Technical Lead, Digital Health and AI Integration - Employee

Technical Lead, Digital Health and AI Integration - Employee, Global Health

Location:
District of Columbia
United States

POSITION TYPE:      Employee: Full Time, US
POSITION TITLE: Advisor, Integrated Service Delivery
DIVISION:     Global Health
REPORTS TO: Senior Advisor, Infectious Diseases

Project HOPE is an international NGO of more than 500 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25 countries, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of Conduct 
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment.  Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability and transparency. 

This position is being advertised contingent upon award; while the recruitment process will proceed as part of organizational preparedness, no formal offer will be extended until funding is confirmed.

POSITION SUMMARY:                

The Advisor, Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) is an HQ-based technical role within Project HOPE's Technical Unit, reporting to the Senior Advisor, Infectious Diseases. The Advisor provides technical leadership on the design, implementation, monitoring, quality assurance and scale up of efficient and effective integrated health service delivery models at the health facility and community levels. The position will initially focus on the integration of HIV and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services  with specific focus on triple elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B, including high-quality prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and compressive pediatric and adolescent HIV prevention, care and treatment services-. Building on this initial portfolio, the Advisor will support the progressive expansion of Project HOPE’s integrated service-delivery approach to additional priority health services and primary health care platforms, based on country needs, organizational strategy, emerging evidence, and funding opportunities.

The Advisor will initially support current and emerging donor-funded activities in Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia and Ghana. Working closely with the  the Senior Advisor, Infectious Disease; Senior Advisor, RMNCH; monitoring, evaluation, and learning colleagues; and country teams, the Advisor will ensure that integrated service delivery models are evidence-informed, person-centered , operationally feasible, and aligned to national health strategies and donor priorities.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Strategy and Integrated Service Design

Strengthen and continuously evolve Project HOPE's technical approach to integrated service delivery at the health facility and community levels. The initial focus will be on integrated HIV and MNCH service delivery, including triple elimination of mother-to-child (eMTCT) of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B, with subsequent expansion to other priority services and primary health care platforms as organizational and country portfolios evolve.
Provide technical leadership for the triple eMTCT of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B virus and for comprehensive pediatric and adolescent HIV prevention, testing, treatment, care, and support. Priority areas include:
HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B testing during antenatal care
Repeat HIV testing during pregnancy and breastfeeding in accordance with national guidelines

Linkage to HIV prevention services, including PrEP for pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBFW) with substantial ongoing HIV risk
Timely ART initiation for PBFW diagnosed with HIV
Hepatitis B surface antigen testing, appropriate maternal clinical management, hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination, and completion of the infant vaccination series
Use of nationally approved integrated testing approaches, including dual HIV/syphilis testing and triple-testing products where available
Early infant diagnosis (EID) and mother-baby-pair cohort tracking
Pediatric and adolescent HIV case identification, linkage, and continuity of care
Age-appropriate differentiated service-delivery and peer-