CDC works with Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) to build a sustainable, high-impact national HIV response program with the goal to achieve epidemic control of HIV. CDC’s global health security efforts in Haiti help improve the country’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks before they become global epidemics. CDC supports Haiti in strengthening the capacity of its workforce to investigate and respond to disease outbreaks through the establishment of a Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP). CDC is a major partner in Haiti’s Long-term Cholera Elimination Plan. CDC has worked closely with the MSPP to build TB-related laboratory and clinical capacity at high-volume sites throughout Haiti.

The incumbent is a public health specialist and technical advisor for HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions and strategies for key populations – defined as populations at high risk for HIV infection and transmission including men who have sex with men, commercial sex workers, transgender individuals and other emergent high-risk groups. The incumbent serves as a program/activity manager and is responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of a broad range of agency-funded activities required for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program in Haiti. S/he will serve as the key populations’ technical advisor with the in US Government (USG) interagency team and to the Government of Haiti (GOH), implementing partners (including those funded outside of PEPFAR as needed) and other critical stakeholders, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The incumbent represents CDC on key populations issues, including prevention activities such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV service delivery at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings, including meetings with collaborators and donor agencies. This position is supervised by the Prevention Team Lead.

EDUCATION Requirements: Masters’ degree in Public Health, Nursing, Social Work, Epidemiology or Behavioral Science is required

EXPERIENCE: A minimum of five years’ work experience with demonstrated key populations, including key population group technical expertise, with substantial HIV prevention, care, and treatment experience with female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and/or transgender, and adolescent girls and young women. Three (3) years of the required five years of work experience should be at senior level public health experience in developing, implementing & evaluating key and vulnerable populations prevention, care and treatment activities in HIV/AIDS, include coordination with a diverse group of stakeholders.

LANGUAGE:

Level IV (Fluent) speaking/reading/writing of English “This may be tested”

Level IV (Fluent) speaking/reading/writing of French

Level IV (Fluent) speaking/reading/writing of Haitian Creole is required

Full Time (40 hours per week)
Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Master’s Degree

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.