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LEAP Program Description

Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) – a joint-venture partnership between ZemiTek, LLC and Dexis Consulting Group – is implementing the Long-term Exceptional Technical Assistance Project (LEAP Global), a mechanism originally used by USAID to battle against infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, and pandemic influenza. As of July 1, 2025, LEAP Global transitioned to the U.S. Department of State (DOS). This initiative aims to address the complex human resource challenges faced by national infectious disease programs in the USA-supported countries.

The intervention of this project is to hire and embed technical expert advisors and subject matter experts within government entities. By directly embedding the technical expertise within the national programs, LEAP provides long-term, sustainable lifesaving support to empower host governments to lead and manage key aspects of their infectious disease portfolios and improve coordination between the U.S. Government and the host country.

About the Position

The Senior HIV Advisor will support the National HIV Program in carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives. The primary focus of the Advisor will be technical leadership to ensure the successful implementation of cost-effective, lifesaving direct service delivery for HIV prevention, care, and treatment under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The Advisor will ensure that HIV activities are implemented in alignment with the health MoU implementation plan and the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS), to achieve the metrics for the HIV indicators in the included in the MOU.

The Senior HIV Advisor will provide expert HIV technical guidance to Cote d’Ivoire’s National HIV Control Program (PNLS) in the design and management of in-country programs/projects/activities and in the development of host-country policies, reflecting best practices in HIV prevention, care, and treatment. The Advisor will identify programmatic bottlenecks and facilitate solutions through coordinated technical expertise in support of the cooperating Cote d’Ivoire ’s development objectives. The Senior HIV Advisor will be based within the PNLS and will work in collaboration with other donors such as Global Fund and relevant government entities to enhance the HIV response at both clinical and community level. The Advisor will receive day-to-day direction from the PNLS and report to the Office of Health Programs Office at the DOS at the US Embassy in Abidjan on a weekly and monthly basis.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide expert HIV technical guidance to advance planning, implementation, and monitoring of HIV prevention, care, and treatment interventions.
• Support the development of national HIV program strategies, guidelines, and work plans.
• Coordinate the design, planning, and implementation of HIV-related activities consistent with the U.S. government’s strategy and the host country’s national HIV strategy. This includes but is not limited to HIV testing services, antiretroviral therapy (ART), viral load suppression, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for PGFW, procurement and delivery of life-saving commodities, and associate monitoring and surveillance to ensure accountability and track progress.
• Collaborate with HIV program  implementers to provide technical and managerial expertise to Regional Health Bureaus, Districts, and local communities to strengthen institutional capacity.
• Support TB/HIV collaborative activities and integration with other diseases like Malaria, MCH and GHS.
• Keep abreast of current developments and successful interventions via regular engagement with HIV experts (domestic and international) and  Health Programs Office officials, ensuring proven strategies and interventions are integrated into national HIV programming.

Management of Program/Activity Implementation

• Ensure that U.S. government resources are maximized toward achieving sustained results in HIV prevention, care, and treatment in line with U.S. government laws, regulations, policies, and procedures