FHI 360 Vacancy: COVID-19 Program Consultant

Position Title: COVID-19 Program Consultant

Detailed Description of Tasks to be Performed:

The USAID-funded project, Linkages Across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES), under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program is implemented by FHI 360 in partnership with Pact, IntraHealth International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and conducts a range of activities to reduce HIV transmission among key populations (KP) — sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender persons and people who inject drugs — and improve their enrollment and retention in care and treatment across the HIV cascade. LINKAGES will accelerate the ability of governments, key population leaders, organizations working with key populations, and private-sector providers to plan and implement services that reduce HIV transmission among key populations and their sexual partners and extend the lives of those already living with HIV

Over the course of the program, LINKAGES will engage a variety of consultants, special experts, health care workers in Puskesmas and hospitals, provincial and district health offices to amplify local capacity for long-term sustainability and country ownership of COVID-19 programming. LINKAGES Indonesia broad vision is to become known, reliable and professional technical assistance provider at provincial and district level (Jakarta and Greater Jakarta) as well as at site level. In order to do that LINKAGES Indonesia is planned to have strong branding and marking and ensure all branding and marking activities and materials are in line with USAID branding and marking policy and FHI 360 internal policy. 

 

The consultant will work under supervision of the Associate Director-Technical and guidance from the Chief of Party. His/her task will be managing various direct activities as well as technical assistance activities including planning activities, monitoring and measuring the program results, reporting, tools development, coordination and communication activities. To conduct all these tasks, she/he will be assisted by other LINKAGES core staff (M&E Unit staff, Clinical Services Unit staff, Community-Based Services Unit staff).

 

Specific activities may include:

1.     Strengthen the COVID-19 contact tracing, referral and response system in Jakarta and Greater Jakarta.

2.     Strengthen the COVID-19 recording and reporting system in Jakarta.

3.     Offer emergency assistance to key or priority populations to ensure continuity of HIV/TB treatment and/or to offset economic ramifications of COVID-19.

4.     Expedite COVID-19 diagnostic (PCR) testing through enhanced laboratory analysis resources.

5.     Perform other duties as assigned

 

Deliverables/Milestones & Due Dates:

Deliverables/Milestones	Due Date
Strengthen the COVID-19 contact tracing, referral and response system in Jakarta and Greater Jakarta: ·    Systematize COVID-19 screening and contact tracing standard operating procedures at facility levels; ·    Support referral processes for COVID-19 confirmed cases; ·    Provide coordination and transportation assistance to augment COVID-19 swab sampling and mobile rapid testing services; ·    Support alternative isolation structures if identified by the PHO/GOI, with TA focused on organization, patient flow, screening processes, referrals for severe or worsening cases, and application of release criteria; ·    Strengthen monitoring structures by placing two additional data management specialists at each participating district health office; and ·    Support agile data management systems that facilitate real-time electronic transmission of case data for public health actions.	·    June 30, 2020   ·    June 30, 2020   ·    July – Nov 2020   ·    August 31, 2020         ·    July 31, 2020   ·    June – Nov 2020
Strengthen the COVID-19 recording and reporting system in Jakarta: ·    Development of standard operating procedures for COVID-19 data input, cleaning/de-duplication, analysis and visualization; ·    Setting up of standard UICs for backlog data processing; ·    Support to the PHO to develop, issue and operationalize a COVID-19 data recording and processing circular; and ·    Ongoing capacity development and mentoring assistance to COVID-19 data recording and recording personnel.	·   June 30, 202   ·   June 30, 2020 ·   July 31, 2020   ·   August – Nov 2020
Offer emergency assistance to key or priority populations to ensure continuity of HIV/TB treatment and/or to offset economic ramifications of COVID-19: ·    Introduce the Jak-Support recovery and resilience emergency fund for marginalized key and priority populations that are unable to access support through government programs such as the Family Hope Program, Pre-Work Card and Basic Needs Card.	·    July – Nov 2020
Expedite COVID-19 diagnostic (PCR) testing through enhanced laboratory analysis resources: ·    Provide financial assistance to support up to eight additional laboratory analysts at designated COVID-19 hospitals in Jakarta.	·    July – Nov 2020
Develop specific activity report, monthly and quarterly report as well as final project report	June – Nov 2020

 

Interested Candidate please submit your application letter and CV to hr.indonesia@fhi360.org by the latest 15 June 2020 with the position title as the e-mail subject.