Country: Jamaica
Closing date: 02 Aug 2018
Place of Performance: Caribbean region, primarily Jamaica (Mandeville, Lucea and Duncans Health Centres and Kingston)
Period of Performance : Sept 30, 2018 – Sept 29, 2019 with a 1 yr option extension
Service Objective: HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment**
A. 1 Task Requirements:
Program, Partner and External Stakeholder Coordination
A.1.1 Support the CDC Caribbean Regional Office (CRO) Prevention, Care and Treatment (PCT) team in the implementation of PCT activities to support the prevention care and treatment program primarily in Jamaica and assisting the country to reach their UNAIDS 90 90 90 treatment targets by ensuring that the CDC CRO sites achieve their Monitoring and Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) target indicators.
A.1.2 Coordinate activities with implementing partners (grantees), external stakeholders, USG interagency PCT staff and CDC to generate work plans and corresponding budgets, training programs, evaluation plans, and content for meetings, workshops and conferences.
Project Management/Administration
A.1.3 Coordinate and take the lead for Site Improvement Through Monitoring System (SIMS) assessment at the CDC CRO support sites in Jamaica. Generate and upload report in Epidemiology Information (EPI Info). Provide feedback to sites and follow up on corrective actions.
A.1.4 Highlight any problems identified with prevention cooperative agreement to Senior Management in a timely fashion
A.1.5 In coordination with CDC CRO technical and grants management staff, review PCT implementing partner renewal applications, conduct technical reviews on the application, review and advise on requests for extensions, and funding for technical and budget soundness and make recommendations to CDC-CRO management on proposals.
A.1.6 In coordination with CDC CRO management staff, provide support to PCT grantees in the development of budgets related to cooperative agreements for implementation of approved activities following awards. Monitor PCT partners to make sure they are aware of all reporting requirements to include interim progress reports, continuation applications, supplemental applications, and financial
reports.
A.1.7 Maintain electronic files and records specific to PCT partner cooperative agreement activities and actions.
Technical Assistance
A.1.8 Ensure CDC CRO PCT work are conducted according to WHO and CDC standards. Support grantees with CDC work at established sites.
A.1.9 Assist with the technical design, planning, implementation and evaluation of a technical assistance (TA) strategies related to HIV PCT at the CDC CRO supported sites (primarily in Jamaica). This includes strategies to implement WHO’s Treat All recommendation to increase the number of persons on treatment, increase viral suppression and reducing the rate of HIV transmission.
A.1.10 Work closely with the Lab team to ensure that CDC CRO PCT supported sites in Jamaica have adequate and appropriate laboratory services to support the PCT activities.
A.1.11 Work closely with Strategic information team to ensure that CDC CRO PCT supported sites in Jamaica strengthen their data management systems to support the monitoring and evaluation of PCT activities.
A.1.12 Participate in the Regional Operational Plan (ROP) planning process and playing a leading role in the CDC PCT section for Jamaica and potentially Barbados (shall Barbados Coag continue to be funded).
A.1.13 Guide the implementing partner during their quarterly reporting and provide technical assistance with their Data for Accountability Transparency and Impact (DATIM) submissions.
A.1.14 Assist CDC team in the generation and presentation of project reports, publications and presentations where necessary, to include Performance, Oversight, Accountability, Review Team (POART) presentations.
A.1.15 Provides content expertise to the CDC CRO team especially the PCT team in prevention care and support including Lost to Follow Up (LTFU), adherence and retention strategies. This includes participation in the development or refinement of materials including technical guidance, clinical guidelines, standard operating procedures and other clinical tools.
A.1.16 Provides technical support to CDC CRO supported sites in Jamaica in the design and implementation of HIV prevention, care and treatment (PCT) programs, including review of progress and challenges, assistance in development of training materials and other tools, and provision of onsite mentorship.
On site support
A.1.17 The contractor will travel to provide on-site technical and administrative support to the CDC CRO supported treatment sites in Jamaica. Travel would also include to CDC HQ to work with PCT staff and receive briefings on new HIV related prevention care and treatment strategies and guidelines. Trips would include participation in CRO face-to-face meetings, PEPFAR interagency meetings, regional partner’s meeting in the Caribbean region (Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados), to CDC HQ in Atlanta, GA, DC for ROP planning with OGAC and PEPFAR interagency team and other locations where HIV working meetings and trainings are offered. Local travel within Jamaica will be an average of three days per week and international travel should not exceed more than 10 trips in a year.
A.2 Task Deliverables:
The contractor will be required to participate in weekly CRO team meetings via conference call/ in person held on Thursday mornings of each week, regular meetings with PCT implementing partners, and PCT team meetings, and periodically may be asked to participate in quarterly or semiannual face- to-face team meetings that would be held in Jamaica, in the Caribbean or USA. Additional meetings will be scheduled as needed to review and assess project statuses, and to meet with implementing partners in person for TA, training, performance reviews, etc. Services will be conducted and completed within program established timelines. No unresolved Contract Discrepancy Reports (CDR) for any individual service during any individual calendar month will remain. If any CDR remains, the contractor has to notify Employer.
A.3 Minimum Qualifications and/or Certifications:
· Master’s in Public Health
· At least 2 years working with CDC and PEPFAR in the Caribbean region
· Minium 5 years of experience managing public health programs, with some experience to include work in Jamaica
· Knowledge and experience in project evaluation
· Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment needs, challenges and innovations
A.4 Travel Amount $ 21,002 (Overall estimated travel cost)
Eight (8) trips of in country (Jamaica) travel for an estimated 3 days each One (1) trip to Guyana, One (1) trips to Atlanta, GA; One (1) trip to Washington, DC ;One (1) trip to Trinidad ,Two (2) trips to Barbados
How to apply:
Please send you CV and cover letter to resumes@massgencis.com