The USAID Project Management Specialist (Care and Treatment[C&T]) is a key member of the Health Services Delivery Division staff in the Health Office, USAID/Haiti. The Specialist provides technical and professional leadership to plan, implement, monitor, and oversee activities related to HIV C&T. The Specialist has responsibility for ensuring coordination of C&T programs funded by the USG through a variety of governmental and non governmental partners at the national and local levels. The role of the Specialist includes planning, designing, organizing, directing, and coordinating C&T programs; and, arranging for monitoring and evaluation of activities performed by implementing partners (IPs) and other organizations through grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts.

The USAID Project Management Specialist (C&T) applies health facility and community-based service knowledge and experience, in order to achieve higher levels of service availability for communities, and to support the epidemic control of HIV/AIDS and TB in Haiti.

Completion of a Master’s Degree, or the local equivalent, in nursing, public health, social work, or an equivalent job-related field is required. Accreditation as a nurse practitioner, registered nurse, registered dietician, or social worker is desired.

Prior Work Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in providing community-based Care and Treatment service, which includes at least two years of planning, developing, managing, and evaluating programs and community activities with donor organizations, host-country organizations, and/or non-governmental organizations; and, analyzing program data and presenting findings in written or oral form is required.

Language Proficiency: Level IV (fluent) English and French language proficiency, spoken and written, as well as spoken Haitian Creole, is required.

Skills and Abilities: The Specialist must have a good knowledge and demonstrated experience in the programming of C&T programs/projects/activities; and, the role of Care and Treatment with other health areas, such as health systems strengthening, TB, etc. The Specialist should be able to facilitate and link culturally appropriate assessments and counseling, and related issues, and the facilitation of linkages to food security programs, including water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion; and, be able to use this information for decision making. The Specialist must be able to provide technical leadership in C&T; and, apply this knowledge to advanced programming in Haiti.