Vacancy at Yayasan KNCV Indonesia : Technical Officer for IMPAACT4TB Project

Yayasan KNCV Indonesia

Yayasan KNCV Indonesia is a non-profit organisation that aims to be a strong local and self-sustaining organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia. 

Yayasan KNCV Indonesia promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in Indonesia. We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including doctors, researchers, training experts, and epidemiologists. We aim to stop the spread of the TB epidemic and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB.

Background

Latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) is the seed bed for developing TB disease and continued transmission. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in 1999 that one third of the world’s population is latently infected with TB. WHO policy to give at least six months of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) to people living with HIV (PLWHIV) and child contacts has existed since 1993, yet the uptake of IPT in high burden countries remains poor. A short-course regimen of isoniazid and rifapentine weekly for three months (3HP) is now available. 3HP is associated with less toxicity, better adherence and similar efficacy to IPT and may be logistically easier for programs to scale up. WHO has included scaling up TB preventive therapy, particularly short-course regimens, in its End TB strategy. Implementation of 3HP will meet the same fate as IPT unless existing barriers to its supply, adoption, demand and delivery are removed. 

The IMPAACT4TB consortium is led by the Aurum Institute with core partners Clinton Health Access Initiative, Johns Hopkins University, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation and the Global Drug Facility. Our consortium has exceptional experience in shaping markets, strengthening supply chain management and supporting National TB Programs in high burden countries. Our 14 strategically selected countries are all high burden settings with distinct delivery challenges and are representative of the various phases of the TB epidemic where LTBI plays a unique role in sustaining their epidemics. Based on our market intelligence we estimate that 16.8 million PLWHIV (on antiretroviral therapy) and 1.2 million child contacts in our focus countries will be at risk of developing TB between 2017-2019. 

The goal of the IMPAACT4TB project is to reduce TB incidence among PLHIV and child contacts<5 living in low and middle income countries by contributing to the sustainable scale up of 3HP preventive therapy. The project will utilize the UNITAID grant to start 400,000 people on 3HP and catalyze an increase in supply, demand for and uptake of 3HP in focus countries with the outcome of starting >1 million child contacts and PLWHIV on 3HP. The strategy (outputs) is to leverage each partners’ complementary skills, networks and in-country presence to address barriers to supply; adoption; demand and delivery of 3HP. KNCV is leading the implementation process in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi and Indonesia. In Indonesia, KNCV works with Yayasan KNCV Indonesia in implementing the program.

Purpose of the position

Yayasan KNCV Indonesia is looking for Technical Officer who will will provide technical assistance with regards to the project priority districts and other stake holders.

Technical Officer

for IMPAACT4TB Project

Duty Station : Jakarta

 

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide quality technical assistance to each TA stakeholders (Project Manager, DHO, PHO, Consultants, etc) in the implementation and monitoring of each TA.
• Provide support in the implementation of the project activities in the district level
• Identify potential problems and advise Project Manager on the necessary corrective actions, follow up these actions, and prepare brief monitoring visit reports on findings and recommendations.
• Ensure smooth implementation of each TA in accordance with agreed plan in selected areas. 
• Assist province and district health office and partners in TA problem solving and encourage sustainability of future implementation within the district.
• Prepare regular report and recommendations for problem solving/action plan.
• Contribute to developing of TOR TA plan, review the deliverables on the technical quality.
• Maintain relations with stakeholders, partners and institutions.
• Ensure data collected from field are correct and valid.

Qualifications and Competencies:  

1. Educational Qualification:
• Medical Doctor/Officer preferably with NGO background.
2. Competencies:
• Minimum of 1-2 years working experience in public health/medical science or management preferably in health/TB control project.
• Preferably with experience in HIV/AIDS Project
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication and facilitation skills

Yayasan KNCV Indonesia offers a flexible and supportive work environment and strongly encourages developing your skills and abilities to further your career opportunities.

Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV and application to recruitment.indonesia@kncvtbc.org by 20 February 2019 at the latest

Please ensure to put the post you apply for in the subject line of your e-mail.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.