Deputy Branch Chief - Technical Advisor

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DHAPP is responsible for the Department of Defense’s program to reduce HIV/AIDS in Foreign Militaries. In support of this Program, it is requested that the Contractor identify shall provide a Technical Advisor. Specifically, the need is to provide scientific, evidence-based expertise to assess and critically evaluate HIV programs in all partner military programs and provide guidance for improving epidemic outcomes in each partner military. The Technical Advisor will possess expertise in HIV prevention, key population programming, PMTCT programming, general population HIV programming, and program management to help DHAPP achieve the goal of reducing HIV in foreign militaries.

The Contractor will provide the necessary personnel to accomplish the work described in the following tasks: The Technical Advisor shall assess and evaluate partner military HIV/AIDS activities under the direction of the Senior Technical Advisor. This includes but is not limited to travel to partner HIV clinical/testing/prevention sites, mentoring partner military POCs, critically assessing field site activities, conducting quality assessment visits, evaluating grant proposals, and assessing policy documents. The Contractor will collaborate and coordinate with other DHAPP colleagues, staff from other PEPFAR agencies, and implementing partners.

The Technical Advisor may serve on PEPFAR technical working group(s) as needed. In that role, he/she will participate in technical discussions, policy development, and technical assessment visits. In addition, as a member of the technical working groups, the Contractor will be asked to review country operational plans (COPs) and regional operational plans (ROPs) and participate in COP/ROP approval meetings. Effective participation in these meetings requires expertise in technical management of HIV, but also current international public health and PEPFAR mechanisms.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a technical expert in HIV programming at DHAPP. In this capacity, the Contractor will advise both at headquarters and field settings on HIV programs. He/she is expected to recognize correct and incorrect approaches in HIV programming and advise corrective action. This requires not only excellent technical skills but also diplomacy and tact.


• Serve as a country team advisor. He/she will be responsible for the coordinating with Country Program staff in development of all COPs/ROPs in PEPFAR countries, as well as DOPs of all DHPsupported countries, as directed by the Senior Technical Advisor. These COPs/ROPs and DOPs must be coordinated with in-country military partners, implementing partners, and DHAPP headquarters staff. The COPs/ROPs and DOPs must represent the most current medical and public health activities and plans to best support HIV/AIDS programming in each military and respond directly to the epidemiology of that population. The typical COP/ROP or DOP will address HIV testing programs, targeted care and prevention services, other laboratory capabilities, same-day HIV treatment, OI management, HIV/AIDS diagnostics, sexually transmitted infection syndromic management programs, PEP and PrEP programs, PMTCT, and training of military personnel dealing with HIV infected individuals.


• The technical advisor assists a technical team to assist in implementing the plans for each country in the portfolio. The position requires interacting with DoD elements across the globe to include COCOM and Embassy staff, as well as personnel from other PEPFAR agencies, in addition to many partner military personnel of varying ranks. • Serve as an educator for the Military HIV Research Program for HIV and related topics.

Basic Qualifications:

• A masters-level degree (Master Public Health, MS, or equivalent) is required.


• Expertise in HIV programming, with at least 3 years of post-graduate clinical experience.


• Experience or training in public health.

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