Senior Technical Advisor – HIV Care and Treatment Job Vacancy at EGPAF Dar es salaam September 2026

Senior Technical Advisor – HIV Care and Treatment

About the Organization

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Strategic Planning

• Provide strategic technical direction for HIV care and treatment programming aligned with national guidelines and project objectives.
• Lead the development and execution of annual work plans, strategies, and client-centered care initiatives.
• Drive the implementation of Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) models, ART optimization, treatment failure management, and Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) protocols.
• Contribute to program planning, transition strategies, sustainability agendas, and scale-up activities.

2. Treatment Cascade & Performance Improvement

• Lead comprehensive analyses of the HIV treatment cascade to identify and resolve gaps in linkage, treatment initiation, adherence, viral load monitoring, and suppression.
• Develop, monitor, and guide targeted performance improvement plans for underperforming regions, councils, facilities, and priority populations.
• Leverage routine program data to conduct root-cause analyses and deploy tailored technical interventions.
• Strengthen the clinical management of clients with complex medical needs, ensuring appropriate specialized referrals.

3. Capacity Building & Mentorship

• Provide technical assistance, coaching, supportive supervision, and mentorship to RHMTs, CHMTs, facility healthcare workers, and community structures.
• Institutionalize capacity-strengthening tools, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), job aids, and technical updates.
• Build the capacity of government counterparts to independently manage, monitor, and improve HIV care and treatment services.

4. Data Quality, Learning & Sustainability

• Promote data triangulation and routine data use across health facilities to inform clinical and operational decision-making.
• Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across national HIV reporting platforms.
• Document successful practices, programmatic adaptations, and innovations for knowledge sharing and scale-up.
• Represent EGPAF in national, regional, and donor technical review meetings and Technical Working Groups (TWGs).

Qualifications & Requirements

Required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Nursing, Clinical Medicine, Public Health, or a related health field.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in HIV care and treatment programming (preferably within large-scale donor-funded public health programs).
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of HIV cascade management, ART optimization, retention strategies, viral load monitoring, DSD models, and Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) management.
• Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated experience collaborating with government health authorities (MoH, RHMTs, CHMTs), implementing partners, and health facility teams.

Preferred

• Advanced Degree: Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Epidemiology, or Global Health.
• Donor Experience: Direct experience supporting PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS programs in Tanzania or similar settings.

Important Notice & Disclaimer

• No Fee Policy: EGPAF does not charge any recruitment fees at any stage of the application process.
• Equal Opportunity: EGPAF is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B).