing and ART initiation
• Support monthly TPT monitoring dashboards, mentorship on commodity management and adherence monitoring, and develop TPT job aids and SOPs
• Build capacity of focal persons, data officers and clinicians on cascade management and data use, and run quarterly performance review meetings
• Ensure accurate reporting of TB/HIV data, produce monthly technical briefs, contribute to quarterly reports and present findings to the DOS Health Team, MOH and Global Fund
• Deliverables include an inception report and workplan, a TPT uptake improvement framework, mentorship reports, at least two case studies and three monthly briefs, and a final technical report

Required profile

• Master's degree or local equivalent in Public Health, International Development, Health, Social or Behavioral Sciences, Epidemiology, Biology, Infectious Disease, Medicine, Pharmacy, Immunization or a related field
• Medical degree preferred but not required
• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in public health programming in developing or middle-income countries, with a focus on immunization
• At least six years managing large-scale TB and HIV projects with financial and programmatic oversight
• Prior experience with bilateral or multilateral donors such as the World Bank, the Global Fund or UN agencies